Patent ID: 7703935
Filing Date: 2010-04-27
Classification: G02F

Abstract:
1. A backlight unit, comprising: a plurality of lamps, including first, second and third lamps, wherein the second lamp is between the first and third lamps, wherein each lamp includes a first end corresponding to a first side of the backlight unit, a second end corresponding to a second side of the backlight unit, and a fluorescent part between the first and second ends, wherein adjacent ones of the plurality of lamps are longitudinally offset, wherein most of a length of each lamp is overlapped with adjacent lamps; and a first lamp support supporting first external electrodes at the first ends of the plurality of lamps and a second lamp support supporting second external electrodes at the second ends of the plurality of lamps, wherein the first end of each lamp overlaps the first lamp support and the second end of each lamp overlaps the second lamp support, wherein fluorescent parts of the adjacent lamps are longitudinally offset, wherein most of a length of each fluorescent part is overlapped with fluorescent parts of adjacent lamps, wherein fluorescent parts of the first and third lamps are longitudinally offset from a fluorescent part of the second lamp in the same direction, wherein more of each first external electrode at the first ends of the first and third lamps is overlapped with the first lamp support than each second external electrode at the second ends of the first and third lamps is overlapped with the second lamp support, and wherein more of the first external electrode at the first end of the second lamp is overlapped with the first lamp support than, the second external electrode at the second end of the second lamp adjacent to the first and third lamps is overlapped with the second lamp support.