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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2010
Applicant:
Hyun-chul Bae, Cheonan-si, KR;
Inventor:
Hyun-Chul Bae, Cheonan-si, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Display Co., Ltd., Yongin, Gyeonggi-Do, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21V 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Provided is a backlight assembly which can be assembled with increased efficiency and has improved reliability. The backlight assembly includes a fluorescent lamp which includes a fluorescent lamp tube and a pair of lamp leads formed at each end of the fluorescent lamp tube, end caps which surround each end of the fluorescent lamp tube and fix the lamp leads in place, and a power supply terminal units which supply power to the lamp leads, wherein an end cap exposes at least part of each of the lamp leads corresponding thereto.