Touch sensing device and display device including the same

A touch sensing device comprising:

• a base layer comprising a main area and a protruding area protruding from the main area in a first direction;
• a touch electrode layer disposed on a surface of the base layer;
• a first reinforcing member disposed on a surface of the protruding area;
• a second reinforcing member disposed on another surface of the protruding area, the another surface opposing the surface;
• and
• a touch circuit board electrically connected to the touch electrode layer,
• wherein the protruding area comprises:
• a bending area bent downward;
• and
• a pad area extending from the bending area in the first direction and overlapping the base layer in a second direction intersecting the first direction in a bent state of the bending area,
• wherein the touch circuit board is attached to the pad area,
• wherein, in a plan view of an unbent state of the protruding area, the second reinforcing member is spaced apart from the touch electrode layer,
• wherein the second reinforcing member directly contacts the another surface of the protruding area of the base layer, and
• wherein:
• the second reinforcing member comprises a (2a)-th reinforcing member and a (2b)-th reinforcing member that are spaced a part from each other on the another surface of the protruding area;
• the (2a)-th reinforcing member does not overlap the main area in the second direction;
• the bending area comprises a first area adjacent to the main area, a second area adjacent to the pad area, and a third area disposed between the first area and the second area;
• the first reinforcing member is disposed in the third area, the (2a)-th reinforcing member is disposed adjacent to a boundary between the first area and the third area, and the (2b)-th reinforcing member is disposed adjacent to a boundary between the second area and the third area,
• the first reinforcing member comprises a (1a)-th reinforcing member and a (1b)-th reinforcing member spaced a part from the (1a)-th reinforcing member on the surface of the protruding area that is opposite to the another surface of the protruding area,
• the second reinforcing member does not cover any portion of the pad area, and
• the (2a)-th reinforcing member overlaps a part of the (1a)-th reinforcing member, a part of the (1b)-th reinforcing member, and a first spacing area located between the (1a)-th reinforcing member and the (1b)-th reinforcing member, and
• in a bent state, the (2a)-th reinforcing member remains spaced apart from the (2b)-th reinforcing member.

A display device comprising:

• a display panel comprising a first main area and a first protruding area protruding from the first main area in a first direction;
• and
• a touch sensing device disposed on the display panel, the touch sensing device comprising a second main area overlapping the first main area and a second protruding area overlapping the first protruding area,
• wherein the first protruding area comprises:
• a first bending area bent downward from the display panel;
• and
• a first pad area extending from the first bending area in the first direction and overlapping the display panel in a second direction intersecting the first direction in a bent state of the first bending area,
• wherein the second protruding area comprises:
• a second bending area bent outside the first protruding area;
• and
• a second pad area extending from the second bending area in the first direction and overlapping the display panel in the second direction in a bent state of the second bending area, and
• wherein:
• a first reinforcing member is disposed on a surface of the second protruding area;
• a second reinforcing member is disposed on another surface of the second protruding area, the another surface opposing the surface;
• in a plan view of an unbent state of the second protruding area, one end of the second reinforcing member directly contacts the second main area and the second reinforcing member does not overlap the second main area in the second direction;
• the second reinforcing member directly contacts the another surface of the second protruding area;
• the first bending area of the first protruding area and the second bending area of the second protruding area are spaced apart from each other;
• the first reinforcing member and the second reinforcing member each respectively entirely cover the second bending area;
• the first reinforcing member covers a portion of the second pad area;
• and
• the second reinforcing member does not cover any portion of the second pad area.