The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device which can
enhance the reliability of electrical connection between electrodes and
metal fittings even when the irregularities exist with respect to radii
of rod-shaped light sources arranged in the inside of a backlight. A
liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal display panel and
a backlight arranged on a back surface of the liquid crystal display
panel, wherein the backlight includes a plurality of rod-shaped light
sources each having electrode portions at both ends thereof and a base
which supports the respective rod-shaped light sources at the respective
electrode portions by way of an electrode fitting, the electrode fitting
is configured to fix the rod-shaped light source by clamping the
electrode portion, the electrode fitting being formed of a plurality of
electrode fittings arranged in parallel in the longitudinal direction of
the rod-shaped light source for every electrode, and each electrode
fitting has an arcuate wall surface, and the respective electrode
fittings arranged in parallel in the same electrode portion have radii of
arcs of the wall surfaces thereof made different from each other.