Display device including buffer member
A display device including a display panel having a display area and a pad area, a circuit board connected to the pad area and configured to apply an electric signal to the display panel, a set frame configured to accommodate the display panel, and a buffer member between a surface of the display panel and the set frame. The buffer member may include a base and a protrusion adjacent the base and protrude from an edge portion of the display panel.
1. A display device comprising:
a display panel comprising a first substrate having a display area and a pad area and a second substrate disposed to oppose the first substrate;
a circuit board connected to the pad area, and configured to apply an electric signal to the display panel;
a set frame configured to accommodate the display panel; and
a buffer member between a surface of the display panel and the set frame,
wherein the buffer member comprises:
a base directly contacting one surface of the first substrate between the second substrate and the set frame, and having a same shape as a shape of the first substrate; and
a protrusion adjacent the base and protruding from an edge of the first substrate, and
wherein the base and the protrusion have a uniform thickness,
wherein the base overlaps at least one portion of the display area in a plan view, and
wherein the circuit board is attached to the protrusion.
2. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the circuit board is between the set frame and the buffer member.
3. The display device of claim 2 , further comprising a double-sided tape between the buffer member and the circuit board.
4. The display device of claim 3 , wherein the circuit board is bent along a lateral surface of the display panel.
5. The display device of claim 4 , wherein the protrusion is disposed at a bent portion of the circuit board.
6. The display device of claim 2 , wherein the circuit board comprises a first circuit board on an upper surface of the first substrate in the pad area.
7. The display device of claim 6 , wherein the first circuit board is bent along a lateral surface of the first substrate.
8. The display device of claim 7 , wherein the protrusion is disposed at a bent portion of the first circuit board.
9. The display device of claim 6 , further comprising a touch unit on the second substrate.
10. The display device of claim 9 , wherein the circuit board comprises a second circuit board on an upper surface of the second substrate, the circuit board being connected to the touch unit.
11. The display device of claim 10 , wherein the second circuit board is bent along lateral surfaces of the first substrate and the second substrate.
12. The display device of claim 11 , wherein the protrusion is disposed at a bent portion of the second circuit board.
13. The display device of claim 9 , wherein the touch unit corresponds to the display area.
14. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the electric signal comprises at least one of a power signal, a driving signal, a control signal, and a data signal.
15. A display device comprising:
a display panel comprising a first substrate having a display area and a pad area and a second substrate disposed to oppose the first substrate;
a circuit board connected to the pad area, and configured to apply an electric signal to the display panel;
a set frame configured to accommodate the display panel; and
a buffer member between a surface of the display panel and the set frame,
wherein the buffer member comprises:
a base directly contacting one surface of the first substrate between the second substrate and the set frame, and having a same shape as a shape of the first substrate; and
a protrusion adjacent the base and protruding from an edge of the first substrate, and
wherein the base and the protrusion have a uniform thickness,
wherein the base overlaps at least one portion of the display area in a plan view, and
wherein the base has a width wider than that of the protrusion, and the width is perpendicular to both a thickness direction of the buffer member and a direction in which the protrusion protrudes from the edge of the display panel.
16. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the circuit board comprises a first circuit board on an upper surface of the first substrate and a second circuit board on an upper surface of the second substrate, and
wherein the protrusion is disposed at both a bent portion of the first circuit board and a bent portion of the second circuit board.
17. A display device comprising:
a display panel comprising a first substrate having a display area and a pad area and a second substrate disposed to oppose the first substrate;
a circuit board connected to the pad area, and configured to apply an electric signal to the display panel;
a set frame configured to accommodate the display panel; and
a buffer member between a surface of the display panel and the set frame, and having a planar shape,
wherein the buffer member comprises:
a base; and
a protrusion adjacent the base and protruding from an edge of the first substrate, and
wherein the base has a width wider than that of the protrusion, and the width is perpendicular to both a thickness direction of the buffer member and a direction in which the protrusion protrudes from the edge of the display panel, and
wherein the base overlaps at least one portion of the display area in a plan view.
18. The display device of claim 17 , further comprising:
a window on the second substrate; and
a touch unit between the window and the second substrate.
19. The display device of claim 18 , wherein the circuit board comprises:
a first circuit board on an upper surface of the first substrate in the pad area; and
a second circuit board on an upper surface of the second substrate, the circuit board being connected to the touch unit.
20. The display device of claim 19 , wherein the protrusion is disposed at both a bent portion of the first circuit board and a bent portion of the second circuit board.
21. A display device comprising:
a display panel comprising a first substrate having a display area and a pad area and a second substrate disposed to oppose the first substrate;
a circuit board connected to the pad area, and configured to apply an electric signal to the display panel;
a set frame configured to accommodate the display panel; and
a buffer member between a surface of the display panel and the set frame,
wherein the buffer member comprises:
a base directly contacting one surface of the first substrate between the second substrate and the set frame, and having a same shape as a shape of the first substrate; and
a protrusion adjacent the base and protruding from an edge of the first substrate, and
wherein the base and the protrusion have a uniform thickness,
wherein the base overlaps at least one portion of the display area in a plan view, and
wherein the display area has a width wider than that of the protrusion, the width being perpendicular to both a thickness direction of the protrusion and a direction in which the protrusion protrudes from the edge of the display panel.