IP Library Granted Patent US 9,570,715
Granted Patent B2
US 9,570,715 · App. 13/972,714 · Granted Feb 14, 2017

Mask and mask assembly

Inventor: Taek-Kyo Kang (Yongin, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
H01L51/56C23C14/042H01L51/0011Y10T428/24314Y10T428/24322
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Patent No.
US 9,570,715
App. No.
13/972,714
Granted
Feb 14, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A mask supported at a frame when a tensile force is applied in a first direction is provided. The mask includes a mask main body in a band shape extended in the first direction, and a plurality of pattern openings formed in the mask main body. the mask main body has ends supported by the frame, and the pattern opening are arranged in the first direction. The mask further includes a dummy opening provided between the pattern openings and one of the ends of the mask main body. The dummy opening has a form that is different from forms of the pattern openings.

Claims (16)

1. A mask supported by a frame, comprising:

a mask main body in a band shape extending in a first direction, the mask main body having edges extending parallel to the first direction, the mask main body having ends extending perpendicular to the first direction, the ends of the mask main body being supported by the frame;

a plurality of pattern openings formed in the mask main body; and

a dummy opening provided between the pattern openings and one of the ends of the mask main body, the dummy opening including a first sub-dummy opening and a second sub-dummy opening, the second sub-dummy opening disposed between one of the edges of the mask main body and the first sub-dummy opening, wherein each of the first sub-dummy opening and the second sub-dummy opening has a rectangular shape having a longer side extending in the first direction.

2. The mask of claim 1 , wherein the first sub-dummy opening and the second sub-dummy opening respectively have the same shape, and neighbor each other.

3. The mask of claim 1 , wherein the dummy opening further includes a third sub-dummy opening provided between the pattern openings and a set of the first sub-dummy opening and the second sub-dummy opening.

4. The mask of claim 3 , wherein each of the first sub-dummy opening and the second sub-dummy opening has a rectangular shape having a longer side extending in the first direction, the third sub-dummy opening having a rectangular shape having a longer side extending in a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction.

5. The mask of claim 1 , wherein the pattern openings have a stripe or dot form.

6. A mask assembly comprising:

a frame including an opening; and

at least one mask disposed on the opening of the frame, the at least one mask comprising:

a mask main body in a band shape extending in a first direction, the mask main body having edges extending parallel to the first direction, the mask main body having ends extending perpendicular to the first direction, the ends of the mask main body being supported by the frame;

a plurality of pattern openings formed in the mask main body; and

a dummy opening provided between the pattern openings and one of the ends of the mask main body, the dummy opening including a first sub-dummy opening and a second sub-dummy opening, the second sub-dummy opening disposed between one of the edges of the mask main body and the first sub-dummy opening, wherein each of the first sub-dummy opening and the second sub-dummy opening has a rectangular shape having a longer side extending in the first direction.

7. The mask assembly of claim 6 , wherein the dummy opening further includes a third sub-dummy opening provided between the pattern openings and a set of the first sub-dummy opening and the second sub-dummy opening.

8. The mask assembly of claim 6 , wherein each of the first sub-dummy opening and the second sub-dummy opening has a rectangular shape having a longer side extending in the first direction, the third sub-dummy opening having a rectangular shape having a longer side extending in a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 6, 2014
From: KANG, TAEK-KYO
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2012-0097070 · Sep 3, 2012 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20140065355A1 · Mar 6, 2014