LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a display quality excellent in shock resistance by firmly keeping the engagement between a mold case and a light guide plate. SOLUTION: The device is equipped with a frame mold case MCA which houses a back light BL disposed on the back face of a liquid crystal panel PNL and with a metal frame SHD which forms the frame to expose the effective display region of the liquid crystal panel and which has side walls extended to the mold case side to fix the mold case. The back light BL consists of a light guide plate GLB of an almost square transparent plate and a linear light source CFL disposed along one side of the light guide plate, and has an engaging projection SSTP formed on each of two sides of the light guide plate perpendicular to the linear light source. The mold case has an engaging recess ALV on each of two sides perpendicular to the linear light source so as to engage the engaging projection formed on each of the two sides of the light guide plate and has a bridge BRDG to connect the two sides where the engaging recesses are formed.