Backlight assembly and liquid crystal display device having the same

1. A backlight assembly comprising:

a plurality of lamps each having electrodes at opposite ends of a tube;

a bottom cover for receiving the plurality of lamps, the bottom cover having a bottom surface, first lateral sides that correspond to the ends of the plurality of lamps, and second lateral sides that correspond to a lengthwise direction of the plurality of lamps; and

lamp holders at both ends of the plurality of lamps, wherein the lamp holders have a third height above the bottom surface of the bottom cover that is greater than the first height of the first lateral sides,

wherein the first lateral sides and the second sides lateral vertically formed with respect to the bottom surface, and the first lateral sides have a first height above the bottom surface of the bottom cover that is less than a second height of the second lateral sides above the bottom surface of the bottom cover to reduce parasitic capacitance between the lamps and the bottom cover,

wherein the bottom cover has a box shape formed of metal,

wherein the first height of the first lateral sides is lower than the horizontal centerline of the lamp which parallels a length direction of the lamp and passes through the center of the lamp, and

wherein the ends of the plurality of lamps is disposed at an inner region of the first lateral sides.

2. The backlight assembly according to claim 1 , further comprising optical sheets formed above the plurality of lamps to diffuse and condense light.

3. The backlight assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of lamps are one of external electrode fluorescent lamps and cold cathode fluorescent lamps.

4. The backlight assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the first lateral side have a width less than a width of the second lateral side.

5. A backlight assembly comprising:

a plurality of lamps each having electrodes at opposite ends of a tube;

a bottom cover for receiving the plurality of lamps, the bottom cover having a bottom surface, first lateral sides that correspond to the ends of the plurality of lamps and have a first height above the bottom surface of the bottom cover, and second lateral sides that correspond to a lengthwise direction of the plurality of lamps and have a second height above the bottom surface of the bottom cover; and

lamp holders that are at both ends of the plurality of lamps and have a third height above the bottom surface of the bottom cover,

wherein the third height of the lamp holders is greater than the first height of the first lateral sides and each of the plurality of lamps has a centerline positioned above the first height of the first lateral sides,

wherein the first lateral sides and the second lateral sides vertically formed with respect to the bottom surface, and the first lateral sides have a first height above the bottom surface of the bottom cover that is less than a second height of the second lateral sides above the bottom surface of the bottom cover to reduce parasitic capacitance between the lamps and the bottom cover,

wherein the first lateral sides have a first height above the bottom surface of the bottom cover that is less than a second height of the second lateral sides above the bottom surface of the bottom cover,

wherein the bottom cover has a box shape formed of metal,

wherein the first height of the first lateral sides is lower than the horizontal centerline of the lamp which parallels a length direction of the lamp and passes through the center of the lamps and

wherein the ends of the plurality of lamps is disposed at an inner region of the first lateral sides.

6. The backlight assembly according to claim 5 , further comprising optical sheets formed above the plurality of lamps to diffuse and condense light.

7. The backlight assembly according to claim 5 , wherein the plurality of lamps are one of external electrode fluorescent lamps and cold cathode fluorescent lamps.

8. The backlight assembly according to claim 5 , wherein the first lateral side have a width less than a width of the second lateral side.

9. A liquid crystal display device comprising:

a plurality of lamps each having electrodes at opposite ends of a tube;

a bottom cover for receiving the plurality of lamps, the bottom cover having a bottom surface, first lateral sides that correspond to the ends of the plurality of lamps, and second lateral sides that correspond to a lengthwise direction of the plurality of lamps;

a liquid crystal display panel for displaying an image using light emitted from the lamps; and

lamp holders at both ends of the plurality of lamps,

wherein the lamp holders have a third height above the bottom surface of the bottom cover that is greater than the first height of the first lateral sides,

wherein the first lateral sides and the second lateral sides vertically formed with respect to the bottom surface, and the first lateral sides have a first height above the bottom surface of the bottom cover that is less than a second height of the second lateral sides above the bottom surface of the bottom cover to reduce parasitic capacitance between the lamps and the bottom cover,

wherein the bottom cover has a box shape formed of metal,

wherein the first height of the first lateral sides is lower than the horizontal centerline of the lamp which parallels a length direction of the lamp and passes through the center of the lamps and

wherein the ends of the plurality of lamps is disposed at an inner region of the first lateral sides.

10. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 9 , further comprising optical sheets between the plurality of lamps and the liquid crystal display panel to diffuse and condense light.

11. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 9 , wherein the plurality of lamps are one of external electrode fluorescent lamps and cold cathode fluorescent lamps.

12. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 9 , wherein the first lateral side have a width less than a width of the second lateral side.