Patent ID: 7585100

Claim:
A lighting device for a display, comprising: a light source having a first terminal at least at one end thereof; a power supply line for supplying power to the light source; a connector having a second terminal communicating with the power supply line therein; and a chassis having an insertion portion on an outside face of the chassis in communication with a through hole on an inside face of the chassis, the insertion portion arranged to receive the connector through the outside face of the chassis, wherein the connector, connected to the end of the power supply line, and the insertion portion of the chassis are fitted to each other detachably so as to enable the first terminal of the light source and the second terminal communicating with the power supply line to be connected to each other, and the connector is pulled out from the insertion portion of the chassis through the outside face of the chassis so that the insertion portion is opened on the outside face of the chassis; and the connector has a locking portion on an outer face of a housing thereof, and the insertion portion of the chassis has a to-be-locked portion on an inner face thereof, and the connector is fitted into the insertion portion, whereby the locking portion is locked to the to-be-locked portion and the connector is fixed to the chassis.