US Patent 7512310 Backlight unit of a liquid crystal display device

A light guide member for guiding light received from a light source, the light source illuminating light toward the light guide member, the light guide member may include a plurality of first grooves on a first side of the light guide member, the first grooves extending along a first direction crossing a zero-degree radiation angle of the light from the light source, wherein an angle of a reflective face of the first groove increases approaching away from the light source of the light source.