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US 10,649,256 B2Granted
Panel module and display apparatus having the same
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsMin Jae Cho, Myeong Gil Kim, Seo Joon Lee, Hyun Jun Jung, Jong Hee Han
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Abstract
A panel module including a display panel, a chips-on-film (COF) having a first end connected to an end portion of the display panel, and a COF cover configured to extend past the first end of the COF to block the first end of the COF, the cover having a front surface formed to be coplanar with a front surface of the display panel.
Claims20
A panel module comprising:
- a display panel;
- a chips-on-film (COF) comprising:
- a front portion connected to an end portion of the display panel, and
- a side portion bent from the front portion and extending rearward with respect to the display panel;
- a cover comprising:
- a front portion configured to extend past the front portion of the COF to block the front portion of the COF, and
- a side portion bent from the front portion and extending rearward with respect to the display panel;
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- an adhesive, to attach the cover to the display panel,
- wherein the front portion and the side portion of the cover comprise a first inner surface and a second inner surface, respectively,
- the front portion of the COF comprises a second edge facing the end portion of the display panel and a third inner surface facing the first inner surface,
- the side portion of the COF comprises a fourth inner surface facing the second inner surface,
- a part of the adhesive is disposed between the end portion of the display panel, the second edge of the COF, and the first inner surface, and
- another part of the adhesive is disposed between the first inner surface and the third inner surface, and between the second inner surface and the fourth inner surface.
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A display apparatus comprising:
- a display panel;
- a source printed circuit board disposed behind the display panel;
- a chips-on-film (COF) comprising:
- a front portion connected to an end portion of the display panel, a side portion bent from the front portion and extending rearward with respect to the display panel, and a rear portion connected to the source printed circuit board;
- a cover comprising:
- a front portion configured to extend past the front portion of the COF, to block the front portion of the COF, and a side portion bent from the front portion and extending rearward with respect to the display panel;
- a frame case configured to support a periphery of the display panel and the cover;
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- an adhesive to attach the cover to the display panel,
- wherein the front portion and the side portion of the cover comprise a first inner surface and a second inner surface, respectively,
- the front portion of the COF comprises a second edge facing the end portion of the display panel and a third inner surface facing the first inner surface,
- the side portion of the COF comprises a fourth inner surface facing the second inner surface,
- a part of the adhesive is disposed between the end portion of the display panel, the second edge of the COF, and the first inner surface, and
- another part of the adhesive is disposed between the first inner surface and the third inner surface, and between the second inner surface and the fourth inner surface.
11 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.