DISPLAY DEVICE

• US 20170090650A1
• Filed: 05/10/2016
• Published: 03/30/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Display Company Limited (Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Samsung Display Company Limited (Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.)
• Inventors: JIN, Ilwon, JEON, Youngjun, SON, Minseong
• Application Number:
  US15/150,776
• Publication Number:
  US 20170090650A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0443 using a single layer of sensing electrodes
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0446 using a grid-like structure of electrodes in at least two directions, e.g. using row and column electrodes
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 1/0215 Grounding of printed circuits by connection to external grounding means
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 1/148 Arrangements of two or more hingeably connected rigid printed circuit boards, i.e. connected by flexible means
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 2201/10128 Display
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 2201/10151 Sensor

Abstract

A display device includes a printed circuit board (“PCB”), a ground pad disposed on the PCB, a display panel including an upper substrate and a lower substrate, a touch sensor including a touch pattern directly disposed on an upper surface of the upper substrate, a main flexible PCB including a touch line which connects the upper substrate and the PCB to each other to transmit a touch signal generated from the touch sensor to the PCB, an upper ground pattern disposed on the upper substrate, and an upper ground line which connects the upper ground pattern and the ground pad to each other through the main flexible PCB.

Claims

1. A display device comprising:

a printed circuit board;

a ground pad disposed on the printed circuit board;

a display panel including an upper substrate and a lower substrate;

a touch sensor including a touch pattern directly disposed on a top surface of the upper substrate;

a main flexible printed circuit board including a touch line which connects the upper substrate and the printed circuit board to each other and transmits, to the printed circuit board, a touch signal generated from the touch sensor;

an upper ground pattern disposed on the upper substrate; and

an upper ground line which connects the upper ground pattern and the ground pad to each other through the main flexible printed circuit board.

2. The display device of claim 1, wherein the upper ground pattern is a line having a closed-loop shape and extending along an edge of the upper substrate.

3. The display device of claim 2, wherein the upper ground pattern surrounds the touch pattern in a plan view.

4. The display device of claim 1, wherein the upper ground pattern is a pad having one of a circular shape and a polygonal shape.

5. The display device of claim 1, wherein the upper ground line comprises:

a first sub-upper ground line disposed on the upper substrate;

a second sub-upper ground line disposed on the main flexible printed circuit board; and

a third sub-upper ground line disposed on the printed circuit board,

wherein one end of the first sub-upper ground line is connected to the upper ground pattern and the other end of the first sub-upper ground line is connected to one end of the second sub-upper ground line;

the other end of the second sub-upper ground line is connected to one end of the third sub-upper ground line; and

the other end of the third sub-upper ground line is connected to the ground pad.

6. The display device of claim 5, further comprising:

a lower ground pattern disposed on the lower substrate;

a sub-flexible printed circuit board which connects the lower substrate and the printed circuit board to each other; and

a lower ground line which connects the lower ground pattern and the ground pad to each other through the sub-flexible printed circuit board.

7. The display device of claim 6, wherein the lower ground line comprises:

a first sub-lower ground line disposed on the lower substrate;

a second sub-lower ground line disposed on the sub-flexible printed circuit board; and

a third sub-lower ground line disposed on the printed circuit board,

wherein one end of the first sub-lower ground line is connected to the lower ground pattern and the other end of the first sub-lower ground line is connected to one end of the second sub-lower ground line; and

the other end of the second sub-lower ground line is connected to one end of the third sub-lower ground line and the other end of the third sub-lower ground line is connected to the ground pad.

8. The display device of claim 5, further comprising a touch integrated circuit disposed on the main flexible printed circuit board and connected to the touch line,

wherein the touch integrated circuit includes a dummy input pin and a dummy out pin which are electrically connected to each other,

the second sub-upper ground line includes a second-1 sub-upper ground line and a second-2 sub-upper ground line,

wherein one end of the second-1 sub-upper ground line is connected to the other end of the first sub-upper ground line, and the other end of the second-1 sub-upper ground line is connected to the dummy input pin, and

one end of the second-2 sub upper ground line is connected to an upper dummy output pin, and the other end of the second-2 sub-upper ground line is connected to one end of the third sub-upper ground line.

9. The display device of claim 1, further comprising:

a lower ground pattern disposed on the lower substrate; and

a lower ground line which connects the lower ground pattern and the ground pad to each other through the main flexible printed circuit board,

wherein the upper ground line includes;

a first sub-upper ground line disposed on the upper substrate;

a second sub-upper ground line disposed on the main flexible printed circuit board; and

a third sub-upper ground line disposed on the printed circuit board, and

the lower ground line includes;

a first sub-lower ground line disposed on the lower substrate; and

a second sub-lower ground line disposed on the main flexible printed circuit board,

wherein one end of the first sub-upper ground line is connected to the upper ground pattern and the other end of the first sub-upper ground line is connected to one end of the second sub-upper ground line;

the other end of the second sub-upper ground line is connected to one end of the third sub-upper ground line;

the other end of the third sub-upper ground line is connected to the ground pad;

one end of the first sub-lower ground line is connected to the lower ground pattern and the other end of the first sub-lower ground line is connected to one end of the second sub-lower ground line; and

the other end of the second sub-lower ground line is connected to the second sub-upper ground line.

10. The display device of claim 1, further comprising:

a lower ground pattern disposed on the lower substrate; and

a lower ground line which connects the lower ground pattern and the ground pad to each other through the main flexible printed circuit board,

wherein the upper ground line includes;

a first sub-upper ground line disposed on the upper substrate;

a second sub-upper ground line disposed on the main flexible printed circuit board; and

a third sub-upper ground line disposed on the printed circuit board, and

the lower ground line includes;

a first sub-lower ground line disposed on the lower substrate;

a second sub-lower ground line disposed on the main flexible printed circuit board; and

a third sub-lower ground line disposed on the printed circuit board,

wherein one end of the first sub-upper ground line is connected to the upper ground pattern and the other end of the first sub-upper ground pattern is connected to one end of the second sub-upper ground line;

the other end of the second sub-upper ground line is connected to one end of the third sub-upper ground line and the other end of the third sub-upper ground line is connected to the ground pad;

one end of the first sub-lower ground line is connected the lower ground pattern and the other end of the first sub-lower ground line is connected to one end of the second sub-lower ground line; and

the other end of the second sub-lower ground line is connected to one end of the third sub-lower ground line and the other end of the third sub-lower ground line is connected to the ground pad.

11. The display device of claim 1, wherein the upper ground pattern is disposed on the same layer on which the touch pattern is disposed, and comprises the same material as that of the touch pattern.