Display device and method for manufacturing the same
AssigneeSamsung Display Co., Ltd.
InventorsYOUNGMIN CHO, HYUNWOO LEE, HONGAM KIM
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Abstract
A display device includes a display panel including a first area including a pixel and at which the display panel is foldable, a second area on which a driver connected to the pixel is disposed, and a bending area between the first area and the second area and at which the display panel is bendable, a functional layer on the first area, and a protective layer on the bending area, a groove is defined in one surface of the protective layer, which does not face the display panel, and the groove is adjacent to the first area.
Claims20
A display device comprising:
- a display panel comprising:
- a first area including a pixel and at which the display panel is foldable,
- a second area on which a driver connected to the pixel is disposed, and
- a bending area between the first area and the second area and at which the display panel is bendable;
- a functional layer on the first area;
- and
- a protective layer on the bending area,
- wherein a groove is defined in one surface of the protective layer, which does not face the display panel, and the groove is adjacent to the first area.
A method for manufacturing a display device, the method comprising:
- providing a display panel comprising:
- a first area including a pixel and at which the display panel is foldable,
- a second area on which a driver connected to the pixel is disposed, and
- a bending area between the first area and the second area and at which the display panel is bendable;
- providing a functional layer and a release film which is on the functional layer, on the first area;
- providing a protective layer on the bending area;
- forming a groove in one surface of the protective layer, which does not face the display panel;
- and
- removing the release film,
- wherein the groove is adjacent to the first area.
An electronic device comprising:
- a display device including a transmission area through which an optical signal passes;
- a control module which controls an operation of the display device;
- an electro-optical module which faces the display device, overlaps the transmission area, and receives the optical signal through the transmission area;
- and
- a first case and a second case which together accommodates the display device and the electro-optical module and with which the display device is foldable,
- wherein the display device comprises:
- a display panel comprising:
- a first area including a pixel and at which the display panel is foldable,
- a second area on which a driver connected to the pixel is disposed, and
- a bending area between the first area and the second area and at which the display panel is bendable;
- a functional layer on the first area;
- and
- a protective layer on the bending area,
- wherein a groove is defined in one surface of the protective layer, which does not face the display panel, and the groove is adjacent to the first area.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.