Patent ID: 8419202

Claim:
A display device, comprising: a display section; a backlight chassis located to face a rear surface of the display section; and a light source, supported by the backlight chassis, for illuminating the rear surface of the display section; wherein the backlight chassis is a substantially flat plate-shaped member with an upright peripheral portion and includes a plurality of grooves in each of a first area and a second area which are separated from each other by a border line set on the backlight chassis, the backlight chassis is defined by a metal member, and the plurality of grooves are formed by drawing processing; the backlight chassis is a substantially rectangular member, and the border line is set to extend between intermediate portions of two longer sides of the backlight chassis; the plurality of grooves are arranged to have line symmetry with respect to the border line; the plurality of grooves include first grooves and second grooves, the first grooves are arranged on both sides of the border line and the second grooves are arranged outward from the first grooves; and an intermediate portion of each of the second grooves is bent or curved toward the upright peripheral portion of the backlight chassis.