Patent ID: 8021034

Claim:
A backlight assembly comprising: a light-guide plate including a light-exiting surface, an opposite surface facing the light-exiting surface, a first side surface and a second side surface facing the first side surface, the first and second side surfaces connecting the light-exiting surface with the opposite surface; a supporting frame exposing a portion of the light-exiting surface and receiving the light-guide plate; and a first light-supplying module including a first receiving member that has a first bottom surface to cover at least some portion of the opposite surface, a first sidewall portion to receive a first side portion of the light-guide plate adjacent to the first side surface, a first light source disposed between the first side surface and the first sidewall portion, and a first reflective sheet facing the first side surface and the opposite surface to surround the first light source between the light-guide plate and the first receiving member; a second light-supplying module including a second receiving member having a second bottom surface connected to an edge of the first bottom surface to cover at least the other portion of the opposite surface, and a second sidewall portion to receive a second side portion of the light-guide plate adjacent to the second side surface, a second light source disposed between the second side surface and the second sidewall portion, and a second reflective sheet facing the second side surface and the opposite surface to surround the second light source between the light-guide plate and the second receiving member, the second reflective sheet being partly overlapped with the first reflective sheet, wherein the second light source comprises: a second lamp having a second lamp body disposed between the second side surface and the second reflective sheet, a third electrode unit and a fourth electrode unit disposed on end portions of the second lamp body that face each other; a third power supply wire electrically connected with the third electrode unit to supply the lamp driving power; and a fourth power supply wire electrically connected with the fourth electrode unit and guided toward the fourth electrode unit along the upper frame part, wherein the supporting frame includes an upper frame part exposing the portion of the light-exiting surface and supporting edges of the light-exiting surface, a first side frame part and a second side frame part respectively facing an outer surface of the first sidewall portion and an outer surface of the second sidewall portion, and a third side frame part and a fourth side frame part respectively connected to the first side frame part and the second side frame part, wherein a guiding groove is formed in each of a third side surface of the light-guide plate facing the third side frame part and a fourth side surface of the light-guide plate facing the fourth side frame part.