Patent ID: 7762708

Claim:
A backlight assembly comprising: at least a first lamp generating light; a light guide plate receiving the light through a first side surface thereof, which is adjacent to the first lamp, to output the light through an exiting surface thereof; a receiving container including a first receiving member that receives the first lamp and a first portion of the light guide plate with the first side surface, and a second receiving member that receives a second portion of the light guide plate but does not receive the first portion, wherein the first and second receiving members are combined with each other to form the receiving container; a reflection sheet disposed between the light guide plate and the receiving container and elongated to cover the first lamp such that the reflection sheet reflects the light leaked from the light guide plate and the light emitted from the first lamp to the light guide plate; and an adhesive disposed between the reflection sheet and the receiving container and including a heat-bondable material to adhere the reflection sheet to the receiving container.