Patent ID: 8599330

Claim:
A display apparatus, comprising; a display panel including a front panel and a rear panel attached to each other and having a plurality of liquid crystals provided in a gap between the front and rear panels; a plurality of first brackets adhered to the rear panel by an adhesive, each first bracket having a first surface where the adhesive is applied, and a first protrusion extending from a second surface, the first and second surfaces being opposite surfaces; a frame provided between the plurality of first brackets; a light source having at least an optical sheet, a light guide and a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs), the light source being provided between the frame and the first brackets; a side cover having a first side provided along a periphery of the front and rear panels and a second side, the second side being offset relative to an edge of the first side such that a ledge is formed by the second side of the side cover; and a back cover provided behind the frame and having edges which fit against the ledge formed by the second side of the side cover.