IP Library Granted Patent US 8,456,605
Granted Patent B2
US 8,456,605 · App. 12/771,012 · Granted Jun 4, 2013

Flat display panel

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Patent No.
US 8,456,605
App. No.
12/771,012
Granted
Jun 4, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A flat display panel having a first substrate, a display unit disposed on the first substrate, a second substrate disposed on the first substrate to cover the display unit and not covering a predetermined region of the first substrate, a terminal unit disposed on the predetermined region of the first substrate and is electrically connected to the display unit, and a glass strengthener coated on the first substrate and adjacent to the second substrate at a location to increase the strength of the first substrate. The flat display panel having the substrate on which a terminal unit is formed has increased strength.

Claims (30)

1. A flat display panel comprising:

a first substrate;

a display unit disposed on the first substrate;

a second substrate disposed on the first substrate to cover the display unit and not covering a predetermined region of the first substrate;

a terminal unit disposed on the predetermined region of the first substrate and electrically connected to the display unit; and

a glass strengthener coated on a portion of the first substrate and adjacent to the second substrate at a location where the first substrate and the second substrate are not overlapped with each other to increase the strength of the first substrate.

2. The flat display panel of claim 1 , wherein the glass strengthener is coated on the predetermined region of the first substrate.

3. The flat display panel of claim 2 , wherein the glass strengthener is coated to cover the terminal unit.

4. The flat display panel of claim 1 , wherein the glass strengthener is coated on a region separating the second substrate from the predetermined region and on the predetermined region.

5. The flat display panel of claim 4 , further comprising a desiccating agent coated on the glass strengthener that is coated on the predetermined region.

6. The flat display panel of claim 1 , wherein the glass strengthener is coated on the region separating the second substrate from the predetermined region.

7. The flat display panel of claim 6 , further comprising a desiccating agent that is coated on the predetermined region of the first substrate.

8. The flat display panel of claim 7 , wherein the desiccating agent is coated to cover the terminal unit.

9. The flat display panel of claim 1 , further comprising a desiccating agent to cover the terminal unit, wherein the glass strengthener is coated to cover the desiccating agent.

10. The flat display panel of claim 9 , wherein the glass strengthener is coated to cover the region separating the second substrate from the predetermined region and the desiccating agent.

11. The flat display panel of claim 1 , further comprising a flexible printed circuit substrate electrically connected to the terminal unit.

12. A method of increasing the strength of a first substrate of a flat display panel, the method comprising:

attaching a terminal unit to a non-display area of the first substrate adjacent to a display area of the first substrate on which a display unit is disposed; and

forming a glass strengthener on the non-display area of the first substrate.

13. The method of claim 12 , further comprising forming a desiccating agent on the terminal unit, wherein the step of forming the glass strengthener comprises covering the terminal unit with the glass strengthener.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the desiccating agent is formed on the glass strengthener.

15. The method of claim 13 , wherein the glass strengthener is formed on the desiccating agent.

16. A method of preventing corrosion of a terminal unit of a flat display panel, the method comprising:

attaching a terminal unit to a non-display area of a first substrate adjacent to a display area of the first substrate on which a display unit is disposed; and

forming a desiccating agent on the terminal unit to prevent corrosion of the terminal unit.

17. The method of claim 16 , further comprising:

forming a glass strengthener on the non-display area of the first substrate to increase the strength of the first substrate.

18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the step of forming the glass strengthener comprises covering the first substrate and the terminal unit with the glass strengthener.

19. The method of claim 18 , wherein the glass strengthener is formed between the desiccating agent and the terminal unit.

20. The method of claim 18 , wherein the desiccating agent is formed between the glass strengthener and the terminal unit.

Assignments (1)
MERGER Recorded Sep 21, 2012
From: SAMSUNG MOBILE DISPLAY CO., LTD.
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
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