Backlight module and connecting unit

A connecting unit, comprising:

• a base;
• a plurality of fixing pins, wherein the plurality of fixing pins protrudes from the base and extends towards a first direction away from the base such that the fixing pins form an accommodating space, and each fixing pin forms a fixing portion arranged on an inner wall surface thereof and facing the accommodating space;
• and
• a plurality of connecting pins, wherein the plurality of connecting pins protrudes from the base and extends towards the first direction such that the connecting pins surround the accommodating space, the fixing pins and the connecting pins being alternatingly arranged, each of the connecting pins having an end portion away from the base and bent away from the accommodating space, and each of the connecting pins having an abutting portion arranged on an outer wall surface thereof and facing away from the accommodating space, wherein
• the fixing portions are more deeply extended into the accommodating space than the inner wall surfaces of the connecting pins facing the accommodating space, and the abutting portions are more outwardly protruded than the outer wall surfaces of the fixing pins facing away from the accommodating space.