Patent ID: 7441937

Claim:
A backlight assembly comprising: a light generating unit comprising: a connecting member receiving an external driving signal; a light source disposed on the connecting member, the light source receiving the driving signal through the connecting member to generate a light; and a light guiding member receiving the light from the light source to guide the light in a predetermined direction; and a receiving member comprising: a first receiving container having a plurality of first sidewalls forming a frame and a receiving space defined by the first sidewalls in which the light source and the light guiding member are received, wherein the first receiving container includes at least one receiving groove recessed from one of the first sidewalls to a predetermined depth, and the light source is received within the receiving groove; and a second receiving container connected to the first receiving container, the second receiving container having a receiving portion in which the connecting member is received, and the receiving portion comprising a recessed portion recessed from a rear surface of the second receiving container to a predetermined depth for receiving the connecting member, wherein the depth of the recessed portion recessed from the rear surface of the second receiving container is substantially identical to a thickness of the connecting member, and wherein the connecting member comprising a first flexible printed circuit board and a second flexible printed circuit board which are each bent downwardly and overlap at the recessed portion.