Patent ID: 11925054
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC H  G  Y | IPC G  H

Claim 8:
9. A display apparatus comprising:
a substrate comprising a first area, a second area, and a third area between the first area and the second area, the first area having a through hole;
a display element at the second area, the display element comprising a pixel electrode, an opposite electrode, and an intermediate layer between the pixel electrode and the opposite electrode, and the intermediate layer comprising at least one organic material layer;
a thin-film encapsulation layer covering the display element, and comprising a first inorganic encapsulation layer, a second inorganic encapsulation layer, and an organic encapsulation layer between the first inorganic encapsulation layer and the second inorganic encapsulation layer;
a first dam portion at the third area, the first dam portion being adjacent to the second area;
a second dam portion at the third area, and spaced from the first dam portion;
at least one groove at the third area; and
a multi-layered film between the substrate and the opposite electrode, the multi-layered film comprising a first organic insulating layer, a second organic insulating layer, and a metal layer between the first organic insulating layer and the second organic insulating layer,
wherein the at least one organic material layer of the intermediate layer is disconnected by the at least one groove, and
wherein a groove from among the at least one groove is between the first dam portion and the second dam portion, and at least a part of the organic encapsulation layer is at the at least one groove.