Patent ID: 8233128
Filing Date: 2012-07-31
Classification: G02F

Abstract:
1. A liquid crystal display (LCD) module, comprising: a liquid crystal panel; a backlight unit that is below the liquid crystal panel and that includes a reflector, a light guide plate, at least one optical sheet and a light emitting diode (LED) assembly, wherein the LED assembly includes a plurality of LEDs and an LED printed circuit board (PCB), and wherein the LED PCB includes a first region on which the plurality of LEDs are mounted, and a second region is soldered with a flexible printed circuit (FPC) to supply power to the plurality of LEDs; a main supporter that is made of an insulating material, that surrounds the liquid crystal panel and the backlight unit, and that includes a placement portion, on which the liquid crystal panel is, and a hole into which a top portion of the second region is inserted; a bottom case that is made of metal and that is coupled with the main supporter, wherein a portion of the bottom case facing the soldered portion of the LED PCB is removed; and a top case that is made of metal, that surrounds peripheral portions of the liquid crystal panel, and that surrounds and is coupled with the main supporter and the bottom case.