# US 2014/0192272 A1 · Flat panel display device and method for manufacturing the same > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0192272 A1 - Document ID: US20140192272A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/086,141 - Filed: 2013-11-21 - Published: 2014-07-10 - Earliest claimed: 2013-01-04 - Assignees: Sy Tech Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Hwasug KANG - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140192272A1 ## CPC - G02F 1/13338: {Input devices, e.g. touch panels} - G02F 1/1339: Gaskets; Spacers; Sealing of cells - G02F 1/167: by electrophoresis - G02F 1/1679: Gaskets; Spacers; Sealing of cells; Filling or closing of cells - G02F 2202/28: Adhesive materials or arrangements - G02F: OPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS ## Abstract There are provided a flat panel display device in which a flat display panel and an optical member are layered and fixed to each other without using an OCA (Optical Clear Adhesive) film and a method for manufacturing the same. A flat panel display device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a display module that is formed by layering a flat display panel and one or more optical members having a pair of flat planes; and an adhesive that occupies mold spaces formed so as to include sides of the display module and is cured while adhering to the sides of the display module, in which the display module is fixed by the cured adhesive. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A flat panel display device comprising: a display module that is formed by layering a flat display panel and one or more optical members having a pair of flat planes; and an adhesive that occupies mold spaces formed so as to include sides of the display module and is cured while adhering to the sides of the display module, wherein the panel of a flat display panel and the one or more optical members that constitute the display module are fixed to each other by the cured adhesive. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The flat panel display device according to claim 1, wherein the adhesive is a light curing adhesive or a heat curing adhesive. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The flat panel display device according to claim 1, wherein the flat display panel is an electrophoretic display panel, the optical members include a touch panel and a light guide plate, the display module is formed by sequentially layering the electrophoretic display panel, the touch panel and the light guide plate, and an anti-glare film or a cover glass is attached to an outside of the light guide plate. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The flat panel display device according to claim 1, wherein the flat display panel is a liquid crystal display panel, the optical members include a reflection plate, a light guide plate, and a touch panel, the display module is formed by sequentially layering the reflection plate, the light guide plate, the liquid crystal display panel and the touch panel, and an anti-glare film or a cover glass is attached to an outside of the touch panel. ### Claim 5 A method for manufacturing a flat panel display device, the method comprising: forming a display module by layering a flat display panel and one or more optical members having a pair of flat planes; forming dams so as to form mold spaces including sides of the display module; injecting an adhesive into the mold spaces while applying a pressure so as to allow the flat display panel and the one or more optical members that constitute the display module to come in close contact with each other; and curing the adhesive, wherein the flat display panel and the one or more optical members that constitute the display module are fixed to each other by the adhesive. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The method for manufacturing a flat panel display device according to claim 5, wherein the forming of the dams includes forming transparent side dams so as to face the sides of the display module, the adhesive is a light curing adhesive, and in the curing of the adhesive, light is radiated through the side dams to cure the light curing adhesive. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The method for manufacturing a flat panel display device according to claim 5, wherein the forming of the dams includes forming side dams so as to face the sides of the display module and forming a lower dam so as to form bottoms of the mold spaces, and wherein the method for manufacturing a flat panel display device further includes: removing the lower dam after the curing of the adhesive, and attaching an outmost plate to a bottom of the display module after removing the lower dam. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The method for manufacturing a flat panel display device according to claim 7, wherein the outmost plate is at least one of a cover glass, an anti-glare film, and a cover film. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The method for manufacturing a flat panel display device according to claim 7, wherein a material through which light is not transmitted is printed at edges of the outmost plate so as to allow an image display area of the flat display panel to be viewed from the outside. ### Claim 10 (depends on 5) A flat panel display device manufactured by the manufacturing method according to claim 5. ### Claim 11 (depends on 6) A flat panel display device manufactured by the manufacturing method according to claim 6. ### Claim 12 (depends on 7) A flat panel display device manufactured by the manufacturing method according to claim 7. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) A flat panel display device manufactured by the manufacturing method according to claim 8. ### Claim 14 (depends on 9) A flat panel display device manufactured by the manufacturing method according to claim 9.