IP Library Granted Patent US 10,748,971
Granted Patent B2
US 10,748,971 · App. 15/653,077 · Granted Aug 18, 2020

Display apparatus

Inventors: Chiwook An (Hwaseong-si, KR); Miyoung Kim (Daegu, KR); Jongseok Kim (Yongin-si, KR); Kiho Bang (Hwaseong-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
H01L27/323G06F3/044G06F3/0412G06F3/0416G06F3/04164H01L27/3276H01L51/5237G06F2203/04102G06F2203/04103G06F2203/04111G06F2203/04112
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Patent No.
US 10,748,971
App. No.
15/653,077
Granted
Aug 18, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display apparatus including an organic light-emitting display panel and a touch sensing unit disposed on the organic light-emitting display panel is disclosed. The touch sensing unit includes a touch electrode and a wiring part connected to the touch electrode. The wiring part of the touch sensing unit passes a protruding member disposed on a non-display region of the organic light-emitting display panel, and forms a first wiring part which does not overlap the protruding member, a second wiring part overlapping the protruding part, and a connection wiring part disposed between the first and second wiring parts and having a wiring width less than the first and second wiring parts so as to overlap an edge of the protruding member.

Claims (48)

1. A display apparatus comprising:

a base substrate comprising a display region and a non-display region adjacent to the display region;

a circuit layer disposed on the base substrate;

a light-emitting element layer disposed on the display region;

an encapsulating layer disposed on the light-emitting element layer;

a touch sensing unit disposed on the encapsulating layer and comprising a touch electrode and a wiring part; and

a protruding member disposed on the non-display region,

wherein:

the wiring part comprises, when viewed in a plan view:

a first wiring part which does not overlap the protruding member and having a first wiring width;

a second wiring part overlapping the protruding member and having a second wiring width; and

a third wiring part having a third wiring width less than the first and second wiring widths and disposed between the first and second wiring parts;

the first to third wiring widths are widths in a direction perpendicular to an extending direction of the wiring part;

the protruding member is seperated from the touch electrode, and a width of the protruding member in a direction parallel to the extending direction of the wiring part is constant in a region where the protruding member overlaps the second wiring part; and

the extending direction of the wiring part is a direction of extending from the first wiring part to the second wiring part.

2. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the ratio of the first wiring width to the third wiring width is greater than or equal to about 1:0.3 and less than about 1:1.

3. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a length of the third wiring part in the extending direction of the wiring part is in a range of about 5 μm to about 50 μm, inclusive.

4. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the third wiring part comprises:

a first sub wiring part having a wiring width less than the first wiring width;

a second sub wiring part disposed between the first wiring part and the first sub wiring part; and

a third sub wiring part disposed between the second wiring part and the first sub wiring part; and

the first sub wiring part overlaps an edge of the protruding member.

5. The display apparatus of claim 4 , wherein:

a wiring width of the second sub wiring part is increased in a direction toward the first wiring part; and

a wiring width of the third sub wiring part is increased in a direction toward the second wiring part.

6. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first wiring width and the second wiring width are the same.

7. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the second wiring part comprises:

a first sub wiring part having a first sub wiring width greater than the first wiring width;

a second sub wiring part extending from the third wiring part and having the second wiring width less than the first sub wiring width; and

a third sub wiring part disposed between the first and second sub wiring parts.

8. The display apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the wiring width of the third sub wiring part is decreased in a direction toward the second sub wiring part.

9. The display apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the ratio of the second wiring width to the first sub wiring width is greater than about 1:1 and less than or equal to about 1:2.

10. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein:

the protruding member comprises:

a bottom surface;

an upper surface facing the bottom surface; and

side surfaces disposed between the bottom surface and the upper surface;

the side surfaces have an inclination with respect to the bottom surface; and

an area of the bottom surface is equal to or greater than that of the upper surface.

11. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the wiring part comprises:

a first metal layer;

an insulating layer disposed on the first metal layer;

a second metal layer disposed on the insulating layer; and

contact holes disposed between the first and second metal layers.

12. The display apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the contact holes do not overlap the third wiring part.

13. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the third wiring part overlaps around an edge of the protruding member.

14. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the third wiring part overlaps an edge of the protruding member.

15. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the touch electrode is directly disposed on the encapsulating layer.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 18, 2017
From: AN, CHIWOOK; KIM, MIYOUNG; KIM, JONGSEOK; BANG, KIHO
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 043036/0014 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2016-0097471 · Jul 29, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180033831A1 · Feb 1, 2018