Display apparatus including a bending protection layer over a connection wire
A display apparatus includes a substrate including a first area, a second area, and a bending area between the first area and the second area, a plurality of display devices arranged in the first area, a thin film encapsulation layer covering the plurality of display devices and including a first inorganic encapsulation layer, an organic encapsulation layer, and a second inorganic encapsulation layer, a connection wire extending from the first area to the second area across the bending area, and a bending protection layer covering the connection wire in the bending area and covering at least a portion of the thin film encapsulation layer, and the bending protection layer includes a light-blocking material.
1 . A display apparatus comprising:
a substrate comprising a first area, a second area, and a bending area between the first area and the second area;
a plurality of display devices arranged in a display area of the first area;
a thin film encapsulation layer covering the plurality of display devices and comprising a first inorganic encapsulation layer, an organic encapsulation layer, and a second inorganic encapsulation layer;
a polarizing film over the thin film encapsulation layer in the first area;
an adhesive layer between the thin film encapsulation layer and the polarizing film in the first area;
a dam surrounding at least a portion of the display area;
a driving power line arranged between the display area and the dam;
a connection wire extending from the first area to the second area across the bending area; and
a bending protection layer covering the connection wire in the bending area, covering and contacting at least a portion of the thin film encapsulation layer, covering at least a portion of the dam, and covering the driving power line,
wherein the bending protection layer comprises a light-blocking material, and
wherein at least a portion of the bending protection layer is disposed under both the adhesive layer and the polarizing film, and overlaps with both the adhesive layer and the polarizing film.
2 . The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein an optical density of the bending protection layer is greater than or equal to 1 and less than or equal to 5.
3 . The display apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a common power line at least partially surrounding the display area,
wherein the dam covers an edge of the common power line.
4 . The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the dam comprises a first dam and a second dam spaced apart from each other,
wherein the bending protection layer overlaps the first dam and the second dam.
5 . The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of display devices comprises a common opposite electrode, and the bending protection layer covers an end of the common opposite electrode.
6 . The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein emission areas of the plurality of display devices are defined by openings in a pixel-defining layer arranged in the first area, and the bending protection layer at least partially overlaps the pixel-defining layer.
7 . The display apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:
an inorganic insulating layer arranged on the substrate and comprising an opening or a groove corresponding to the bending area; and
an organic material layer arranged between the inorganic insulating layer and the connection wire and filling the opening or the groove.
8 . The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the bending protection layer is between the substrate and the polarizing film.
9 . The display apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising an inorganic insulating layer arranged on the substrate and comprising an opening or a groove corresponding to the bending area,
wherein the inorganic insulating layer is between the substrate and the connection wire.
10 . The display apparatus of claim 9 , further comprising an organic material layer arranged between the inorganic insulating layer and the connection wire and filling the opening or the groove.
11 . The display apparatus of claim 10 , wherein at least a portion of an upper surface of the organic material layer comprises a corrugated surface.
12 . The display apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a protection film on a lower surface of the substrate,
wherein the protection film comprises an opening portion corresponding to the bending area.
13 . A display apparatus comprising:
a substrate comprising a first area, a second area, and a bending area between the first area and the second area;
a plurality of display devices arranged in a display area of the first area;
a dam surrounding at least a portion of the display area;
a driving power line disposed between the display area and the dam and extending in a first direction;
a polarizing film arranged in the first area and located over the plurality of display devices;
an adhesive layer disposed under the polarizing film;
a connection wire extending from the first area to the second area in a second direction intersecting the first direction across the bending area; and
a bending protection layer covering the connection wire in the bending area,
wherein at least a portion of the bending protection layer overlaps the polarizing film and the driving power line, and the bending protection layer comprises a light-blocking material,
wherein, in the first area, a thickness of a portion of the bending protection layer overlapping the connection wire is greater than a thickness of another portion of the bending protection layer overlapping the dam, and
wherein at least a portion of the bending protection layer is disposed under both the adhesive layer and the polarizing film, and overlaps with both the adhesive layer and the polarizing film.
14 . The display apparatus of claim 13 , wherein an optical density of the bending protection layer is greater than or equal to 1 and less than or equal to 5.
15 . The display apparatus of claim 13 , further comprising:
a thin film encapsulation layer covering the plurality of display devices and comprising a first inorganic encapsulation layer, an organic encapsulation layer, and a second inorganic encapsulation layer,
wherein the plurality of display devices is arranged in the display area,
wherein the bending protection layer overlaps at least a portion of the dam.
16 . The display apparatus of claim 15 , further comprising a common power line at least partially surrounding the display area,
wherein the dam covers an edge of the common power line.
17 . The display apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the plurality of display devices comprises a common opposite electrode, and the bending protection layer covers an end of the common opposite electrode.
18 . The display apparatus of claim 13 , wherein emission areas of the plurality of display devices are defined by openings in a pixel-defining layer arranged in the first area, and the bending protection layer at least partially overlaps the pixel-defining layer.
19 . The display apparatus of claim 13 , further comprising:
an inorganic insulating layer arranged on the substrate and comprising an opening or a groove corresponding to the bending area; and
an organic material layer arranged between the inorganic insulating layer and the connection wire and filling the opening or the groove.