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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2005
Filed:
May. 28, 2003
Jin Soo Shin, Suwon-si, KR;
Jin Soo Shin, Suwon-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., LTD, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Abstract
A mold frame receiving wires for supplying electric power to lamps in the mold frame, a backlight assembly having the mold frame and a liquid crystal display apparatus having the mold frame are presented. A mold frame installed in a direct illumination type backlight assembly has a first sidewall having first receiving spaces for respectively receiving first lamp sockets and at least one first return wire received in the first receiving spaces to be electrically connected to the first lamp sockets. The first return wire extends along the sidewalls of the mold frame. Accordingly, the mold frame may be reduced since the return wires are received and the lamp sockets are installed in the mold frame.