Patent ID: 8570457
Filing Date: 2013-10-29
Classification: G02F

Abstract:
1. An LED backlight comprising: a plurality of LEDs including a first LED and a second LED; a first LED substrate on which the first LED is mounted; a second LED substrate on which the second LED is mounted; an LED driver which drives at least one of the plurality of LEDs; an LED driver substrate on which the LED driver is mounted; and a chassis; wherein the first LED substrate and the second LED substrate are provided in line on one surface of the chassis, the LED driver substrate is provided on another surface of the chassis, at least a first connection hole and a second connection hole are provided in the chassis, the first LED substrate is electrically connected to the LED driver substrate through the first connection hole, the second LED substrate is electrically connected to the LED driver substrate through the second connection hole, the LED driver substrate is rectangular in shape, and is provided so that a longer side of the LED driver substrate is parallel to a shorter side of the chassis, the first LED substrate and the second LED substrate are aligned in line parallel to the longer side of the LED driver substrate, and the first connection hole and the second connection hole are respectively provided in portions of the chassis in which the first LED substrate and the second LED substrate are mounted such that the first connection hole and the second connection hole are overlapped by a respective one of the first LED substrate and the second LED substrate.