Patent ID: 8068193

Claim:
A liquid crystal display device comprising: a liquid crystal display panel; and a back light arranged on the back surface of the present liquid crystal display panel; wherein the back light is composed of a plurality of bar light sources arranged in parallel in a plane opposing the liquid crystal display panel, each of the plurality of bar light sources having an electrode portion at first and second ends thereof, a plurality of fitting portions supporting each electrode portion provided at the first and second ends of the bar light sources, first and second electrode support members being connected respectively to the plurality of fitting portions at the first and second ends of the bar light sources, the first and second electrode support members extending in a direction transverse to an extending direction of each bar light source so as to support a respective end of the plurality of bar light sources which are arranged in parallel, and a first and a second base respectively supporting the respective first and second electrode support member; wherein the respective first and second electrode support member is fixed to the respective first and second base at one region of the first and second electrode support member, and at least one projecting portion is fixed to the respective first and second base covers at at least another region of the first and second electrode support member along the extending direction of the first and second electrode support member; and wherein the at least one projecting portion is formed on a surface of the respective first and second base and includes a bent portion so as to form a portion which projects over and covers the at least another region of the respective first and second electrode support member; wherein the first and second electrode support member is fixed to the first and second base at the one region so as to suppress bending of the first and second electrode support member in response to heat from the plurality of bar light sources and to enable elongation of the first and second electrode support member in a direction away from the one region in response to the heat, and the at least one projecting portion suppresses detachment of the first and second electrode support member from the first and second base, respectively.