JP2004095516A5 - - Google Patents

Claims (11)

A light guide used with a light source;
A holder disposed at an edge of the light guide, and
The light guide unit is characterized in that the light guide and the holder are integrated on at least one end face of end face portions other than the incident end face from the light source.   The light guide unit according to claim 1, wherein the light guide and the holder are integrally formed by multicolor molding or insert molding means.   The light guide unit according to claim 1, wherein a material of the holder is different from a material of the light guide.   The light guide unit according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the holder is made of a resin material having high reflection characteristics with respect to wavelength dispersion of the light source.   The light guide unit according to claim 4, wherein titanium oxide is mixed in the resin material.   A backlight unit comprising the light guide unit according to claim 1 and a light source.   The backlight unit according to claim 6, wherein the light source is disposed at a position between the light guide and the holder, the light guide and the holder being not integrated. .   The backlight unit according to claim 6, wherein the light source includes an LED. The backlight unit according to any one of claims 6 to 8,
An electro-optic device comprising: an electro-optic display panel disposed at a position from which light emitted from the backlight unit is emitted.   An electronic apparatus comprising the electro-optical device according to claim 9 as a display unit. A first step of molding a resin material having high reflection characteristics into a holder;
After the first step, at least one end surface other than the light incident end surface of the light guide, a second step of forming the light guide so as to be integrated with the holder, and a method of manufacturing a light guide unit .