KR20060080442A - Flat fluorescent lamp and display apparatus having the same - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed are a flat panel fluorescent lamp capable of preventing arcing and a display device having the same. In the planar fluorescent lamp, the clip includes a first contact part in contact with the first external electrode, a second contact part in contact with the second external electrode, and a body part connecting the first contact part and the second contact part. The body portion is divided into a first body corresponding to the side of the lamp body, a second body corresponding to the first external electrode, and a third body corresponding to the second external electrode. At this time, the second body is provided with a power line fixing portion protruding from the second body for connection with the power line. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of an arc between the power line fixing portion and the storage container of the display device.

Description

Flat fluorescent lamp and display device having same {FLAT FLUORESCENT LAMP AND DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME}

1 is a perspective view of a flat plate fluorescent lamp according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line II ′ of FIG. 1.

3 is an enlarged view illustrating an enlarged portion A illustrated in FIG. 1.

4 is a perspective view showing in detail the clip shown in FIG.

5 is a perspective view showing in detail a clip according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a display device having the flat fluorescent lamp illustrated in FIG. 1.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the display device illustrated in FIG. 6.

* Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings *

100: flat fluorescent lamp 110: lamp body

120: first substrate 130: second substrate

140: discharge space 150: adhesive member

300: clip 310: first contact portion

320: second contact portion 330: body portion

334: power line fixing portion 350: insulating member                 

500 display device

The present invention relates to a flat panel fluorescent lamp and a display device having the same, and more particularly, to a flat panel fluorescent lamp and a display device having the same that can prevent the generation of arc.

In general, a liquid crystal display (Liquid Crystal Display) is a flat panel display device that displays an image by using a liquid crystal (Liquid Crystal), thinner and lighter than other display devices, has the advantage of low driving voltage and low power consumption This has been widely used throughout the industry.

Such a liquid crystal display device requires a separate light source for supplying light to the liquid crystal display panel because the liquid crystal display panel for displaying an image is a non-light emitting device that does not emit light by itself.

Recently, as the size of a liquid crystal display device increases in size, a flat fluorescent lamp has been developed to reduce manufacturing costs while supplying uniform light to a large liquid crystal display panel. The planar fluorescent lamp includes a lamp body having an inner space divided into a plurality of discharge spaces and external electrodes formed on upper and lower surfaces of the lamp body to apply a discharge voltage to the lamp body. Such flat fluorescent lamps cause plasma discharge in each discharge space by a discharge voltage applied from an inverter to an external electrode. At this time, the fluorescent film formed inside the lamp body is excited by the ultraviolet rays generated by the plasma discharge to generate visible light.

However, when the external electrodes are formed on the upper and lower surfaces of the lamp body, respectively, separate connection means for connecting these external electrodes are required. In addition, since the external electrode has a thin film form, there are many difficulties in stably connecting the connection means with the external electrode.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a flat fluorescent lamp for preventing arc generation.

Further, another object of the present invention is to provide a display device having the above-described flat fluorescent lamp.

Flat fluorescent lamp according to an aspect of the present invention is coupled to the lamp body for generating light, a first external electrode formed on the upper surface of the lamp body, a second external electrode formed on the lower surface of the lamp body, and the lamp body And a clip for electrically connecting the first external electrode and the second external electrode.

The clip includes a first contact portion in contact with the first external electrode, a second contact portion in contact with the second external electrode, and a body portion connecting the first contact portion and the second contact portion.

The body part includes a first body corresponding to a side surface of the lamp body, a second body corresponding to the first external electrode, and a third body corresponding to the second external electrode. The second body has a power line fixing portion protruding from the second body for connection with a power line.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a display device displays an image using a flat panel fluorescent lamp that generates light in response to a discharge voltage, an inverter that applies the discharge voltage to the flat panel fluorescent lamp, and the light of the flat panel fluorescent lamp. And a display panel.

The flat fluorescent lamp includes a lamp body generating light, a first external electrode formed on an upper surface of the lamp body, a second external electrode formed on a lower surface of the lamp body, and the first external electrode coupled to the lamp body. And a clip for electrically connecting the second external electrode.

The clip may include a first contact part in contact with the first external electrode, a second contact part in contact with the second external electrode, and a body part connecting the first contact part and the second contact part. The body portion includes a first body corresponding to a side of the lamp body, a second body corresponding to the first external electrode, and a third body corresponding to the second external electrode. At this time, the second body is provided with a power line fixing portion protruding from the second body for connection with the power line provided with the discharge voltage.

According to the flat panel fluorescent lamp and the display device having the same, the power line fixing part is formed on the second body of the clip, so that the power line fixing part can be spaced apart from the metallic storage container of the display device at a predetermined interval. An arc can be prevented from occurring between the line fixing portion and the storage container.                     

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, it will be described in detail a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

1 is a perspective view of a planar fluorescent lamp according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the cutting line I-I` shown in FIG.

1 and 2, a flat plate fluorescent lamp 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a lamp body 110, a first external electrode 210, a second external electrode 220, and a clip 200. It includes.

The lamp body 110 may include a lamp substrate 110 that is coupled to the first substrate 120 and the first substrate 120 to form a plurality of discharge spaces 140.

The first substrate 120 has a rectangular plate shape. For example, the first substrate 120 is made of glass. The first substrate 120 may include a material that blocks ultraviolet rays so that ultraviolet rays generated in the discharge spaces 140 do not leak.

The second substrate 130 includes a discharge space 132, a space divider 134, and a seal 136. The discharge space 132 is spaced apart from the first substrate 120 to form discharge spaces 140, and the space splitter 134 is formed between the discharge spaces 132 adjacent to each other. In contact with the first substrate 120. The sealing part 136 is formed at the edges of the discharge space part 132 and the space dividing part 134 and is coupled to the first substrate 120.

The second substrate 130 is made of a transparent material through which visible light generated in the discharge spaces 140 can pass. For example, the second substrate 130 is made of glass. The second substrate 130 may include a material that blocks ultraviolet rays so that ultraviolet rays generated in the discharge spaces 140 do not leak.                     

The second substrate 130 is formed by molding. That is, the base substrate of the plate shape, such as the first substrate 120 is heated to a predetermined temperature, and then the base substrate is formed through a mold having a desired shape, so that the discharge space portion 132, the space dividing portion 134 and The second substrate 130 including the sealing part 136 may be obtained. In addition, the second substrate 130 may be formed by various methods such as heating the base substrate and processing the shape by suction of air.

As shown in FIG. 2, the longitudinal cross section of the second substrate 130 has a shape in which arcuate discharge spaces 132 are continuously connected. However, the second substrate 130 may be formed such that the longitudinal section of the discharge space 132 has various shapes such as a semicircle, a quadrangle, and a trapezoid.

Connection passages 138 for connecting the discharge spaces 140 adjacent to each other are formed in the second substrate 130. At least one connection passage 138 is formed in each space division part 134. The connection passage 138 may provide a passage through which air or discharge gas may move when exhausting air existing in the discharge spaces 140 or injecting discharge gas into the discharge spaces 140. The connection passage 138 is formed at the same time during the molding process of the second substrate 130. The connection passage 138 may have various shapes as long as it can connect the adjacent discharge spaces 140 with each other. For example, the connection passage 138 has a structure bent in an S shape.

The second substrate 130 is coupled to the first substrate 120 through the adhesive member 150. For example, the adhesive member 150 is formed of a frit that is a mixture of glass and metal having a lower melting point than glass. The adhesive member 150 is interposed between the first substrate 120 and the second substrate 130 to correspond to the sealing part 136. Thereafter, the adhesive member 150 is fired to bond the first and second substrates 120 and 130 to each other.

On the other hand, the adhesive member 150 is not formed in the space dividing unit 134 in contact with the first substrate 120. The space dividing unit 134 is in close contact with the first substrate 120 by a pressure difference between the inside and the outside of the lamp body 110. Specifically, after the combination of the first substrate 120 and the second substrate 130 to exhaust the air present in the discharge spaces 140 to create a vacuum state, after that, the plasma discharge spaces 140 Various kinds of discharge gases are injected for discharge. For example, the discharge gas includes mercury (Hg), neon (Ne), argon (Ar), and the like. The gas pressure of the discharge gas existing in the discharge spaces 140 is about 50 to about 70 torr, and a pressure difference is generated compared to the external atmospheric pressure of 760 torr. Due to such a pressure difference, a force directed from the outside to the inside of the lamp body 110 is generated, and the space dividing portions 134 are in close contact with the first substrate 120 by this force.

The lamp body 110 includes a reflective film 160, a first fluorescent film 170, and a second fluorescent film 180. The reflective film 160 is formed on the inner surface of the first substrate 120, that is, the surface facing the second substrate 130, and the first fluorescent film 170 is formed on the reflective film 160. The second fluorescent film 180 is formed on an inner surface of the second substrate 130, that is, a surface facing the first substrate 120.

The reflective film 160 reflects the visible light generated by the first and second fluorescent films 170 and 180 to prevent the visible light from leaking through the first substrate 120. The reflective film 160 may be made of metal oxide to increase reflectance and reduce color coordinate change. For example, the reflective film 160 is made of aluminum oxide (Al ₂ O ₃ ) or barium sulfate (BaSO ₄ ).

The first and fluorescent films 170 and 180 are excited by ultraviolet rays generated through plasma discharge in the discharge spaces 140 to emit visible light. The reflective film 160, the first fluorescent film 170, and the second fluorescent film 180 are formed before the first substrate 120 and the second substrate 130 are bonded to each other. 130 is formed into a thin film through a spray method. In this case, the reflective film 160, the first fluorescent film 170, and the second fluorescent film 180 are formed in the entire region except for the region corresponding to the sealing portion 136. In contrast, the reflective film 160, the first fluorescent film 170, and the second fluorescent film 180 may not be formed in regions corresponding to the space dividers 134.

Meanwhile, the first external electrode 210 is formed to intersect all the discharge spaces 140 on the outer surface of the second substrate 130. The first external electrode 210 is formed to correspond to both ends of the discharge space 132 in the longitudinal direction. The first external electrode 210 extends in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the discharge space portion 132 so as to overlap all of the discharge spaces 140. The first external electrode 210 has the same width along the length direction. The second external electrode 220 is formed on the outer surface of the first substrate 120 to intersect all the discharge spaces 140 corresponding to the first external electrode 210.

The first and second external electrodes 210 and 220 are, for example, formed by coating silver paste (Ag Paste), which is a mixture of silver (Ag) and silicon oxide (SiO ₂ ). In addition, the first and second external electrodes 210 and 220 may be formed of metal materials such as copper (Cu), nickel (Ni), silver (Ag), gold (Au), aluminum (Al), and chromium (Cr). It may be formed by a method of spray coating a metal powder (Metal Powder) made of any one or more of the metal materials. As such, the first and second external electrodes 210 and 220 are made of a conductive material to receive a discharge voltage applied from the outside.

Meanwhile, the clip 300 electrically connects the first external electrode 210 formed on the outer surface of the second substrate 130 and the second external electrode 220 formed on the outer surface of the first substrate 120. Connect. The clip 300 transmits a discharge voltage applied from an external inverter to the first and second external electrodes 210 and 220.

3 is an enlarged view of a portion A shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the clip shown in FIG. 3.

3 and 4, the clip 300 is coupled to the lamp body 110 from the side of the lamp body 110 in correspondence with the first external electrode 210 and the second external electrode 220. The clip 300 is made of a metal having electrical conductivity and electrically connected to the first and second external electrodes 210 and 220.

The clip 300 includes a first contact portion 310, a second contact portion 320, and a body portion 330. The first contact part 310 is in contact with the first external electrode 210, the second contact part 320 is in contact with the second external electrode 220, and the body part 330 is in the lamp body. The first and second contact portions 310 and 320 are connected to each other while covering the side of the 110.                     

The body 330 may include a first body 331 corresponding to the side surface of the lamp body 110, a second body 332 corresponding to the first external electrode 210, and the second external electrode 220. It is divided into a third body 333 corresponding to). In addition, the second body 332 includes a first sub body 332a and a second sub body 332b. The first sub body 332a is bent from the first body 331 to correspond to the sealing portion 136 (shown in FIG. 1) of the lamp body 110 (shown in FIG. 1). The second sub body 332b corresponds to the discharge space portion 132 (shown in FIG. 1) in the lamp body 110.

The second body 332 is provided with a power line fixing part 334 protruding to connect with the power line. For example, the power line fixing part 334 protrudes from the first sub body 332a of the second body 332.

The power line fixing part 334 is electrically connected to a power line for applying a discharge voltage to provide the discharge voltage to the first and second external electrodes 210 and 220. The power line fixing part 334 has a protrusion shape protruding from a surface of the second body 332 to a predetermined height, and the power line fixing part 334 has a receiving hole 334a into which the power line is inserted. Is formed. After the power line is inserted into the receiving hole 334a, the power line is fixed to the power line fixing part 334 through a soldering process.

At least one first hole 312 is formed in the first contact portion 310, and at least one second hole 322 is formed in the second contact portion 320. In the present embodiment, the first and second holes 312 and 322 are each formed of three rectangular holes. When the clip 300 is fitted to the lamp body 110, the first and second contact parts 310 and 320 are soldered to the first and second external electrodes 210 and 220, respectively. In this case, the first and second holes 312 and 322 prevent heat from being transferred from the electrical drawing part to the adjacent part when soldering, and increase the temperature of only the soldered area to improve soldering reliability. Meanwhile, tin (Sn) may be plated on the surface of the clip 300 to improve soldering efficiency and prevent oxidation.

The flat fluorescent lamp 100 further includes an insulating member 350 disposed between the body 330 and the lamp body 110 to insulate the body 330 from the lamp body 110. .

Since the body part 330 is in the form of a thin metal plate, deformation, such as bending or bending, may occur even with a weak force. Therefore, the insulating member 350 fixes and supports the body portion 330, thereby preventing the body portion 330 from being deformed. As an example of the present invention, the insulating member 350 is formed of a polycarbonate material.

In addition, the insulating member 350 is provided with a projection 352 for coupling with the body portion 330, the opening 330a is formed in the body portion 330 is inserted into the projection. By the coupling between the protrusion 352 and the opening 330a, the insulating member 350 is stably coupled with the body portion 330.

Shapes of the insulating member 350 and the body portion 330 have a shape corresponding to the outer shape of the lamp body (110). Therefore, when the insulating member 350 is coupled to the lamp body 110, it is preferable that there is no space between the insulating member 350 and the lamp body 110.

5 is a perspective view showing in detail a clip according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, in the clip 300 according to another embodiment of the present invention, the power line fixing part 335 may include a first external electrode of the lamp body 110 of FIG. And a second body 332 corresponding to 210 (shown in FIG. 1).

The second body 332 includes a first sub body 332a and a second sub body 332b. The first sub body 332a is bent from the first body 331 to correspond to the sealing portion 136 (shown in FIG. 1) of the lamp body 110. The second sub body 332b corresponds to the discharge space portion 132 (shown in FIG. 1) in the lamp body 110.

As an example of the present invention, the power line fixing part 335 is provided in the first sub body. In particular, the power line fixing part 335 has a wing shape which is cut out from the surface of the first sub body 332a and protrudes to a predetermined height, and fixes the power line to the second sub body 332a. It is made of protrusions.

After the power line is inserted into the space formed between the power line fixing part 335 and the first sub body 332a, the power line fixing part 335 pressurizes the power line. Thereafter, the power line is fixed to the fixing protrusion through a soldering process. Thus, the clip 300 may be electrically connected to the power line, and receive a discharge voltage from the power line.

1 to 5 illustrate only the structure in which the electrode line fixing parts 334 and 335 are provided in the first sub body 332a, but the electrode line fixing parts 334 and 335 are the second sub body 332b. Even can be formed sufficiently.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a display device having the flat fluorescent lamp shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the display device shown in FIG.

6 and 7, the display device 500 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention outputs a discharge voltage for driving the flat panel fluorescent lamp 510 for generating light and the flat panel fluorescent lamp 510. An inverter 600 and a display unit 700 for displaying an image using the light.

The plate fluorescent lamp 510 includes a clip 520 connecting the first external electrode 511 formed on the upper surface of the lamp body and the second external electrode 512 formed on the lower surface of the lamp fluorescent lamp 510. The clip 520 is provided with a power line fixing part 521 that provides a discharge voltage to the first and second external electrodes 511 and 512. Since the flat fluorescent lamp 510 has the same structure as that shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The inverter 600 generates a discharge voltage for driving the flat panel fluorescent lamp 510. The inverter 600 boosts the low-voltage alternating voltage applied from the outside to a high-voltage alternating voltage suitable for driving the flat panel fluorescent lamp 510 and outputs a discharge voltage. The inverter 600 is disposed on the rear surface of the storage container 830. The inverter 600 and the planar fluorescent lamp 510 are electrically connected by the first power line 610 and the second power line 620. One end of the first power line 610 and the second power line 620 is connected to the power line fixing part 521 of the clip 520. Accordingly, the discharge voltage generated from the inverter 600 is applied to the first and second external electrodes 511 and 512 of the plate fluorescent lamp 510 through the first and second power lines 610 and 620, respectively. do.

The display unit 700 includes a liquid crystal display panel 710 for displaying an image using light generated from the flat panel fluorescent lamp 510, and a driving circuit unit 720 for driving the liquid crystal display panel 710. do.

The liquid crystal display panel 710 includes a thin film transistor (TFT) substrate 712, a color filter substrate 714 coupled to the TFT substrate 712, and the two substrates 712. The liquid crystal 716 interposed between 714.

The TFT substrate 712 is a transparent glass substrate on which a switching element TFT (not shown) is formed in a matrix form. Data and gate lines are respectively connected to the source and gate terminals of the TFTs, and a pixel electrode (not shown) made of a transparent conductive material is connected to the drain terminal.

The color filter substrate 714 is a substrate in which RGB pixels (not shown) which are color pixels are formed by a thin film process. A common electrode (not shown) made of a transparent conductive material is formed on the color filter substrate 714.

In the liquid crystal display panel 710 having such a configuration, when power is applied to the gate terminal of the TFT and the TFT is turned on, an electric field is formed between the pixel electrode and the common electrode. Due to such an electric field, the arrangement of the liquid crystal 716 interposed between the TFT substrate 712 and the color filter substrate 714 is changed, and from the flat fluorescent lamp 510 in accordance with the arrangement change of the liquid crystal 716. The transmittance of the supplied light is changed to obtain an image of a desired gradation.

The driving circuit unit 720 may include a data printed circuit board 722 for supplying a data driving signal to the liquid crystal display panel 710, and a gate printed circuit board for supplying a gate driving signal to the liquid crystal display panel 710. 724, a data flexible circuit film 726 connecting the data printed circuit board 722 to the liquid crystal display panel 710, and a gate connecting the gate printed circuit board 724 to the liquid crystal display panel 710. The flexible circuit film 728 is included.

The data printed circuit board 722 is disposed on the side or the back of the storage container 830 by bending the data flexible circuit film 726, and the gate printed circuit board 724 is the gate flexible circuit film 728. By bending of) is arranged on the side or back of the receiving container (830).

The display device 500 is disposed above the flat plate fluorescent lamp 510 and is disposed on the diffuser plate 810 and the top of the diffuser plate 810 to diffuse the light emitted from the flat plate fluorescent lamp 510. It further includes an optical sheet 820.

The diffusion plate 810 diffuses the light emitted from the flat fluorescent lamp 510 to improve the uniformity of the light. The diffusion plate 810 has a plate shape having a predetermined thickness and is spaced apart from the flat plate fluorescent lamp 510 at a predetermined interval. The diffusion plate 810 is made of, for example, polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA).

The optical sheet 820 changes the path of the light diffused through the diffusion plate 810 to improve the luminance characteristic. The optical sheet 820 collects the light diffused through the diffuser plate 810 in the front direction, and collects the light condensing sheet to improve the front luminance of the light and diffuses the light diffused through the diffuser plate 810. It may be made of a sheet.

The display device 500 further includes a storage container 830 that accommodates the flat fluorescent lamp 510. The storage container 830 includes a bottom portion 832 and a side portion 834 extending from an edge of the bottom portion 832 to provide a storage space. The side portion 834 has a shape bent in two stages to provide a coupling space with other components and to improve the bonding force. The storage container 830 is made of, for example, a metal having high strength and low deformation.

As shown in FIG. 7, the power line fixing part 521 protrudes from the second body of the clip 520 corresponding to the first external electrode 511. Therefore, the power line fixing part 521 and the storage container 830 of the display device 500 may be spaced apart at predetermined intervals. For example, the power line fixing part 521 and the storage container 830 are spaced apart by 5 mm or more. As a result, an arc may be prevented from occurring between the power line fixing part 521 and the storage container 830.

The display apparatus 500 further includes an insulating frame 840 disposed between the flat plate fluorescent lamp 510 and the storage container 830 to support the flat plate fluorescent lamp 510. The insulating frame 840 is disposed corresponding to an edge of the flat fluorescent lamp 510, and the flat fluorescent lamp 510 is spaced apart from the storage container 830 by a predetermined distance. And the electrical contact between the storage container 830 is blocked.

In addition, the insulating frame 840 is preferably made of a material having a certain degree of elasticity to absorb the impact applied from the outside. For example, the insulating frame 840 is made of silicon (Silicin) material. The insulating frame 840 is composed of two pieces having a "c" shape.

The display device 500 further includes a first mold 850 disposed between the planar fluorescent lamp 510 and the diffusion plate 810. The first mold 850 fixes the flat plate fluorescent lamp 510 and supports the diffusion plate 810. The first mold 850 is coupled to the side portion 834 of the storage container 830 from the top of the flat fluorescent lamp 510, and fixes the edge of the top surface of the flat fluorescent lamp 510. As shown in FIG. 6, the first mold 850 has a frame shape.

The display device 500 further includes a second mold 860 disposed between the optical sheet 820 and the liquid crystal display panel 710. The second mold 860 fixes the optical sheet 820 and the diffusion plate 810 and supports the liquid crystal display panel 710. The second mold 860 is formed in a frame shape.

The display device 500 further includes a top chassis 870 for fixing the liquid crystal display panel 710. The top chassis 870 is coupled to the storage container 830 while surrounding the edge of the liquid crystal display panel 710 to fix the liquid crystal display panel 710 to the upper portion of the second mold 860. The top chassis 870 prevents the liquid crystal display panel 710 from being damaged by an external impact and prevents the liquid crystal display panel 710 from being separated from the second mold 860.

According to such a flat panel fluorescent lamp and a display device having the same, the power line fixing part is formed on the second body of the clip, so that the power line fixing part may be spaced apart from the metallic storage container of the display device by 5 mm or more. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the arc is generated between the power line fixing portion and the metallic storage container.

Although described with reference to the embodiments above, those skilled in the art will understand that the present invention can be variously modified and changed without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the claims below. Could be.

Claims (9)

A lamp body generating light; A first external electrode formed on an upper surface of the lamp body; A second external electrode formed on the lower surface of the lamp body; And A clip coupled to the lamp body to electrically connect the first external electrode and the second external electrode, The clip, A first contact part in contact with the first external electrode; A second contact part in contact with the second external electrode; And A body portion connecting the first contact portion and the second contact portion, The body portion, A first body corresponding to a side of the lamp body; A second body corresponding to the first external electrode; A third body corresponding to the second external electrode; And And a power line fixing portion protruding from the second body for connection to a power line. The planar fluorescent lamp of claim 1, wherein the power line fixing part has a protrusion shape protruding from a surface at a predetermined height, and the power line fixing part is formed with a hole into which the power line is inserted. According to claim 1, wherein the power line fixing portion is cut off from the surface of the second body has a wing shape protruding to a predetermined height, it characterized in that the flat is made of a fixing projection for fixing the power line to the second body Fluorescent lamps. The method of claim 1, wherein the lamp body, A first substrate; A discharge space portion spaced apart from the first substrate to form a discharge space in which the light is generated, a space divider formed between two adjacent discharge space portions to contact the first substrate, and the discharge space portion and the And a second substrate formed at an edge of the space dividing portion and having a sealing portion coupled to the first substrate. The method of claim 4, wherein the second body, A first sub body that is bent from the first body and corresponds to the sealing portion of the lamp body; And And a second sub body corresponding to the discharge space portion of the lamp body. 6. The flat fluorescent lamp of claim 5, wherein the power line fixing part protrudes from the first sub body. The flat fluorescent lamp of claim 1, further comprising an insulating member disposed between the body portion and the lamp body to insulate the body portion from the lamp body. The method of claim 7, wherein the insulating member has a projection for coupling with the body portion, Flat body fluorescent lamp, characterized in that the opening is formed in the body portion is the projection. A flat fluorescent lamp that generates light in response to a discharge voltage; An inverter for applying the discharge voltage to the flat fluorescent lamp; And A display panel for displaying an image using the light of the flat fluorescent lamp, The flat plate fluorescent lamp, A lamp body generating light; A first external electrode formed on an upper surface of the lamp body; A second external electrode formed on the lower surface of the lamp body; And A clip coupled to the lamp body to electrically connect the first external electrode and the second external electrode, The clip, A first contact part in contact with the first external electrode; A second contact part in contact with the second external electrode; And A body portion connecting the first contact portion and the second contact portion, The body portion, A first body corresponding to a side of the lamp body; A second body corresponding to the first external electrode; A third body corresponding to the second external electrode; And And a power line fixing portion protruding from the second body for connection with a power line provided with the discharge voltage.

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