SUPPORT STRUCTURE AND SUPPORT MEMBER FOR DISCHARGE TUBE, DISCHARGE TUBE, BASE, ILLUMINATING DEVICE, DISPLAY, AND TV RECEIVER

摘要

Discharge tubes 15, each of which includes a glass tube 34 and a ferrule 36 that has a substantially cylindrical shape and is fitted to each end portion of the glass tube 34, are supported by a plurality of pairs of relay connectors 14 (or supporting members) provided on the front side of a chassis having substantially a plate-like shape. When a discharge tube 15 is supported by relay connectors 14, stoppers 26 provided on the relay connectors 14 lock the ferrules 36 so that axial movement of the discharge tube 15 relative to the relay connectors 14 is restricted.