Patent ID: 8212960
Filing Date: 2012-07-03
Classification: G02F,G06F,G09G

Abstract:
1. A display apparatus comprising: a display panel; a backlight unit disposed on the rear side of the display panel, the backlight unit including a backlight cover that houses a light source; a circuit board disposed on a side of the backlight unit which is different from the display panel side, wherein the display panel is electrically connected to the circuit board on a side of the circuit board which is different from the backlight unit side; and a brightness sensor for measuring brightness of light from the backlight unit, wherein the brightness sensor is supported on the side of the circuit board which is different from the backlight unit side such that the brightness sensor is not fixed directly to a bottom surface of the backlight cover, wherein the backlight cover includes a first opening portion at a position corresponding to the brightness sensor, and wherein a light receiving side of the brightness sensor is separated from the side of the circuit board which is different from the backlight unit side such that a gap exists between the brightness sensor and the side of the circuit board which is different from the backlight unit side.