Abstract: Disclosed is a liquid crystal display apparatus including a liquid crystal panel, and a backlight unit which is disposed on a back side of the liquid crystal panel, wherein the liquid crystal display apparatus further includes a dust preventing tape which is stuck to a region including at least a peripheral portion of a display surface of the liquid crystal panel and a side surface of the backlight unit in order to cover the region. A dust preventing method for a liquid crystal display apparatus is also disclosed.

Abstract: Disclosed is a liquid crystal display apparatus including a liquid crystal panel, and a backlight unit which is disposed on a back side of the liquid crystal panel, wherein the liquid crystal display apparatus further includes a dust preventing tape which is stuck to a region including at least a peripheral portion of a display surface of the liquid crystal panel and a side surface of the backlight unit in order to cover the region. A dust preventing method for a liquid crystal display apparatus is also disclosed.

Abstract: Provided is a backlight unit which includes a frame-shaped chassis, a light guide plate, a light source, a photodetector, and a shield plate. The light guide plate is disposed inside the chassis. The light source is disposed on one edge face of the light guide plate, and a photodetector for detecting light leaked out of the other edge face is disposed on the other edge face of the light guide plate opposed to the light source. A shield plate is disposed at the side of the back surface of the light guide plate, and both the light guide plate and the photodetector are fastened to the shield plate.