Patent ID: 8441597

Claim:
A liquid crystal display device, comprising: a liquid crystal display panel; a light emitting device (LED) unit having a plurality of light emitting devices provided at a lower lateral side of the liquid crystal display panel for supplying light to the liquid crystal display panel; a light guide plate disposed at a lower portion of the liquid crystal display panel for guiding light emitted from the LED unit to the liquid crystal display panel; an LED substrate mounted with the LED unit and a part of the LED substrate being positioned on an outer peripheral region of the light guide plate, the LED substrate including a first portion and a second portion having a thickness smaller than that of the first portion so that the surface of the LED substrate is stepped; and at least one diffusing sheet disposed in an upper portion of the light guide plate for diffusing light from the light guide plate, wherein the diffusing sheet is extended to the stepped region of the LED substrate so that the a part of the diffusing sheet is disposed at the second portion of the LED substrate to cover completely an upper surface of the light guide plate.