Patent ID: 7976183

Claim:
A backlight unit comprising: a plurality of lamps emitting lights; a lamp printed-circuit board including a power supply portion electrically connected to the plural lamps; a connecting wiper inserted into a hole of the lamp printed-circuit board and electrically connected to the power supply portion; a connector including a connecting housing inserted into the connecting wiper in the hole of the lamp printed-circuit board to be electrically connected to the connecting wiper, and wires electrically connected to the connecting housing and an inverter printed-circuit board; and the inverter printed-circuit board configured to apply a drive voltage to the lamp printed-circuit board, wherein the connecting housing includes stoppers extruding toward the lamp printed-circuit board to prevent the movement of the connecting housing toward the connecting wiper when the connecting housing is stably combined with the connecting housing, an engagement portion having a hook to hook up to the connecting wiper, and a contact insertion portion inserted into the connecting wiper.