Display apparatus
AssigneeSamsung Display Co., Ltd.
InventorKeunsoo LEE
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Abstract
Provided is a display apparatus which may reduce or minimize the occurrence of a defect due to an external shock while improving an expected lifespan thereof. The display apparatus includes a substrate having a first area, a second area, and a bending area between the first area and the second area, and being configured to be bent around a bending axis extending in a first direction, an inorganic insulating portion on the bending area, having a width along an edge of the substrate, and including a plurality of dams defining a plurality of grooves, and a first organic layer on the bending area, and partially overlapping the inorganic insulating portion to cover at least some of the dams.
Claims18
A display apparatus comprising:
- a substrate having:
- a first area;
- a second area;
- and
- a bending area between the first area and the second area, and being configured to be bent around a bending axis extending in a first direction;
- an inorganic insulating portion on the bending area, having a width along an edge of the substrate, and comprising a plurality of dams defining a plurality of grooves;
- and
- a first organic layer on the bending area, and partially overlapping the inorganic insulating portion to cover at least some of the dams.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.