Patent 7478929 was granted and assigned to LG on January, 2009 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A backlight unit suitable to prevent color separation phenomenon of LED lamps is disclosed. The backlight unit includes a bottom cover, a printed circuit board attached to an inner upper surface of the bottom cover, a plurality of LED lamps mounted on an upper surface of the printed circuit board to extend in a direction, and a reflecting plate having a plurality of holes to expose light emitting portions of the LED lamps, respectively, the holes having a tapered side section.