IP Library Granted Patent US 11,629,397
Granted Patent B2
US 11,629,397 · App. 16/878,340 · Granted Apr 18, 2023

Mask assembly, apparatus, and method of manufacturing display device

Inventors: Hongkyun Ahn (Yongin-si, KR); Euigyu Kim (Yongin-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
C23C14/042C23C14/34H01L51/0011H01L51/56H01L27/3244H01L2227/323
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Patent No.
US 11,629,397
App. No.
16/878,340
Granted
Apr 18, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A mask assembly, an apparatus for manufacturing a display device, and a method of manufacturing a display device are provided. A mask assembly includes: a mask frame including a frame body portion and dividers, the frame body portion being arranged at an outside of the mask frame, and the dividers dividing an inside of the frame body portion into a plurality of openings, each of the dividers being connected in a first direction and a second direction; and a plurality of mask sheets arranged on a top surface of the mask frame, coupled to the mask frame, and including at least one pattern opening, mask sheets of the plurality of mask sheets being apart from each other in the first direction.

Claims (17)

1. A method of manufacturing a display device, the method comprising:

arranging a mask frame comprising a frame body portion and dividers, the frame body portion being arranged at an outside of the mask frame, and the dividers dividing an inside of the frame body portion into a plurality of openings, each of the dividers being connected in a first direction and a second direction;

arranging a first mask sheet member on the mask frame, the first mask sheet member comprising a first shield portion, and a first pattern portion in which at least one first pattern opening is arranged;

fixing the first shield portion and the first pattern portion on the mask frame;

removing the first shield portion;

arranging a second mask sheet member comprising a second shield portion, and a second pattern portion in which at least one second pattern opening is arranged, such that the first pattern portion corresponds to the second shield portion, and the second pattern portion corresponds to the first shield portion;

fixing the second shield portion and the second pattern portion on the mask frame; and

removing the second shield portion.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising tensioning the first mask sheet member in a lengthwise direction of the first mask sheet member.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising tensioning the second mask sheet member in a lengthwise direction of the second mask sheet member.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein a lateral side of a divider of the dividers is tapered.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein a width of one of a top surface and a bottom surface of a divider of the dividers is less than a width of the other of the top surface and the bottom surface of the divider.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first pattern portion and the second pattern portion are arranged in a line in the first direction.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first pattern portion comprises a plurality of first pattern portions, and the first mask sheet member is fixed on the mask frame such that the plurality of first pattern portions neighbor each other in the second direction.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second pattern portion comprises a plurality of second pattern portions, and the second mask sheet member is fixed on the mask frame such that the plurality of second pattern portions neighbor each other in the second direction.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first mask sheet member is fixed on the mask frame by welding.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second mask sheet member is fixed on the mask frame by welding.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 22, 2020
From: AHN, HONGKYUN; KIM, EUIGYU
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 053280/0173 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2019-0127871 · Oct 15, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20210108303A1 · Apr 15, 2021
Cited By (1)
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