BACKLIGHT DEVICE, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND METHOD OF LIGHTING A LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY

摘要

A backlight device for a liquid crystal display (13) comprises several lamps (1) disposed within a housing (20). Each lamp (1) comprises a part that can be cooled so as to obtain a good light output. The said parts of the lamps (1) extend through the wall (18) of the housing (20) into a channel (21) through which air can flow. The lamps (1) are tube-like fluorescent lamps, which extend into the channel (21) with at least one end.