Patent Publication Number: US-9423640-B2

Title: Display device comprising a first positioning portion opposite to a second positioning portion and television device having the same

Description:
TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The present invention relates to a display device and a television device. 
     BACKGROUND ART 
     A liquid crystal display device such as a liquid crystal television device requires a backlight unit as a separately provided lighting device because a liquid crystal panel, which is a display panel, does not emit light itself. The backlight unit in such a liquid crystal display device is generally classified into either a direct type or an edge-light type according to a mechanism thereof. It is considered that an edge-light type backlight unit is more preferable for further reduction of the thickness of the liquid crystal display device. 
     The display panel such as an above-described liquid crystal panel is usually arranged in front of the backlight unit on a display side while edges thereof are held by a frame or a frame-like member. Such a frame-like member may thermally contract when a temperature drops after expansion due to heat produced by light sources. When the frame-like member thermally contracts, entire edges of the display panel inside the frame-like member may be subjected to stress. This may result in damages to the display panel. A display device designed in consideration of preventing or reducing damages of a display panel is disclosed in Patent Document 1. 
     RELATED ART DOCUMENT 
     Patent Document 
     Patent Document 1: Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2008-145808 
     Problem to be Solved by the Invention 
     In the display device disclosed in Patent Document 1, a frame may partially contact the display panel when the frame thermally contracts. In such a case, safe avoidance of force applied from the frame side to the display panel side on a portion of the display panel where the frame contacts may not be possible. When a portion of the edges of the display panel is subjected to stress, a portion of a display surface corresponding to such a portion may be recognized as a white spot. 
     DISCLOSURE OF THE PRESENT INVENTION 
     A technology disclosed herein was made in view of the above circumstances. An object of the technology described herein is to restrict or suppress appearance of white spots in some areas on a display surface. 
     Means for Solving the Problem 
     A technology disclosed herein relates to a display device including a light source, a display panel, a chassis, a frame, a first positioning portion, a second positioning portion, and an elastic member. The display panel is configured to provide a display using light from the light source. The chassis is arranged on an opposite side of the display panel from a display surface of the display panel. The frame is arranged on a display surface side of the display panel and holds at least the display panel and the light source between the frame and the chassis. The first positioning portion projects from the frame toward the chassis and includes a peripheral surface opposite a peripheral surface of the display panel to position the display panel. The second positioning portion is included in the display panel in a portion thereof opposite the first positioning portion. The elastic member is in a gap between the first positioning portion and the second positioning portion. 
     In a display device in which a positioning portion is arranged between a display panel and a frame, when a condition is changed from a high-temperature condition while a light source is turned on to a low-temperature condition while the light source is turned off, the frame may contract toward the display panel. As a result, the display panel and the frame may be in contact each other at the positioning portion. Furthermore, forces may be applied from the frame side to the display panel side via the positioning portion due to the contraction of the frame. According to the display device described earlier, even if the frame contracts toward the display panel, forces applied from the frame to the display panel are absorbed by the elastic member in the gap between the first positioning portion and the second positioning portion. Therefore, forces are not or less likely to be applied to the display panel. With this configuration, appearance of white spots in some areas on the display surface to which forces are applied due to application of forces toward the display panel does not occur or is less likely to occur. 
     The elastic member may be in contact with the first positioning portion and the second positioning portion. 
     With this configuration, the forces applied toward the display panel can be absorbed at the time when the frame contracts toward the display panel. Therefore, the application of forces to the display panel is effectively restricted or suppressed. 
     The elastic member may be in a gel state. 
     According to this configuration, because the elastic member is in the gel state, the elastic member has adherence properties. Therefore, the frame and the display panel are bonded together with the elastic member in the gap between the first positioning portion and the second positioning portion and in contact with the first positioning portion and the second positioning portion. With this configuration, even if vibrations occur in the production process, the position of the display panel relative to the frame does not or less likely to change. 
     The display device may further include a light guide plate arranged over an opposite surface of the display panel to the display surface, including a peripheral surface opposite the light source, configured to guide the light from the light source toward the display panel, and including a cutout that receives the first positioning portion in the peripheral surface. The first positioning portion may project from the frame toward the chassis so as to face the peripheral surface of the light guide plate. The first positioning portion may be fitted in the cutout. 
     With this configuration, in the display device including the light guide plate, the light guide plate is positioned with respect to the plate surface thereof when the first positioning portion is fitted in the cutout. 
     The elastic member may have a light blocking property. The gap between the first positioning portion and the cutout is filled with the elastic member. 
     According to this configuration, even if rays of light leak from a gap between the first positioning portion and the cutout, the rays of light are blocked by the elastic member. With this configuration, the rays of light do not or are less likely to enter the display panel  111  through end surfaces thereof. 
     The first positioning portion may include a protrusion that protrudes toward the display panel. The second positioning portion may include a recess that opens toward the protrusion such that the protrusion is fitted therein. The elastic member may be in the gap between the protrusion and the recess. 
     With this configuration, the display panel and the frame are fixed together through fitting of the protrusion in the recess and thus the display panel is positioned with respect to the panel surface. Namely, the positioning of the display panel within the frame can be further effectively performed. 
     The protrusion and the recess may have rectangular shapes in a plan view. The elastic member may be at least in a gap between a distal end surface of the protrusion and a bottom surface of the recess. 
     According to this configuration, at least the elastic member is arranged in a direction in which the frame contracts. With this configuration, the application of force to the display panel is effectively restricted or suppressed. 
     The display device may include multiple pairs of the first positioning portion and the second positioning portion. 
     In this configuration, multiple pairs of the first positioning portion and the second positioning portion are arranged. The application of forces from the frame side toward the display panel side is restricted or suppressed with equal counter forces at the opposed sides. Therefore, the application of forces is effectively restricted or suppressed. 
     The multiple pairs of the first positioning portion and the second positioning portion may be arranged at opposed sides of the display panel and opposed sides of the frame. 
     With this configuration, the application of force from the frame side toward the display panel side is restricted or suppressed with equal counter forces at the opposed sides. Therefore, the application of forces is effectively restricted or suppressed. 
     The technologies described in this specification may be applied to a display device including a display panel configured to provide display using light from the above-described lighting device. A display device that includes a liquid crystal panel as such a display panel may be considered as new and advantageous. Furthermore, a television device including the above-described display device may be considered as new and advantageous. 
     Advantageous Effect of the Invention 
     According to the technology disclosed herein, in a display device, appearance of white spots in some areas on the display surface does not occur or is less likely to occur. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is an exploded perspective view of a television device TV and a liquid crystal display unit LDU illustrating a schematic configuration thereof according to a first embodiment. 
         FIG. 2  is a rear view of the television device TV and the liquid crystal display device  10 . 
         FIG. 3  is an exploded perspective view of the liquid crystal display device  10  illustrating a schematic configuration of the liquid crystal display unit LDU included therein. 
         FIG. 4  is a cross-sectional view of the liquid crystal display device  10  along a short-side direction thereof illustrating a cross-sectional configuration. 
         FIG. 5  is a cross-sectional view of the liquid crystal display device  10  along a long-side direction thereof illustrating a cross-sectional configuration. 
         FIG. 6  is a cross-sectional view of the liquid crystal display device  10  with a section including a positioning rib  23  illustrating a cross-sectional configuration. 
         FIG. 7  is a cross-sectional view of a relevant portion of the liquid crystal display device  10  in  FIG. 6  including a gel member  30  and therearound. 
         FIG. 8  is a plan view of a frame  13  viewed from the rear. 
         FIG. 9  is a plan view of the frame  13  with a liquid crystal panel  11  and an optical member  15  placed thereon viewed from the rear. 
         FIG. 10  is a magnified plan view of a portion in  FIG. 9  including the gel member  30  and therearound. 
         FIG. 11  is a perspective view illustrating the gel member  30  and therearound in  FIG. 10  viewed from an angle. 
         FIG. 12  is an exploded perspective view of a liquid crystal display device  110  illustrating a schematic configuration of a liquid crystal display unit LDU included therein according to a second embodiment. 
         FIG. 13  is a cross-sectional view of the liquid crystal display device  110  along a long-side direction thereof with a section including a positioning rib  123  illustrating a cross-sectional configuration. 
         FIG. 14  is a magnified perspective view of a portion of a light guide plate  116  including a cutout  116   s  and therearound viewed at an angle from the rear. 
         FIG. 15  is an exploded perspective view of a liquid crystal display device  210  illustrating a schematic configuration of a liquid crystal display unit LDU included therein according to a third embodiment. 
         FIG. 16  is a cross-sectional of the liquid crystal display device  210  along a long-side direction thereof. 
         FIG. 17  is a plan view of a frame  213  viewed from the rear. 
         FIG. 18  is an exploded perspective view of a liquid crystal display device  310  illustrating a schematic configuration of a liquid crystal display unit LDU including therein according to a fourth embodiment. 
         FIG. 19  is a cross-sectional view of the liquid crystal display device  310  along a long-side direction thereof with a section including a positioning rib  323  illustrating a cross-sectional configuration. 
         FIG. 20  is a plan view of a frame  313  viewed from the rear. 
     
    
    
     MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION 
     First Embodiment 
     A first embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. A liquid crystal display device  10  according to this embodiment will be described. X-axis, Y-axis and Z-axis are indicated in some drawings. The axes in each drawing correspond to the respective axes in other drawings. The Y-axis direction corresponds to a vertical direction and the X-axis direction corresponds to a horizontal direction. An upper side and a lower side are based on the vertical direction unless otherwise specified. 
     A television device TV includes a liquid crystal display unit LDU, boards PWB, MB, and CTB, a cover CV, and a stand ST. The boards PWB, MB, and CTB are attached to a rear surface (a back surface) of the liquid crystal display unit LDU. The cover CV is attached to the rear surface of the liquid crystal display unit LDU so as to cover the boards PWB, MB, and CTB. The stand ST holds the liquid crystal display unit LDU such that a display surface of the liquid crystal display unit LDU extends in the vertical direction (the Y-axis direction). The liquid crystal display device  10  according to this embodiment has the same configuration as the above-described television device TV except for at least a component for receiving television signals (e.g. a tuner included in a main board MB). As illustrated in  FIG. 2 , the liquid crystal display unit LDU has a landscape rectangular overall shape (rectangular and longitudinal). The liquid crystal display unit LDU includes a liquid crystal panel  11  as a display panel and a backlight device  24  as a light source. The liquid crystal panel  11  and the backlight device  24  are collectively held by a frame  13  and a chassis  14 . The frame  13  and the chassis  14  are external members that provide an external configuration of the liquid crystal display device  10 . The chassis  14  in this embodiment is one of the components to form the exterior and a part of the backlight device  12 . 
     A configuration of the liquid crystal display device  10  on a rear surface side will be described. As illustrated in  FIG. 2 , stand fitting members STA are attached to a rear surface of the chassis  14  that provides an external configuration of the back of the liquid crystal display device  10 . The stand fitting members STA are spaced away from each other in an X-axis direction and extend along the Y-axis direction. Each stand fitting member STA has a cross section that corresponds to a cross section of a channel beam and opens to the chassis  14 . A space is provided between the stand fitting member STA and the chassis  14 . Support portions STb included in the stand ST are inserted in the respective stand fitting members STA. The space provided in the stand fitting member STA is configured to be a path through which wiring members (e.g. electric wires) connected to an LED board  18  are passed. The LED board  18  is included in the backlight device  12 . The stand ST includes a base STa and the support portions STb. The base STa extends parallel to the X-Z plane. The support portions STb stand on the base STa in the Y-axis direction. The cover CV is made of synthetic resin and attached to a part of the rear surface of the chassis  14 . Specifically, as illustrated in  FIG. 2 , the cover CV covers a lower half part of the chassis  14  so as to cross over the stand fitting members STA in the X-axis direction. A component storage space is provided between the cover CV and the chassis  14  such that the boards PWB, MB, and CTB, which will be described next, are arranged therein. 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 2 , the boards PWB, MB, and CTB are a power source board PWB, a main board MB, and a control board CTB. The power source board PWB will be referred to as a power supply of the liquid crystal display device  10 , which is configured to supply drive power to the other boards MB and CTB and LEDs  17  included in the backlight device  12 . Namely, the power source board PWB also serves as “an LED drive board that drives the LEDs  17 ”. The main board MB includes at least a tuner and an image processor, which are not illustrated. The tuner is configured to receive television signals. The image processor performs image processing on the received television signals. The main board MB is configured to output the processed image signals to the control board CTB. If an external image reproducing device, which is not illustrated, is connected to the liquid crystal display device  10 , image signals from the image reproducing device are input to the main board MB. The image processor included in the main board MB processes the image signals, and the main board MB outputs the processed image signals to the control board CTB. The control board CTB is configured to convert the image signals, which is sent from the main board, to driving signals for liquid crystals and to supply the driving signals to the liquid crystal panel  11 . 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 3 , components of the liquid crystal display unit LDU included in the liquid crystal display device  10  are arranged in a space provided between the frame  13  that provides a front external configuration and the chassis  14  that provides a rear external configuration. The components arranged between the frame  13  and the chassis  14  at least include the liquid crystal panel  11 , an optical member  15 , a light guide plate  16 , and LED units  20 . The liquid crystal panel  11 , the optical member  15 , and the light guide plate  16  are placed on top of one another and held between the frame  13  on the front side and the chassis  14  on the rear side. The backlight device  12  includes the optical member  15 , the light guide plate  16 , the LED units LU, and the chassis  14 . Namely, the liquid crystal display unit LDU without the liquid crystal panel  11  and the frame  13  corresponds to the backlight device  12 . The LED units LU included in the backlight device  12  are arranged in the space between the frame  13  and the chassis  14 . Two LED units LU are each arranged on each end of a short dimension of the light guide plate  16  (in the Y-axis direction). Each LED unit LU includes the LEDs  17  as light sources, the LED board  18 , and a heat dissipation member (a heat spreader)  19 . The LEDs  17  are mounted on the LED board  18 . The LED board  18  is attached to the heat dissipation member  19 . Each component will be described next. 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 3 , the liquid crystal panel has a landscape rectangular shape (rectangular and longitudinal) in a plan view and includes a pair of glass substrates  11   a  and  11   b  (see  FIG. 4 ) and liquid crystals. The substrates  11   a  and  11   b  having high light transmissivity are bonded together with a predetermined gap therebetween. The liquid crystals are sealed between the substrates  11   a  and  11   b . On one of the substrates (an array substrate  11   b ), switching elements (e.g. TFTs), pixel electrodes, and an alignment film are arranged. The switching elements are connected to gate lines and source lines that are arranged perpendicular to each other. The pixel electrodes are connected to the switching elements. On the other one of the substrates (a CF substrate  11   a ), color filters, a counter electrode, and an alignment film are arranged. The color filters include red (R), green (G), and blue (B) color portions that are arranged in a predetermined arrangement. The liquid crystal panel  11  is placed on a front side of the optical member  15 , which will be described later. A rear-side surface of the liquid crystal panel  11  (an outer-side surface of a polarizing plate on the rear side) is fitted to the optical member  15  with minimal gaps therebetween. Therefore, dust is less likely to enter between the liquid crystal panel  11  and the optical member  15 . The liquid crustal panel  11  includes a display surface  11   c . The display surface  11   c  includes a display area and a non-display area. The display area is an inner area of a screen in which images are displayed. The non-display area is an outer area of the screen around the display area with a frame-like shape. The liquid crystal panel  11  is connected to the control board CTB via a driver for driving the liquid crystals and flexible boards  26 . The liquid crustal panel  11  displays images in the display area of the display surface  11   c  based on signals sent from the control board CTB. The polarizing plates, which are not illustrated, are arranged on outer sides of the substrates  11   a  and  11   b.    
     As illustrated in  FIG. 3 , similar to the liquid crystal panel  11 , the optical member  15  has a landscape rectangular shape in a plan view and has the same size (i.e., a short-side dimension and a long-side dimension) as the liquid crystal panel  11 . The optical member  15  is placed on the front side of the light guide plate  16  (a light exit side), which will be described later, and sandwiched between the light guide plate  16  and the liquid crystal panel  11 . The optical member  15  includes three sheets that are placed on top of one another. Specifically, a diffuser sheet  15   a , a lens sheet (a prism sheet)  15   b , and a reflecting type polarizing sheet  15   c  are placed on top of one another in this sequence from the rear side (the light guide plate  16  side). The three sheets  15   a ,  15   b , and  15   c  have the substantially same size in a plan view. 
     The light guide plate  16  is made of substantially transparent (high transmissivity) synthetic resin (e.g. acrylic resin or polycarbonate such as PMMA) which has a refractive index sufficiently higher than that of the air. As illustrated in  FIG. 3 , the light guide plate  16  has a landscape rectangular shape in a plan view similar to the liquid crystal panel  11  and the optical member  15 . A thickness of the light guide plate  16  is larger than a thickness of the optical member  15 . A long-side direction and a short-side direction of a main surface of the light guide plate  16  correspond to the X-axis direction and the Y-axis direction, respectively. A thickness direction of the light guide plate  16  that is perpendicular to the main surface of the light guide plate  16  corresponds to the Z-axis direction. The light guide plate  16  is arranged on the rear side of the optical member  15  and sandwiched between the optical member  15  and the chassis  14 . As illustrated in  FIG. 4 , at least a short-side dimension of the light guide plate  16  is larger than those of the liquid crystal panel  11  and the optical member  15 . The light guide plate  16  is arranged such that ends of the short dimension thereof (i.e., ends along a long-side direction of the light guide plate  16 ) protrude over ends of the liquid crystal panel  11  and the optical member  15  (so as not to overlap in a plan view). The LED units LU are arranged on sides of the short dimension of the light guide plate  16  so as to have the light guide plate  16  between the LED units LU in the Y-axis direction. Light from the LEDs  17  enters the light guide plate  16  through the ends of the short dimension of the light guide plate  16 . The light guide plate  16  is configured to guide the light, which is from the LEDs  17  and enters the light guide plate  16  through the ends of the short dimension, toward the optical member  15  (on the front side). 
     One of the main surfaces of the light guide plate  16  facing the front side (a surface opposite the optical member  15 ) is a light exit surface  16   a . Light exits the light guide plate  16  through the light exit surface  16   a  toward the optical member  15  and the liquid crystal panel  11 . The light guide plate  16  includes outer peripheral end surfaces that are adjacent to the main surfaces of the light guide plate  16 , and long-side end surfaces (end surfaces of the short dimension) which have elongated shapes along the X-axis direction are opposite the LEDs  17  (the LED boards  18 ). A predetermined space is provided between each long-side end and the LEDs  17  (the LED boards  18 ). The long-side end surfaces are light entrance surfaces  16   b  through each of which light from LEDs  17  enters. As illustrated in  FIG. 4 , a reflection sheet  20  is arranged on the rear side of the light guide plate  16 , that is, on an opposed surface  16   c  that is opposite from the light exit surface  16   a  (a surface opposite the chassis  14 ). The reflection sheet  20  is arranged to cover an entire area of the opposed surface  16   c.    
     The reflection sheet  20  is arranged so as to be sandwiched between the chassis  14  and the light guide plate  16 . Light that exits the light guide plate  16  through the plate surface  16   c  toward the rear side is reflected by the reflection sheet  20  toward the front side. The reflection sheet  20  is made of synthetic resin and has a white surface having high light reflectivity. A short-side dimension of the reflection sheet  20  is larger than that of the light guide plate  16 . The reflection sheet  20  is arranged such that ends of the short dimension thereof protrude closer to the LEDs  17  compared to the light entrance surfaces  16   b  of the light guide plate  16 . Light that travels at an angle from the LEDs  17  toward the chassis  14  is effectively reflected toward the light entrance surfaces  16   b  of the light guide plate  16  by the protruded portions of the reflection sheet  20 . 
     Next, a configuration of each of the LEDs  17 , the LED board  18 , and the heat dissipation member  19  included in the LED unit LU will be described. Each LED  17 , which is included in the LED unit LU, includes an LED chip (not illustrated). The LED chip is arranged on a board that is fixed on a surface of the LED board  18  facing the light guide plate  16  and sealed with resin. The LED chip mounted on the board has one main light emission wavelength. Specifically, the LED chip that emits light in a single color of blue is used. The resin that seals the LED chip contains phosphors dispersed therein. The phosphors emit light in a predetermined color when excited by blue light emitted from the LED chip. Thus, overall color of light emitted from the LED  17  is white. The phosphors may be selected, as appropriate, from yellow phosphors that emit yellow light, green phosphors that emit green light, and red phosphors that emit red light. The phosphors may be used in combination of the above phosphors. The LED  17  includes a main light-emitting surface that is opposite the light entrance surfaces  16   b  of the light guide plate  16  (an opposed surface opposite the light entrance surfaces  16   b ). Namely, the LED  17  is a so-called top-surface-emitting type LED. 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 3 , each LED board  18  included in the LED unit LU has an elongated plate-like shape and extends in the long-side direction of the light guide plate  16  (the X-axis direction, the long-side direction of the light entrance surface  16   b ). The LED boards  18  are arranged in a space between the frame  13  and the chassis  14  such that a plate surface of each LED board  18  is parallel to the X-Z plane, that is, parallel to the light entrance surface  16   b  of the light guide plate  16 . Each LED board  18  has a long-side dimension that is about a half of the long-side dimension of the light guide plate  16 . The LED board  18  includes a mount surface on which the LEDs  17  are surface-mounted. The mount surface  18   a  is a plate surface that faces inward, namely, a plate surface that faces the light guide plate  16  (the surface opposite the light guide plate  16 ). The LEDs  17  are arranged in a line (i.e., linearly) at intervals on the mount surface  18   a  of the LED board  18  along the long-side direction of the LED board  18  (the X-axis direction). In other words, multiple LEDs  17  are arranged apart from each other along long-side ends of the backlight device  12 . Distances between the adjacent LEDs  17  in the X-axis direction are substantially equal, that is, the LEDs  17  are arranged at substantially equal intervals. An arrangement direction of the LEDs  17  corresponds to the longitudinal direction of the LED board  18  (the X-axis direction). A metal-film trace (not illustrated), such as a copper-foil trace, is formed on the mount surface  18   a  of the LED board  18 . The metal-film trace extends in the X-axis direction and crosses over a group of the LEDs  17  so as to connect the adjacent LEDs  17  in series. Terminals at ends of the trace are electrically connected to the power source board PWB via wiring members including connecters and electric wires. Thus, driving power is supplied to the LEDs  17 . 
     The heat dissipation member  19  included in each LED unit LU is made of metal having high thermal conductivity, such as aluminum. As illustrated in  FIGS. 3 and 4 , the heat dissipation member  19  includes an LED mounting portion  19   a  and a heat dissipating portion  19   b . The LED board  18  is attached to the LED mounting portion  19   a . The heat dissipating portion  19   b  is in surface-contact with a plate surface of the chassis  14 . The LED mounting portion  19   a  and the heat dissipating portion  19   b  form an angle therebetween so as to have an L-like shape in a cross-section. The heat dissipation member  19  has a long dimension substantially equal to the long dimension of the LED board  18 . The LED mounting portion  19   a  of the heat dissipation member  19  has a plate-like shape parallel to the plate surface of the LED board  18  and the light entrance surface  16   b  of the light guide plate  16 . A long-side direction, a short-side direction, and a thickness direction of the LED mounting portion  19   a  are aligned with the X-axis direction, the Z-axis direction, and the Y-axis direction, respectively. The LED board  18  is mounted on an inner surface of the LED mounting portion  19   a , which is a plate surface that faces the light guide plate  16 . While the LED mounting portion  19   a  has a long dimension that is substantially equal to the long dimension of the LED board  18 , a short dimension of the LED mounting portion  19   a  is larger than a short dimension of the LED board  18 . Therefore, ends of the LED mounting portion  19   a  with respect to the short dimension protrude over the LED board  18  in the Z-axis direction. An outer plate surface of the LED mounting portion  19   a  is a plate surface opposite from the plate surface on which the LED board  18  is attached. The outer plate surface faces a screw mounting portion  21  of the frame  13 . The LED mounting portion  19   a  is located between the screw mounting portion  21  of the frame  13  and the light guide plate  16 . The LED mounting portion  19   a  projects from an inner end of the heat dissipating portion  19   b , which is an end of the heat dissipating portion  19   b  closer to the LEDs  17  (the light guide plate  16 ), in the Z-axis direction (a direction in which the liquid crystal panel  11 , optical member  15 , and the light guide plate  16  overlap each other) toward the front side, that is, toward the frame  13 . 
     As illustrated in  FIGS. 3 and 4 , the heat dissipating portion  19   b  has a plate-like shape and is parallel to the plate surface of the chassis  14 . A long-side direction, a short-side direction, and a thickness direction of the heat dissipating portion  19   b  are aligned with the X-axis direction, the Y-axis direction, and the Z-axis direction, respectively. The heat dissipating portion  19   b  extends from a rear-side end of the LED mounting portion  19   a  in the Y-axis direction toward the outer side. In other words, the heat dissipating portion  19   b  extends from an end of the LED mounting portion  19   a  closer to the chassis  14  in an opposite direction to the light guide plate  16 . The heat dissipating portion  19   b  has a long dimension substantially equal to the long-side dimension of the LED mounting portion  19   a . An entire rear plate surface of the heat dissipating portion  19   b , which is a plate surface of the heat dissipating portion  19   b  facing the chassis  14 , is in surface-contact with the plate surface of the chassis  14 . A front plate surface of the heat dissipating portion  19   b  is a plate surface opposite from the surface in contact with the chassis  14 . The front plate surface faces the screw mounting portion  21  of the frame  13 . Specifically, the front plate surface of the heat dissipating portion  19   b  is in contact with a projected end surface of the screw mounting portion  21 . The heat dissipating portion  19   b  is sandwiched (or disposed) between the screw mounting portion  21  of the frame  13  and the chassis  14 . With this configuration, heat generated from the LEDs  17  as they are turned on is transferred to the chassis  14  and the frame  13  including the screw mounting portion  21  via the LED board  18 , the LED mounting portion  19   a , and the heat dissipating portion  19   b . Therefore, heat is effectively released to the outside of the liquid crystal display device  10  and thus the heat is less likely to stay therein. The heat dissipating portion  19   b  includes through holes. The screw members SM are passed through the respective through holes. The heat dissipating portion  19   b  is fixed to the screw mounting portion  21  with the screw members SM. 
     Next, configurations of the frame  13  and the chassis  14  that form the exteriors and a holding member HM will be described. The frame  13  and the chassis  14  are made of metal such as aluminum. Therefore, the mechanical strength (rigidity) and thermal conductivity of the frame  13  and the chassis  14  are higher than those of a frame and a chassis made of synthetic resin. As illustrated in  FIG. 3 , the frame  13  and the chassis  14  hold the LED units LU at ends of the short dimension of the frame  13  and the chassis  14  (at the respective long sides). The frame  13  and the chassis  14  hold the liquid crystal panel  11 , the optical member  15 , and the light guide plate  16 , which are placed on top of one another from the front side and the rear side. 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 3 , the frame  13  has a landscape rectangular shape so as to surround the display area in the display surface  11   c  of the liquid crystal panel  11 . The frame  13  includes a panel holding portion  13   a  and a peripheral wall  13   b . The panel holding portion  13   a  is parallel to the display surface  11   c  of the liquid crystal panel  11  and presses the liquid crystal panel  11  from the front side. The peripheral wall  13   b  protrudes from an outer peripheral edges of the panel holding portion  13   a  toward the rear side. The panel holding portion  13   a  and the peripheral wall  13   b  form an L-like shape in a cross section. The panel holding portion  13   a  forms a landscape-rectangular frame-like shape that corresponds to an outer peripheral portion of the liquid crystal panel  11  (i.e., the non-display area, a frame-like portion). The panel holding portion  13   a  presses a substantially entire area of the outer peripheral portion of the liquid crystal panel  11  from the front side. The panel holding portion  13   a  has a width that is large enough to cover not only the outer peripheral portion of the liquid crystal panel  11  but also an outer peripheral portion of the optical member  15 , an outer peripheral portion of the light guide plate  16 , and LED units LU from the front side. The outer peripheral portions of the optical member  15  and the light guide plate  16  and the LED units LU are located outer than the outer peripheral portion of the liquid crystal panel  11  in a radiation direction. Similar to the display surface  11   c  of the liquid crystal panel  11 , a front exterior surface of the panel holding portion  13   a  (an opposed surface from the surface facing the liquid crystal panel  11 ) is viewed from the front side of the liquid crystal display device  10 . The panel holding portion  13   a  forms a front exterior of the liquid crystal display device  10  together with the display surface  11   c  of the liquid crystal panel  11 . The peripheral wall  13   b  has a substantially rectangular hollow shape and protrudes from the outer peripheral portion (specifically, an outer peripheral end portion) of the panel holding portion  13   a  toward the rear side. The peripheral wall  13   b  entirely surrounds the liquid crystal panel  11 , the optical member  15 , the light guide plate  16 , and the LED units LU, which are arranged in the space between the frame  13  and the chassis  14 . The peripheral wall  13   b  surrounds an entire periphery of the rear chassis  14  on the rear side. An outer surface of the peripheral wall  13   b  that extends along an outer peripheral surface of the liquid crystal display device  10  can be viewed from the outside of the liquid crystal display device  10 . Therefore, the outer surface of the peripheral wall  13   b  constitutes a top surface, a bottom surface, and peripheral surfaces of the liquid crystal display device  10 . 
     The frame  13  having the above-described basic configuration is assembled from four divided frame members  13 S corresponding to four sides (long sides and short sides). Specifically, the divided frame members  13 S include a pair of long-side frame members  13 SL and a pair of short-side frame members  13 SS. The long-side frame members  13 SL correspond to the long sides of the frame  13  (including panel holddown portions  13   a  and peripheral wall portions  13   b ). The short-side frame members  13 SS correspond to the short sides of the frame  13 . Positioning ribs  23 , which will be described later, are included in the respective short-side frame members  13 SS. Each long-side frame member  13 SL covers the LED units LU in addition to the liquid crystal panel  11 , the optical member  15 , and the light guide plate  16  (see  FIG. 4 ). Therefore, the long-side frame member  13 SL has a width larger than that of each short-side frame member  13 SS that is not cover the LED units LU (see  FIG. 5 or 6 ). 
     As illustrated in  FIGS. 4 through 6 , the panel holding portion  13   a  includes screw mounting portions  21 . Each of the screw mounting portions  21  is located closer to an interior side than the peripheral wall  13   b  of the panel holding portion  13   a  (a position close to the light guide plate  16 ). Screw members SM (an example of an attachment member) are attached to the screw mounting portions  21 . The screw mounting portion  21  protrudes from an inner surface of the panel holding portion  13   a  in the Z-axis direction toward the rear side and has an elongated block-like shape that extends along each side of the panel holding portion  13   a  (in the X-axis direction or the Y-axis direction). As illustrated in  FIG. 4 , the screw mounting portion  21  includes a groove  21   a  that opens to the rear side and to which the screw member SM is fastened. As illustrated in  FIG. 4 , a predetermined gap is provided between each screw mounting portion  21  on a long side and a corresponding LED mounting portion  19   a . One of the heat dissipation members  19  overlaps the flexible boards  26  in a plan view. A space is provided between the heat dissipation member  19  and the screw mounting portion  21  to which the heat dissipation member  19  is attached. Printed circuit boards  27  are arranged in the space. The flexible circuit boards  26  are arranged on the printed circuit board  27  at intervals along a long-side direction of the printed circuit board  27 . The flexible boards  26  are connected to the printed circuit board  27  at the other end thereof. The printed circuit board  27  includes a connector (not illustrated) to which an end of an FPC (not illustrated) is connected. The other end of the FPC extends to the rear side of the chassis  14  through an FPC hole (not illustrated) in the chassis  14  and is connected to the control board CTB. 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 3 , the chassis  14  has a substantially longitudinal shallow tray shape as a whole and covers entire areas of the light guide plate  16  and the LED unit LU from the rear side. A rear outer surface of the chassis  14  (a surface of the chassis  14  opposite from a surface that faces the LED unit LU) is viewed from the rear side and forms a back surface of the liquid crystal display device  10 . The chassis  14  includes a bottom-plate portion  14   a  and a pair of LED holding portions  14   b . The bottom-plate portion  14   a  has a landscape rectangular shape similar to the light guide plate  16 . Each of the LED holding portions  14   b  protrudes from a long-side edge of the bottom-plate portion  14   a  toward the rear side to form a step. The LED units LU are arranged in the respective LED holding portions  14   b.    
     As illustrated in  FIGS. 3 and 4 , the bottom-plate portion  14   a  has a flat plate shape so as to receive a large portion of the light guide plate  16  in its middle portion with respect to the short-side direction from the rear side (except the end portions with respect to the short-side direction). The bottom-plate portion  14   a  is configured as a light guide plate receiving portion. As illustrated in  FIGS. 5 and 6 , ends of the long dimension of the bottom-plate portion  14   a  extend over the ends of the long dimension of the light guide plate  16 . The ends of the bottom-plate portion  14   a  are screw mounting portions  14   a   1  to which the screw members SM are mounted from the outside such that the frame  13  and the chassis  14  are fixed with the screw members SM. 
     As illustrated in  FIGS. 3 and 4 , the LED holding portions  14   b  are arranged so as to sandwich the bottom-plate portion  14   a  from ends of the short dimension of the bottom-plate portion  14   a . Each LED holding portion  14   b  is recessed from the bottom plate portion  14   a  toward the rear side to provide a space in which the LED unit LU is arranged. The LED holding portion  14   b  includes a screw mounting portion  14   b   1  and a pair of side-plate portions  14   b   2 . The screw mounting portion  14   b   1  is parallel to the bottom-plate portion  14   a  and the screw members SM are attached thereto from the outside. The side-plate portions  14   b   2  project from ends of the screw mounting portion  14   b   1  toward the front side. One of the side-plate portions  14   b   2  on the inner side continues to the bottom-plate portion  14   a . An inner surface of the screw mounting portion  14   b   1  of the LED holding portion  14   b  is in surface-contact with a bottom-plate portion  19   b  of the heat dissipation member  19  of the LED unit LU. The other one of the side-plate portions  14   b   2  of the LED holding portion  14   b  on the outer side is fitted in a space provided between the long-side screw mounting portion  21  and the peripheral wall  13   b . The side-plate portion  14   b   2  on the outer side has a positioning function with which the chassis  14  is properly positioned with respect to the frame  13  in the Y-axis direction. 
     Next, configurations of positioning ribs  23  included in the frame  13 , configurations and arrangements of gel members  30 , and conditions of the frame  13  in a thermally contracting state will be described. The positioning ribs  23  are major features of this embodiment. As illustrated in  FIG. 8 , four positioning ribs (an example of a first positioning portion)  23  are integrally formed with portions of the panel holddown portions  13   a  of the respective short-side frame members  13 SS of the frame  13  located inner than the screw mounting portions  21 . The positioning ribs  23  support the light guide plate  16  from the front (the display surface  11   c  side). The positioning ribs  23  are used for positioning the liquid crystal panel  11  during the production of the liquid crystal display device  10 . Each positioning rib  23  projects from an inner surface of the corresponding panel holddown portion  13   a  in the Z-axis direction (a direction in which the screw mounting portion  21  projects) toward the rear (toward the chassis  14 ). The positioning rib  23  has an elongated block-like shape (a square block-like shape) which extends along the corresponding side of the panel holddown portion  13   a . The positioning rib  23  has an inner surface parallel to a peripheral surface of the short side of the liquid crystal panel  11  and a peripheral surface of the short side of the optical member  15  (portions of the peripheral surfaces of the liquid crystal panel  11  and the optical member  15  opposite the corresponding positioning rib  23  are referred to as an opposed portion (an example of a second positioning portion)  25 ). Each positioning rib  23  has a height equal to a sum of thicknesses of the liquid crystal panel  11  and the optical member  15 . Therefore, a distal end surface of the positioning rib  23  is in contact with the light exit surface  16   a  of the light guide plate  16  while the light guide plate  16  is sandwiched between the distal end surface and the chassis  14 . The light guide plate  16  is supported by the distal end surfaces of the positioning ribs  23  from the front (from the display surface  11   c  side), that is, the positioning ribs  23  have functions for supporting the light guide plate  16 . Portions of the light guide plate  16  closer to edges thereof are held down from the front by the positioning ribs  23 . 
     As illustrated in  FIGS. 9 to 11 , the gel members  30  are disposed between the inner surfaces of the positioning ribs  23  and the respective opposed portions  25 . Each gel member  30  has elastic properties. The gel member  30  is made of styrene or the like material. The gel member  30  is disposed to fill a gap between the inner surface of the corresponding positioning rib  23  and the corresponding opposed portion  25 . The gel member  30  slightly sticks out of the ends of ends of the positioning rib  23 . As illustrated in  FIG. 7 , the rear side of the gel member  30  is in contact with the light exit surface  16   a  of the light guide plate  16  and the front side of the gel member  30  is in contact with the panel holddown portion  13   a  of the frame  13 . With the gel member  30 , even if a force is applied from the positioning rib  23  side to the opposed portion  25  side, the force is absorbed by the gel member  30 . Therefore, the force is less likely to be applied to the opposed portion  25 . Furthermore, because the gel member  30  is in a gel state, the gel member  30  has adherence properties. The positioning rib  23  and the opposed portion  25  are bonded together with the gel member  30 . 
     In the production process of the liquid crystal display device  10 , components of the liquid crystal display device  10  are attached to one another in sequence starting from the component on the front side of the liquid crystal display device  10  (the upper side in  FIG. 4 ), specifically as follows. The frame  13  is flipped over. The liquid crystal panel  11  is placed on the rear surface of the frame  13  while the liquid crystal panel  11  is positioned such that the inner surfaces of the positioning ribs  30  are parallel to and opposed to the respective opposed surfaces  25 . The optical member  15  is positioned in the same manner as the liquid crystal panel  11  and placed on the rear surface of the liquid crystal panel  11 . The gaps provided between the inner surfaces of the positioning ribs  23  and the respective opposed portions  25  of the liquid crystal panel  11  (and the optical member  15 ) are filled with the gel members  30 . The light guide plate  16  is placed on the optical member  15  from the rear while the distal ends of the positioning ribs  23  are in contact with the light exit surface  16   a  of the light guide plate  16 . The LED units LU are attached. The chassis  14  is attached. The screw members SM are tightened from the rear side of the chassis  14  so that the chassis  14  is fixed to the frame  13 . The liquid crystal display device  10  is complete. 
     The configurations of the liquid crystal display device  10  of this embodiment include positioning portions (the positioning ribs  23  and the opposed portions  25 ) between the liquid crystal panel  11  and the frame  13 . When conditions of the LEDs  17  are changed from high temperature conditions while turned on to low temperature conditions while turned off, the frame  13  contracts toward the liquid crystal panel  11 . As a result, the frame  13  and the liquid crystal panel  11  are in contact with each other at the positioning ribs  23 . Furthermore, a force is applied from the frame  13  side to the liquid crystal panel  11  side via the positioning ribs  23  due to the contraction of the frame  13 . In  FIG. 10 , two-dot chain lines illustrate a position of the positioning rib  23  when the frame  13  contracted. Even if the force is applied from the frame  13  side to the liquid crystal panel  11  side due to the contraction of the frame  13 , a portion of each gel member  30  to which the force is applied elastically deforms as illustrated with the two-dot chain lines in  FIG. 10 . As a result, the gel member  30  slightly sticks out in a direction perpendicular to the direction of the force. Namely, the force is absorbed. With this configuration, application of forces to the end surfaces of the liquid crystal panel  11  does not occur or is less likely to occur. 
     In the liquid crystal display device  10  of this embodiment, the gel members  30  are provided in the gaps between the positioning ribs  23  and the respective opposed portions  25 . Even when the frame  13  contracts toward the liquid crystal panel  11 , forces applied from the frame  13  side to the liquid crystal panel  11  side are absorbed by the gel members  30 . Therefore, the application of forces to the liquid crystal panel  11  is restricted or suppressed. Appearance of white spots in some areas on the display surface  11   c  to which forces are applied due to application of forces toward the liquid crystal panel  11  does not occur or is less likely to occur. 
     In the liquid crystal display device  10  of this embodiment, the gel members  30  are in contact with the positioning ribs  23  and the opposed portions  25  of the liquid crystal panel  11  (and the optical member  15 ). With this configuration, the forces applied toward the liquid crystal panel  11  can be absorbed at the time when the frame  13  contracts toward the liquid crystal panel  11 . Therefore, the application of forces to the liquid crystal panel  11  is effectively restricted or suppressed. The gel members  30  are in contact with the positioning ribs  23  and the opposed portions  25 . With the gel members  30  that are in a gel state having adherence properties, the positioning ribs  23  and the respective opposed portions  25  are bonded together. Therefore, even if vibrations occur in the production process, the position of the liquid crystal panel  11  relative to the frame does not or less likely to change. 
     The liquid crystal display device  10  may include a larger number of pairs of the positioning ribs  30  and the opposed portions  25  such that the positioning ribs  30  and the opposed portions  25  are provided on opposed sides of the liquid crystal panel  11  and opposed side of the frame  13 , respectively. With multiple gel members  30 , forces applied from the frame  13  side toward the liquid crystal panel  11  side is effectively restricted or suppressed. Furthermore, the application of forces from the frame  13  side toward the liquid crystal panel  11  side is restricted or suppressed by equal force at the opposed sides. Therefore, the application of forces is effectively restricted or suppressed. 
     Second Embodiment 
     A second embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. The second embodiment includes positioning ribs  123  and a light guide plate  116  having different configurations from the first embodiment. Other configurations are the same as the first embodiment. Similar configurations, operations, and effects to the first embodiment will not be described. In  FIGS. 12 and 13 , portions indicated by numerals including the reference numerals in  FIGS. 3 and 6  with 100 added thereto have the same configurations as the portions indicated by the respective reference numerals in the first embodiment. 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 13 , a liquid crystal display device  110  according to the second embodiment includes the positioning ribs  123  that project from a from  113  side toward a chassis  114  and contact a bottom plate portion  114   a  of the chassis  114 . The light guide plate  116  includes peripheral surfaces  116   d ,  116   d  on short sides. The light guide plate  116  includes cutouts  116   s  in portions overlapping the positioning ribs  123  in a plan view. Each cutout  116   s  is cut through the light guide plate  116  in the thickness direction of the light guide plate  116  (the Z-axis direction). The cutout  116   s  has a rectangular U shape in a plan view with an open end on the outer side (see  FIGS. 12 and 13 ). The cutout  116   a  is recessed perpendicular to the peripheral surface of the light guide plate  116 . Distal ends of the positioning ribs  123  are inserted in the respective cutouts  116   s , that is, the positioning ribs  123  are fitted in the respective cutouts  116   s  (portions of the positioning ribs  123  in the cutouts  116   s  are hereinafter referred to as inserted portions  123   a ). With the configuration in which the positioning ribs  130  are fitted in the cutouts  116   s  of the light guide plate  116 , the light guide plate  116  are positioned with respect to a plate surface thereof (the X-Y plane) between the frame  113  and a chassis  114 . 
     Similar to the first embodiment, gaps between the positioning ribs  123  and opposed portions  125  of a liquid crystal panel  111  (and an optical member  115 ) are filled with gel members  130  (see  FIG. 14 ). In this embodiment, gaps between the inserted portions  123   a  of the positioning ribs  123  and the respective cutouts  116   s  of the light guide plate  116  are filled with the gel members  130  (see  FIG. 14 ). In this embodiment, the gel members  130  are made of material having light-blocking properties. Therefore, rays of light leaking from the cutouts  116   s  are blocked by the gel members  130 . With this configuration, the rays of light do not or are less likely to enter the liquid crystal panel  111  through end surfaces thereof. 
     In a production process of the liquid crystal display device  110 , as described for the first embodiment, components of the liquid crystal display device  110  are attached to one another in sequence starting from the component on the front side of the liquid crystal display device  110  (the upper side in  FIG. 12 ). Specifically, steps similar to the first embodiment are performed. The liquid crystal panel  111  and the optical member  115  are placed on the rear side of the frame  113 . The gel members  130  are placed in the positioning ribs  123  and the respective opposed portions  125 . The light guide plate  116  is fitted in the frame  113  while the inserted portions  123   a  of the positioning ribs  123  are fitted in the respective cutouts  116   s  of the light guide plate  116 . The gel members  130  are placed in the gap between the positioning ribs  123  and the respective cutouts  116   s . The chassis  14  is mounted. The liquid crystal display device  110  is complete. 
     Because of demands in recent years for a reduction in production cost and a further reduction in thickness, an elimination of synthetic resin cabinets, which are external components of liquid crystal display units, has been considered. The liquid crystal display device  110  according to this embodiment is one of such a type, that is, the liquid crystal display device  110  does not include cabinets. In the liquid crystal display device  110  of such a type, rays of light leaking from the cutouts  116   s  of the light guide plate  116  may enter the liquid crystal display panel  111  through the peripheral surfaces thereof. In this case, some portion on the display surface  11   c  of the liquid crystal panel  111  may look excessively bright (bright spots). In the liquid crystal display device  110  according to this embodiment, the rays of light leaking from the cutouts  116   s  of the light guide plate  116  are restricted or suppressed from entering the liquid crystal panel  11  through the peripheral surfaces. Therefore, the bright spots are less likely to appear on the display surface  11  of the liquid crystal panel  111 . 
     Third Embodiment 
     A third embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. The third embodiment includes positioning ribs  223  and portions of a liquid crystal display panel  211  and an optical member  215  opposite the positioning ribs  223  having different configurations from the first embodiment. Other configurations are the same as the first embodiment. Similar configurations, operations, and effects to the first embodiment will not be described. In  FIGS. 15, 16 and 17 , portions indicated by numerals including the reference numerals in  FIGS. 3, 5 and 7  with 200 added thereto have the same configurations as the portions indicated by the respective reference numerals in the first embodiment. 
     In the liquid crystal display device  210  according to the third embodiment, as illustrated in  FIG. 17 , each positioning rib  223  has an elongated block-like shape that extends along a corresponding panel holddown portion  213   a . The panel holddown portions  213   a  include the positioning ribs  223 , respectively. Each positioning rib  223  has a length equal to a length of the corresponding panel holddown portion  213   a . Namely, the positioning ribs  223  together take a frame-like shape and edge areas of the light guide plate  216  are held down with the frame-like shaped positioning ribs  223  for an entire periphery thereof. The positioning ribs  223  take such a shape. The positioning ribs  223  of the panel holddown portions  213   a  of the short-side frame members  213 SS include a total of four positioning protrusions (an example of protrusions)  223   t . Each protrusion protrudes inwardly (toward the middle of the frame  213 ). The positioning protrusions  223   t  are located at positions corresponding to the positions of the positioning ribs  223  of the first embodiment, respectively. Namely, each short-side frame member  213 SS includes a pair of the positioning protrusions  223   t.    
     As illustrated in  FIGS. 15 and 16 , the liquid crystal panel  211  and the optical member  215  opposite the respective positioning protrusions  223   t  include positioning recesses (an example of a recess)  211   s ,  215   s , respectively. The positioning recesses  211   a ,  215   s  open toward the respective positioning protrusions  223   t  so that the positioning protrusions  223   t  can be fitted in the positioning recesses  211   s ,  215   s . The positioning protrusions  223   t  are fitted in the positioning recesses  211   s ,  215   s . With this configuration, the liquid crystal panel  211  and the optical member  215  are held by the frame  213 . Gaps between the positioning protrusions  223   t  and the respective recesses  211   s ,  215   s  are filled with gel members  230 , respectively. Therefore, similar to the first embodiment, even if the frame  213  thermally contracts, the forces applied from the frame  213  side to the liquid crystal panel  211  (and the optical member  215 ) via the positioning protrusions  223   t  and the positioning recesses  211   s  are absorbed by the gel members  230 . As described earlier, in this embodiment, the liquid crystal panel  211  (and the optical member  215 ) and the frame  213  are fixed together through fitting of protrusions in recesses. With this configuration, the liquid crystal panel  211  is positioned with respect to the panel surface direction thereof (the X-Y plane), that is, the positioning of the liquid crystal panel  211  within the frame  213  can be further effectively performed. 
     Fourth Embodiment 
     A fourth embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. The fourth embodiment includes protrusions and recesses have opposite configurations to the third embodiment. Other configurations are the same as the third embodiment. Similar configurations, operations, and effects to the first embodiment will not be described. In  FIGS. 18, 19 and 20 , portions indicated by numerals including the reference numerals in  FIGS. 15, 16 and 17  with 100 added thereto have the same configurations as the portions indicated by the respective reference numerals in the first embodiment or the third embodiment. 
     A liquid crystal display device  310  according to the fourth embodiment includes positioning recesses  323   s  and the positioning protrusions  311   t ,  315   t . The positioning recesses  323   s  are located at positions corresponding to the positions of the positioning protrusions  223   t  in the third embodiment. The positioning protrusion  311   t ,  315   t  are located at positions corresponding to the positions of the positioning recesses  211   s ,  215   s  in the third embodiment. Namely, as illustrated in  FIG. 20 , similar to the configurations of the third embodiment, positioning ribs  323  extend along edged of panel holddown members  313   a , respectively. The positioning ribs include a total of four positioning recesses  323   s . As illustrated in  FIGS. 18 and 19 , the positioning protrusions  311   t ,  315   t  are located in portions of a liquid crystal panel  311  and an optical member  314  opposite the positioning recesses  323   s . Gaps between the positioning recesses  323   s  and the positioning protrusions  311   t ,  315   t  are filled with gel members  330 . With this configuration, similar to the third embodiment, forces applied from the frame  313  side to the liquid crystal panel  311  (and the optical member  315 ) when the frame  313  thermally contracts are absorbed by the gel members  330 . The liquid crystal panel  311  (and the optical member  315 ) and the frame  313  are fixed together through fitting of protrusions in recesses. With this configuration, the liquid crystal panel  311  is positioned with respect to the panel surface direction thereof (the X-Y plane), that is, the positioning of the liquid crystal panel  311  within the frame  313  can be further effectively performed. 
     Modifications of the above embodiments will be listed below. 
     (1) In the above embodiments, elastic members are in a gel state. Elastic members other than in the gel state may be used. Even in this case, forces applied to the liquid crystal panel when the frame contracts are absorbed by the elastic members. Therefore, the appearance of white spots in some areas on the display surface to which forces are applied due to application of forces toward the liquid crystal panel does not occur or is less likely to occur. 
     (2) In the above embodiments, the liquid crystal display device includes the edge-light type backlight. However, the liquid crystal display device may include a direct type backlight unit. 
     (3) In the above embodiments, the liquid crystal display device does not include a cabinet. However, the liquid crystal display device may include a cabinet. 
     (4) In the above embodiments, the gel members are made of styrene. The gel members or the elastic members may be made of material other than styrene. 
     (5) The configurations, the shapes, and the arrangements of the positioning ribs can be modified as appropriate. 
     (6) The configurations, the shapes, and the arrangements of the gel members can be modified as appropriate. 
     (7) In the above embodiments, the liquid crystal display device including the liquid crystal panel as the display panel is used. However, the aspect of this invention can be applied to display devices including other types of display panels. 
     The above embodiments described in detail are only examples and the scope of the claimed invention is not limited to the embodiments. The technical scope of the claimed invention includes various modifications of the above embodiments. 
     The technical elements described in this specification and the drawings may be used independently or in combination to achieve the technical benefits. The combinations are not limited to those in claims. With the technologies described in this specification and the drawings, multiple objectives may be accomplished at the same time. However, the technical benefits can be achieved by accomplishing even only one of the objectives. 
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             TV: television device, LDU: liquid crystal display unit, PWB: power board, MB: main board, CTB: control board, CV: cover, ST: stand, LU: LED unit,  10 ,  110 ,  210 ,  310 : liquid crystal display device,  11 ,  111 ,  211 ,  311 : liquid crystal panel,  12 ,  112 ,  212 ,  312 : backlight device,  13 ,  133 ,  213 ,  313 : frame,  14 ,  114 ,  214 ,  314 : chassis,  15 ,  115 ,  215 ,  315 : optical member,  16 ,  116 ,  216 ,  316 : light guide plate,  116   s : cutout,  20 ,  120 ,  220 ,  320 : reflection sheet,  23 ,  123 ,  223 ,  323 : positioning rib,  25 ,  125 : opposed portion,  30 ,  130 ,  230 ,  330 : gel member.