Patent ID: 8197081
Filing Date: 2012-06-12
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
1. A backlight assembly comprising: a light guide plate; a light source assembly which is disposed adjacent to at least one side of the light guide plate, and supplies light to the light guide plate; a container which receives the light guide plate and the light source assembly, and includes a bottom portion and a first sidewall extended from edges of the bottom portion, the bottom portion and the first sidewall defining a receiving space of the container; and a coupling member disposed inside the receiving space of the container and adjacent to an inside of the first sidewall of the container, connected to the container and overlapping an upper surface of the light source assembly, wherein the light source assembly is directly adjacent to each of the first sidewall, the bottom portion, the coupling member and the light guide plate, and wherein an insertion direction of the coupling member is substantially perpendicular to the bottom portion of the container.