Display apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11650683-B2
Application number	US-202117509803-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 25, 2021
Priority date	Nov 30, 2017
Publication date	May 16, 2023
Grant date	May 16, 2023

Abstract

A display apparatus includes a substrate including a display area and a non-display area, a display element layer, a pad group, a touch electrode layer, and a touch insulation layer. The display element layer includes display elements disposed in the display area. The pad group is disposed on the substrate and includes output pads disposed in the non-display area. The output pads include central output pads and outer output pads disposed outside the central output pads in a first direction. The touch electrode layer is disposed on the display element layer. The touch insulation layer is disposed on the display element layer and contacts the touch electrode layer. A groove pattern is defined in the touch insulation layer overlapping the non-display area, and does not overlap at least a predetermined number of the outer output pads in a second direction.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A display apparatus comprising:
a substrate comprising a display area and a non-display area adjacent to the display area;
a plurality of signal lines disposed on the substrate;
a display element layer disposed on the plurality of signal lines and disposed on the display area;
a plurality of first pads electrically connected to the plurality of signal lines and disposed on the non-display area; and
an insulating layer disposed on the display element layer and defined a first groove pattern extended in a first direction and disposed on the non-display area,
wherein the non-display area comprises a first area and a second area spaced apart from the first area in the first direction,
wherein at least some of the plurality of first pads and the first groove pattern are disposed on the first area,
wherein rest of the plurality of first pads are disposed on the second area, and
wherein the first groove pattern is spaced apart from and the second area when viewed on a plane.

2. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first groove pattern is disposed between the plurality of first pads and the display area when viewed on a plane.

3. The display apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising an intermediate insulation layer disposed between the plurality of signal lines and the display element layer and defined a first opening exposing the plurality of first pads.

4. The display apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the insulation layer is further defined a second groove pattern disposed on the non-display area, extended in the first direction, and spaced apart from the plurality of first pads with the first groove pattern therebetween in a second direction intersecting the first direction when viewed on a plane.

5. The display apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the first groove pattern and the second groove pattern each extends in the first direction from an imaginary axis extending in the second direction.

6. The display apparatus of claim 4 , wherein a distance in the first direction between the first groove pattern and a side wall of the intermediate insulation layer defining the first opening is same as a distance in the first direction between the second groove pattern and the side wall.

7. The display apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the insulation layer is further defined a third groove pattern disposed on the non-display area, extended in the first direction, and spaced apart from the first groove pattern with the plurality of first pads therebetween when viewed on a plane.

8. The display apparatus of claim 7 , wherein a distance in the first direction between the third groove pattern and a side wall of the intermediate insulation layer defining the first opening is greater than a distance in the first direction between each of the plurality of first pads and the side wall.

9. The display apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a test circuit spaced apart from the plurality of first pads with the second groove pattern therebetween when viewed on the plane, and electrically connected to at least some of the plurality of first pads.

10. The display apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the test circuit is disposed between the substrate and the insulation layer.

11. A display apparatus comprising:
a substrate comprising a display area and a non-display area adjacent to the display area;
a plurality of signal lines disposed on the substrate;
a display element layer disposed on the plurality of signal lines and disposed on the display area;
a plurality of first pads electrically connected to the plurality of signal lines and disposed on the non-display area; and
an insulating layer disposed on the display element layer and defined a first groove pattern extended in a first direction and disposed on the non-display area,
wherein the non-display area comprises a first area and a second area spaced apart from the first area in the first direction,
wherein the first groove pattern is defined only in the first area, and
wherein rest of the plurality of first pads are disposed on the second area.

12. A display apparatus comprising:
a substrate comprising a display area and a non-display area adjacent to the display area;
a plurality of signal lines disposed on the substrate;
a display element layer disposed on the plurality of signal lines and disposed on the display area;
a plurality of first pads electrically connected to the plurality of signal lines and disposed on the non-display area;
an insulating layer disposed on the display element layer and defined a first groove pattern extended in a first direction and disposed on the non-display area and a second groove pattern spaced apart from the first groove pattern; and
an intermediate insulation layer disposed between the plurality of signal lines and the display element layer and defined a first opening exposing the plurality of first pads,
wherein the plurality of first pads are disposed between the first groove pattern and the second groove pattern when viewed in a plane, and
wherein a distance in the first direction between the second groove pattern and a side wall of the intermediate insulation layer defining the first opening is smaller than a distance in the first direction between each of the plurality of first pads and the side wall.

13. The display apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the distance in the first direction between the second groove pattern and the side wall is smaller than a distance in the first direction between the first groove pattern and the side wall.

Assignees

• Samsung Display Co Ltd

Inventors

• Shim Bo-Youl
• Kim Joonsam
• Kim Hun-Tae
• Jung Wuhyeon

Classifications

• H10D86/441

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