Patent ID: 8714804

Claim:
A backlight assembly comprising: a light source part generating a first light beam; and a light guide plate having a plurality of light guide blocks, each of the light guide blocks having a light incident surface, an opposite surface, a light emitting surface, and an inclined surface, wherein the light incident surface receives the first light beam, wherein the opposite surface is located opposite to the light incident surface and has a convex shape with respect to the light incident surface and wherein the opposite surface reflects the first light beam and converts the first light beam into a second light beam that is collimated and passes through the light emitting surface, wherein the inclined surface is inclined with respect to the light emitting surface, wherein the light source part comprises a plurality of light source groups respectively corresponding to the light guide blocks, wherein the light source groups are disposed adjacent to the light incident surfaces of the light guide blocks, respectively, and wherein each of the light source groups comprises a first light source adjacent to a focal distance of the opposite surface.