Display panel substrate defining hole for input image device and liquid crystal display having the same
A liquid crystal display includes a first substrate including: a display area including a plurality of pixels on the first substrate, a non-display area which is disposed on an outside of the display area and in which a dummy wire is disposed on the first substrate, and an image input hole which is defined therein in the non-display area and in which an image input device is disposed, a second substrate facing the first substrate and including a display area and a non-display area corresponding to those of the first substrate, a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first and second substrates, and a sealant which is in the non-display area of the first and second substrates and seals the liquid crystal layer between the first and second substrates. The dummy wire is disposed near the image input hole.
1. A display device comprising:
a first substrate comprising:
a first insulating substrate,
a first area including:
a pixel on the first insulating substrate, and
a signal wiring through which a signal for driving the pixel is transmitted,
the signal wiring on the first insulating substrate and disposed a distance from the first insulating substrate, and
a second area which is disposed outside of the first area, the second area including:
a dummy wire which is on the first insulating substrate and disposed a distance from the first insulating substrate, and
a hole having a depth which extends into a thickness of the first insulating substrate and in which an input device is disposed,
wherein
the distance of the dummy wire from the first insulating substrate is the same as the distance of the signal wiring from the first insulating substrate, and
the depth of the hole includes the distance of the dummy wire from the first insulating substrate;
a second substrate facing the first substrate and comprising:
a first area corresponding to the first area of the first substrate, and
a second area corresponding to the second area of the first substrate;
a transparent spacer which is in the second area of the first and second substrates and maintains a gap between the first and second substrates, the transparent spacer corresponding to a location of the dummy wire and completely covering the hole; and
a sealant which is in the second area of the first and second substrates and is disposed between the first and second substrates, the sealant surrounding the transparent spacer.
2. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the dummy wire includes aluminum, silver or copper.
3. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the dummy wire is disposed adjacent to an outer edge of the hole.
4. The display device of claim 3 , wherein the dummy wire forms a closed curve around the hole.
5. The display device of claim 1 , wherein
the dummy wire is provided in plurality near the hole to define a plurality of dummy wires, and
the plurality of dummy wires are respectively near the hole in different directions from the hole.
6. The display device of claim 5 , wherein the plurality of dummy wires is spaced from one another by a predetermined distance.
7. The display device of claim 5 , wherein the plurality of dummy wires is spaced from a center of the hole by a same distance.
8. A display device comprising:
a first substrate comprising:
a first insulating substrate,
a first area including:
a pixel on the first insulating substrate, and
a signal wiring through which a signal for driving the pixel is transmitted,
the signal wiring on the first insulating substrate, and
a second area which is disposed outside of the first area, the second area including:
a hole which is defined in the first insulating substrate and in which an input device is disposed, and
a dummy wire disposed a same distance from the first insulating substrate as the signal wiring in the first area, the dummy wire corresponding to a location of the hole,
wherein
the dummy wire is provided in plurality near the hole to define a plurality of dummy wires,
the plurality of dummy wires are respectively near the hole in different directions from the hole, and
among the plurality of dummy wires, with respect to the hole,
two opposing dummy wires are spaced from a center of the hole by a same distance, and
two non-opposing dummy wires are spaced from the center of the hole by different distances;
a second substrate facing the first substrate and comprising:
a first area corresponding to the first area of the first substrate, and
a second area corresponding to the second area of the first substrate;
a transparent spacer which is in the second area of the first and second substrates and maintains a gap between the first and second substrates, the transparent spacer corresponding to a location of the dummy wire and completely covering the hole; and
a sealant which is in the second area of the first and second substrates and is disposed between the first and second substrates, the sealant surrounding the transparent spacer.
9. A display device comprising:
a first substrate comprising:
a first insulating substrate,
a first area including:
a pixel on the first insulating substrate, and
a signal wiring through which a signal for driving the pixel is transmitted,
the signal wiring on the first insulating substrate, and
a second area which is disposed outside of the first area, the second area including:
a hole which is defined in the first insulating substrate and in which an input device is disposed, and
a dummy wire disposed a same distance from the first insulating substrate as the signal wiring in the first area, the dummy wire corresponding to a location of the hole,
wherein
the dummy wire is provided in plurality near the hole to define a plurality of dummy wires,
the plurality of dummy wires are respectively near the hole in different directions from the hole, and
among the plurality of dummy wires, each two different dummy wires are spaced from a center of the hole by a same distance;
a second substrate facing the first substrate and comprising:
a first area corresponding to the first area of the first substrate, and
a second area corresponding to the second area of the first substrate;
a transparent spacer which is in the second area of the first and second substrates and maintains a gap between the first and second substrates, the transparent spacer corresponding to a location of the dummy wire and completely covering the hole; and
a sealant which is in the second area of the first and second substrates and is disposed between the first and second substrates, the sealant surrounding the transparent spacer.
10. The display device of claim 1 , wherein
the first substrate further includes a transistor including a gate electrode, a source electrode and a drain electrode,
the signal wiring of the first area of the first substrate includes the gate electrode of the transistor, and
the dummy wire is disposed a same distance from the first insulating substrate as the gate electrode, to be disposed in a same layer as the gate electrode among layers disposed on the first insulating substrate.
11. The display device of claim 1 , wherein
the first substrate further includes a transistor including a gate electrode, a source electrode and a drain electrode,
the signal wiring of the first area of the first substrate includes the source electrode or the drain electrode of the transistor, and
the dummy wire is disposed a same distance from the first insulating substrate as the source electrode or the drain electrode, to be disposed in a same layer as the source electrode or the drain electrode among layers disposed on the first insulating substrate.
12. The display device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a light-shielding pattern disposed on the second substrate in the second area thereof,
wherein the light-shielding pattern is disposed non-overlapping the hole.
13. A display device comprising:
a first substrate comprising:
a first insulating substrate,
a first area including:
a pixel on the first insulating substrate, and
a signal wiring through which a signal for driving the pixel is transmitted,
the signal wiring on the first insulating substrate, and
a second area which is disposed outside of the first area, the second area including:
a hole which is defined in the first insulating substrate and in which an input device is disposed, and
a dummy wire disposed a same distance from the first insulating substrate as the signal wiring in the first area, the dummy wire corresponding to a location of the hole,
a second substrate facing the first substrate and comprising:
a first area corresponding to the first area of the first substrate, and
a second area corresponding to the second area of the first substrate;
a transparent spacer which is in the second area of the first and second substrates and maintains a gap between the first and second substrates, the transparent spacer corresponding to a location of the dummy wire and completely covering the hole; and
a sealant which is in the second area of the first and second substrates and is disposed between the first and second substrates, the sealant surrounding the transparent spacer
wherein
the second substrate faces the first substrate along a thickness direction of the display device, and
the transparent spacer is aligned with a location of the dummy wire along the thickness direction.