BACKLIGHT UNIT AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME

摘要

Provided are a backlight and a liquid crystal display device including the same. The backlight unit includes a light source assembly which emits light; a light guide plate which receives at a light incident surface thereof light from the light source assembly; and a bottom chassis having a bottom unit on which the light guide plate is disposed. The bottom unit of the bottom chassis has a first bottom portion which is arranged in the vicinity of the light incident surface and has a first recess, a second bottom portion which is bent diagonally to the cross sectional surface and has a second recess, and a third bottom portion which is bent at the second bottom portion in the direction parallel to the first bottom portion and disposed higher than the first bottom portion. A light absorbing member is disposed in the first and second recesses.

主权项

1. A backlight unit comprising:
a light source assembly which emits light; a light guide plate which receives at a light incident surface thereof light from the light source assembly and guides the received light; a bottom chassis having a side wall unit at one side of which the light source assembly is disposed, and a bottom unit on which the light guide plate is disposed; and a light absorbing member disposed in the bottom unit of the bottom chassis, wherein the bottom unit of the bottom chassis comprises: a first bottom portion which is arranged in the vicinity of the light incident surface of the light guide plate and has a first recess; a second bottom portion which is bent diagonally to the cross sectional surface of the first bottom portion and has a second recess; and a third bottom portion which is bent at the second bottom portion in the direction parallel to the first bottom portion and disposed higher than the first bottom portion, wherein the light absorbing member is disposed in the first and second recesses.