# US 2017/0257955 A1 · 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 2017/0257955 A1 - Document ID: US20170257955A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/236,879 - Filed: 2016-08-15 - Published: 2017-09-07 - Earliest claimed: 2016-03-07 - Assignees: Boe Technology Group Co., Ltd.; Hefei Xinsheng Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Boe Technology Group Co., Ltd.; Hefei Xinsheng Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Yulin WANG; Li SUN - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20170257955A1 ## CPC - H05K 3/0044: {Mechanical working of the substrate, e.g. drilling or punching (H05K3/0008 takes precedence)} - H10K 77/10: Substrates, e.g. flexible substrates - H05K 1/147: {at least one of the printed circuits being bent or folded, e.g. by using a flexible printed circuit (H05K1/148 takes precedence)} - H05K 2201/10136: Liquid Crystal display [LCD] - H10K 59/10: OLED displays - Y02E 10/549: Organic PV cells - Y02P 70/50: Manufacturing or production processes characterised by the final manufactured product - H05K: PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS - H10K: ORGANIC ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES - Y02E: REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION - Y02P: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS ## Abstract The present disclosure provides a display device and a method for manufacturing the same. The display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate and at least one flexible printed circuit. The first substrate is opposite to the second substrate. A first end of the flexible printed circuit is attached onto at least one side of the first substrate, and a second end of the flexible printed circuit is attached onto the second substrate. A slope structure is arranged at an edge of the first substrate at a side thereof where the first end of the flexible printed circuit is attached. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A display device, comprising: a first substrate; a second substrate; and at least one flexible printed circuit; wherein the first substrate is opposite to the second substrate, a first end of the flexible printed circuit is attached onto at least one side of the first substrate, and a second end of the flexible printed circuit is attached onto the second substrate; the first substrate comprises a slope structure at an edge of the first substrate at a side thereof where the first end of the flexible printed circuit is attached. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The display device according to claim 1, wherein there exists at least one slope structure at the at least one side of the first substrate, and a position of each of the at least one slope structure is corresponding to a position of the first end of the flexible printed circuit on the first substrate. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The display device according to claim 1, wherein there exists a plurality of slope structures at the at least one side of the first substrate, and the slope structures are arranged at intervals. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The display device according to claim 3, wherein the slope structures are spaced from each other at an identical interval. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The display device according to claim 1, wherein there exists one slope structure at the at least one side of the first substrate, and the slope structure extends along the entire edge of the first substrate at the at least one side as a whole. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The display device according to claim 1, wherein the slope structure is a concave slope, a convex slope or a wave-like slope. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The display device according to claim 1, wherein the slope structure is spaced from the flexible printed circuit. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The display device according to claim 7, wherein the slope structure is a concave slope concaved towards to an inner portion of the first substrate or the second substrate. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The display device according to claim 7, wherein the slope structure is of a smooth surface and rounded edges. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The display device according to claim 1, wherein the flexible printed circuit is spanned across the slope structure. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The display device according to claim 10, wherein the slope structure is a concave slope concaved towards to an inner portion of the first substrate or the second substrate. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The display device according to claim 10, wherein the slope structure is of a smooth surface and rounded edges. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The display device according to claim 1, wherein the slope structure surrounds a periphery of the first substrate. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The display device according to claim 13, wherein the slope structure is a continuous integral structure. ### Claim 15 A method for manufacturing a display device, comprising: forming a groove at an edge of a first substrate at at least one side thereof; oppositely arranging the first substrate and a second substrate; cutting the groove to form a slope structure; and attaching a first end of a flexible printed circuit onto the at least one side of the first substrate, and attaching a second end of the flexible printed circuit onto the second substrate. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The method according to claim 15, wherein prior to the step of oppositely arranging the first substrate and the second substrate, the method further comprises: forming cutting marks in the second substrate in such a manner that a connection line of the cutting marks is corresponding to the groove; wherein the step of cutting the groove to form the slope structure comprises: cutting the groove along the connection line of the cutting marks to form the slope structure. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The method according to claim 16, wherein the connection line of the cutting marks is corresponding to a center line of the groove. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The method according to claim 15, wherein the step of attaching the first end of the flexible printed circuit onto the at least one side of the first substrate and attaching the second end of the flexible printed circuit onto the second substrate comprises: spanning the flexible printed circuit across the slope structure with the first end of the flexible printed circuit attached onto the at least one side of the first substrate and with the second end of the flexible printed circuit attached onto the second substrate.