Patent ID: 8475027
Filing Date: 2013-07-02
Classification: G02B,G02F

Abstract:
1. A backlight assembly comprising: a light guide plate comprising a light incident portion upon which light is incident and an opposite portion which is disposed substantially opposite the light incident portion; a lower housing which accommodates the light guide plate therein; light guide plate fixing tapes which fix the light guide plate into the lower housing; and a light source unit adjacent to the light incident portion of the light guide plate, the light source unit comprising a circuit board, and at least one light source element on the circuit board, wherein the light guide plate fixing tapes are interposed between the lower housing and lower surfaces of two opposite ends of the light incident portion of the light guide plate, and an entire of the light guide fixing tapes is outside the circuit board of the light source unit, in a plan view, wherein a lower surface of the light guide plate fixing tapes is only adhered directly to the lower housing, and an upper surface of the light guide plate fixing tapes is only adhered directly to the light guide plate.