Front film for flat display panel and flat display device using the same

A plasma display panel (POP) comprising:

• a front substrate having vertical and lateral sides, the front substrate having a display surface defined on its outer surface;
• a rear substrate having a vertical side greater than that of the front substrate;
• and a sheet film attached to the display surface,
• wherein the rear substrate comprises a plurality of address electrodes for selecting a light-emitting cell, the plurality of address electrodes formed in stripes along the vertical side on an inner surface of the rear substrate, each address electrode having a length greater than the vertical side of the front substrate so that ends of each electrode are exposed from the front substrate, and
• the sheet film comprises an electromagnetic shield layer and at least one repair wire for repairing the plurality of address electrodes, the electromagnetic shield layer and the repair wire being formed on the sheet film by one processing step, the repair wire being spaced apart from the electromagnetic shield layer so as to surround the electromagnetic shield layer, the repair wire being exposed along a periphery of the sheet film.

An apparatus comprising:

• plasma display panel (PDP) comprising
• a front substrate having a display surface;
• a rear substrate comprising address electrodes;
• a sheet film attached to the display surface;
• an electromagnetic shield layer formed on the sheet film;
• and
• a repair wire formed on the sheet film for repairing the address electrodes,
• wherein the electromagnetic shield layer and the repair wire are formed on the sheet film by a same process, and the repair wire is exposed along a periphery of the sheet film and spaced apart from the electromagnetic shield layer so as to surround the electromagnetic shield layer.

A front film for a plasma display panel comprising:

• a sheet-form front film to be mounted on a front face of the plasma display panel having at least one of an optical filter and an electromagnetic shield layer, wherein
• the electromagnetic shield layer is for shielding electromagnetic waves emitted from the plasma display panel and a driving circuit of the plasma display panel
• a repair wire is provided at a location outside a display region of the front film for repairing an electrode of the plasma display panel,
• the repair wire is formed by a same process as the electromagnetic shield layer is formed, and
• the repair wire is spaced apart from a periphery of the electromagnetic shield layer.

An apparatus comprising:

• a flat display panel having a display surface;
• a front film attached to the display surface, the front film comprising a sheet body covering the display surface and comprising a electromagnetic shield layer for shielding electromagnetic waves emitted from the flat panel display panel;
• and
• a repair wire attached to the sheet body for repairing an electrode of the fiat display panel, the repair wire being formed at a non-display region of the flat display panel and being formed by a same process as the electromagnetic shield layer, and the repair wire being spaced apart from the periphery of the electromagnetic shield layer.

A method comprising:

• when a plasma display panel (PDP) has a broken address electrode, attaching a sheet film including at least an electromagnetic shield layer and a repair wire to a display surface of the POP, the POP comprising a front substrate having vertical and lateral sides and a rear substrate having a vertical side greater than that of the front substrate, the rear substrate providing a plurality of address electrodes for selecting a light-emitting cell, the plurality of address electrodes being formed in stripes along the vertical side on an inner surface of the rear substrate, each address electrode having a length greater than the vertical side of the front substrate so that ends of each electrode are exposed from the front substrate, the electromagnetic shield layer and the repair wire being formed on the same surface of the sheet film, the repair wire being formed on a periphery of the electromagnetic shield layer so as to surround the electromagnetic shield layer,
• connecting an exposed terminal of the broken address electrode at an upper side of the rear substrate and an upper portion of the repair wire using a lead line;
• and
• connecting an exposed terminal of the broken address electrode at a lower side of the rear substrate and a lower portion of the repair wire using a lead line.

A method comprising:

• when a plasma display panel (PDP) has a broken address electrode, attaching a sheet film including at least an electromagnetic shield layer and a repair wire to a display surface of the PDP, the PDP comprising a front substrate and a rear substrate, the rear substrate providing address electrodes, the electromagnetic shield layer and the repair wire being formed on a same surface of the sheet film, the repair wire being formed on a periphery of the electromagnetic shield layer so as to surround the electromagnetic shield layer;
• connecting an exposed terminal of the broken address electrode at an upper side of the rear substrate and an upper portion of the repair wire using a lead line;
• and
• connecting an exposed terminal of the broken address electrode at a lower side of the rear substrate and a lower portion of the repair wire using a lead line.

An apparatus comprising:

• means, when a plasma display panel (POP) has a broken address electrode, for attaching a sheet film including at least an electromagnetic shield layer and a repair wire to a display surface of the POP, the PDP comprising a front substrate and a rear substrate, the rear substrate providing address electrodes, the electromagnetic shield layer and the repair wire being formed on a same surface of the sheet film, the repair wire being formed on a periphery of the electromagnetic shield layer so as to surround the electromagnetic shield layer;
• means for connecting an exposed terminal of the broken address electrode at an upper side of the rear substrate and an upper portion of the repair wire using a lead line;
• and
• means for connecting an exposed terminal of the broken address electrode at a lower side of the rear substrate and a lower portion of the repair wire using a lead line.