Display apparatus
A display apparatus includes a display panel including lower and upper substrates confronting each other, and a film member combined with the upper substrate; and a panel support member to support the display panel to expose the front and lateral sides of the display panel to the outside.
1. A display apparatus, comprising:
a display panel including lower and upper substrates confronting each other, and a film member combined with the upper substrate;
a panel support member to support the display panel to expose a front side of the film member to the outside;
an adhesive member combining the display panel and the panel support member with each other; and
a panel protection member attached to an edge part of the display panel;
wherein an upper side portion of the upper substrate has a first incline with a first gradient,
wherein each side portion of the film member has a second incline with a second gradient,
wherein the first and second inclines are laterally offset from each other, and
wherein the panel protection member covers the second incline of the film member, the first incline of the upper substrate, lateral sides of the upper substrate, and lateral sides of the lower substrate so as to expose the front side of the film member to the outside.
2. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the film member includes an upper polarizing film for polarizing the light emitted to the outside via the upper substrate.
3. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the second incline of the film member is provided with a distance of 0.1±0.07 mm from the lateral side of the upper substrate.
4. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the panel protection member is formed a predetermined curvature to cover the first and second inclines, an upper margin portion of the upper substrate corresponding to between the first and second inclines, the lateral sides of the upper substrate, and the lateral sides of the lower substrate.
5. The display apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the panel protection member has a curvature of 0.2 mm˜X mm from the lateral side of the display panel, wherein ‘X’ is the mean of the entire thickness of the lower and upper substrates, and the film member.
6. The display apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the panel protection member is formed from a silicon-based resin or a UV curable resin.
7. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the panel protection member blocks light from leaking into the display panel from a lateral side of the display panel by light total internal reflection.
8. The display apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the panel protection member is formed from a colored resin or a light-shielding resin.
9. The display apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the panel protection member has a black color.
10. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein an entire front surface of the display panel is uncovered by the panel support member.
11. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the panel support member includes:
a guide frame adhered to the rear surface of the display panel by the adhesive member; and
a set cover receiving the guide frame, and covering the lateral sides of the guide frame.
12. The display apparatus according to claim 11 ,
wherein the set cover is attached to a rear surface of the display panel, and
wherein the panel protection member is uncovered by the set cover.
13. The display apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the set cover further covers the lateral sides of the panel protection member.
14. The display apparatus according to claim 13 , further comprising a sealing member sealing a space between the lateral side of the film member and a sidewall of the set cover to cover the panel protection member.
15. The display apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein the sidewall of the set cover have a thickness or width of 0.3 mm˜2 mm.
16. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a backlight unit disposed at a rear side of the display panel and enclosed by the panel support member.
17. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a plurality of circuit films which is combined with a pad provided in a periphery of the lower substrate corresponding to a first side of the display panel;
a printed circuit board which is combined with the plurality of circuit films; and
a deco cover which is combined with the panel support member to cover the pad, the plurality of circuit films, and the printed circuit board.
18. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the display panel is organic light emitting display panel including a light emitting device which is formed on the lower substrate.
19. A display apparatus, comprising:
a display panel including lower and upper substrates confronting each other, a first film member combined with the upper substrate, and a second film member combined with the first film member;
a panel support member to support the display panel to expose a front side of the second film member to the outside;
an adhesive member combining the display panel and the panel support member with each other; and
a panel protection member attached to an edge part of the display panel;
wherein an upper side portion of the upper substrate has a first incline with a first gradient,
wherein each side portion of the first film member has a second incline with a second gradient,
wherein each side portion of the second film member has a third incline with a third gradient, and
wherein the panel protection member covers the third incline of the film second member, the second incline of the film first member, the first incline of the upper substrate, lateral sides of the upper substrate, and lateral sides of the lower substrate so as to expose the front side of the second film member to the outside.
20. A display apparatus, comprising:
a display panel including lower and upper substrates confronting each other, and a film member combined with the upper substrate;
a panel support member attached to a rear surface of the display panel to support the display panel to expose a front side of the film member to the outside;
an adhesive member combining the display panel and the panel support member with each other; and
a panel protection member attached to an edge part of the display panel;
wherein an upper side portion of the upper substrate has a first incline with a first gradient,
wherein each side portion of the film member has a second incline with a second gradient,
wherein the panel protection member covers the second incline of the film member, the first incline of the upper substrate, lateral sides of the upper substrate, and lateral sides of the lower substrate so as to expose the front side of the film member to the outside, and
wherein the panel protection member is uncovered by the panel support member.
21. A display apparatus, comprising:
a display panel including lower and upper substrates confronting each other, and a film member combined with the upper substrate;
a panel support member to support the display panel to expose a front side of the film member to the outside;
an adhesive member combining the display panel and the panel support member with each other; and
a panel protection member attached to an edge part of the display panel;
wherein an upper side portion of the upper substrate has a first incline with a first gradient,
wherein each side portion of the film member has a second incline with a second gradient,
wherein the panel protection member covers the second incline of the film member, the first incline of the upper substrate, lateral sides of the upper substrate, and lateral sides of the lower substrate so as to expose the front side of the film member to the outside, and
wherein the panel support member covers lateral sides of the panel protection member, and a sealing member is provided to form a seal between the panel support member and the panel protection member.
22. A display apparatus, comprising:
a display panel including lower and upper substrates confronting each other, and a film member combined with the upper substrate;
a panel support member to support the display panel to expose a front side of the film member to the outside;
an adhesive member combining the display panel and the panel support member with each other;
a panel protection member attached to an edge part of the display panel;
a plurality of circuit films which is combined with a pad provided in a periphery of the lower substrate corresponding to a first side of the display panel;
a printed circuit board which is combined with the plurality of circuit films; and
a cover which is combined with the panel support member to cover the pad, the plurality of circuit films, and the printed circuit board,
wherein an upper side portion of the upper substrate has a first incline with a first gradient,
wherein each side portion of the film member has a second incline with a second gradient, and
wherein the panel protection member covers the second incline of the film member, the first incline of the upper substrate, lateral sides of the upper substrate, and lateral sides of the lower substrate so as to expose the front side of the film member to the outside.