Patent ID: 7589803

Claim:
A backlight unit, comprising: at least one light source; a light guide panel that converts a light from the light source into a surface light; a housing that receives the light source, and has an open part that is opened to a light incidence surface of the light guide panel and one end that overlaps with at least a part of the light guide panel; a main support that encompasses side and upper surfaces of the housing; optical sheets disposed on the light guide panel, wherein the optical sheets have one end inserted between the light guide panel and the one end of the housing; a bottom cover installed to encompass side surface of the main support; and a projected part disposed extended the one end of the main support, wherein the projected part extends from the upper side part of the housing, wherein the projected part overlaps at least on the one end of the optical sheets, and wherein lower surface of the projected part contacts an upper surface of the one end of the optical sheets.