Patent ID: 7834950

Claim:
A liquid crystal display device comprising: a liquid crystal display panel comprising a pair of longer sides, a first shorter side, and a second shorter side; a first housing comprising a liquid crystal display window; a second housing comprising a first surface and a second surface opposed to the first surface; a plurality of fluorescent tubes disposed immediately below the liquid crystal display panel, and disposed on the first surface of the second housing, and arranged in parallel with the pair of longer sides; and a light source control circuit board mounted on the second surface of the second housing, and disposed adjacent to the first shorter side, wherein the plurality of fluorescent tubes comprise a plurality of first terminals adjacent to the first shorter side and a plurality of second terminals adjacent to the second shorter side, wherein the plurality of first terminals are connected to a plurality of separated leads, and each pair of the plurality of separated leads is connected to each of connectors, wherein the connectors are connected to the light source control circuit, wherein the light source control circuit board comprises a plurality of voltage transformation elements disposes along the first shorter side of the liquid crystal display panel, and wherein the liquid crystal display panel is fixed between the first housing and the second housing, and the second housing comprises a protrusion on the second surface that is higher than the plurality of voltage transformation elements.