Patent ID: 8390755

Claim:
A liquid crystal display (LCD) device, comprising: an LC panel; a light source for supplying light to the LC panel; an optical sheet for converting light from the light source and supplying the converted light to the LC panel; an optical sheet supporting means including a bar-shaped body portion, a supporting portion upwardly protruding from the body portion and supporting the optical sheet, a first fixing portion downwardly protruding from the body portion which is bent twice and has a first stopper at the end thereof, a second stopper downwardly protruding from the body portion, and a second fixing portion downwardly protruding from the body portion which is bent once; and a lower cover having a first coupling hole to couple a part of the first fixing portion and the second stopper, and having a second coupling hole to couple the first stopper of the first fixing portion, for accommodating the light source and the optical sheet supporting means therein, and a fifth coupling hole to couple the second fixing portion, wherein the first stopper is formed in a flat rectangular shape, and the second stopper is formed in a flat rectangular shape and penetrates the lower cover through the second first coupling hole, wherein the first stopper is contacted with a side wall within the second coupling hole in a first contact direction, the second stopper is contacted with a side wall within the first coupling hole in a second contact direction, and the second fixing portion is contacted with a side wall within the fifth coupling hole in a third contact direction, and wherein the first contact direction is the same as the second contact direction and is opposite to the third contact direction.