Patent ID: 8052295

Claim:
A backlight assembly comprising: a bottom case containing a bottom plate with first and second opposing side edges extending upwards from the bottom plate, wherein the bottom plate has a plurality of first inverted V-shaped supports formed at the first side edge and a plurality of second inverted V-shaped supports formed at the second side edge, said first V-shaped supports opposed to said second V-shaped supports; a plurality of inverted V-shaped printed circuit boards (PCBs) disposed within the bottom case, each of said inverted V-shaped printed circuit boards extending from the first side edge to the second side edge and having a first end supported by one of said first inverted V-shaped supports and a second end supported by one of said second inverted V-shaped supports; and a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) mounted on the inverted V-shaped PCBs, wherein the first and second inverted V-shaped supports extend inward from the respective side edges with a length sufficient to support respective end portions of the inverted V-shaped printed circuit boards, the first and second side edges of the bottom case are provided with air circulation holes formed adjacent each of the inverted V-shaped supports, and said air circulation holes extend through the side edges so that external air contacts a rear surface of each inverted V-shaped printed circuit board.