Patent ID: 8233106

Claim:
A liquid crystal display device comprising: a liquid crystal panel; a guide panel supporting the liquid crystal panel and receiving a backlight assembly, the guide panel having an inner side immediately adjacent to the liquid crystal panel and the backlight assembly and having at least one protrusion formed thereon on a side opposite the inner side; a top case covering the liquid crystal panel and the guide panel, the top case having at least one hole corresponding with the at least one protrusion of the guide panel; a bottom case supporting the backlight assembly and covering at least part of the guide panel, wherein the top case and bottom case substantially cover the guide panel; and a first bracket attached onto at least one side of the top case and having at least one groove corresponding with the at least one hole of the top case, wherein the at least one protrusion is located on one side surface of the guide panel, wherein the at least one protrusion respectively protrudes outward from the side surface of the guide panel, and is formed from the guide panel, wherein the at least one protrusion of the guide panel is inserted into the grooves of the first bracket through the corresponding holes of the top case.