Patent ID: 7772777

Claim:
A plasma display apparatus, comprising: a chassis base; a panel attached to a first surface of the chassis base; a circuit board, attached to a second surface of the chassis base, and configured to supply the panel with a driving signal; a connecting member, including a driving chip, and configured to transfer the driving signal from the circuit board to the panel; and a conductive protection plate, arranged on the connecting member, the conductive protection plate, comprising: a first surface of the conductive protection plate having a projecting groove extending from the first surface of the conductive protection plate, the projecting groove having a bottom surface parallel to and in a different plane from the first surface of the conductive protection plate, the bottom surface in contact with a ground portion of the circuit board; and a second surface of the conductive protection plate formed at a bent angle to the first surface of the conductive protection plate and connected to the driving chip.