Patent ID: 8235574

Claim:
A liquid crystal display, comprising: a liquid crystal panel; and a light emitting device, comprising: a film bent to have a U-shape or an L-shape having at least two sides arranged perpendicularly or substantially perpendicularly to each other; LEDs arranged in a line on the film; a conductor including two ends being arranged on the film; a connector arranged on one of the at least two sides of the film; and a support member arranged to define a U-shape, the support member being arranged to support the film by being in direct contact with the at least two sides of the film, and the support member including an opening at a side thereof at which a light emitting side of the LED is located; wherein the LEDs are connected to each other in series by the conductor, both of the two ends of the conductor are directly physically connected to the connector, and a wire harness or a flexible flat cable is directly physically connected to the connector; the LEDs are connected via the connector to an LED driver that is arranged to drive the LEDs; and the LEDs are arranged on the film at one of the at least two sides of the film, and the conductor is arranged on the film such that a portion of the conductor is arranged at another one of the at least two sides of the film.