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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2008
Hyojin Kim, Kyungbuk, KR;
Hyunki Kim, Daegu, KR;
Hyojin Kim, Kyungbuk, KR;
Hyunki Kim, Daegu, KR;
LG Display Co., Ltd., Seoul, KR;
Abstract
The liquid crystal display includes: a liquid crystal panel; a backlight unit that includes a light guide plate that is positioned at a lower part of the liquid crystal panel and that guides light emitted from a light source in a direction of the liquid crystal panel, and a plurality of optical sheets that provide light emitted from the light guide plate to the liquid crystal panel; and a plurality of step parts that are formed from a base surface to an upper surface in order to receive the liquid crystal panel and the backlight unit, wherein a step part facing the liquid crystal panel among the plurality of step parts includes a main support having an area patterned to be apart from the liquid crystal panel.