Patent ID: 8305516
Filing Date: 2012-11-06
Classification: G02F,H05K

Abstract:
1. A liquid crystal display (LCD) device comprising: an LCD panel configured to display images; a backlight unit disposed at a lower portion of the LCD panel that provides light to the LCD panel, and having a plurality of light emitting diode (LED) printed circuit boards (PCBs) portions formed in a bar type, and a plurality of LEDs disposed on each of the LED PCBs portions to be spaced apart from each other, wherein the plurality of bar type LED PCBs portions are divided into several first groups and several second groups, wherein one end of several bar type LED PCBs portions of each first group are connected at each single first connection portion such that each first group of the bar type LED PCBs portions and each single first connection portion are parts of a single first printed circuit board defining two to eight pronged spears and spaces between the two to eight pronged spears, wherein one end of several bar type LED PCBs portions of each second group are connected at each single second connection portion disposed at a side opposite to the first connection portion such that each second group of the bar type LED PCBs portions and each single second connection portion are parts of a single second printed circuit board defining two to eight pronged spears and spaces between the two to eight pronged spears, the first connection portions and the second connection portions opposing each other, and wherein the several bar type LED PCBs portions of each first group and the several bar type LED PCBs portions of each second group are arranged in an opposite direction to each other such that the pronged spears of each first group of the bar type LED PCBs portions are disposed in corresponding spaces of a corresponding one of the several bar type LED PCBs portions of each second group; and casing components including a mold frame for receiving and fixing the LCD panel and the backlight unit, an upper cover and a bottom cover.