Display apparatus
Disclosed is a display device which can maintain a space between a lower substrate and a portion of an upper substrate with a transmitting hole formed therein, in an atmospheric pressure state. The display device includes a display unit and a guide frame. The display unit includes a panel which is sealed, with liquid crystal being charged between an upper substrate and a lower substrate. The guide frame supports the display unit. The guide frame includes a guide side wall guiding a side surface of the panel, and a panel supporting part supporting the panel.
1. A display device comprising:
a display unit comprising a panel which is sealed, with liquid crystal being charged between an upper substrate and a lower substrate; and
a guide frame supporting the display unit,
wherein,
the guide frame comprises: a guide side wall guiding a side surface of the panel; and a panel supporting part supporting the panel,
a camera receiving part receiving a camera is formed at a first panel supporting part of the panel supporting part,
a transmitting hole which transmits light to the camera is formed at a black matrix in a first inactive area which is formed at the first panel supporting part, in the upper substrate,
in a space between the upper substrate and the lower substrate, a periphery of the transmitting hole is exposed in an atmospheric pressure state, and
a first inactive area seal is formed at a portion of the first inactive area other than the periphery of the transmitting hole, the first inactive area seal sealing the space between the upper substrate and the lower substrate.
2. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the transmitting hole is formed by etching the black matrix.
3. The display device of claim 1 , wherein a camera hole corresponding to the transmitting hole is formed in the first panel supporting part.
4. The display device of claim 1 , wherein in the space between the upper substrate and the lower substrate, a transmitting material having a refractive index from about 1.3 to about 1.7 is formed at a portion of the space with the transmitting hole formed therein.
5. The display device of claim 4 , wherein the transmitting material is formed in a column spacer type.
6. The display device of claim 1 , wherein in the first inactive area, a first inactive area column spacer is formed around the transmitting hole.
7. The display device of claim 1 , wherein,
an active area seal is formed at an active area exterior of the panel,
the first inactive area seal is formed in the first inactive area,
the first inactive area seal is connected to the active area seal,
a portion of the first inactive area other than the periphery of the transmitting hole is maintained in a sealed state, and
the periphery of the transmitting hole is exposed in an atmospheric pressure state.
8. The display device of claim 7 , wherein in the space between the upper substrate and the lower substrate, a transmitting material having a refractive index from about 1.3 to about 1.7 is formed at a portion of the space with the transmitting hole formed therein.
9. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the first panel supporting part is formed in a ∪-shape.
10. The display device of claim 1 , wherein,
the first panel supporting part is formed in a ∩-shape, and
a camera hole corresponding to the transmitting hole is formed at the first panel supporting part.
11. A display device comprising:
a display unit comprising a panel which is sealed, with liquid crystal being charged between an upper substrate and a lower substrate; and
a guide frame supporting the display unit,
wherein,
the guide frame comprises: a guide side wall guiding a side surface of the panel; and a panel supporting part supporting the panel,
a camera receiving part receiving a camera is formed at a first panel supporting part of the panel supporting part,
a transmitting hole which transmits light to the camera is formed at a black matrix in a first inactive area which is formed at the first panel supporting part, in the upper substrate,
in a space between the upper substrate and the lower substrate, a periphery of the transmitting hole is exposed in an atmospheric pressure state,
an active area seal is formed at an active area exterior of the panel,
a first inactive area seal is formed in the first inactive area, and
the first inactive area seal is formed on the reverse of the active area with the transmitting hole as a boundary, thereby exposing the entire first inactive area in an atmospheric pressure state.
12. The display device of claim 11 , wherein in the space between the upper substrate and the lower substrate, a transmitting material having a refractive index from about 1.3 to about 1.7 is formed at a portion of the space with the transmitting hole formed therein.