Patent ID: 7264373

Claim:
A backlight module, comprising: a first light source region and a second light source region disposed side by side; at least one first elongated lamp positioned in the first light source region; and at least one second elongated lamp positioned in the second light source region; wherein a longitudinal direction of the second lamp is substantially aligned with a longitudinal direction of the first lamp; wherein a first lamp support unit and a second lamp support unit are disposed in the first light source region and the second light source region, respectively, each of said lamp support units comprising: a plate; an extension portion projecting upwardly from an end of the plate and forming an accommodation space; and two fixing pieces held in the accommodation space, wherein each of the two fixing pieces respectively has a through hole, and the at least one first or second lamps is received in the two through holes, so that the at least one first or second lamp is fixed within the extension portion; wherein the second lamp support unit further comprises a holding portion projecting from the extension portion thereof toward the first lamp support unit; and wherein the first lamp support unit and the second lamp support unit are assembled together with the extension portion of the first lamp support unit being nested in and held within the holding portion of the second lamp support unit.