Flexible display device and method of manufacturing the same
AssigneeLG Display Co., Ltd.
InventorDal Jae Lee
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Abstract
Discussed is a flexible display device with a reduced bezel width. The flexible display device according to an embodiment includes a display panel configured to display images, and including a flexible first substrate having a plurality of pixels disposed therein and a second substrate coupled to the flexible first substrate, the flexible first substrate including a display area, a bent part extending from the display area, and a pad part extending from the bent part; a panel driver connected to the pad part, and configured to supply signals to the respective pixels; and a supporting member configured to support the flexible first substrate, and including a bent part for guiding the bent part of the first substrate.
Claims19
A flexible display device comprising:
- a display panel configured to display images, and including a flexible first substrate having a plurality of pixels disposed therein and a second substrate coupled to the flexible first substrate,
- the flexible first substrate including a display area, a bent part extending from the display area, and a pad part extending from the bent part;
- a panel driver connected to the pad part, and configured to supply signals to the respective pixels;
- and
- a supporting member configured to support the flexible first substrate, and including a bent part for guiding the bent part of the first substrate,
- wherein the flexible first substrate is curved at the bent part of the first substrate such that the pad part is disposed below the display area.
A method of manufacturing a flexible display device, the method comprising:
- manufacturing a display panel by coupling a flexible first substrate to a second substrate, the flexible first substrate including a display area having a plurality of pixels, a to-be-bent part extending from the display area, and a pad part extending from the to-be-bent part;
- adhering a panel driver to the pad part, the panel driver configured to supply signals to the respective pixels;
- manufacturing a supporting member including a bent part formed by a hemming process;
- adhering the supporting member to a bottom of the display panel;
- bending the to-be-bent part of the flexible first substrate along the bent part of the supporting member, so as to form a bent part of the flexible first substrate;
- and
- adhering at least one of the pad part and the panel driver to a bottom of the supporting member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.