Backlight assembly and liquid crystal display having the same

Abstract

Provided are a backlight assembly with improved heat dissipation, and a liquid crystal display (LCD) having such a backlight assembly. The backlight assembly includes: a light guide plate; a light source unit disposed on a side of the light guide plate; an intermediate housing covering an upper surface of the light source unit; and a lower housing coupled to the intermediate housing to accommodate the light guide plate and the light source unit, wherein the lower housing includes: a light source unit-fixing frame to which the light source unit is fixed, the light source unit-fixing frame contacting an inner surface of the intermediate housing; and a body portion disposed under the light guide plate and coupled to the light source unit-fixing frame.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A backlight assembly comprising:
 a light guide plate;   a light source unit disposed on a side of the light guide plate;   an intermediate housing covering an upper surface of the light source unit; and   a lower housing coupled to the intermediate housing to accommodate the light guide plate and the light source unit,   wherein the lower housing comprises:
 a light source unit-fixing frame to which the light source unit is fixed, the light source unit-fixing frame contacting an inner surface of the intermediate housing; and 
 a body portion disposed under the light guide plate and coupled to the light source unit-fixing frame.