Backlight unit and liquid crystal display device

1. A backlight unit comprising:

a plurality of lamps;

a prism reflector including a plurality of prism peaks that positions the plurality of lamps; and

a plurality of lamp guides that holds the plurality of lamps at a predetermined distance apart from one another,

wherein at least one lamp guide from the plurality of lamp guides comprises:

a fastening portion that fastens to one of the plurality of prism peaks of the prism reflector;

a supporting portion disposed on the fastening portion;

at least one or more grips that holds the lamps; and

at least one or more L-shaped connecting portions integrally formed with the fastening portion, each having a first portion perpendicular to a length direction of the lamp and integrally formed with the fastening portion and a second portion parallel to the length direction of the lamp and supporting said lamp and integrally formed with the first portion, wherein the grips are disposed on the second portion of each connecting portion,

wherein the connecting portions, the fastening portion and the grips are formed of a single body.

2. The backlight unit according to claim 1 , wherein the grips are respectively disposed at a position adjacent to a central point of a perpendicular axis from the fastening portion and the supporting portion.

3. The backlight unit according to claim 1 , wherein the connecting portion extends for at least one-half of a width of the prism reflector from the fastening portion and the supporting portion in a direction substantially parallel to the length direction of the lamps.

4. The backlight unit according to claim 1 , wherein the connecting portion has a ‘T’ shape.

5. The backlight unit according to claim 1 , wherein the connecting portion is a structure formed in parallel with the length direction of the lamp and perpendicularly in the length direction of the lamp from a bent point.

6. The backlight unit according to claim 1 , further comprising a diffuser plate that diffuses or concentrates light emitted by the plurality of lamps.

7. A liquid crystal display device comprising:

a liquid crystal display panel;

a plurality of lamps coupled with the liquid crystal display panel;

a prism reflector including a plurality of prism peaks for arranging the plurality of lamps; and

a plurality of lamp guides that fixes the plurality of lamps at a predetermined distance from one another,

wherein at least one of the plurality of lamp guides comprises:

a fastening portion coupled with a prism peak of the prism reflector;

a supporting portion disposed on the fastening portion;

at least one or more grips that fixes the lamps; and

at least one or more L-shaped connecting portions integrally formed with the fastening portion, each having a first portion perpendicular to a length direction of the lamp and integrally formed with the fastening portion and a second portion parallel to the length direction of the lamp and supporting said lamp and integrally formed with the first portion, wherein the grips are disposed on the second portion of each connecting portion,

wherein the connecting portions, the fastening portion and the grips are formed of a single body.

8. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 7 , wherein the connecting portions extend for at least one-half of a width of the prism reflector from the fastening portion and the supporting portion in a direction substantially parallel to the length direction of the lamps.

9. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 7 , wherein at least one connecting portion of the connecting portions has a ‘T’ shape.

10. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 7 , wherein the connecting portions are disposed in parallel with the length direction of the lamp and perpendicularly in the length direction of the lamp from a bent point.

11. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 7 , further comprising a diffuser plate that concentrates light emitted from the plurality of lamps.