| CPC G02F 1/133608 (2013.01) [G02F 1/133603 (2013.01); G02F 1/133611 (2013.01)] | 18 Claims |
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1. A display apparatus comprising:
a liquid crystal panel; and
a backlight unit configured to emit light to the liquid crystal panel, wherein the backlight unit comprises:
a bottom chassis;
a first interface board disposed on a front surface of the bottom chassis;
a plurality of light source modules disposed on the front surface of the bottom chassis, arranged at predetermined intervals,
wherein a first group of light source modules among the plurality of light source modules have one end connected to one side of the first interface board; and
wherein a second group of light source modules among the plurality of light source modules have one end connected to an other side of the first interface board, the one side of the first interface board being opposite the other side of the first interface board; and
a second interface board disposed on a rear surface of the bottom chassis and connected to the first interface board,
wherein each of the plurality of light source modules comprises:
a substrate; and
a plurality of light sources that are mounted on the substrate in a first plurality of rows or a first plurality of columns;
a plurality of dimming blocks formed to include at least one of the plurality of light sources; and
a plurality of driving devices mounted on the substrate at the predetermined intervals and configured to control the at least one of the plurality of light sources included in each of the plurality of dimming blocks, and
wherein the first interface board comprises a plurality of terminals provided at the predetermined intervals on the one side of the first interface board and the other side of the first interface board to connect the substrate of each of the plurality of light source modules to the first interface board.
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