Cover window and method of manufacturing the same
A cover window includes a base member which includes a top surface, a bottom surface opposite to the top surface, and a side surface connecting the top surface and the bottom surface to each other, a first hard coating layer on the top surface of the base member, and a protection layer in direct contact with at least a portion of the side surface of the base member.
1 . A cover window, comprising:
a base member which includes a top surface, a bottom surface opposite to the top surface, and a side surface connecting the top surface and the bottom surface, wherein the side surface includes a first part which extends from the bottom surface and a second part which extends from the top surface, and the second part is inclined in a direction from the top surface to the bottom surface;
a first hard coating layer disposed on the top surface of the base member and exposing the side surface of the base member;
a second hard coating layer disposed under an entirety of the bottom surface,
a protection layer directly disposed on at least the second part extending from the top surface and inclined in the direction from the top surface to the bottom surface; and
a light-shield pattern disposed under the second hard coating layer,
wherein the light-shield pattern is in contact with a portion of the second hard coating layer overlapping the inclined second part of the base member in a plan view and spaced from the first hard coating layer, and at least a portion of the protection layer is in contact with the second part.
2 . The cover window of claim 1 , wherein the protection layer covers the first hard coating layer.
3 . The cover window of claim 1 , wherein the protection layer exposes the first hard coating layer.
4 . The cover window of claim 1 , further comprising an anti-fingerprint layer which covers the protection layer and overlaps the top surface in the plan view.
5 . The cover window of claim 1 , further comprising:
a transmission area; and
a bezel area of which optical transmittance is less than an optical transmittance of the transmission area,
wherein the light-shield pattern defines a boundary between the transmission area and the bezel area.
6 . The cover window of claim 1 ,
wherein the first part is perpendicular to the bottom surface at a point in which the first part directly contacts the bottom surface, and
wherein the second part is a curved surface.
7 . The cover window of claim 1 , wherein the side surface is curved.
8 . The cover window of claim 1 , wherein the protection layer includes polysilazane.
9 . The cover window of claim 1 , wherein the protection layer includes at least one selected from silicon nitride (SiNx), silicon oxide (SiOx), and silicon oxynitride (SiOxNy).