Patent ID: 7954968
Filing Date: 2011-06-07
Classification: G02F,H01R

Abstract:
1. A backlight module to be connected to a power board in order to form a lighting device that is used in a display device for illuminating a display panel from a back side, said backlight module comprising: a chassis having a substantially plate-shaped configuration; a relay connector mounted to said chassis and arranged to be connected to said power board, said relay connector including a holder with a projecting portion that is arranged to penetrate through said chassis to be exposed at the back side of said chassis and a relay terminal housed in said holder; a discharge tube arranged on a front side of said chassis and connected to said relay connector; and an optical member mounted to said chassis from the front side so as to cover said discharge tube; wherein said relay terminal includes a connecting portion arranged in said holder along a wall portion of said projecting portion to be conductively engaged with a connector portion of a lighting jig that includes a power supply source and said connector portion of the lighting jig is connected to said power supply source.