Liquid crystal display device having transparent optical conductor integral with opaque support on end surfaces with no light source

Claim 1

A liquid crystal display device comprising a liquid crystal device panel and a lighting unit for backlighting of said liquid crystal device panel, said lighting unit including a transparent optical conductor disposed in parallel with said liquid crystal device panel rearwardly thereof, an opaque support for supporting said transparent optical conductor in relation to said liquid crystal device panel, a tubular light source disposed at one end of said transparent optical conductor, and a light source cover and reflector disposed near said tubular light source and adapted to reflect light, emitted from said tubular light source and heading for the outside, toward said transparent optical conductor, wherein said opaque support is formed integrally with said transparent optical conductor so as to merge into the remaining end surfaces of said transparent optical conductor where no tubular light source is disposed, and said light source cover and reflector is formed integrally with said opaque support.