Display apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12019817-B2
Application number	US-202318124729-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 22, 2023
Priority date	Nov 30, 2017
Publication date	Jun 25, 2024
Grant date	Jun 25, 2024

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;
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 disposed on the non-display area, extended in the first direction, and spaced apart from the first groove pattern in a second direction intersecting the first direction;
a plurality of first pads electrically connected to the plurality of signal lines and disposed on the non-display area; and
a plurality of second pads disposed on the non-display area and spaced apart from the plurality of first pads in the second direction,
wherein the first groove pattern and the second groove pattern are disposed between the plurality of first pads and the plurality of second pads.

2. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the insulating 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.

3. The display apparatus of claim 2 , 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 a first 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 second distance in the first direction between the second groove pattern and the side wall.

5. The display apparatus of claim 4 , wherein a third distance in the first direction between the third groove pattern and the side wall is greater than the first distance and the second distance, respectively.

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

7. The display apparatus of claim 1 , 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.

8. 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 disposed on the display element layer and disposed in the non-display area;
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; 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 and a second groove pattern disposed on the non-display area, extended in the first direction, and spaced apart from the first groove pattern in a second direction intersecting the first direction,
wherein a first 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 second distance in the first direction between the second groove pattern and the side wall.

9. The display apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the insulating 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.

10. The display apparatus of claim 9 , wherein a third distance in the first direction between the third groove pattern and the side wall is greater than the first distance and the second distance, respectively.

Assignees

• Samsung Display Co Ltd

Inventors

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

Classifications

• H10D86/441

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• H10D86/60

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• G09G2300/0842

  forming a memory circuit, e.g. a dynamic memory with one capacitor · CPC title

• G09G3/3233

  with pixel circuitry controlling the current through the light-emitting element · CPC title

• H10K77/111

  Flexible substrates · CPC title