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Granted Patent B2
US 12,487,714 · App. 18/540,903 · Granted Dec 2, 2025

Display device

Inventors: Jong Seon Park (Yongin-si, KR); Hwan Hee Jeong (Yongin-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
G06F3/0443G06F3/0412G06F3/04164
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Patent No.
US 12,487,714
App. No.
18/540,903
Granted
Dec 2, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device may include a display panel, an input sensing unit, and an alignment structure. The display panel may include a sealing member. The input sensing unit may be disposed on the display panel. The input sensing unit may include first-type sensor electrodes directly contacting a face of a first insulator of the display device, a first-type connector electrically connecting the first-type sensor electrodes, second-type sensor electrodes directly contacting the face of the first insulator of the display device, and a second-type connector electrically connecting the second-type sensor electrodes. The alignment structure may overlap the sealing member and may include a transparent member that directly contacts the face of the first insulator of the display device.

Claims (40)

1 . A display device comprising:

a display panel including a display area and a non-display area;

a sensing unit disposed on the display area of the display panel, wherein the sensing unit includes a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer, and the first conductive layer is disposed on a different layer than the second conductive layer;

a first part disposed on a same layer as the first conductive layer, and overlapping the non-display area;

a second part disposed on a same layer as the second conductive layer, and overlapping the non-display area; and

a sealing member disposed on the display panel,

wherein each of the first part and the second part includes a conductive material,

wherein a boundary of the first part overlaps at least a portion of the second part in a thickness direction,

wherein the first part and the second part are formed of different materials from each other,

wherein the first part includes a transparent conductive layer, and the second part includes at least one of molybdenum, silver, titanium, copper, and aluminum,

wherein the second part includes an outer second part and an inner second part,

wherein the outer second part surrounds the first part and the inner second part is surrounded by the first part,

wherein the sealing member overlaps at least a portion of the first part,

wherein the sealing member overlaps at least a portion of the second part, and

wherein each of the first part and the second part is disposed on upper surface of the sealing member in an opposite direction to the display panel.

2 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the display panel includes a light emitting layer and an encapsulation layer disposed on the light emitting layer.

3 . The display device of claim 2 , wherein the sensing unit is disposed directly on the encapsulation layer.

4 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the transparent conductive layer includes at least one of indium tin oxide (ITO), indium zinc oxide (IZO), zinc oxide (ZnO), and indium tin zinc oxide (ITZO).

5 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein a center of the first part and a center of the sealing member coincide.

6 . A display device comprising:

a display panel including a display area and a non-display area;

a sensing unit disposed on the display area of the display panel, wherein the sensing unit includes a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer, and the first conductive layer is disposed on a different layer than the second conductive layer;

a first part disposed on a same layer as the first conductive layer, and overlapping the non-display area;

a second part disposed on a same layer as the second conductive layer, and overlapping the non-display area;

a sealing member disposed under the first part and the second part in a direction facing the display panel,

wherein the second part surrounds the first part, and

wherein each of the first part and the second part is disposed on an upper surface of the sealing member in an opposite direction to the display panel and overlaps the sealing member.

7 . The display device of claim 6 , wherein the second part overlaps a boundary of the sealing member.

8 . The display device of claim 6 , further comprising:

a third part disposed on the same layer as the second conductive layer, and overlapping the non-display area.

9 . The display device of claim 8 , wherein the third part is surrounded by the second part.

10 . The display device of claim 9 , wherein the third part is surrounded by the first part.

11 . A display device comprising:

a display panel including a display area and a non-display area;

a sensing unit disposed on the display area of the display panel, wherein the sensing unit includes a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer, and the first conductive layer is disposed on a different layer than the second conductive layer;

a first part disposed on a same layer as the first conductive layer, and overlapping the non-display area;

a second part disposed on a same layer as the second conductive layer, and overlapping the non-display area;

a sealing member disposed under the first part and the second part in a direction facing the display panel,

wherein the second part is surrounded by the first part, and

wherein each of the first part and the second part is disposed on an upper surface of the sealing member in an opposite direction to the display panel and overlaps the sealing member.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 15, 2023
From: PARK, JONG SEON; JEONG, HWAN HEE
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 066045/0074 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2018-0117168 · Oct 1, 2018 · national
Continuity (4)
Continuation 17976913 · Oct 31, 2022
Continuation 17071954 · Oct 15, 2020
Continuation 16392522 · Apr 23, 2019
Related Publication 20240118774A1 · Apr 11, 2024
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