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Curved display device

  • US 9,978,825 B2
  • Filed: 11/21/2016
  • Issued: 05/22/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/05/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A curved display device including a display area and a non-display area in a substrate, the curved display device comprising:

  • a first direction area having a first flat front surface;

    a second direction area having a second flat front surface,a bending area connecting the first flat surface with the second flat surface,wherein the first and second flat front surfaces remain flat when the bending area is bent, and the first and second flat front surfaces are not parallel when the bending area is bent,wherein a thin film transistor (TFT) layer, a passivation layer, a sealing layer, and an upper film are included on a base substrate in a portion of the display area in each of the bending area and the first direction area,wherein extended portions of the sealing layer and the upper film extend toward an end of the substrate in both the bending area and the first direction area,wherein the sealing layer and the upper film extend to an area where the non-display area overlaps the bending area,wherein the extended portions of the sealing layer and the upper film in the bending area are closer to the end of the substrate than the extended portions of the sealing layer and the upper film in the first direction area, andwherein a crack transfer preventing part is provided in a portion of the non-display area in the bending area.

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