Patent attributes
The present disclosure discloses a backlight module and a liquid crystal display, the backlight module comprises: a light guide plate, a first light source and a second light source; wherein said light guide plate comprises a light emitting surface and a bottom surface as well as a side surface; said light emitting surface and said bottom surface define thickness of said light guide plate, said light guide plate at least comprises a first portion which is relatively thicker and a second portion which is relatively thin; said first light source is provided opposite the side of said light guide plate, said second light source is provided opposite said bottom surface or said light emitting surface of said light guide plate second portion. Through the above way, the present disclosure can achieve the split-screen display of the display device, simultaneously reducing the power consumption of the display device.