Display apparatus
A display apparatus includes a thin film transistor disposed in a display area of a substrate and a display device in the display area that is electrically connected to the thin film transistor, an encapsulation layer that protects the display device, at least one through portion formed in the display area that vertically penetrates the substrate and a plurality of layers stacked on the substrate, and a first groove and a second groove that are spaced apart from each other and that surround the at least one through portion. A flow-restriction portion is disposed in a region between the first groove and the second groove that protrudes upwards from the substrate and confines an organic encapsulation layer of the encapsulation layer.
1. A display apparatus, comprising:
a substrate;
a display area that includes a display device, wherein the display device is disposed on the substrate and includes a first electrode;
at least one insulating layer disposed between the substrate and the display device;
a thin film transistor disposed in the display area and electrically connected to the first electrode;
an encapsulation layer disposed on the display device;
a through portion surrounded by the display area and that penetrates the substrate;
a first groove that surrounds the through portion and is spaced apart from the through portion, wherein the first groove exposes a portion of the at least one insulating layer;
a second groove that surrounds the first groove and is spaced apart from the first groove, wherein the second groove exposes a portion of the at least one insulating layer;
a first region disposed between the first groove and the second groove and that protrudes upwards from the substrate;
a second region disposed between the first groove and the through portion and that protrudes upwards from the substrate; and
a third region disposed between the second groove and the display area and that protrudes upwards from the substrate,
wherein the second and third regions protrude higher from the substrate than the first region.
2. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one insulating layer comprises:
at least one first insulating layer disposed between the substrate and the thin film transistor;
a second insulating layer disposed between the thin film transistor and the first electrode; and
a third insulating layer disposed on the second insulating layer and that covers the edge of the first electrode,
wherein the at least one first insulating layer, the second insulating layer, and the third insulating layer are partially removed from regions that correspond to the first groove and the second groove.
3. The display apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the first region comprises a same material as a material in at least one of the second insulating layer or the third insulating layer.
4. The display apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the second region comprises a layer that includes a same material as the second insulating layer and a layer that includes a same material as the third insulating layer.
5. The display apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the third region comprises a layer that includes a same material as the second insulating layer and a layer that includes a same material as the third insulating layer.
6. The display apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the at least one first insulating layer is disposed between the first groove and the second groove.
7. The display apparatus of claim 2 , wherein
the at least one first insulating layer is disposed between the substrate and the first region, and
a width of the at least one first insulating layer in contact with the first region is greater than a width of the first region.
8. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein
the encapsulation layer comprises a first inorganic encapsulation layer, an organic encapsulation layer, and a second inorganic encapsulation layer that are sequentially stacked, and
the organic encapsulation layer fills an inside of the second groove.
9. The display apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the first inorganic encapsulation layer and the second inorganic encapsulation layer contact each other in the first groove.
10. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein
the substrate comprises a first base layer, a first barrier layer, a second base layer, and a second barrier layer that are sequentially stacked,
each of the first groove and the second groove extends from the second barrier layer into a portion of the second base layer, and
a width of an upper portion of the first groove is less than a width of the inside of the first groove, and
a width of an upper portion of the second groove is less than a width of an inside of the second groove.
11. The display apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a first detection portion disposed on the second region and that protrudes upwards from an upper surface of the second region.
12. The display apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a second detection portion formed on the second region,
wherein the second detection portion has a concave shape indented from the upper surface of the second region toward the substrate.
13. The display apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a third detection portion disposed on the third region and that protrudes upwards from an upper surface of the third region.
14. The display apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:
a stepped portion formed on the third region and that lowers a height of the third region, and
a fourth detection portion disposed on the stepped portion and that protrudes upwards from an upper surface of the stepped portion.
15. A display apparatus, comprising:
a substrate;
a display area that includes a display device, wherein the display device is disposed on the substrate and includes a first electrode;
at least one insulating layer disposed between the substrate and the display device;
an encapsulation layer disposed on the display device and that includes at least one inorganic encapsulation layer and at least one organic encapsulation layer;
a through portion surrounded by the display area and that penetrates the substrate;
a first groove that surrounds the through portion and is spaced apart from the through portion, wherein the first groove exposes a portion of the at least one insulating layer;
a second groove that surrounds the first groove and is spaced apart from the first groove, wherein the second groove exposes a portion of the at least one insulating layer;
a first region disposed between the first groove and the second groove and that protrudes upwards from the substrate;
a second region disposed between the first groove and the through portion and that protrudes upwards from the substrate; and
a third region disposed between the second groove and the display area and that protrudes upwards from the substrate,
wherein the second and third regions protrude higher from the substrate than the first region, and the at least one organic encapsulation layer is disposed in the second groove.
16. The display apparatus of claim 15 , wherein
the at least inorganic encapsulation layer comprises a first inorganic encapsulation layer and a second inorganic encapsulation layer, and
the organic encapsulation layer is disposed between the first inorganic encapsulation layer and the second inorganic encapsulation layer at a position that corresponding to the second groove.
17. The display apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the first inorganic encapsulation layer and the second inorganic encapsulation layer contact each other in the first groove.
18. The display apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the first inorganic encapsulation layer and the second inorganic encapsulation layer overlap the first region and contact each other over the first region.
19. The display apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the first inorganic encapsulation layer and the second inorganic encapsulation layer overlap the second region and contact each other over the second region.