Display module and apparatus having the same
A display module includes a display panel including a display area and a non-display area, an upper prism layer including a plurality of parallel upper prisms at a lower surface thereof, wherein the plurality of the upper prisms are parallel to one another, a lower prism layer including a plurality of lower prisms at a lower surface thereof, wherein the plurality of the lower prisms are parallel to one another and extend in a substantially perpendicular direction to the upper prisms, and an adhesive part which is at a side of the upper prism layer and is adhered to the lower prism layer and the non-display area of the display panel, wherein the adhesive part fixes the upper prism layer and the lower prism layer to each other.
1. A display module comprising:
a display panel including a display area and a non-display area;
an upper prism layer including a plurality of upper prisms at a lower surface thereof, wherein the plurality of the upper prisms are parallel to one another;
a lower prism layer including:
a plurality of lower prisms parallel to one another and extending in a substantially perpendicular direction to the upper prisms at a lower surface of the lower prism; and
an adhesive area which corresponds to the non-display area of the display panel and is in proximity of the plurality of lower prisms; and
an adhesive part which is at a side of the upper prism layer and is adhered to the adhesive area of the lower prism layer and the non-display area of the display panel, wherein the adhesive part fixes the upper prism layer and the lower prism layer to each other.
2. The display module of claim 1 ,
wherein the lower prisms of the lower prism layer extend toward a light source.
3. The display module of claim 1 ,
wherein the lower prism layer comprises an elastic base film.
4. The display module of claim 1 ,
wherein the adhesive part is adhered to a side of the display area of the display panel and the non-display area of the display panel.
5. The display module of claim 1 ,
wherein the adhesive part comprises resin.
6. The display module of claim 2 ,
wherein a vertex angle of each of the upper prisms is from about 50 degrees to about 70 degrees.
7. The display module of claim 2 ,
wherein a vertex angle of each of the lower prisms is from about 80 degrees to about 120 degrees.
8. The display module of claim 2 ,
wherein a vertex angle of each of the upper prisms is from about 55 degrees to about 65 degrees, and
a vertex angle of each of the lower prisms is from about 95 degrees to about 105 degrees.
9. The display module of claim 2 ,
wherein a vertex angle of each of the upper prisms is from about 70 degrees to about 80 degrees, and
a vertex angle of each the lower prisms is from about 110 degrees to about 120 degrees.
10. The display module of claim 2 ,
wherein a vertex angle of each of the upper prisms is from about 65 degrees to about 75 degrees, and
a vertex angle of each of the lower prisms is from about 105 degrees to about 115 degrees.
11. The display module of claim 1 , further comprising:
a diffusive layer between the lower prism layer and the display panel.
12. The display module of claim 11 ,
wherein the diffusive layer comprises a diffusive bead.
13. The display module of claim 11 , further comprising:
a polarized layer between the upper prism layer and the display panel.
14. A display apparatus comprising:
an upper frame;
a display module comprising:
a display panel including a display area and a non-display area;
an upper prism layer including a plurality of upper prisms at a lower surface thereof, wherein the plurality of the upper prisms are parallel to one another;
a lower prism layer including a plurality of lower prisms at a lower surface thereof, wherein the plurality of the lower prisms are parallel to one another and extend in a substantially perpendicular direction to the upper prisms; and
an adhesive part which is at a side of the upper prism layer and is adhered to the lower prism layer and to the non-display area of the display panel, wherein the adhesive part fixes the upper prism layer and the lower prism layer to each other,
a lower frame which is coupled with the upper frame; and
a light source module at a side of the lower frame.
15. The display apparatus of claim 14 ,
wherein the lower prisms of the lower prism layer of the display module extend toward the light source module.
16. The display apparatus of claim 15 ,
wherein the lower prism layer of the display module further comprises an adhesive area to which the adhesive part is adhered to, and
the adhesive area corresponds to the non-display area of the display panel and is in proximity of the lower prisms, and
the adhesive part is adhered to a side of the display area of the display panel and the non-display area of the display panel.
17. The display apparatus of claim 15 ,
wherein a vertex angle of each of the upper prisms is about 70 degrees, and
a vertex angle of each of the lower prisms is about 110 degrees.
18. The display apparatus of claim 14 , further comprising:
a reflective sheet at a bottom portion of the lower frame.
19. The display apparatus of claim 14 ,
wherein the light source module comprises two light source sub modules, and
the two light source sub modules are at opposing sides of the lower frame.