Patent ID: 8049831

Claim:
A liquid crystal display (LCD) comprising: a liquid crystal panel; a backlight unit that comprises a light guide plate that is positioned at a lower part of the liquid crystal panel and that guides light emitted from a light source in a direction of the liquid crystal panel, and a plurality of optical sheets that provide light emitted from the light guide plate to the liquid crystal panel; and a plurality of step parts that are formed from a base surface to an upper surface in order to receive the liquid crystal panel and the backlight unit, wherein a step part facing the liquid crystal panel among the plurality of step parts comprises a main support having an area patterned to be apart from the liquid crystal panel, wherein the plurality of step parts comprise a first step part to support a reflective sheet and the light guide plate, a second step part to support the optical sheets, a third step part to support the liquid crystal panel and a fourth step part to support an upper support, wherein the patterned area is a rip area that is positioned at the center of the main support, wherein the patterned area has a depressed pattern, the patterned area formed at the third step part.