Patent ID: 7777400

Claim:
A plasma display apparatus comprising: a plasma display panel (PDP) configured to produce an image; a chassis base configured to support the PDP at a rear side of the PDP and comprising a base part formed substantially parallel to the PDP, and at least one extended bent part being formed in at least one of upper, lower, left and right edges of the base part; one or more circuit boards connected to a rear side of the chassis base and configured to drive the PDP, wherein the extended bent part comprises: a first bent part configured to extend in a rearward direction with respect to the base part; a second bent part configured to extend in a direction parallel to the chassis base with respect to the first bent part; and a third bent part configured to extend in a forward direction with respect to the second part, wherein the PDP and the circuit boards are electrically connected by at least one signal-transmission member, and the signal-transmission member is formed so as to cover the third bent part and the second bent part, wherein the signal-transmission member has at least one driving IC installed therein, and the driving IC is seated on at least one of the second and third bent parts; a shield plate arranged above the signal-transmission member to thereby shield and protect the signal-transmission member and an upper side of the driving IC, wherein the extended bent part of the of the chassis base is between the shield plate and the PDP; and a heat transfer strip between the driving IC and the shield plate.