Patent ID: 7651234

Claim:
A backlight assembly comprising: a light source including a first light emitting diode (LED) and a second light emitting diode (LED), a main emission direction of the first LED being different from a main emission direction of the second LED; a board, wherein the light source is disposed on the board; and at least one optical sheet arranged in front of the light source, wherein the light direction of the first LED is emitted upwards and the light direction of the second LED is emitted laterally, wherein the first LED is a front-emitting LED and the second LED is a side-emitting LED, and wherein the light source includes a red LED, a green LED, and a blue LED, wherein the red, green and blue LEDs are the type of either the first LED or the second LED, wherein the first LED and the second LED are alternately arranged and the terminals of the first LED and the second LED are electrically connected to each other.