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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 08, 2011
Filed:
May. 15, 2008
Joo-woan Cho, Asan-si, KR;
Seong-sik Choi, Seoul, KR;
Du-hwan Chung, Suwon-si, KR;
Cheol-yong Noh, Asan-si, KR;
Joo-Woan Cho, Asan-si, KR;
Seong-sik Choi, Seoul, KR;
Du-hwan Chung, Suwon-si, KR;
Cheol-yong Noh, Asan-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Abstract
Provided is a backlight assembly which includes integral power supply sockets and ground sockets, in which the number of parts is reduced in addition to the manufacturing cost. The backlight assembly includes a lamp including a lamp tube and an electrode that protrudes beyond either end of the lamp tube, a power supply socket including a first plate that has a first guide groove through which the electrode is inserted and a plate spring that is disposed on one side of the first plate and fixes the electrode in the first guide groove by pressurizing the electrode, and a bottom chassis containing the lamp and the power supply socket therein, in which the first plate and the plate spring are formed of a conductive material.