Patent ID: 7564516

Claim:
A liquid crystal display device comprising: a liquid crystal display panel; and a backlight arranged on a back surface of the liquid crystal display panel, wherein the backlight includes a plurality of rod-shaped light sources arranged in parallel in a plane facing the liquid crystal display panel in an opposed manner, electrode fittings for holding electrode portions of the rod-shaped light sources, side wall plates covering the electrode portions, and a lower frame accommodating the rod-shaped light sources, the electrode fittings are connected to a connection portion extending in the parallel arrangement direction of the rod-shaped light sources, the side wall plate includes a plurality of projecting members arranged in parallel to each other in the extending direction of the connection portion, and the connection portion includes positions which are brought into contact with the projecting members and portions which are not brought into contact with the projecting members at positions arranged at predetermined intervals in the extending direction of the connection portion.