Patent ID: 6504587
Filing Date: 2003-01-07
Classification: G02F

Abstract:
A liquid crystal display device comprising:a liquid crystal display panel having a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between a pair of upper and lower substrates, an illuminating light source disposed behind said liquid crystal display panel, an upper case made of metal having a sidewall bent back from a periphery of a front portion thereof and a window approximately corresponding to a display area of said liquid crystal display panel, a lower case made of resin for housing said illuminating light source in a recess thereof, and an inner frame made of metal having an opening approximately corresponding to said display area of said liquid crystal display panel for allowing light from said illuminating light source to be directed toward said liquid crystal display panel, and a sidewall bent back from a periphery of a front portion of said inner frame and extending along a sidewall of said lower case, and interposed between said liquid crystal display panel and said lower case, said upper case and said lower case being clamped together after stacking said liquid crystal display panel, said inner frame and said illuminating light source in the order named between said upper case and said lower case.