Patent ID: 7940353

Claim:
A liquid crystal display device comprising: a liquid crystal cell; a light source configured to emit light; a light guide plate configured to guide the light to illuminate the liquid crystal cell; a frame housing the liquid crystal cell, the light source and the light guide plate, the frame having a base plate with a groove portion; a reflective sheet configured to reflect the light forward of the frame, the reflective sheet being disposed between the base plate of the frame and the light guide plate, the reflective sheet being directly disposed on a first bottom face of the base plate; a first flexible printed cable electrically coupled to the liquid crystal cell; and a second flexible printed cable electrically coupled between the light source and the first flexible printed cable, the second flexible printed cable having a printed circuit, a first insulating film formed on one side of the printed circuit and a second insulating film formed on the other side of the printed circuit, with the printed circuit being partially exposed on the one side of the printed circuit to form a first land that is electrically coupled to the light source and a second land that is electrically coupled to the first flexible printed cable, the second flexible printed cable including a main portion on which the first land is formed and an extension portion on which the second land is formed, the extension portion extending from the main portion, the main portion being fitted in the groove portion and directly disposed on a second bottom face of the groove portion, the second bottom face of the groove portion being located rearward of the frame with respect to the first bottom face of the base plate.