Patent ID: 8514345
Filing Date: 2013-08-20
Classification: G02B,G02F

Abstract:
1. A backlight unit comprising: a light guide plate for causing light to exit in a planar manner from an upper surface of the light guide plate, the light having entered the light guide plate from a light source; a substrate provided along an end surface of the light guide plate and having an LED part, as the light source, mounted on a counter surface of the substrate, the counter surface facing the end surface of the light guide plate; a frame provided along the substrate and attached to the substrate on a rear surface of the substrate, the rear surface being opposite to the counter surface; one or a plurality of insulating members arranged in such a manner that the one or the plurality of insulating members and the frame sandwich the substrate, the one or the plurality of insulating members each fixing a screw point of a screw inserted from the frame into a through-hole provided through the frame and the substrate; a chassis for housing the light guide plate; wherein the frame is a plate member having an L-shaped cross section, the frame including a first plate portion fixed to the chassis and a second plate portion attached to the substrate, the first and second plate portions being integrally formed; and wherein the second plate portion is closer to the light guide plate than is the first plate portion.