Patent ID: 7855760

Claim:
A liquid crystal display apparatus comprising: a liquid crystal panel displaying an image; a lighting apparatus arranged in a back face of said liquid crystal panel and emitting a light to said liquid crystal panel; said lighting apparatus having at least one linear light source, a reflection member reflecting the light from said linear light source in a diffusion manner, and a diffusion transmitting member transmitting the light from said linear light source in a diffusion manner; and a plurality of first support members fixed in the vicinity of end portions of said reflection member and supporting said diffusion transmitting member; wherein a liquid crystal panel insertion member is provided, said liquid crystal panel insertion member having a groove at an inner side in which said liquid crystal panel is inserted; wherein at least one second support member is fixed to said reflection member in such a manner as to support a portion near a center of said diffusion transmitting member; wherein a third support member is provided at a position so as to approximately equally divide a distance between said at least one second support member and an end of a lower frame of said lighting apparatus and to support a position on said diffusion transmitting member, said third support member being fixed to said reflection member; and wherein a diffusion plate pressing member is provided so that one end thereof is fixed to an end portion of said diffusion transmitting member and an other end thereof is fixed to an end portion of said liquid crystal panel insertion member.