Display apparatus, apparatus for attaching cover panel, and method of attaching cover panel
AssigneeSamsung Display Co., Ltd.
InventorsKisang Yoo, Cheuljin Park, Hyunkyung Yun, Joonik Lee
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Abstract
A display apparatus includes a display panel including a central area and an outer area outside the central area and which is bent. A cover panel includes a cover central area overlapping the central area, a cover outer area overlapping the outer area, a light-blocking layer on the display panel and a groove layer disposed on a first surface of the light-blocking layer opposite to a second surface of the light-blocking layer facing the display panel. A plurality of grooves is defined in the groove layer in the cover central area.
Claims18
A method of attaching a cover panel, the method comprising:
- disposing the cover panel to a pad member, the cover panel including:
- a cover central area which is flat;
- a cover outer area which is disposed outside the cover central area and bent;
- a light-blocking layer;
- and
- a groove layer which is disposed on the light-blocking layer and faces the pad member and in which a plurality of grooves is defined in the cover central area;
- obtaining information for positions of the plurality of grooves by photographing the plurality of grooves;
- adjusting a position of the cover panel based on the information for the positions of the plurality of grooves photographed and information for positions of the plurality of grooves set in advance;
- and
- attaching the cover panel to a display panel such that the light-blocking layer faces the display panel.
A method of manufacturing a display device, the method comprising:
- forming a display panel to be bent;
- bringing a cover window into close contact with a jig having a concave surface;
- aligning the display panel with the cover window and attaching the display panel to the cover window;
- seating a cover panel, the cover panel comprising a plurality of grooves and a light-blocking layer covering the plurality of grooves, on a pad member;
- imaging the plurality of grooves to obtain position information corresponding to the plurality of grooves;
- adjusting a position of the cover panel based on the obtained position information and preset position information;
- and
- attaching the cover panel to the display panel such that the light-blocking layer faces the display panel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.