Patent ID: 7556418

Claim:
A backlight assembly comprising: a lamp assembly comprising: a light source to generate light; and a lamp cover to reflect the light, a receiving container comprising: a bottom on which the lamp cover is disposed; and a sidewall having a first sidewall portion facing the lamp cover and being separated from the lamp cover by a first interval, and a second sidewall portion that is adjacent to the first sidewall portion and is separated from the lamp cover by a second interval, wherein the second interval is narrower than the first interval, and a thickness of the first sidewall portion is substantially same as that of the second sidewall portion, a panel guiding frame comprising: a first frame portion disposed on an upper face of the sidewall and facing an end of the bottom; and a second frame portion extended from the first frame portion along a side face of the second sidewall portion and having an opening corresponding to the first sidewall portion.