Patent Publication Number: US-9405057-B2

Title: Display device and television receiver

Description:
TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The present invention relates to a display device and a television receiver. 
     BACKGROUND ART 
     In liquid crystal display devices such as a liquid crystal television, for example, a liquid crystal panel, which is a display panel thereof, does not emit light, and therefore, it is necessary to separately provide a backlight device as an illumination device. An example of the backlight device is described in Patent Document 1 below. 
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     Patent Document 
     
         
         Patent Document 1: Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open Publication No. 2010-170922 
       
    
     Problems to be Solved by the Invention 
     The liquid crystal display device described above has a liquid crystal display unit in which a liquid crystal panel and a backlight device are held as an assembled component by a metal bezel that is placed over the liquid crystal panel from the front side thereof, and typically, the liquid crystal display unit is enclosed by a synthetic resin cabinet that is an exterior member, thereby being provided as a product. 
     However, in recent years, because of demands for a reduction in manufacturing cost or a further reduction in thickness, elimination of the synthetic resin cabinet is being considered. If the cabinet is eliminated, however, the members such as the bezel that were housed in the cabinet in the conventional configuration are exposed to the outside. These members receive heat from the light source, and are therefore likely to be hot. Thus, if the members that were housed in the cabinet are simply exposed to the outside, when an external object touches these members, the external object can be adversely affected by heat. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     The present invention was completed in view of the above-mentioned situation, and an object thereof is to mitigate an increase in temperature of the exterior member. 
     Means for Solving the Problems 
     A display device of the present invention includes: a light source; a light source attachment member to which the light source is attached; a display panel that conducts display using light from the light source; a light guide plate disposed so as to lie on the display panel on a side of the display panel opposite to a display surface thereof, the light guide plate being disposed such that an end face thereof faces the light source; a chassis disposed on a side of the light guide plate opposite to the display panel; an exterior member disposed on the display surface of the display panel, the exterior member holding the display panel and the light guide plate by sandwiching the display panel and the light guide plate with the chassis while housing the light source and the light source attachment member therein, the exterior member constituting a part of an exterior of the display device; and a protruding member that protrudes from the exterior member toward the light source attachment member, the protruding member being provided to attach the light source attachment member to the exterior member, wherein the protruding member and the light source attachment member are configured to provide for a heat insulator therebetween. 
     With this configuration, light emitted from the light source is guided into the display panel after entering the end face of the light guide plate that faces the light source, and by using the light, an image is displayed on the display panel. When the light source is lit, heat is generated by the light source, and the heat is first transferred to the light source attachment member to which the light source is attached, and thereafter, the light would possibly be transferred from the light source attachment member to the protruding member. Because the heat insulating layer is interposed between the light source attachment member and the protruding member, however, the heat transfer from the light source attachment member to the protruding member can be effectively mitigated. The protruding member protrudes from the exterior member that is disposed on the display surface side of the display panel, and therefore, by mitigating the heat transfer to the protruding member, it is possible to mitigate an increase in temperature of the exterior member caused by the heat from the light source. The exterior member is disposed on the display surface side of the display panel, and is exposed to the outside for constituting the exterior of the display device, and thus, an external object can easily touch the exterior member. However, by mitigating the temperature increase thereof as described above, it is possible to effectively prevent the heat from adversely affecting the external object when the object touches the exterior member. 
     As embodiments of the present invention, the following configurations are preferred. 
     (1) The light source attachment member has a heat dissipating section that extends along a plate surface of the chassis and that makes surface-to-surface contact with the plate surface of the chassis. With this configuration, heat is efficiently transferred from the heat dissipating section of the light source attachment member to the chassis, thereby making it difficult for the heat to be trapped inside of the display device. The chassis is disposed on the side of the light guide plate opposite to the display panel, and therefore, even though the chassis is exposed to the outside, an external object does not touch the chassis as easily as the exterior member that is disposed on the display surface side. Therefore, even if the temperature of the chassis increases due to the heat from the light source, the higher temperature is unlikely to be a problem. 
     (2) The heat dissipating section is disposed between the protruding member and the chassis, and the heat insulating layer is interposed between the heat dissipating section and the protruding member. With this configuration, heat transfer from the heat dissipating section to the protruding member is mitigated, and as a result, an increase in temperature of the exterior member can be further mitigated. 
     (3) The light source attachment member has a light source attachment section to which the light source is attached, the light source attachment section being disposed between the light guide plate and the protruding member, and the heat insulating layer is interposed between the light source attachment section and the protruding member. With this configuration, heat transfer from the light source attachment section to the protruding member is mitigated, and as a result, an increase in temperature of the exterior member can be further mitigated. 
     (4) The exterior member has a positioning portion that can position the light source attachment member with respect to the light guide plate by engaging an end of the light source attachment section. With this configuration, the light source attachment member can be positioned with respect to the light guide plate by the positioning portion, and therefore, it is possible to achieve a stable positional relationship between the light source attached to the light source attachment section and the end face of the light guide plate. With this configuration, the incident efficiency of light that enters the end face of the light guide plate from the light source can be made stable. 
     (5) The exterior member at least has a panel pressing portion that lies in parallel with the display surface of the display panel and that presses the display panel, and the protruding member is configured to protrude from the panel pressing portion toward the chassis. With this configuration, although the panel pressing portion is more likely to be touched by an external object than any other portions in the exterior member that is disposed on the display surface side of the display panel, heat transfer from the light source attachment member to the protruding member is blocked by the heat insulating layer. As a result, an increase in temperature of the panel pressing portion can be effectively mitigated, and therefore, this configuration is even more effective. 
     (6) The exterior member has a light-shielding portion interposed between the display panel and the light source. In this configuration, by the light-shielding portion, it is possible to prevent light from the light source from directly entering the display panel without passing through the light guide plate. This results in excellent display quality. 
     (7) The exterior member has a supporting portion that supports a surface of the light guide plate that faces the display panel. With this configuration, the light guide plate can be supported by the supporting portion from the side facing the display panel, and therefore, it is possible to achieve a stable positional relationship between the light source and the light guide plate. As a result, the incident efficiency of light that enters the light guide plate from the light source can be made stable. 
     (8) The display device is provided with a holding member that is attached to the protruding member and that holds the light source attachment member and the chassis altogether by sandwiching the light source attachment member and the chassis with the protruding member. With this configuration, by having the holding part, the light source attachment member and the chassis can be collectively affixed to the exterior member. Because the protruding member acts as an attachment structure for the light source attachment member and also an attachment structure for the chassis, this configuration is effective to achieve a simpler structure. 
     (9) The display device is provided with a gap restricting member disposed between the light source attachment member and the protruding member, the gap restricting member restricting a gap between the light source attachment member and the protruding member so as to form an air space that acts as the heat insulating layer therebetween. With this configuration, by restricting the gap between the light source attachment member and the protruding member by the gap restricting member, an air space having a certain thickness can be secured between the light source attachment member and the protruding member, and therefore, it is possible to reliably achieve the heat insulating effect. 
     (10) A plurality of the gap restricting members are arranged at intervals. With this configuration, as compared with a configuration in which the gap restricting member extends along the light source attachment member and the protruding member, the contact area of the gap restricting member with the light source attachment member and the protruding member becomes smaller, and an air space is formed between respective adjacent gap restricting members. As a result, a greater heat insulating property can be achieved. 
     (11) Between the light source attachment member and the protruding member, a heat insulating member having the heat insulating layer is interposed. With this configuration, by using a heat insulating member having the heat insulating layer, a higher heat insulating effect can be achieved as compared with the case in which an air space is used as the heat insulating layer. 
     (12) The protruding member is integrally formed with the exterior member. With this configuration, it is possible to reduce the number of parts and to make the assembly process easier as compared with the case in which the protruding member is provided as a separate part. Although heat can be transferred from the protruding member to the exterior member more easily as compared with the case in which the protruding member and the exterior member are separate parts, and there is a possibility that the temperature of the exterior member would increase, because the heat insulating layer is interposed between the protruding member and the light source attachment member, the heat transfer from the light source to the exterior member is mitigated. As a result, an increase in temperature of the exterior member is effectively mitigated. 
     (13) The exterior member is made of a metal. With this configuration, the rigidity of the exterior member can be improved. Therefore, this configuration is effective when the display device is made larger. When the exterior member is made of a metal, the heat conductivity becomes higher than an exterior member made of a synthetic resin. However, by providing the heat insulating layer between the protruding member and the light source attachment member, heat from the light source is less likely to be transferred to the exterior member, and the temperature increase is effectively mitigated. 
     Effects of the Invention 
     With the present invention, it is possible to mitigate an increase in temperature of the exterior member. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is an exploded perspective view that shows a schematic configuration of a television receiver and a liquid crystal display device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. 
         FIG. 2  is a rear view of the television receiver and the liquid crystal display device. 
         FIG. 3  is an exploded perspective view showing a schematic configuration of a liquid crystal display unit that constitutes a part of the liquid crystal display device. 
         FIG. 4  is a cross-sectional view that shows a cross-sectional configuration of the liquid crystal display device along the shorter side direction. 
         FIG. 5  is an exploded perspective view showing a protruding member of a frame and an LED unit. 
         FIG. 6  is a cross-sectional view along the line vi-vi of  FIG. 5 . 
         FIG. 7  is a cross-sectional view along the line vii-vii of  FIG. 5 . 
         FIG. 8  is a cross-sectional view along the line viii-viii of  FIG. 5 . 
         FIG. 9  is a cross-sectional view along the line vi-vi of  FIG. 5 , showing a work procedure to assemble respective constituting members of the liquid crystal display unit that constitutes a part of the liquid crystal display device. 
         FIG. 10  is a cross-sectional view showing a cross-sectional configuration of a gap restricting member of Modification Example 1 of Embodiment 1. 
         FIG. 11  is a cross-sectional view showing a cross-sectional configuration of a gap restricting member of Modification Example 2 of Embodiment 1. 
         FIG. 12  is a cross-sectional view showing a cross-sectional configuration of a protruding member of Modification Example 3 of Embodiment 1. 
         FIG. 13  is a cross-sectional view showing a cross-sectional configuration of a protruding member of Modification Example 4 of Embodiment 1. 
         FIG. 14  is a cross-sectional view showing a cross-sectional configuration of a gap restricting member of Embodiment 2 of the present invention. 
         FIG. 15  is a bottom view of the protruding member having the gap restricting member. 
         FIG. 16  is a cross-sectional view showing a cross-sectional configuration of a heat insulating member of Embodiment 3 of the present invention. 
         FIG. 17  is a perspective view showing a heat-dissipating member to which the heat insulating member is attached. 
         FIG. 18  is a cross-sectional view showing a cross-sectional configuration of a protruding member of Embodiment 4 of the present invention. 
         FIG. 19  is a cross-sectional view showing a cross-sectional configuration of a protruding member of Embodiment 5 of the present invention. 
         FIG. 20  is a cross-sectional view showing a cross-sectional configuration of a protruding member of Embodiment 6 of the present invention. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENT 
     Embodiment 1 
     Embodiment 1 of the present invention will be described with reference to  FIGS. 1 to 9 . In the present embodiment, a liquid crystal display device  10  will be described as an example. The drawings indicate an X axis, a Y axis, and a Z axis in a portion of the drawings, and each of the axes indicates the same direction for the respective drawings. The upper side of  FIG. 4  is the front side, and the lower side is the rear side. 
     As shown in  FIG. 1 , a television receiver TV of the present embodiment includes: a liquid crystal display unit (display unit) LDU; various boards PWB, MB, and CTB that are attached to the back side (rear side) of the liquid crystal display unit LDU; a cover member CV attached to the rear side of the liquid crystal display unit LDU so as to cover the various boards PWB, MB, and CTB; and a stand ST. The television receiver TV is supported by the stand ST such that the display surface of the liquid crystal display unit LDU is parallel to the vertical direction (Y axis direction). The liquid crystal display device  10  of the present embodiment is obtained by removing at least the configuration for receiving television signals (such as a tuner part of the main board MB) from the television receiver TV having the above-mentioned configuration. As shown in  FIG. 3 , the liquid crystal display unit LDU is formed to be a horizontally-long quadrangle (rectangular shape) as a whole, and includes a liquid crystal panel  11  that is a display panel, and a backlight device (illumination device)  12  that is an external light source. The liquid crystal panel  11  and the backlight device  12  are held as one component by a frame (first exterior member)  13  and a chassis (second exterior member)  14  that are an exterior member that constitutes the exterior of the liquid crystal display device  10 . The chassis  14  of the present embodiment constitutes a part of the exterior member and also a part of the backlight device  12 . 
     First, the configuration of the rear side of the liquid crystal display device  10  will be explained. As shown in  FIG. 2 , on the rear side of the chassis  14  that constitutes the rear exterior of the liquid crystal display device  10 , a pair of stand attachment members STA extending along the Y axis direction is attached at two locations that are separated from each other along the X axis direction. The cross-sectional shape of these stand attachment members STA is a substantially channel shape that opens toward the chassis  14 , and a pair of support columns STb of the stand ST is inserted into spaces formed between the stand attachment members STA and the chassis  14 , respectively. Wiring members (such as electric wires) connected to LED substrates  18  of the backlight device  12  run through spaces inside of the respective stand attachment members STA. The stand ST is constituted of a base STa that is disposed in parallel with the X axis direction and the Z axis direction, and a pair of support columns STb standing on the base STa along the Y axis direction. The cover member CV is made of a synthetic resin, and is attached so as to cover about a half of the lower part of the rear side of the chassis  14  of  FIG. 2 , while crossing over the pair of stand attachment members STA along the X axis direction. Between the cover member CV and the chassis  14 , a component housing space is provided to house the components mentioned below such as various boards PWB, MB, and CTB. 
     As shown in  FIG. 2 , the various boards PWB, MB, and CTB include a power supply board PWB, a main board MB, and a control board CTB. The power supply board PWB is a power source for the liquid crystal display device  10 , and can supply driving power to other boards MB and CTB, LEDs  17  of the backlight device  12 , and the like. Therefore, the power supply board PWB doubles as an LED driver board that drives the LEDs  17 . The main board MB at least has a tuner part that can receive television signals, and an image processing part that conducts image-processing on the received television signals (neither the tuner part or the image processing part is shown in the figure), and can output the processed image signals to the control board CTB described below. When the liquid crystal display device  10  is connected to a not-shown external video playback device, an image signal from the video playback device is inputted into the main board MB, and the main board MB can output the image signal to the control board CTB after processing the signal at the image processing part. The control board CTB has the function of converting the image signal inputted from the main board MB to a signal for driving liquid crystal, and supplying the converted signal for liquid crystal to the liquid crystal panel  11 . 
     As shown  FIG. 3 , in the liquid crystal display unit LDU that constitutes a part of the liquid crystal display device  10 , main constituting components thereof are housed in a space formed between the frame (front frame)  13  that constitutes the front exterior, and the chassis (rear chassis)  14  that constitutes the rear exterior. The main constituting components housed between the frame  13  and the chassis  14  at least include the liquid crystal panel  11 , optical members  15 , a light guide plate  16 , and LED units (light source units) LU. Among them, the liquid crystal panel  11 , the optical members  15 , and the light guide plate  16  are stacked on top of the other, and are held by being sandwiched by the frame  13  disposed on the front side and the chassis  14  disposed on the rear side. The backlight device  12  is constituted of the optical members  15 , the light guide plate  16 , the LED units LU, and the chassis  14 , and has the configuration that is obtained by removing the liquid crystal panel  11  and the frame  13  from the liquid crystal display unit LDU described above. A pair of LED units LU, which is a part of the backlight device  12 , is disposed between the frame  13  and the chassis  14  so as to be on the respective sides of the light guide plate  16  in the shorter side direction (Y axis direction). Each LED unit LU is constituted of the LEDs  17 , which are the light source, an LED substrate (light source substrate)  18  on which the LEDs  17  are mounted, and a heat dissipating member (heat spreader, light source attachment member)  19  to which the LED substrate  18  is attached. The respective constituting components will be explained below. 
     As shown in  FIG. 3 , the liquid crystal panel  11  is formed in a horizontally-long quadrangular shape (rectangular shape) in a plan view, and is configured by bonding a pair of glass substrates having high light transmittance to each other with a prescribed gap therebetween, and by injecting liquid crystal between the two substrates. In one substrate (array substrate), switching elements (TFTs, for example) connected to source wiring lines and gate wiring lines that are intersecting with each other, pixel electrodes connected to the switching elements, an alignment film, and the like are provided, and in the other substrate (CF substrate), color filters having respective colored portions such as R (red), G (green), and B (blue) arranged in a prescribed pattern, an opposite electrode, an alignment film, and the like are provided. The liquid crystal panel  11  is stacked on the front side of the optical members  15  described below, and the rear surface thereof (outer surface of a polarizing plate on the rear side) is in close contact with the optical members  15  with almost no gap. With this configuration, it is possible to prevent dust from entering a space between the liquid crystal panel  11  and the optical members  15 . A display surface  11   a  of the liquid crystal panel  11  is constituted of a display region that is in the center of the surface and that can display images, and a non-display region that is in the outer edges of the surface and that is formed in a frame shape surrounding the display region. The liquid crystal panel  11  is connected to the control board CTB via a driver part for the liquid crystal and a flexible substrate, and based on signals inputted from the control board CTB, images are displayed in the display region on the display surface  11   a . Polarizing plates are respectively provided on outer sides of the two substrates. 
     As shown in  FIG. 3 , the optical members  15  have a horizontally-long quadrangular shape in a plan view as in the liquid crystal panel  11 , and the size thereof (shorter side dimension and longer side dimension) is the same as that of the liquid crystal panel  11 . The optical members  15  are stacked on the front side (side from which light is emitted) of the light guide plate  16  described below, and are sandwiched between the liquid crystal panel  11  described above and the light guide plate  16 . Each of the optical members  15  is a sheet-shaped member, and the optical members  15  are constituted of three sheets stacked together. Specific types of optical members  15  include a diffusion sheet, a lens sheet, a reflective polarizing sheet, and the like, for example, and it is possible to appropriately choose any of these as optical members  15 . 
     The light guide plate  16  is made of a synthetic resin (an acrylic resin such as PMMA or a polycarbonate, for example) with a higher refractive index than air and almost completely transparent (excellent light transmission). As shown in  FIG. 3 , the light guide plate  16  is a plate-shaped member that has a horizontally-long quadrangular shape in a plan view as in the liquid crystal panel  11  and the optical members  15  and that is thicker than the optical members  15 . The longer side direction of the main surface corresponds to the X-axis direction, and the shorter side direction thereof corresponds to the Y axis direction, respectively. The thickness direction perpendicular to the main surface corresponds to the Z axis direction. The light guide plate  16  is placed on the rear side of the optical members  15 , and is sandwiched between the optical members  15  and the chassis  14 . As shown in  FIG. 4 , in the light guide plate  16 , at least the shorter side dimension thereof is greater than the respective shorter side dimensions of the liquid crystal panel  11  and the optical members  15 , and the light guide plate  16  is disposed such that respective edges in the shorter side direction (respective edges along the longer side direction) protrude toward outside beyond respective edges of the liquid crystal panel  11  and the optical members  15  (so as not to overlap in a plan view). At the respective sides in the shorter side direction of the light guide plate  16 , a pair of LED units LU is disposed so as to have the light guide plate  16  interposed therebetween in the Y axis direction, and light from the LEDs  17  enters the respective shorter side edges of the light guide plate  16 . The light guide plate  16  has the function of guiding therethrough the light of LEDs  17  that entered from the respective shorter side edges and emitting the light toward the optical members  15  (front side). 
     Of the main surfaces of the light guide plate  16 , the surface facing the front side (surface facing the optical members  15 ) is a light output surface  16   a  that emits light from the interior toward the optical members  15  and the liquid crystal panel  11 . Of the outer end faces continued from the main surfaces of the light guide plate  16 , two end faces on the longer sides that are longer in the X axis direction (two end faces at the respective edges in the shorter side direction) respectively face the LEDs  17  (LED substrates  18 ) with a prescribed space therebetween, and these two end faces are a pair of light-receiving surfaces  16   b  through which light from the LEDs  17  enters. The light-receiving surfaces  16   b  are each on a plane parallel to that defined by the X axis direction and the Z axis direction (main plate surface of the LED substrate  18 ), and are substantially perpendicular to the light output surface  16   a . The direction at which the LEDs  17  and the light-receiving surfaces  16   b  are aligned with respect to each other corresponds to the Y axis direction, and is parallel to the light output surface  16   a.    
     As shown in  FIG. 4 , on the rear side of the light guide plate  16 , or in other words, on a surface  16   c  that is opposite to the light output surface  16   a  (surface facing the chassis  14 ), a light guide reflective sheet  20  is disposed so as to cover almost the entire area of the surface  16   c . The light guide reflective sheet  20  can reflect light, which exited out from the surface  16   c  toward the rear side, back to the front side. In other words, the light guide reflective sheet  20  is sandwiched between the chassis  14  and the light guide plate  16 . The light guide reflective sheet  20  is made of a synthetic resin, and the surface thereof is a highly reflective white. The shorter side dimension of the light guide reflective sheet  20  is greater than the shorter side dimension of the light guide plate  16 , and the respective edges thereof protrude beyond the light-receiving surfaces  16   b  toward the LEDs  17 . With the protruding portions of the light guide reflective sheet  20 , light that travels diagonally from the LEDs  17  toward the chassis  14  can be reflected efficiently, thereby directing the light toward the light-receiving surfaces  16   b  of the light guide plate  16 . On at least one of the light output surface  16   a  and the opposite surface  16   c  of the light guide plate  16 , a reflective portion (not shown) that reflects light from the interior or a diffusion portion (not shown) that diffuses light from the interior is patterned so as to have a prescribed in-plane distribution, thereby controlling light outputted from the light output surface  16   a  to have an even distribution in the plane. 
     Next, configurations of the LEDs  17 , the LED substrate  18 , and the heat dissipating member  19  that constitute the LED unit LU will be explained in this order. As shown in  FIGS. 3 and 4 , the LEDs  17  of the LED units LU have a configuration in which an LED chip is sealed with a resin on a substrate part that is affixed to the LED substrate  18 . The LED chip mounted on the substrate part has one type of primary light-emitting wavelength, and specifically, only emits blue light. On the other hand, the resin that seals the LED chip has a fluorescent material dispersed therein, the fluorescent material emitting light of a prescribed color by being excited by the blue light emitted from the LED chip. This combination of the LED chip and the fluorescent material causes white light to be emitted overall. As the fluorescent material, a yellow fluorescent material that emits yellow light, a green fluorescent material that emits green light, and a red fluorescent material that emits red light, for example, can be appropriately combined, or one of them can be used on its own. The LEDs  17  are of a so-called top-type in which the side opposite to that mounted onto the LED substrate  18  is the light-emitting surface. 
     As shown in  FIGS. 3 and 4 , the LED substrates  18  of the LED units LU are each formed in a narrow plate shape that extends along the longer side direction (X axis direction, longitudinal direction of the light-receiving surface  16   b ) of the light guide plate  16 , and are housed between the frame  13  and the chassis  14  such that each main surface thereof is parallel to the X axis direction and the Z axis direction, or in other words, in parallel with the light-receiving surfaces  16   b  of the light guide plate  16 . On the inner main surfaces of the respective LED substrates  18 , or in other words, on the surfaces facing the light guide plate  16  (surfaces opposing the light guide plate  16 ), the LEDs  17  having the above-mentioned configuration are mounted, and these surfaces are mounting surfaces  18   a . On the mounting surfaces  18   a  of the LED substrates  18 , a plurality of LEDs  17  are arranged in a row (in a line) along the length direction (X axis direction) at prescribed intervals. That is, a plurality of LEDs  17  are arranged at intervals along the longer side direction on the respective longer edges of the backlight device  12 . The intervals between respective adjacent LEDs  17  along the X axis direction are substantially equal to each other, or in other words, the LEDs  17  are arranged at substantially the same pitch. The arrangement direction of the LEDs  17  corresponds to the length direction (X axis direction) of the LED substrates  18 . On the mounting surfaces  18   a  of the LED substrates  18 , wiring patterns (not shown) made of a metal film (such as copper foil) are formed. The wiring patterns extend along the X axis direction and cross over the group of LEDs  17  so as to connect the adjacent LEDs  17  to each other in series. By connecting terminals that are formed at respective ends of the wiring patterns to the power supply board PWB via wiring members such as connectors and electric wires, driving power is supplied to the respective LEDs  17 . Because the pair of LED substrates  18  is housed between the frame  13  and the chassis  14  such that the respective mounting surfaces  18   a  for the LEDs  17  face each other, the primary light-emitting surfaces of the respective LEDs  17  that are mounted on the two LED substrates  18  face each other, and the optical axis of each LED  17  substantially coincides with the Y axis direction. The base member of the LED substrate  18  is made of a metal such as aluminum, for example, and the above-described wiring pattern (not shown) is formed on the surface via an insulating layer. The base member of the LED substrate  18  may alternatively be formed of an insulating material such as ceramics. 
     As shown in  FIGS. 3 and 4 , the heat dissipating member  19  of the LED unit LU is made of a metal such as aluminum, for example, that has excellent heat conductivity, and is formed by bending a metal sheet member, thereby having a bent shape with a substantially L-shaped cross section as a whole. The heat dissipating members  19  are each constituted of an LED attachment section (light source attachment section)  19   a  to which the LED substrate  18  is attached, and a heat dissipating section  19   b  that makes surface-to-surface contact with the plate surface of the chassis  14 . 
     As shown in  FIGS. 3 and 4 , the LED attachment section  19   a  is in a plate shape that runs parallel to the plate surface of the LED substrate  18  and the light-receiving surface  16   b  of the light guide plate  16 , and the longer side direction corresponds to the X axis direction, the shorter side direction corresponds to the Z axis direction, and the thickness direction corresponds to the Y axis direction, respectively. On the inner plate surface of the LED attachment section  19   a , or in other words, on the plate surface that faces the light guide plate  16 , the LED substrate  18  is attached. While the longer side dimension of the LED attachment section  19   a  is substantially the same as the longer side dimension of the LED substrate  18 , the shorter side dimension of the LED attachment section  19   a  is greater than the shorter side dimension of the LED substrate  18 . The respective edges of the LED attachment section  19   a  in the shorter side direction protrude toward outside beyond the respective edges of the LED substrate  18  along the Z axis direction. The outer plate surface of the LED attachment section  19   a , or in other words, the plate surface opposite to the side to which the LED substrate  18  is attached faces a protruding member  21  of the frame  13 , which will be later described. That is, the LED attachment section  19   a  is interposed between the protruding member  21  of the frame  13  and the light guide plate  16 . The LED attachment section  19   a  is configured to rise from the inner edge, or in other words, the edge closer to the LEDs  17  (light guide plate  16 ) of the heat dissipating section  19   b  described below toward the front side, or toward the frame  13  along the Z axis direction. 
     As shown in  FIGS. 3 and 4 , the heat dissipating section  19   b  is formed in a plate shape that is parallel to the plate surface of the chassis  14 , and the longer side direction corresponds to the X axis direction, the shorter side direction corresponds to the Y axis direction, and the thickness direction corresponds to the Z axis direction, respectively. The rear surface of the heat dissipating section  19   b , or in other words, the plate surface facing the chassis  14 , is entirely in contact with the plate surface of the chassis  14 . As a result, heat generated from the LEDs  17  due to the illumination is transferred to the chassis  14  via the LED substrate  18 , the LED attachment section  19   a , and the heat dissipating section  19   b , thereby being dissipated to the outside of the liquid crystal display device  10  efficiently, and therefore, the heat is less likely to be trapped inside. The longer side dimension of the heat dissipating section  19   b  is substantially the same as that of the LED attachment section  19   a . The front plate surface of the heat dissipating section  19   b , or in other words, the plate surface opposite to the side that is in contact with the chassis  14 , faces the protruding member  21  of the frame  13 , which will be later described. That is, the heat dissipating section  19   b  is interposed between the protruding member  21  of the frame  13  and the chassis  14 . The heat dissipating section  19   b  is configured to be affixed to the protruding member  21  by a screw SM, and has an insertion hole  19   b   1  for having the screw SM therein. The heat dissipating section  19   b  protrudes from the rear edge, or in other words, the edge closer to the chassis  14 , of the LED attachment section  19   a  toward the outside, or in other words, in the direction opposite to the light guide plate  16  along the Y axis direction. 
     Next, the configurations of the frame  13  and the chassis  14  that constitute the exterior member will be explained. The frame  13  and the chassis  14  are both made of a metal such as aluminum, for example, and have higher mechanical strength (rigidity) and heat conductivity as compared with the case in which the frame  13  and the chassis  14  are made of a synthetic resin. As shown in  FIG. 3 , the frame  13  and the chassis  14  hold the liquid crystal panel  11 , the optical members  15 , and the light guide plate  16 , which are stacked on top of the other, by sandwiching these stacked components from the front side and the rear side, while housing the pair of LED units LU on the respective edges in the shorter side direction. 
     As shown in  FIG. 3 , the frame  13  is formed in a horizontally-long frame shape as a whole so as to surround the display region on the display surface  11   a  of the liquid crystal panel  11 . The frame  13  is constituted of a panel pressing portion  13   a  that is disposed in parallel with the display surface  11   a  of the liquid crystal panel  11  and that presses the liquid crystal panel  11  from the front side, and side walls  13   b  that protrude from the outer edges of the panel pressing portion  13   a  toward the rear side, and has a substantially L-shaped cross section. The panel pressing portion  13   a  is formed in a horizontally-long frame shape as in the outer edge portion (non-display region, frame portion) of the liquid crystal panel  11 , and can press almost the entire outer edges of the liquid crystal panel  11  from the front side. The panel pressing portion  13   a  is made wide enough to cover the respective longer side edges of the light guide plate  16  that are located outside of the respective longer side edges of the liquid crystal panel  11  in the Y axis direction, and the respective LED units LU from the front side, in addition to the outer edges of the liquid crystal panel  11 . The front outer surface of the panel pressing portion  13   a  (surface opposite to the side facing the liquid crystal panel  11 ) is exposed to the outside on the front side of the liquid crystal display device  10  as in the display surface  11   a  of the liquid crystal panel  11 , and constitutes the front side of the liquid crystal display device  10  together with the display surface  11   a  of the liquid crystal panel  11 . On the other hand, the side walls  13   b  take the form of a substantially angular enclosure that rises from the outer edges of the panel pressing portion  13   a  toward the rear side. The side walls  13   b  can enclose the liquid crystal panel  11 , the optical members  15 , the light guide plate  16 , and the LED units LU that are housed therein along almost the entire periphery thereof, and also can enclose the chassis  14  on the rear side along almost the entire periphery thereof. The outer surfaces of the side walls  13   b  along the circumference direction of the liquid crystal display device  10  are exposed to the outside in the circumference direction of the liquid crystal display device  10 , and constitute the top face, the bottom face, and the side faces of the liquid crystal display device  10 . 
     As shown in  FIG. 4 , in a pair of longer side portions of the panel pressing portion  13   a  having a horizontally-long frame shape, protruding members  21  for attaching the LED units LU are integrally formed in positions further back from the side walls  13   b  (closer to the light guide plate  16 ). The protruding members  21  protrude from the respective longer side portions of the panel pressing portion  13   a  toward the rear side along the Z axis direction, and are each formed in a substantially block shape that is horizontally long and that extends along the longer side direction (X axis direction). The protruding members  21  are respectively interposed between the side walls  13   b  of the frame  13  and the LED attachment sections  19   a  of the heat dissipating members  19  of the LED units LU with respect to the Y axis direction. In the Z axis direction, the protruding member  21  is interposed between the panel pressing portion  13   a  of the frame  13  and the chassis  14 . The protruding member  21  has a groove  21   a  formed therein that opens toward the rear side and that is used for attaching a screw (holding member) SM with which the LED unit LU and the like are affixed. The groove  21   a  is formed over the substantially entire length of the protruding member  21  along the longitudinal direction (X axis direction). 
     As shown in  FIG. 4 , in the respective longer side portions of the panel pressing portion  13   a , positioning portions  22  that can engage the LED attachment sections  19   a  of the heat dissipating members  19  of the respective LED units LU are formed in positions further back from the respective protruding members  21  (closer to the light guide plate  16 ). The positioning portions  22  are formed by making a groove-shaped recess in the inner surfaces (rear surfaces) in the respective longer side portions of the panel pressing portion  13   a , and the width thereof is slightly greater than the thickness of the LED attachment section  19   a . By the positioning portions  22  engaging the LED attachment sections  19   a , respectively, the LED units LU and the light guide plate  16  are positioned with respect to each other in the Y axis direction. The positioning portion  22  is formed to be long enough to allow the entire LED attachment section  19   a  to be inserted therein. 
     As shown in  FIG. 4 , in the respective longer side portions of the panel pressing portion  13   a , light-shielding supporting portions  23  are respectively formed integrally with the panel pressing portion  13   a  in positions further back from the respective positioning portions  22  (closer to the light guide plate  16 ). The light-shielding supporting portions  23  are interposed between the liquid crystal panel  11  and the LEDs  17 . The light-shielding supporting portions  23  respectively protrude from the respective longer side portions of the panel pressing portion  13   a  toward the rear side, and are each formed in a substantially block shape that is horizontally long and that extends along the longer side direction (X axis direction). By blocking spaces between the LEDs  17  and the respective end faces of the liquid crystal panel  11  and the optical members  15  on the side facing the LEDs  17 , the light-shielding supporting portions  23  prevent light from the LEDs  17  from directly entering the respective end faces of the liquid crystal panel  11  and the optical members  15  without passing through the light guide plate  16 . That is, the light-shielding supporting portions  23  have a so-called light-shielding function. The light-shielding supporting portions  23  are configured such that the protrusion end faces thereof make contact with portions of the light guide plate  16  that protrude beyond the liquid crystal panel  11  and the optical members  15  toward the LEDs  17 . Therefore, the light-shielding supporting portion  23  can support the light guide plate  16  by sandwiching the light guide plate  16  with the chassis  14  described below. The portions of the light guide plate  16  that make contact with the light-shielding supporting portions  23  are edge portions (longer side edges) having the light-receiving surfaces  16   b  that face the LEDs  17 , and therefore, by supporting the light guide plate  16  with the light-shielding supporting portions  23 , the positional relationship between the LEDs  17  and the light-receiving surfaces  16   b  in the Z axis direction can be stably maintained. The forming areas of the light-shielding supporting portions  23  in the Y axis direction (direction in which the LEDs  17  and the liquid crystal panel  11  are arranged) are set such that the light-shielding supporting portions  23  overlap the longer side edge portions of the light guide plate  16  and the longer side edge portions of a bottom plate  14   a  of the chassis  14  in a plan view, and such that the light-shielding supporting portions  23  protrude beyond the light-receiving surfaces  16   b  of the light guide plate  16  toward the LEDs  17 . On the surface of each light-shielding supporting portion  23  facing the liquid crystal panel  11 , a buffer member  23   a  is provided, and the buffer member  23   a  can receive the end face of the liquid crystal panel  11 . In the assembly process, the buffer members  23   a  allow the liquid crystal panel  11  to be positioned with respect to the direction along the display surface  11   a  thereof. 
     As shown in  FIG. 4 , in the inner edge of the panel pressing portion  13   a , a pressing protrusion  24  protruding toward the rear side, or in other words, toward the liquid crystal panel  11 , is formed integrally with the panel pressing portion  13   a . A buffer member  24   a  is attached to the protrusion end face of the pressing protrusion  24 , and the pressing protrusion  24  can press the liquid crystal panel  11  via the buffer member  24   a  from the front side. The pressing protrusions  24  are respectively formed in the two longer side portions and the two shorter side portions in the panel pressing portion  13   a.    
     As shown in  FIG. 3 , the chassis  14  is formed in a substantially shallow plate shape that is horizontally long as a whole so as to almost entirely cover the light guide plate  16 , the LED units LU, and the like from the rear side. The rear outer surface of the chassis  14  (surface opposite to the side facing the light guide plate  16  and the LED units LU) is exposed to the outside on the rear side of the liquid crystal display device  10 , and constitutes the rear surface of the liquid crystal display device  10 . The chassis  14  is constituted of a bottom plate  14   a  formed in a horizontally-long quadrangular shape as in the light guide plate  16 , and a pair of LED housing portions (light source housing portions)  14   b  that protrude from the respective longer side edges of the bottom plate  14   a  toward the rear side in a step-like shape and that house the LED units LU, respectively. The bottom plate  14   a  is formed in a flat sheet shape that can receive the rear side of a large center portion of the light guide plate  16  that does not include the respective longer side edges, or in other words, the bottom plate  14   a  constitutes a receiving portion for the light guide plate  16 . 
     As shown in  FIGS. 3 and 4 , the LED housing portions  14   b  are disposed at the respective sides of the bottom plate  14   a  in the shorter side direction, and can house the LED units LU therein by being recessed toward the rear side from the bottom plate  14   a . The LED housing portions  14   b  are each constituted of a housing portion bottom plate  14   b   1  that is in parallel with the bottom plate  14   a , and a pair of housing portion side walls  14   b   2  that rise from the respective edges of the housing portion bottom plate  14   b   1  toward the front side, and of the pair of the housing portion side walls  14   b   2 , the inner side wall  14   b   2  is continued to the bottom plate  14   a . As shown in  FIG. 6 , on the housing portion bottom plate  14   b   1  in the LED housing portion  14   b , the heat dissipating section  19   b  of the heat dissipating member  19  of the LED unit LU is disposed so as to make surface-to-surface contact with the plate surface of the housing portion bottom plate  14   b   1 . The housing portion bottom plate  14   b   1  has an insertion hole  25  formed therein as an opening, and a screw SM for affixing the heat dissipating section  19   b  and the housing portion bottom plate  14   b   1  to the protruding member  21  is to be inserted through the insertion hole  25 . The insertion holes  25  include an insertion hole  25 A for fastening a plurality of parts together that is large enough to allow only the shaft portion of the screw SM to pass through as shown in  FIG. 6 , and an insertion hole  25 B for the heat dissipating member that is large enough to allow not only the shaft portion, but also the head of the screw SM to pass through as shown in  FIG. 7 . The screw SM going through the former fastens both of the heat dissipating section  19   b  and the housing portion bottom plate  14   b   1  to the protruding member  21 , while the screw SM going through the latter fastens only the heat dissipating section  19   b  to the protruding member  21 . 
     As shown in  FIG. 6 , the heat dissipating member  19  of the LED unit LU of the present embodiment is attached to the protruding member  21  of the frame  13  via a heat insulating layer HIR. With this configuration, heat transfer from the heat dissipating member  19  to the protruding member  21  is mitigated, and therefore, the frame  13  having the protruding member  21  integrally formed therewith is less susceptible to a temperature increase that is caused by the heat generated from the LEDs  17 . Specifically, the heat dissipating member  19  has a bent shape having a substantially L-shaped cross section to correspond to the outer shape of the protruding member  21 , and between the protruding member  21  and the surface of the heat dissipating member  19  facing the protruding member  21 , a gap having a substantially L-shaped cross-section is created in almost the entire area, and a heat insulating layer HIR is present in the gap. The heat insulating layer HIR having a substantially L-shaped cross section is interposed between the LED attachment section  19   a  of the heat dissipating member  19  and the protruding member  21 , and is also interposed between the heat dissipating section  19   b  of the heat dissipating member  19  and the protruding member  21 . 
     As shown in  FIGS. 5 and 6 , gap restricting members  26  and  27  are provided between the heat dissipating member  19  and the protruding member  21  to restrict a gap between the two so as to form an air space therebetween as the heat insulating layer HIR. The gap restricting members  26  and  27  are integrally formed with the heat dissipating member  19 . The gap restricting members  26  and  27  are formed as protrusions that are formed by making portions of the heat dissipating member  19  protrude toward the protruding member  21 , and take the form of dots in a plan view. A plurality of gap restricting members  26  and  27  are arranged at intervals along the longer side direction of the heat dissipating member  19 , or in other words, along the direction in which the LEDs  17  are arranged. Therefore, as shown in  FIG. 8 , between respective gap restricting members  26  ( 27 ) adjacent to each other in the X axis direction, the heat insulating layer HIR (air space) is formed. 
     As shown in  FIGS. 5 and 6 , the gap restricting members  26  and  27  are integrally formed with the LED attachment section  19   a  and the heat dissipating section  19   b  of the heat dissipating member  19 , respectively. The gap restricting members  26  of the LED attachment section  19   a  each take the form of a circular protrusion, and the end face of the circular protrusion makes contact with the surface of the protruding member  21  facing the LED attachment section  19   a . The gap restricting members  27  of the heat dissipating section  19   b  are each provided at an edge of the insertion hole  25  and take the form of a donut-shaped (ring-shaped) protrusion that extends along the hole edge. The end face of the donut-shaped protrusion makes contact with the surface of the protruding member  21  facing the heat dissipating section  19   b . The gap restricting members  26  of the LED attachment section  19   a  and the gap restricting members  27  of the heat dissipating section  19   b  have substantially the same arrangement pitch in the X axis direction, and are disposed at substantially the same positions with respect to the X axis direction. These gap restricting members  26  and  27  are formed at the same time as punching the heat dissipating member  19  out of the base material, or are formed by hammering the heat dissipating member  19  that was punched out from the base material in the manufacturing process of the heat dissipating member  19 . 
     The present embodiment has the above-mentioned structure, and the operation thereof will be explained next. The liquid crystal display device  10  is manufactured by assembling respective constituting components that are manufactured separately (frame  13 , chassis  14 , liquid crystal panel  11 , optical members  15 , light guide plate  16 , LED units LU, and the like) together. In the assembly process, the respective constituting components are assembled after being flipped over with respect to the Z axis direction from the position shown in  FIGS. 4 and 6 . First, as shown in  FIG. 9 , the frame  13  among the constituting components is set on a not-shown work table such that the rear side thereof faces up in the vertical direction. 
     On the frame  13  that has been set with the orientation described above, as shown in  FIG. 9 , the liquid crystal panel  11  is placed with the CF substrate down and the array substrate up in the vertical direction. The front surface of the liquid crystal panel  11  is received by the buffer members  24   a  attached to the pressing protrusions  24  of the frame  13 , and the end faces thereof are received by the buffer member  23   a  attached to the light-shielding supporting portion  23  in the frame  13 , respectively, thereby absorbing shock and positioning the liquid crystal panel  11  with respect to the X axis direction and Y axis direction. Next, the respective optical members  15  are directly stacked on the rear side of the liquid crystal panel  11  in an appropriate order. Thereafter, the light guide plate  16  having the light guide reflective sheet  20  attached thereto is directly stacked on the rear side of the rearmost part of the optical members  15 . The respective longer side edges of the light guide plate  16  are supported by the light-shielding supporting portions  23  of the frame  13 , respectively. 
     On the other hand, as shown in  FIG. 9 , the LED units LU having the LEDs  17 , the LED substrates  18 , and the heat dissipating members  19  assembled together in advance are attached to the frame  13 . The LED units LU are respectively attached to the protruding members  21  of the frame  13  such that the LEDs  17  are oriented toward the center (inner side) of the frame  13 , and such that the gap restricting members  27  of the heat dissipating section  19   b  of the heat dissipating member  19  face the protruding members  21  of the frame  13 . When the LED units LU are attached to the protruding members  21 , the respective gap restricting members  26  and  27  of the heat dissipating members  19  make contact with the protruding members  21 , and prescribed gaps are maintained between the LED attachment section  19   a  of the heat dissipating member  19  and the protruding member  21 , and between the heat dissipating section  19   b  and the protruding member  21 , respectively, thereby ensuring that an air space is formed as the heat insulating layer HIR. In this attachment process, by the front end of the LED attachment section  19   a  of each heat dissipating member  19  engaging the positioning portion  22  that takes the form of a groove, the LED unit LU is positioned with respect to the frame  13  in the Y axis direction. Also, in this state, the LED units LU are positioned such that respective insertion holes  19   b   1  of the heat dissipating sections  19   b  are connected to the grooves  21   a  of the protruding members  21 , respectively. 
     After attaching the LED units LU to the protruding members  21  in the above-mentioned manner, screws SM are inserted into corresponding insertion holes  19   b   1  of the heat dissipating sections  19   b , and then screwed into the grooves  21   a  of the protruding members  21 . With the screws SM, the LED units LU are affixed to the protruding members  21  in the stage before the chassis  14  is attached in a manner described below (see  FIG. 7 ). It is preferable that the LED units LU be attached to the frame  13  before the light guide plate  16  is attached, and in such a case, the LED units LU may be attached before the optical members  15  or the liquid crystal panel  11 . 
     After attaching the liquid crystal panel  11 , the optical member  15 , the light guide plate, and the LED units LU to the frame  13  as described above, a process to attach the chassis  14  is conducted. As shown in  FIG. 9 , the chassis  14  is attached to the frame  13  with the front side thereof down in the vertical direction. At this time, by having the respective outer housing portion side walls  14   b   2  of the respective LED housing portions  14   b  of the chassis  14  make contact with the inner surfaces of the side walls  13   b  on the respective longer sides of the frame  13 , the chassis  14  can be positioned with respect to the frame  13 . In the assembly process, heads of the screws SM that are installed in the heat dissipating members  19  and the protruding members  21  are inserted into the respective heat dissipating member insertion holes  25 B in the respective LED housing portions  14   b  of the chassis  14  (see  FIG. 7 ). Then, when the bottom plate  14   a  of the chassis  14  makes contact with the light guide plate  16  (light guide reflective sheet  20 ) and the housing portion bottom plates  14   b   1  of the respective LED housing portions  14   b  make contact with the heat dissipating sections  19   b  of the respective heat dissipating members  19 , screws SM are inserted into the insertion holes  25 A for jointly fastening a plurality of parts, and the screws SM are screwed into the grooves  21   a  of the protruding members  21 . With the screws SM, the LED units LU and the chassis  14  are affixed to the protruding members  21  (see  FIG. 6 ). 
     The assembly of the liquid crystal display unit LDU is completed in the manner described above. Next, after the stand attachment member STA and various boards PWB, MB, and CTB are attached to the rear side of the liquid crystal display unit LDU, the stand ST and the cover member CV are attached to the rear side, thereby completing the liquid crystal display device  10  and the television receiver TV. In the liquid crystal display device  10  manufactured in this manner, the exterior thereof is constituted of the frame  13  that presses the liquid crystal panel  11  from the display surface  11   a  side, and the chassis  14  of the backlight device  12 , and the liquid crystal panel  11  is directly stacked on the optical members  15 . Therefore, as compared with a conventional configuration in which a cabinet made of a synthetic resin is provided in addition to the frame  13  and the chassis  14 , or in which a supporting member is provided between the liquid crystal panel  11  and the optical members  15  so as to keep the two from making contact with each other, the number of parts and the assembly man-hour can be reduced, resulting in a lower manufacturing cost, and the size and weight reduction. 
     As shown in  FIG. 4 , when the liquid crystal display device  10  manufactured as described above is turned on, power is supplied from the power supply board PWB, causing various signals to be sent from the control board CTB to the liquid crystal panel  11 , thereby controlling the drive thereof, and causing the respective LEDs  17  of the backlight device  12  to be driven. By passing through the optical members  15  after being guided by the light guide plate  16 , light from the respective LEDs  17  is converted to even planar light, which then illuminates the liquid crystal panel  11 , and a prescribed image is displayed on the liquid crystal panel  11 . To explain the operation of the backlight device  12  in detail, when the respective LEDs  17  are lit, light emitted from the respective LEDs  17  enters the light-receiving surfaces  16   b  of the light guide plate  16  as shown in  FIG. 6 . In the process of travelling through the light guide plate  16  while being subject to the total reflection at the interfaces between the light guide plate  16  and external air spaces, being reflected by the light guide reflective sheet  20 , and the like, the light that entered the light-receiving surfaces  16   b  is reflected or diffused by not-shown reflective portions and diffusion portions, thereby being outputted from the light output surface  16   a  and being radiated to the optical members  15 . 
     When the respective LEDs  17  are lit in order to use the liquid crystal display device  10 , heat is generated from the respective LEDs  17 . As shown in  FIGS. 6 and 8 , heat generated from the respective LEDs  17  is first transferred to the LED substrates  18 , and then transferred to the heat dissipating members  19 . Because the heat dissipating members  19  are attached to the protruding members  21  of the frame  13  and the housing portion bottom plate  14   b   1  of the LED housing portions  14   b  of the chassis  14 , heat from the LEDs  17  would be transferred from the heat dissipating members  19  to those members. In this embodiment, however, the heat dissipating member  19  is attached to the protruding member  21  so as to have an air space, which is the heat insulating layer HIR, therebetween, by having the gap restricting members  26 ,  27  that restrict the gap between the heat dissipating member  19  and the protruding member  21 . In other words, the heat dissipating member  19  makes direct contact with the protruding member  21  only at the respective gap restricting members  26 ,  27  that protrude therefrom, and a large part of the surface thereof facing the protruding member  21  does not make direct contact with the protruding member  21  because of the heat insulating layer HIR interposed between the heat dissipating member  19  and the protruding member  21 . Therefore, heat transferred from the LEDs  17  to the heat dissipating members  19  is not transferred to the protruding members  21  almost at all. On the other hand, almost the entire heat dissipating sections  19   b  of the heat dissipating members  19  make surface-to-surface contact with the housing portion bottom plates  14   b  in the LED housing portions  14   b  of the chassis  14 . Therefore, the heat transferred from the LEDs  17  to the heat dissipating members  19  is efficiently transferred to the chassis  14 , and is efficiently dissipated to the outside from the chassis  14 , making it difficult for the liquid crystal display device  10  to trap the heat therein. 
     The frame  13  having the protruding members  21  integrally formed therewith constitutes the front exterior of the liquid crystal display device  10 , or in other words, the exterior on the side that faces viewers, and as compared to the chassis  14  that constitutes the rear exterior, an external object can touch the frame  13  more easily. In the present embodiment, heat generated from the LEDs  17  is less likely to be transferred to the protruding members  21  as a result of the heat insulating layer HIR as described above, and the frame  13  is less susceptible to temperature increase caused by the heat from the LEDs  17 , and the temperature thereof is kept low. Therefore, even if an external object touches the frame  13 , it is possible to effectively prevent the object from being adversely affected by the heat. In particular, the frame  13  of the present embodiment is made of a metal in order to ensure adequate mechanical strength, and has excellent heat conductivity. Therefore, by blocking heat transfer from the LEDs  17  with the heat insulating layers HIR, the temperature increase is effectively suppressed. On the other hand, the chassis  14  constitutes the rear exterior of the liquid crystal display device  10 , or in other words, the exterior on the side opposite to the viewer&#39;s side, and therefore, is less likely to be touched by an external object as compared with the frame  13  that constitutes the front exterior. Therefore, even though the chassis  14  is more susceptible to the temperature increase caused by the heat from the LEDs  17  by the above-mentioned configuration in which the heat dissipating sections  19   b  of the heat dissipating members  19  make surface-to-surface contact with the surfaces of the chassis  14 , because the chassis  14  is less likely to be touched by an external object, the temperature increase is not likely to cause a problem. The chassis  14  of the present embodiment is made of a metal in order to ensure adequate mechanical strength and has excellent heat conductivity, and therefore, heat from the LEDs  17  can be efficiently dissipated, resulting in high heat dissipating performance. 
     As described above, the liquid crystal display device (display device)  10  of the present embodiment includes: the LEDs (light source)  17 ; the heat dissipating members (light source attachment members)  19  to which the LEDs  17  are attached; the liquid crystal panel (display panel)  11  that conducts display by using light from the LEDs  17 ; the light guide plate  16  disposed on the side of the liquid crystal panel  11  opposite to the display surface  11   a  such that end faces thereof face the LEDs  17 ; the chassis  14  disposed on the side of the light guide plate  16  opposite to the liquid crystal panel  11 ; the frame (exterior member)  13  disposed on the display surface  11   a  of the liquid crystal panel  11 , the frame  13  holding the liquid crystal panel  11  and the light guide plate  16  by sandwiching the two with the chassis  14  while housing the LEDs  17  and the heat dissipating members  19  therein, the frame  13  constituting the exterior of the liquid crystal display device  10 ; and protruding members  21  protruding from the frame  13  toward the heat dissipating members  19 , the protruding members being provided to attach the heat dissipating members  19  to the frame  13 , the protruding members having heat insulating layers HIR between the protruding members and the heat dissipating members  19 . 
     With this configuration, light emitted from the LEDs  17  is guided to the liquid crystal panel  11  after entering the end faces of the liquid guide plate  16  facing the LEDs  17 , and by using the light, an image is displayed on the liquid crystal panel  11 . When the LEDs  17  are lit, heat is generated therefrom, and the heat is first transferred to the heat dissipating members  19  to which the LEDs  17  are attached, and then possibly transferred from the heat dissipating members  19  to the protruding members  21 . The heat insulating layers HIR are, however, interposed between the heat dissipating members  19  and the protruding members  21 , and therefore, it is possible to effectively mitigate the heat transfer from the heat dissipating members  19  to the protruding members  21 . Because the protruding members  21  protrude from the frame  13  that is disposed on the display surface  11   a  side of the liquid crystal panel  11 , by mitigating the heat transfer to the protruding members  21 , it is possible to mitigate an increase in temperature of the frame  13  caused by the heat from the LEDs  17 . The frame  13  is disposed on the display surface  11   a  side of the liquid crystal panel  11  and constitutes the exterior, and therefore, the frame  13  is exposed to the outside. Although this makes it easier for an external object to touch the frame  13 , because the increase in temperature thereof is mitigated as described above, it is possible to effectively prevent an external object from being adversely affected by heat even when the external object touches the frame  13 . 
     The heat dissipating member  19  has the heat dissipating section  19   b  that extends along the surface of the chassis  14  and that makes surface-to-surface contact with the surface of the chassis  14 . With this configuration, heat is efficiently transferred from the heat dissipating section  19   b  of the heat dissipating member  19  to the chassis  14 , and therefore, heat is less likely to be trapped in the liquid crystal display device  10 . The chassis  14  is attached to the light guide plate  16  on the side opposite to the liquid crystal panel  11 , and therefore, even if the chassis  14  is exposed to the outside, an external object is less likely to touch the chassis  14  as compared with the frame  13  that is disposed on the display surface  11   a . Therefore, an increase in temperature of the chassis due to heat from the LEDs  17  is not likely to be a problem. 
     The heat dissipating section  19   b  is interposed between the protruding members  21  and the chassis  14 , and a heat insulating layer HIR is interposed between the heat dissipating section  19   b  and the protruding member  21 . With this configuration, heat transfer from the heat dissipating section  19   b  to the protruding member  21  is mitigated, and as a result, it is possible to further mitigate an increase in temperature of the frame  13 . 
     The heat dissipating member  19  also has the LED attachment section  19   a  that is disposed between the light guide plate  16  and the protruding member  21  and that has the LEDs  17  attached thereto, and the heat insulating layer HIR is interposed between the LED attachment section  19   a  and the protruding member  21 . With this configuration, heat transfer from the LED attachment section  19   a  to the protruding member  21  is mitigated, and as a result, it is possible to further mitigate an increase in temperature of the frame  13 . 
     The frame  13  has a positioning portion  22  that can position the heat dissipating member  19  with respect to the light guide plate  16  by engaging the end portion of the LED attachment section  19   a . With this configuration, the heat dissipating member  19  is positioned with respect to the light guide plate  16  by the positioning portion  22 , and therefore, it is possible to achieve a stable positional relationship between the LEDs  17  attached to the LED attachment section  19   a  and the end face of the light guide plate  16 . As a result, the incident efficiency of light that enters the end face of the light guide plate  16  from the LEDs  17  can be made stable. 
     The frame  13  has at least the panel pressing portion  13   a  that lies parallel to the display surface  11   a  of the liquid crystal panel  11  and that presses the liquid crystal panel  11 , and the protruding member  21  protrudes from the panel pressing portion  13   a  toward the chassis  14 . With this configuration, even though the panel pressing portion  13   a  is more likely to be touched by an external object than any other portions of the frame  13  disposed on the display surface  13   a  side of the liquid crystal panel  11 , heat transfer from the heat dissipating member  19  to the protruding member  21  is blocked by the heat insulating layer HIR, and therefore, it is possible to effectively mitigate an increase in temperature of the panel pressing portion  13   a , which makes this configuration even more useful. 
     The frame  13  is provided with a light-shielding supporting portion (light-shielding portion)  23  interposed between the liquid crystal panel  11  and the LEDs  17 . In this configuration, with the light-shielding supporting portion  23 , it is possible to prevent light from the LEDs  17  from directly entering the liquid crystal panel  11  without passing through the light guide plate  16 . This results in excellent display quality. 
     The frame  13  is provided with the light-shielding supporting portion (supporting portion)  23  that supports the surface of the light guide plate  16  facing the liquid crystal panel  11 . With this configuration, the light guide plate  16  can be supported by the light-shielding supporting portion  23  from the side facing the liquid crystal panel  11 . Therefore, it is possible to achieve a stable positional relationship between the LEDs  17  and the light guide plate  16 . As a result, the incident efficiency of light that enters the end face of the light guide plate  16  from the LEDs  17  can be made stable. 
     The screws (holding members) SM that are attached to the protruding members  21  and that can affix the heat dissipating member  19  and the chassis  14  altogether by having the two components between the screws and the protruding members  21  are provided. In this configuration, by using the screws SM, it is possible to collectively fasten the heat dissipating member  19  and the chassis  14  to the frame  13 . The protruding members  21  act as the attachment structure for the heat dissipating members  19 , and also act as the attachment structure for the chassis  14 , and therefore, this configuration is useful to achieve a simpler structure. 
     The gap restricting members  26  and  27  are provided between the heat dissipating member  19  and the protruding member  21  to restrict a gap therebetween while having an air space interposed as the heat insulating layer HIR. In this configuration, by restricting the gap between the heat dissipating member  19  and the protruding member  21  by the gap restricting members  26  and  27 , it is possible to secure an air space of a prescribed size between the two as the heat insulating layer HIR, and as a result, the heat insulating property can be reliably achieved. 
     A plurality of the gap restricting members  26  and  27  are arranged at intervals. With this configuration, as compared with a configuration in which the gap restricting member extends along the heat dissipating member  19  and the protruding member  21 , the contact areas of the gap restricting members  26  and  27  with the heat dissipating member  19  and the protruding member  21  become smaller, and an air space is formed between respective adjacent gap restricting members  26  and  27 . As a result, a greater heat insulating property can be achieved. 
     The protruding members  21  are integrally formed with the frame  13 . With this configuration, it is possible to reduce the number of parts and to make the assembly process easier as compared with the case in which the protruding members are provided as separate parts. Although heat can be transmitted from the protruding members  21  to the frame  13  more easily as compared with the case in which the protruding members and the frame are separate parts, which possibly increases the temperature of the frame  13 , because the heat insulating layer HIR is interposed between the protruding member  21  and the heat dissipating member  19 , heat transfer from the LEDs  17  to the frame  13  is mitigated. As a result, an increase in temperature of the frame  13  is effectively mitigated. 
     The frame  13  is made of a metal. Because the rigidity of the frame  13  can be improved, this configuration is useful when the liquid crystal display device  10  is made larger. When the frame  13  is made of a metal, the heat conductivity becomes higher than a frame made of a synthetic resin. However, by providing the heat insulating layer HIR between the protruding member  21  and the heat dissipating member  19 , heat from the LEDs  17  is less likely to be transferred to the frame  13 , and the temperature increase is effectively mitigated. 
     Embodiment 1 of the present invention has been described above, but the present invention is not limited to the embodiment above, and may include modification examples below, for example. In the modification examples below, components similar to those in the embodiment above are given the same reference characters, and descriptions and depictions thereof may be omitted. 
     Modification Example 1 of Embodiment 1 
     Modification Example 1 of Embodiment 1 will be described with reference to  FIG. 10 . In this example, the shape of the gap restricting members  26 - 1  and  27 - 1  is modified. 
     As shown in  FIG. 10 , the gap restricting members  26 - 1  and  27 - 1  of this modification example are configured to make point-contact with the protruding member  21 - 1  in a side view. The gap restricting members  26 - 1  and  27 - 1  have a substantially triangular cross-section, and the respective tips thereof make contact with the protruding member  21 - 1 . With this configuration, the contact area where the heat dissipating member  19 - 1  makes contact with the protruding member  21 - 1  is reduced as compared with Embodiment 1 above, and therefore, heat transfer from the gap restricting members  26 - 1  and  27 - 1  to the protruding member  21 - 1  is further mitigated. As a result, it is possible to mitigate an increase in temperature of the frame  13 - 1  even more. 
     Modification Example 2 of Embodiment 1 
     Modification Example 2 of Embodiment 1 will be described with reference to  FIG. 11 . In this example, the arrangement and number of the gap restricting members  26 - 2  and  27 - 2  are modified. 
     As shown in  FIG. 11 , in this modification example, a pair of gap restricting portions  26 - 2  and a pair of gap restricting portions  27 - 2  are respectively provided in the LED attachment section  19   a - 2  and the heat dissipating section  19   b - 2  that constitute the heat dissipating member  19 - 2 . The pair of gap restricting members  26 - 2  disposed on the LED attachment section  19   a - 2  is provided at positions on the LED attachment section  19   a - 2  that are separated from each other along the Z axis direction. Similarly, the pair of gap restricting members  27 - 2  disposed on the heat-dissipating section  19   b - 2  is provided at positions on the heat dissipating section  19   b - 2  that are separated from each other along the Y axis direction. In particular, this example differs from Embodiment 1 in that the gap restricting members  27 - 2  formed on the heat dissipating section  19   b - 2  are provided at positions that are not on the edge of the insertion hole  19   b   1 - 2 . With this configuration, it is possible to stably attach the heat dissipating member  19 - 2  to the protruding member  21 - 2 . 
     Modification Example 3 of Embodiment 1 
     Modification Example 3 of Embodiment 1 will be described with reference to  FIG. 12 . In this example, the shape of the protruding member  21 - 3  is modified. 
     As shown in  FIG. 12 , the protruding member  21 - 3  of this modification example is continued to the side wall  13   b - 3  of the frame  13 - 3 , and is separated from the panel pressing portion  13   a - 3 . The protruding member  21 - 3  is configured to protrude from the inner wall surface of the side wall  13   b - 3  toward the inside, or toward the heat dissipating member  19 - 3  (light guide plate  16 - 3 ). 
     Modification Example 4 of Embodiment 1 
     Modification Example 4 of Embodiment 1 will be described with reference to  FIG. 13 . In this example, the shape of the protruding member  21 - 4  is modified differently. 
     As shown in  FIG. 13 , the protruding member  21 - 4  of this modification example is continued to both the panel pressing portion  13   a - 4  and the side wall  13   b - 4  of the frame  13 - 4 . The protruding member  21 - 4  protrudes from the inner wall surface of the panel pressing portion  13   a - 4  toward the rear side, or toward the heat dissipating member  19 - 4  (chassis  14 - 4 ), and also protrudes from the inner wall surface of the side wall  13   b - 4  toward the inside, or toward the heat dissipating member  19 - 4  (light guide plate  16 - 4 ). 
     Embodiment 2 
     Embodiment 2 of the present invention will be described with reference to  FIGS. 14 and 15 . In Embodiment 2, gap restricting members  126  and  127  are integrally formed with a protruding member  121 . Descriptions of structures, operations, and effects similar to those of Embodiment 1 will be omitted. 
     As shown in  FIGS. 14 and 15 , the gap restricting members  126  and  127  of the present embodiment are integrally formed with the protruding member  121  of the frame  113 . The gap restricting members  126  and  127  are formed by making portions of the surface of the protruding member  121  that faces the heat dissipating member  119  protrude toward the heat dissipating member  119 , and are each formed in a dot shape in a plan view. A plurality of gap restricting members  126  and  127  are arranged at intervals along the longer side direction (X axis direction) of the protruding member  121 . The gap restricting members  126  formed on the surface of the protruding member  121  that faces the LED attachment section  119   a  of the heat dissipating member  119  each take the form of a circular protrusion, and the circular end face of the protrusion makes contact with the surface of the LED attachment section  119   a  that faces the protruding member  121 . Each pair of the gap restricting members  127 , which is disposed on the surface of the protruding member  121  that faces the heat dissipating section  119   b  of the heat dissipating member  119 , is formed at edges of a groove  121   a  that extends along the X axis direction so as to face each other over the groove. Each gap restricting member is a protrusion formed in an arc shape in a plan view ( FIG. 15 ). The protrusion end faces of the gap restricting members  127  make contact with the surface of the heat dissipating section  119   b  that faces the protruding member  121 . Even with such a configuration, the gap between the protruding member  121  and the heat dissipating member  119  is restricted by the gap restricting members  126  and  127  so as to form the heat insulating layer HIR interposed therebetween, and therefore, it becomes difficult for heat from the LEDs  117  to be transferred to the protruding member  121 , and it is possible to appropriately mitigate an increase in temperature of the frame  113 . 
     Embodiment 3 
     Embodiment 3 of the present invention will be described with reference to  FIGS. 16 and 17 . In Embodiment 3, heat insulating members  28  and  29  are provided instead of the gap restricting members  26 ,  27 ,  126  and  127  described in Embodiments 1 and 2 above. Descriptions of structures, operations, and effects similar to those of Embodiment 1 will be omitted. 
     As shown in  FIG. 16 , between the protruding member  221  and the heat dissipating member  219  of the present embodiment, heat insulating members  28  and  29  having heat insulating layers HIR are interposed, respectively. The heat insulating members  28  and  29  are foam heat insulating members made of a foam resin material (such as foam PET and foam urethane), and by having numerous fine air bubbles (not shown) therein, excellent insulating property is achieved. The numerous air bubbles in the heat insulating members  28  and  29  constitute the heat insulating layers HIR. As shown in  FIG. 17 , the heat insulating members  28  and  29  are formed in a narrow sheet shape that extends along the longer side direction (X axis direction) of the protruding member  221  and the heat dissipating member  219 , and make surface-to-surface contact with the protruding member  221  and the heat dissipating member  219 . The heat insulating members  28  and  29  have a length that covers the substantially entire length of the protruding member  221  and the heat dissipating member  219 . The heat insulating members  28  and  29  are entirely bonded to the heat dissipating member  219  by using a bonding material such as an adhesive or a double-sided tape. The heat insulating member  28  attached to the LED attachment section  219   a  of the heat dissipating member  219  abuts on the surface of the protruding member  221  that faces the LED attachment section  219   a , thereby acting as a heat insulator therebetween. The heat insulating member  29  attached to the heat dissipating section  219   b  of the heat dissipating member  219  abuts on the surface of the protruding member  221  that faces the heat dissipating section  219   b , thereby acting as a heat insulator therebetween. In the heat insulating member  29  between the protruding member  221  and the heat dissipating section  219   b  of the heat dissipating member  219 , an insertion hole  29   a  in which the screw SM is inserted is formed. By preventing the heat transfer between the protruding member  221  and the heat dissipating member  219  by the heat insulating members  28  and  29 , the heat transfer from the LEDs  217  to the protruding member  221  is reduced, and as a result, an increase in temperature of the frame  213  can be appropriately mitigated. 
     As described above, in the present embodiment, the heat insulating members  28  and  29  that have the heat insulating layers HIR are interposed between the heat dissipating member  219  and the protruding member  221 . This way, by using the heat insulating members  28  and  29  having the heat insulating layers HIR, the heat insulating effect can be improved as compared with the case in which the heat insulating layer HIR is an air space. 
     The heat insulating members  28  and  29  are foam heat insulators. This way, by using foam heat insulators as the heat insulating members  28  and  29 , air convection is prevented from occurring in the heat insulating layers HIR, and therefore, it is possible to further improve the heat insulating effect. 
     Embodiment 4 
     Embodiment 4 of the present invention will be described with reference to  FIG. 18 . In Embodiment 4, the shape of a protruding member  321  and the like are modified. Descriptions of structures, operations, and effects similar to those of Embodiment 1 will be omitted. 
     As shown in  FIG. 18 , the protruding member  321  of the present embodiment is constituted of a protrusion main body  30  that is continued to both of the panel pressing portion  313   a  and the side wall  313   b  of the frame  313 , gap restricting members  326  that protrude from the protrusion main body  30  toward the LED attachment section  319   a  of the heat dissipating member  319 , and a screw receiving portion (holding member receiving portion)  31  that protrudes from the protrusion main body  321   a  toward the heat dissipating section  319   b . The protrusion main body  30  protrudes from the inner wall surface of the panel pressing portion  313   a  toward the rear side and from the inner wall surface of the side wall  313   b  toward the inside, respectively, and is formed in a narrow block shape that extends along the X axis direction. The gap restricting member  326  takes the form of a protrusion that protrudes from the surface of the protrusion main body  30  that faces the LED attachment section  319   a , and the protrusion end face thereof abuts on the surface of the LED attachment section  319   a , thereby restricting a gap between the protrusion main body  30  and the LED attachment section  319   a . As a result, an air space is formed between the protrusion main body  30  and the LED attachment section  319   a  as the heat insulating layer HIR. The screw receiving portion  31  protrudes from the surface of the protrusion main body  30  that faces the heat dissipating section  319   b  toward the rear side, and then bends so as to lie on the surface of the heat dissipating section  319   b  (Y axis direction), thereby forming a substantially L-shaped cross section. In a part of the screw receiving portion  31  that is parallel to the heat dissipating section  319   b , a screw hole  31   a  for the screw SM is formed. The gap restricting member  327  formed on the heat dissipating section  319   b  abuts on a part of the screw receiving portion  31  that is parallel to the heat dissipating section  319   b . As described above, even when the gap restricting members  326  and  327  are integrally formed with the protruding member  321  and the heat dissipating member  319 , respectively, heat transfer to the protruding member  321  can be appropriately prevented. 
     Embodiment 5 
     Embodiment 5 of the present invention will be described with reference to  FIG. 19 . In Embodiment 5, the shape of a protruding member  421  and the like are modified differently. Descriptions of structures, operations, and effects similar to those of Embodiment 1 will be omitted. 
     As shown in  FIG. 19 , the protruding member  421  of the present embodiment is divided into a first protruding member  32  that is continued to both the panel pressing portion  413   a  and side wall  413   b  of the frame  413 , and a second protruding member  33  that protrudes from the side wall  413   b  toward the inside. The first protruding member  32  protrudes from the inner wall surface of the panel pressing portion  413   a  toward the rear side and from the inner wall surface of the side wall  413   b  toward the inside, respectively, and is formed in a narrow block shape that extends along the X axis direction. Between the first protruding member  32  and the LED attachment section  419   a  of the heat dissipating member  419 , an air space is formed as the heat insulating layer HIR. The second protruding member  33  is formed in a plate shape that protrudes from a position on the inner wall surface of the side wall  413   b , the position being away from the first protruding member  32  in the Z axis direction, toward the inside along the surface of the heat dissipating section  419   b  (Y axis direction). In the second protruding member  33 , a screw hole  33   a  for a screw SM is formed. The gap restricting member  427  formed on the heat dissipating section  419   b  abuts on the second protruding member  33 . The outer side wall  414   b   2  of the housing portion, which is a part of the LED housing portion  414   b  of the chassis  414 , abuts on the outer wall surface of the side wall  413   b  of the frame  413 . 
     Embodiment 6 
     Embodiment 6 of the present invention will be described with reference to  FIG. 20 . In Embodiment 6, a gap restricting member  34  is provided separately from a protruding member  521  and a heat dissipating member  519 . Descriptions of structures, operations, and effects similar to those of Embodiment 1 will be omitted. 
     As shown in  FIG. 20 , the gap restricting member  34  of the present embodiment is a part separately provided from the protruding member  521  and the heat dissipating member  519 , and is interposed between the protruding member  521  and the heat dissipating section  519   b  of the heat dissipating member  519 , thereby restricting the gap therebetween. The gap restricting member  34  has an insertion hole  34   a  through which a screw SM is inserted, and is formed in a donut shape that surrounds a shaft of the screw SM. That is, the gap restricting member  34  is a washer. A plurality of gap restricting members  34  are arranged at intervals along the longer side direction (X axis direction) of the protruding member  521  and the heat dissipating member  519  so as to correspond to respective positions where screws SM are attached. With this configuration, in a manner similar to Embodiment 1 above, air spaces, which act as the heat insulating layers HIR, are formed between adjacent gap restricting members  34  (see  FIG. 5 ). Even with such a configuration, the heat transfer to the protruding member  521  can be effectively prevented. The LED attachment section  519   a  of the heat dissipating member  519  makes surface-to-surface contact with the protruding member  521 . 
     Other Embodiments 
     The present invention is not limited to the embodiments shown in the drawings and described above, and the following embodiments are also included in the technical scope of the present invention, for example. 
     (1) In Embodiments 1, 2, and 4, and respective modification examples of Embodiment 1, the gap restricting members interposed between the LED attachment section and the protruding member, and the gap restricting members interposed between the heat dissipating section and the protruding member had substantially the same arrangement pitch with respect to the X axis direction. It is, however, apparent that the arrangement pitch may differ between the two. 
     (2) In Embodiments 1, 2, and 4, and respective modification examples of Embodiment 1, the gap restricting members interposed between the LED attachment section and the protruding member, and the gap restricting members interposed between the heat dissipating section and the protruding member were arranged in corresponding positions to each other with respect to the X axis direction, but the present invention also includes a configuration in which the respective gap restricting members are offset from each other with respect to the X axis direction. 
     (3) In Embodiment 1 above, the gap restricting members that restrict the gap between the protruding member and the LED attachment section of the heat dissipating member were in a circular shape in a plan view, but the specific plan view shape may be changed appropriately. Examples of the plan view shape of the gap restricting member include an ellipse in a plan view, or a polygon such as triangle or quadrangle in a plan view. 
     (4) In Embodiment 1 above, the gap restricting members that restrict the gap between the protruding member and the heat dissipating section of the heat dissipating member were donut-shaped protrusions each formed along the hole edge of an insertion hole, but it is also possible to constitute the gap restricting member of a dot-shaped protrusion protruding from a portion of the hole edge of the insertion hole. In such a case, it is preferable to provide a plurality of gap restricting members along the hole edge of the insertion hole. 
     (5) In Modification Example 1 of Embodiment 1, the gap restricting member having a triangular cross section was shown as an example, but the specific cross-sectional shape of the gap restricting member may be changed appropriately. The cross-sectional shape of the gap restricting member may be a semicircular, ellipse, or pyramid shape in a cross-sectional view, for example, so as to make point contact or line contact with the protruding member or the heat dissipating member, or the cross-sectional shape may be a polygon such as a trapezoid in a cross-sectional view such that the gap restricting member makes surface-to-surface contact with the protruding member or the heat dissipating member. 
     (6) In Modification Example 2 of Embodiment 1 above, the LED attachment section and the heat dissipating section of the heat dissipating member were each provided with a pair of gap restricting members, but the present invention also includes a configuration in which the LED attachment section and the heat dissipating section are each provided with three or more gap restricting members. It is also possible to design the device such that the number of gap restricting members differs between the LED attachment section and the heat dissipating section. 
     (7) In addition to Embodiments 1, 2, and 4 to 6 and the respective modification examples of Embodiment 1, the specific number, arrangement, shape, and the like of the gap restricting members may be changed appropriately. 
     (8) In Embodiments 1, 2, and 4 and the respective modification examples of Embodiment 1, the gap restricting members were formed integrally with one of the protruding member and the heat dissipating member, and the gap restricting members abutted on the other, but it is also possible to form the gap restricting members integrally with both of the protruding member and the heat dissipating member, respectively, and have the respective gap restricting members abut on each other. 
     (9) In Embodiment 3 above, the heat insulating member was made of a foam resin material, but the present invention also includes a configuration in which the heat insulating member is made of a foam rubber material. 
     (10) In Embodiment 3 above, the heat insulating member extends along the longer side direction of the protruding member and the heat dissipating member and has a length that covers almost the entire length of the protruding member and the heat dissipating member, but the heat insulating member may also be divided into a plurality of parts along the longer side direction of the protruding member and the heat dissipating member. In such a case, both of the portions where the heat insulating member is disposed and the portions where the heat insulating member is not disposed may exist between the protruding member and the heat dissipating member. 
     (11) In Embodiment 3 above, the heat insulating members were provided between the protruding member and the LED attachment section of the heat dissipating member and between the protruding member and the heat dissipating section of the heat dissipating member, respectively, but the present invention also includes a configuration in which the heat insulating member is interposed between the protruding member and the LED attachment section of the heat dissipating member only, or the heat insulating member is interposed between the protruding member and the heat dissipating section of the heat dissipating member only. 
     (12) In Embodiment 4 above, the gap restricting members formed integrally with the protruding member abutted on the LED attachment section of the heat dissipating member, and the gap restricting member formed integrally with the heat dissipating section of the heat dissipating member abutted on the protruding member, but the present invention also includes a configuration in which gap restricting members formed integrally with the protruding member abuts on the heat dissipating section of the heat dissipating member, and gap restricting member formed integrally with the LED attachment section of the heat dissipating member abuts on the protruding member. 
     (13) In Embodiment 5 above, gap restricting members may be provided on one of the first protruding member and the LED attachment section of the heat dissipating member. 
     (14) In Embodiment 6 above, gap restricting members that were provided separately from the protruding member and the heat dissipating member were interposed only between the heat dissipating section of the heat dissipating member and the protruding member, but the gap restricting members may also be interposed between the LED attachment section of the heat dissipating member and the protruding member. 
     (15) In Embodiment 1 above, in the manufacturing process, the LED units were attached to the protruding members of the frame before the light guide plate is installed, but the LED units may also be attached to the frame after the light guide plate is installed. 
     (16) In the respective embodiments above, the protruding members were formed integrally with the frame, but the present invention also includes a configuration in which the protruding members are separate parts from the frame, and are attached to the frame. In such a case, the protruding members may be made of a metal as in the frame, or may be made of a synthetic resin that is a different material from that of the frame. 
     (17) In the respective embodiments above, the heat insulating layer was interposed between the protruding member and the heat dissipating member to which the LED substrate having LEDs thereon is attached, but the present invention also includes a configuration in which the heat dissipating member is omitted, the LED substrate is attached to the protruding member, and the heat insulating layer is interposed between the LED substrate and the protruding member. In such a case, the LED substrate needs to have the substantially L-shaped cross-section as in the heat dissipating member, and needs to be constituted of an LED mounting section in which the LEDs are mounted, and a heat dissipating section that makes surface-to-surface contact with the plate surface of the chassis. 
     (18) In the respective embodiments above, the heat dissipating section of the heat dissipating member protruded from the LED attachment section in the direction opposite from the light guide plate, but the present invention also includes a configuration in which the heat dissipating section protrudes from the LED attachment section toward the light guide plate. 
     (19) In the respective embodiments above, the chassis was the exterior member that constitutes the rear exterior of the liquid crystal display device, but the present invention also includes a configuration in which an additional exterior member is provided on the rear side of the chassis to cover the chassis, so that the chassis is not exposed to the outside. 
     (20) In the respective embodiments above, the frame and the chassis constituting the exterior member are both made of a metal, but the present invention also includes a configuration in which one or both of the frame and the chassis are made of a synthetic resin. It is preferable to employ this configuration in a mid- to small-sized model that does not require the liquid crystal display device to have very high mechanical strength. 
     (21) In the respective embodiments above, the chassis and the heat dissipating member were jointly fastened to the protruding member by the screw, but the present invention also includes a configuration in which a screw for affixing the chassis to the protruding member, and a screw for affixing the heat dissipating member to the protruding member are separately provided. 
     (22) The present invention also includes a configuration in which the screw for affixing the chassis to the protruding member is omitted from the configuration of (21) above, and a locking mechanism that engages the outer wall and the housing portion side wall of the chassis, for example, is provided. 
     (23) In the respective embodiments above, the screw was used to affix the chassis and the heat dissipating member to the protruding member, but a clip made of a synthetic resin, for example, may also be used, and the chassis and the heat dissipating member may be fastened by having the clip engage the protruding member. 
     (24) In the respective embodiments above, the power supply board was provided with the function of powering the LEDs, but the present invention also includes a configuration in which an LED driver board that powers the LEDs is separated from the power supply board. 
     (25) In the respective embodiments above, the main board was provided with a tuner part, but the present invention also includes a configuration in which a tuner board that has a tuner part is separated from the main board. 
     (26) In the respective embodiments above, the colored portions of the color filters provided in the liquid crystal panel included the three colors of R, G, and B, but it is possible to have the colored portions include four or more colors. 
     (27) In the respective embodiments above, LEDs were used as the light source, but other types of light source such as an organic EL may also be used. 
     (28) In the respective embodiments above, TFTs were used as switching elements for the liquid crystal display device, but the present invention can also be applied to a liquid crystal display device using other types of switching elements than TFTs (such as thin-film diodes (TFD), for example), and in addition to a color liquid crystal display device, the present invention can be applied to a liquid crystal display device that conducts black and white display. 
     (29) In the respective embodiments above, a liquid crystal display device using a liquid crystal panel as a display panel was described as an example, but the present invention can be applied to a display device that uses another type of display panel. 
     (30) In the respective embodiments above, a television receiver that includes a tuner part was illustratively shown, but the present invention is also applicable to a display device without a tuner. 
     (31) In the respective embodiments above, a pair of LED units (heat dissipating members, LED substrates) was disposed at respective longer side edges of the light guide plate so as to face each other, but the present invention also includes a configuration in which a pair of LED units is disposed at respective shorter side edges of the light guide plate so as to face each other, for example. 
     (32) In addition to (31) above, the present invention also includes a configuration in which two pairs of LED units (heat dissipating members, LED substrates) are disposed at respective longer and shorter side edges of the light guide plate so as to face each other, that is, four LED units are provided, or a configuration in which one LED unit is disposed at one longer side edge or one shorter side edge of the light guide plate. The present invention also includes a configuration in which three LED units are disposed at three side edges of the light guide plate so as to face each other. 
     (33) In the respective embodiments above, one LED unit (heat dissipating members, LED substrates) was provided at one side of the light guide plate, but it is also possible to provide a plurality of (two or more) LED units at one side of the light guide plate. In such a case, it is preferable that the plurality of LED units be arranged along the side of the light guide plate. 
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               10  liquid crystal display device (display device) 
               11  liquid crystal panel (display panel) 
               11   a  display surface 
               13 ,  113 ,  213 ,  313 ,  413  frame (exterior member) 
               13   a ,  313   a ,  413   a  panel pressing portion 
               14 ,  414  chassis 
               16  light guide plate 
               17 ,  117 ,  217  LED (light source) 
               19 ,  119 ,  219 ,  319 ,  419 ,  519  heat dissipating member (light source attachment member) 
               19   a ,  119   a ,  219   a ,  319   a ,  419   a ,  519   a  LED attachment section (light source attachment part) 
               19   b ,  119   b ,  219   b ,  319   b ,  419   b ,  519   b  heat dissipating section 
               21 ,  121 ,  221 ,  321 ,  421 ,  521  protruding member 
               22  positioning portion 
               23  light-shielding portion (light-shielding portion, supporting portion) 
               26 ,  27 ,  126 ,  127 ,  326 ,  327 ,  427  gap restricting member 
               28 ,  29  heat insulating member 
               34  gap restricting member (gap restricting member) 
             SM screw (holding member) 
             TV television receiver