Patent ID: 6950154

Claim:
A backlight assembly comprising: a lamp unit to generate a light; a light guide unit to guide the light, the light guide unit comprising side surfaces to receive the light, a reflecting surface to reflect the light input through the side surfaces, an emitting surface to emit the light input through the side surfaces and the light reflected from the reflecting surface, and at least one fixing recess being disposed on at least one side surface of the side surfaces; and a receiving container comprising a bottom surface, sidewalls extended from the bottom surface to provide a receiving space for receiving the lamp unit and the light guide unit, and at least one fixing protrusion protruded from one of the sidewalls toward the receiving space and fixed to the fixing recess of the light guide unit, wherein the receiving container further comprises at least one engaging hole disposed on an area of the sidewalls, the engaging hole fixing the backlight assembly to an external case, wherein the engaging hole penetrates the sidewalls and is extended to the fixing protrusion.