Patent ID: 8038336

Claim:
A lighting device for a display device, comprising: a plurality of lamps; and a backlight lamp holding apparatus for mounting said plurality of lamps to a base member, said backlight lamp holding apparatus including: a mounting plate that is to be mounted to said base member at a first surface of said mounting plate and that includes a plurality of abutting portions protruding from said first surface of said mounting plate; a locking portion that protrudes from said first surface of said mounting plate; and a plurality of lamp holding portions that protrude from a second surface of said mounting plate and are adapted for holding said plurality of lamps, respectively, wherein: said plurality of abutting portions are arranged to abut on a top surface of said base member; and said locking portion and at least two of said plurality of lamp holding portions are located between an adjacent two of said plurality of abutting portions.