Patent ID: 7178967
Filing Date: 2007-02-20
Classification: G02F

Abstract:
1. A direct backlight assembly comprising: at least one lamp generating direct backlit light, the lamp having a first lamp end and a second lamp end; a first lamp holder receiving the first lamp end and a second lamp holder receiving the second lamp end; a light diffusing member diffusing the light to achieve a brightness distribution that fulfills a predetermined criterion; and a first receiving container receiving the light diffusing member, the first lamp holder, and the second lamp holder such that a midportion of the lamp extends between the first lamp end and the second lamp end without contacting the first receiving container, the first receiving container including at least two members that are couplable to each other to form a frame, wherein the first receiving container comprises: a first member having a first main portion and a second main portion extending from a first end of the first main portion in a direction perpendicular to the first main portion; and a second member having a third main portion parallel to the first main portion and a fourth main portion extending from a first end of the third main portion in a direction perpendicular to the third main portion, the second member being separably coupled to both ends of the first member.