Patent ID: 7932969

Claim:
A liquid crystal display device comprising: a liquid crystal panel; a light guide plate including a light inlet part, the light guide plate being arranged at a rear side of the liquid crystal panel; a bottom case receiving the light guide plate; a flexible printed circuit film electrically connected to the liquid crystal panel; a printed circuit board having a first surface and a second surface facing the first surface, the printed circuit board electrically connected to the flexible printed circuit film and including a light emitting diode package mounted on the first surface, and the light emitting diode package being proximate to an end of the printed circuit board; and a heat radiating unit disposed on the second surface to radiate a heat generated by the light emitting diode package, wherein the end of the printed circuit board faces the light inlet part, the printed circuit board includes at least one via hole through which the light emitting diode package and the heat radiating unit make contact with each other, and the heat radiating unit is connected to the bottom case to radiate the heat.