Patent ID: 7758231

Claim:
A backlight assembly comprising: a receiving container including a receiving container plate and a sidewall extended from an edge portion of the receiving container plate; a light guide plate received by the receiving container; a light source unit received by the receiving container, the light source unit including a light source that generates light and disposed adjacent to an incident side face of the light guide plate, and a light reflecting cover that covers the light source to reflect the light generated from the light source towards the incident side face of the light guide plate; an optical member disposed over the light guide plate, the optical member having a first face facing the light guide plate and an opposing second face; and a panel-guiding member having a first plate combined with the sidewall of the receiving container, and a second plate extended from the first plate, wherein the second plate covers a portion of the optical member, faces side faces of the optical member and is spaced apart from the second face of the optical member, wherein the light reflecting cover comprises upper and lower plate portions which are substantially parallel with the receiving container plate and interpose the light source therebetween, and a connection portion connecting the upper and lower plate portions with each other, wherein the second plate of the panel guiding member combined with the sidewall of the receiving container provides a first gap formed between the second plate and the upper plate portion of the light reflecting cover, and a second gap formed between the second plate and the second face of the optical member, the second gap being greater than the first gap, and wherein the first gap is in a range from about 0.05 millimeter (mm) to about 0.1 millimeter (mm), and the second gap is in a range from about 0.05 mm to about 0.3 mm.