Display apparatus having display module and method of manufacturing the same

A display apparatus comprising:

• a display module array in which a plurality of display modules are horizontally arranged in an M×N matrix,
• wherein each of the plurality of display modules comprises:
• a substrate comprising a mounting surface on which a plurality of inorganic light emitting diodes (LEDs) are mounted, a side surface, and a rear surface disposed opposite to the mounting surface;
• a front cover bonded to and covering the mounting surface;
• a metal plate bonded to the rear surface;
• and
• a side cover configured to surround the side surface,
• wherein the front cover extends to an area outside of the mounting surface in a first direction in which the mounting surface extends, and
• wherein the side cover is extends, in a second direction in which the mounting surface faces, from an upper side of the metal plate to a lower end of a region of the front cover to seal the side surface from an outside, and a portion of the side cover provided at the lower end of the region of the front cover is outwards from the mounting surface in the first direction in which the mounting surface extends.

A method of manufacturing a display module, the method comprising:

• obtaining a substrate including a mounting surface on which a plurality of inorganic light emitting diodes (LEDs) are mounted, a side surface, and a rear surface disposed opposite to the mounting surface;
• bonding a front cover to the mounting surface such as to cover the mounting surface;
• dispensing a side cover to surround the side surface;
• and
• bonding a metal plate to the rear surface of the substrate,
• wherein the front cover extends to an area outside of the mounting surface in a first direction in which the mounting surface extends, and
• wherein the side cover extends, in a second direction in which the mounting surface faces, from an upper side of the metal plate to a lower end of a region of the front cover to seal the side surface from an outside, and a portion of the side cover provided at the lower end of the region of the front cover is outwards from the mounting surface in the first direction in which the mounting surface extends.