Backlight assembly and liquid crystal display device including the same

A liquid crystal display device, comprising:

• a liquid crystal display panel;
• a driving circuit to drive the liquid crystal display panel;
• a light source to provide the liquid crystal display panel with light;
• a light guide plate to guide the light emitted from the light source toward the liquid crystal display panel;
• and
• a bottom chassis comprising an accommodating portion, a light source cover configured to accommodate the light source, a first sidewall, and a second sidewall, the accommodating portion comprising a first accommodating portion and a second accommodating portion detachably coupled with each other;
• and
• a top chassis enclosing edge portions of the liquid crystal display panel and covering side surfaces of the bottom chassis,
• wherein the light source cover is formed on a first edge of the first accommodating portion, the first sidewall is formed on a second edge of the first accommodating portion, and the second sidewall is formed on an edge of the second accommodating portion.

A backlight assembly, comprising:

• a lamp;
• a light guide plate configured to guide light emitted from the lamp;
• an optical sheet disposed on the light guide plate;
• and
• a chassis configured to accommodate the lamp, the light guide plate, and the optical sheet, the chassis comprising a first chassis and a second chassis,
• wherein the first chassis and the second chassis are configured to be detachably coupled together such that an upper surface of the first chassis is coplanar with an upper surface of the second chassis, the coplanar upper surfaces forming an accommodating portion, and
• wherein the light source cover is formed on a first edge of the first chassis, the first sidewall is formed on a second edge of the first chassis, and the second sidewall is formed on an edge of the second chassis.