Patent ID: 7907233

Claim:
A backlight assembly comprising: a receiving container including a bottom plate and sidewalls protruded from edges of the bottom plate to form a receiving space; a light exiting device disposed in the receiving space; and a liquid crystal display panel supporting member including a first supporting member frame portion, a second supporting member frame portion, a first particle interceptor and a second particle interceptor, the first supporting member frame portion having an opening, an opening face formed in an internal face of the first supporting member frame portion to define the opening, and a connection groove carved from the opening face, the second supporting member frame portion being vertically extended from the first supporting member frame portion, the side face of the liquid crystal display panel that is to be mounted on the liquid crystal display panel supporting member facing the inner side face of the second supporting member frame portion, the second supporting member frame portion fixing the liquid crystal display panel, the first particle interceptor being formed along the top face of the first supporting member frame portion facing the bottom plate of the liquid crystal display panel, the first particle interceptor having at least two cut portions near the connection groove, the second particle interceptor being disposed between the cut portions to prevent particles from infiltrating into the first particle interceptor.