Protection film for window of display device
A protection film for a window of a display device is capable of preventing or substantially preventing damage to a securing unit of the window. A protection film for a window of a display device includes: a protection layer; and a barrier wall on the protection layer, the protection layer having a groove at an edge of the protection layer.
1. A protection film for a window of a display device, the protection film comprising:
a protection layer; and
a barrier wall on the protection layer, the barrier wall overlapping the protection layer in a first direction,
wherein the protection layer has a groove at an edge of the protection layer,
the edge of the protection layer comprises an inner edge defining the groove, and an outer edge,
the barrier wall is disposed along the outer edge of the protection layer,
the barrier wall is not disposed on the inner edge,
the protection layer and the barrier wall are stacked in the first direction,
the groove is depressed along a second direction crossing the first direction, and
the protection layer further comprises at least one dummy layer extending from the inner edge of the protection layer and disposed at the groove, and the at least one dummy layer and the protection layer are integrally formed into a unitary structure.
2. The protection film for a window of a display device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the barrier wall has a closed-loop shape that encloses a center portion of the protection layer.
3. The protection film for a window of a display device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the groove has a U-like shape or a trapezoidal shape.
4. The protection film for a window of a display device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the groove is located corresponding to a securing unit of the window of the display device.
5. The protection film for a window of a display device as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a handle extending from the barrier wall outwardly of the protection film.
6. The protection film for a window of a display device as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising an adhesive layer on the protection layer.
7. The protection film for a window of a display device as claimed in claim 6 , wherein a portion of the adhesive layer is disposed between the protection layer and the barrier wall.
8. The protection film for a window of a display device as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising an adhesive layer on the protection layer, the adhesive layer being exposed through an opening of the barrier wall.
9. The protection film for a window of a display device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein, in a plan view as viewed along the first direction, the edge of the protection layer defines an outer perimeter of the protection layer.
10. The protection film for a window of a display device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first direction is a direction of a thickness of the protection layer that is less than a length of the protection layer along an outer perimeter of the protection layer in the second direction.