Patent ID: 7929074

Claim:
A liquid crystal display device, comprising: a liquid crystal display panel; and a backlight provided on a rear surface of the liquid crystal display panel, wherein said backlight comprises a plurality of rod light sources installed in parallel and extending in a first direction, and electrode supports for supporting electrodes of the plurality of rod light sources together, said electrode supports include a pair of electrode joining bodies that are elongated in a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction, plurality of electrode connecting bodies arranged between the pair of electrode joining bodies and extending in the first direction, and a plurality of electrode fixtures for sandwiching the electrodes of said rod light sources connected to corresponding electrode connecting bodies of the plurality of electrode connecting bodies, said electrode fixtures are formed in respective sets of three electrode fixtures aligned in the first direction on each of said corresponding electrode connecting bodies, and each respective set of three electrode fixtures are arranged in a position on the corresponding electrode connecting body so as not to align with the electrode fixtures arranged on any electrode connecting body that is adjacent to the corresponding electrode connecting body in the second direction.