Display device and manufacturing method thereof

1. A display device, comprising:

an insulating substrate;

a display part formed on the insulating substrate;

a cover substrate combined with the insulating substrate;

a filler which is provided between the insulating substrate and the cover substrate, wherein the filler is located at a first region and a second region that is separated from the first region, and wherein a space is defined between the first region and the second region; and

a moisture absorbent that fills the space between the first region and the second region, such that the moisture absorbent is directly contacting the insulating substrate and the cover substrate; and

wherein the second region is formed along an edge of the first region such that the first region is surrounded by the second region with the filled space between the first region and the second region.

2. The display device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a heat wire disposed in the moisture absorbent.

3. The display device according to claim 2 , wherein the heat wire is one of a prefabricated heat wire disposed in the moisture absorbent and formed on the insulating substrate.

4. The display device according to claim 2 , wherein the filler comprises a sealant which adheres the insulating substrate and the cover substrate together.

5. The display device according to claim 4 , wherein the filler comprises an organic material.

6. The display device according to claim 5 , wherein the first region covers the entire display part.

7. The display device according to claim 6 , wherein the first region is formed along an edge of the insulating substrate.

8. The display device according to claim 7 , wherein the first region is formed along an edge of the display part.

9. The display device according to claim 6 , wherein the insulating substrate comprises a display region having a gate line and a data line insulatively crossing each other, and a non-display region provided along an edge of the display region, and the insulating substrate further comprising: a driving voltage supply provided in the non-display region and a common voltage supply provided between gate pads of the gate line.

10. The display device according to claim 9 , wherein the driving voltage supply comprises a driving voltage bar extending parallel with the gate line, and a driving voltage pad connected with the driving voltage bar, and the heat wire overlaps a part of the driving voltage supply and/or the common voltage supply.

11. The display device according to claim 10 , wherein the heat wire varies in width in an overlapping part and nonoverlapping part thereof.

12. The display device according to claim 10 , wherein the width of the heat wire which does not overlap the driving voltage supply and/or the common voltage supply is larger than the width thereof which overlaps the at least one of the driving voltage supply and the common voltage supply.

13. The display device according to claim 10 , wherein the width of the space is about 0.5 mm to about 20 mm.

14. The display device according to claim 13 , wherein the moisture absorbent is a liquid which is dropped in the space, and cured by heat.

15. The display device according to claim 14 , wherein the heat wire is exposed between the insulating substrate and the cover substrate.

16. The display device according to claim 14 , wherein an exposure hole is formed on one of the insulating substrate or the cover substrate, and the heat wire is exposed through the exposure hole.

17. A method of manufacturing a display device, comprising:

forming a display part on an insulating substrate;

forming a filler located at a first region and a second region, wherein the second region is spaced from the first region and formed on the insulating substrate;

disposing a heat wire in a space between the first region and the second region;

forming a moisture absorbent in the space to cover the heat wire;

adhering the insulating substrate to a cover substrate, wherein the moisture absorbent fills the space such that the moisture absorbent is directly contacting the insulating substrate and the cover substrate, and wherein the second region is formed along an edge of the first region such that the first region is surrounded by the second region with the filled space between the first region and the second region;

and curing the moisture absorbent by supplying power to the heat wire.

18. The method according to claim 17 , further comprising:

semi-curing the filler before the disposing the heat wire.

19. The method according to claim 18 , wherein the filler comprises an organic material and is formed by a screen printer.

20. The method according to claim 17 , wherein the moisture absorbent is liquid, and is disposed by one of a dispenser or screen-printing method.

21. The method according to claim 20 , wherein the curing the moisture absorbent comprises supplying power to the heat wire to rise to a temperature of about 70° C. to about 300° C.

22. The method according to claim 21 , wherein the curing the moisture absorbent comprises curing the moisture absorbent in a vacuum and inert gas.

23. The method according to claim 22 , wherein the filler comprises an opening part to expose the heat wire between the insulating substrate and the cover substrate, and the method further comprises:

sealing the opening part after curing the moisture absorbent.

24. The method according to claim 22 , wherein an exposure hole is formed on one of the insulating substrate or the cover substrate to expose the heat wire, and the method further comprises:

sealing the exposure hole after curing the moisture absorbent.

25. The method according to claim 22 , further comprising:

removing the heat wire after curing the moisture absorbent.