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US 12,444,332 · App. 17/534,235 · Granted Oct 14, 2025

Display device and inspection method thereof

Inventors: Joon-Ik Lee (Seoul, KR); Dong Hyeon Lee (Seoul, KR); Chang Moo Lee (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
G09G3/006G09G3/03
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Patent No.
US 12,444,332
App. No.
17/534,235
Granted
Oct 14, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device includes a display panel including: a bending region bent along an axis extending in a first direction; a window disposed on the first surface of the display panel; and a mark disposed on the bending region of the display panel and disposed along a second direction different from the first direction, wherein a first portion of the mark and a second portion of the mark different from the first portion do not overlap along the first direction of the display panel on which the window is disposed.

Claims (48)

1. A display device comprising:

a display panel including a bending region bent along an axis extending in a first direction;

a window disposed on a first surface of the display panel; and

a mark disposed on the bending region of the display panel along a second direction different from the first direction,

wherein each portion of the mark does not overlap a remainder of the mark along a direction perpendicular to the first surface of the display panel on which the window is disposed,

wherein a first end of the mark is disposed adjacent to the window, and

wherein a second end of the mark is disposed on a plane parallel to a second surface of the display panel opposite to the first surface of the display panel, and

wherein the first end and the second end are disposed on first and second sides of the display device along the first direction of the display panel and are curved surfaces.

2. The display device of claim 1 , wherein

a first side surface and a second side surface are disposed on the first and second sides along the first direction of the display panel and are curved surfaces.

3. The display device of claim 1 , wherein

the display panel includes a first display area and a second display area extending from an edge of the first display area to surround the first display area,

the first display area is a relatively flat surface, and the second display area is a relatively curved surface.

4. The display device of claim 1 , wherein

the mark has a straight line shape extending in the second direction.

5. The display device of claim 1 , wherein

the mark includes a plurality of patterns arranged in the second direction.

6. The display device of claim 5 , wherein

the mark includes one or more of a plurality of quadrangle patterns, a plurality of circle patterns, and a plurality of triangle patterns.

7. The display device of claim 1 , wherein

the mark includes a first sub-pattern and a second sub-pattern, and

at least one of the first sub-pattern and the second sub-pattern includes a plurality of patterns arranged in the second direction.

8. The display device of claim 7 , wherein

one of the first sub-pattern and the second sub-pattern has a straight line shape extending in the second direction.

9. An electronic device comprising:

the display device according to claim 1 .

10. An inspection method of a display device, comprising:

forming a mark in a bending region of a display panel that is configured to be bent from a first surface of the display panel on which a window is disposed;

bending the bending region of the display panel along an axis extending in a first direction;

detecting a position of an edge of the window disposed on the first surface of the display panel and a position of the mark; and

inspecting the bending region by using the detected positions,

wherein the mark extends along a second direction different from the first direction,

wherein, in the detecting of the positions, the detecting is performed by using a detecting unit at a position viewing a second surface of the display panel disposed on an opposite side with respect to the first surface along a direction forming a non-zero angle with the second direction,

wherein, in the detecting of the positions, a first length of a portion of the mark that is visually recognized along the second direction by the detecting unit is detected, and

wherein, in the detecting of the positions, a second length that corresponds to a minimum interval between the recognized portion of the mark and the edge of the window is detected.

11. The inspection method of the display device of claim 10 , wherein

the first side surface and the second side surface disposed on first and second sides of the display device along the first direction of the window and the display panel form a curved surface.

12. The inspection method of the display device of claim 10 , wherein

the mark is formed to have a straight line shape extending in the second direction.

13. The inspection method of the display device of claim 10 , wherein

the mark is formed to include a plurality of patterns arranged in the second direction.

14. The inspection method of the display device of claim 13 , wherein

in the detecting of the positions, a number of recognized patterns of the plurality of patterns of the mark along the second direction is detected.

15. The inspection method of the display device of claim 14 , wherein

the mark is formed with one or more of a plurality of quadrangle patterns, a plurality of circular patterns, and a plurality of triangle patterns.

16. The inspection method of the display device of claim 15 , wherein

the mark is formed to include a first sub-pattern and a second sub-pattern, and

at least one of the first sub-pattern and the second sub-pattern is formed with a plurality of patterns arranged in the second direction.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 23, 2021
From: LEE, JOON-IK; LEE, DONG HYEON; LEE, CHANG MOO
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2021-0021911 · Feb 18, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220262279A1 · Aug 18, 2022
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