Lighting device for display device, display device and television receiver
AssigneeSharp Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorTakahiro Yoshikawa
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Abstract
A lighting device 12 for a display device of the present invention includes linear light sources 17 arranged in parallel, connectors 21 for feeding power to the linear light sources 17 and a chassis 14 for housing the linear light sources 17. The chassis 14 has fixing holes 30 for fixing the connectors 21. Each of the fixing holes 30 is formed in a longitudinal shape with its longitudinal direction along the parallel direction of the linear light sources 17. Each of the connectors 21 has a stopper 25 to be fitted in the chassis 14. When the stopper 25 is fitted in the fixing hole 30, the connector 21 is positioned and fitted in the fixing hole 30. The connectors 21 are fixable in a plurality of locations along the longitudinal direction of the fixing hole 30.
Claims12
A lighting device for a display device, comprising:
- linear light sources arranged in parallel;
- connectors for feeding power to said linear light sources;
- and
- a chassis for housing said linear light sources, wherein:
- said chassis includes at least one fixing hole and a plurality of cutouts arranged to fix said connectors;
- said fixing hole has a longitudinal shape extending along a side of said chassis for a length of an arrangement area of a plurality of said linear light sources such that a longitudinal direction thereof is along a parallel direction of said linear light sources;
- said cutouts are arranged along a long side edge of the fixing hole continuously from said fixing hole;
- each of said connectors includes a stopper to be engaged in said chassis;
- each of said connectors is positioned and engaged in a respective one of said cutouts due to said stopper being fitted in said respective one of said cutouts;
- and
- said connectors are fixable in a plurality of locations along a longitudinal direction of said fixing hole.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.