Backlight assembly having fixing recess in light guide and liquid crystal display apparatus having the same

An LCD apparatus comprising:

• a lamp unit to generate a light;
• a light guide unit to guide the light, the light guide unit comprising side surfaces to receive the light, a reflecting surface to reflect the light input through the side surfaces, an emitting surface to emit the light input through the side surface and the light reflected from the reflecting surface, and at least one fixing recess being disposed an at least one side surface of the side surfaces;
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• a first receiving container to receive the lamp unit and the light guide unit to an external case, the first receiving container comprising a bottom surface, first sidewalls extended from the bottom surface to provide a first receiving space for receiving the lamp unit and the light guide unit, at least one fixing protrusion protruded from one of the first sidewalls toward the first receiving space and fixed to the fixing recess, and at least one first engaging hole disposed on an area of the first sidewalls corresponding to the fixing protrusion;
• an LCD panel, received in the first receiving container, to receive the light from the light guide unit and displaying an image in response to the received light;
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• a second receiving container to fix the LCD panel to the first receiving container, the second receiving container comprising an upper surface to press the LCD panel, second sidewalls extended from the upper surface and coupled to the first receiving container, and a first engaging recess corresponding to the first engaging hole.