Patent ID: 7528898
Filing Date: 2009-05-05
Classification: G02F

Abstract:
1. A liquid crystal display apparatus, comprising: a backlight unit including a light guiding plate that includes a light emitting surface, a light source arranged to face a side edge of the light guiding plate, a back cover that covers the light guiding plate and the light source and has an opening in a region thereof that faces the light emitting surface, and a frame-shaped front cover that covers a peripheral portion of the light emitting surface and faces the side edge of the light guiding plate, and further covers peripheral walls of the back cover; a liquid crystal display panel including an array substrate provided to face the light emitting surface, a counter substrate arranged to face the array substrate with a gap therebetween and a liquid crystal layer held between the array substrate and the counter substrate; a frame-shaped case that covers a peripheral portion of the counter substrate and the peripheral walls of the back cover; and an input device provided on the case to face the counter substrate and having an entry surface, wherein the back cover includes a plurality of projecting portions which project through openings formed in the frame-shaped front cover and a side edge of the liquid crystal display panel in a direction perpendicular to the light emitting surface, contact a back of the case that faces the input device, and support the input device via the case.