Flexible pad for display device lamination process and method for manufacturing a display device using the same

A method for manufacturing a display device, the method comprising the steps of:

• disposing a protective window on a display panel including an opening or a cut portion;
• disposing a flexible pad under the display panel;
• and
• moving the flexible pad toward the protective window so that the display panel contacts the protective window,
• wherein the flexible pad includes a generally straight area, a first inclined area overlapping the opening or the cut portion of the display panel and a second inclined area disposed between the generally straight area and the first inclined area, an upper surface of the generally straight area having substantially the same thickness along a first direction and having a generally convex shape along a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction, an upper surface of the first inclined area inclined along the first direction and generally flat along the second direction, an upper surface of the second inclined area inclined along the first direction by an inclination angle smaller than an inclination angle of the upper surface of the first inclined area.

A flexible pad for a display panel lamination process, the flexible pad comprising:

• a generally straight area with an upper surface having substantially the same height along a first direction and a generally convex shape along a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction;
• a first inclined area with an upper surface being inclined along the first direction and generally flat along the second direction and connected to a first end of the upper surface of the generally straight area;
• and
• a second inclined area with an upper surface being inclined along the first direction and generally flat along the second direction and connected to a second end of the upper surface of the generally straight area to the first end.