Patent ID: 8704964

Claim:
A liquid crystal display device, comprising: a bottom frame having a bent portion at an edge thereof; a light guide plate over the bottom frame, the light guide plate spaced apart from the bent portion by a gap; a light emitting diode (LED) assembly facing a side of the light guide plate, the LED assembly fixed to the bent portion; a main frame having a rectangular band shape over the bottom frame, the main frame having a rib corresponding to the gap; a liquid crystal panel over the light guide plate; a plurality of optical sheets between the light guide plate and the liquid crystal panel; and a top frame surrounding a front boundary portion of the liquid crystal panel, the top frame combined with the bottom frame and the main frame, wherein the rib is configured to block light transmitted directly from the LED assembly to the liquid crystal panel through the gap between the bent portion and the light guide plate, and wherein a length of the rib is substantially a same as a thickness of the plurality of optical sheets, and the rib does not touch the light guide plate.