Patent Publication Number: US-11378721-B2

Title: Display device

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION 
     This application is a U.S. National Phase patent application of International Application No. PCT/KR2019/010925, filed on Aug. 27, 2019, which claims priority to Korean Patent Application No. 10-2018-0112082, filed in the Korean Intellectual Property Office on Sep. 19, 2018, the entire content of all of which is incorporated herein by reference. 
     BACKGROUND 
     1. Field 
     Aspects of example embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a display device, and more specifically, to a display device having a sensor on a back of a display panel. 
     2. Description of the Related Art 
     As use of mobile phones has been generalized, various functions other than a phone call are included in the mobile phones. In addition, the use of the mobile phone in a form of a smartphone capable of surfing the web through an Internet connection and operating various applications has been generalized. 
     Various applications are not only operated through information input by the user, but are also operated using signals from sensors built into the mobile phone. Particularly, for security purposes, sensors capable of detecting a user&#39;s identity are also being built into a mobile phone. 
     The above information disclosed in this Background section is for enhancement of understanding of the background of the present disclosure, and therefore, it may contain information that does not constitute prior art. 
     SUMMARY 
     Exemplary embodiments are directed to a display device including a sensor on the rear surface of a display panel, and more particularly, to preventing or substantially preventing degradation of the display panel due to ultraviolet rays used when fixing the sensor to a rear surface of the display panel. 
     A display device according to an exemplary embodiment includes: a display panel including a substrate, and an organic light emitting element; an ultraviolet ray blocking part on a rear surface of the substrate of the display panel; a rear protection layer on a rear surface of the ultraviolet ray blocking part, and having an opening; and a sensor in the opening of the rear protection layer. The ultraviolet ray blocking part includes polyester. 
     The ultraviolet ray blocking part may be configured to block ultraviolet rays, and may have a transparent characteristic to transmit visible rays. 
     The ultraviolet ray blocking part may have visible ray transmittance of 70% or more. 
     The ultraviolet ray blocking part may be configured to block the ultraviolet rays having a wavelength in a range of 200 nm to 400 nm. 
     The sensor may include a fingerprint sensor. 
     The polyester may be formed by a screen printing method. 
     The display device may further include a resin layer fixing a side surface of the sensor and the rear surface of the ultraviolet ray blocking part. 
     The display device may further include a double-sided adhesive tape attaching an upper surface of the sensor to the rear surface of the ultraviolet ray blocking part. 
     The substrate of the display panel may include glass. 
     The display device may further include a polarizer on a front surface of the display panel, and a window on a front surface of the polarizer. 
     The rear protection layer may include an embossing layer having an uneven surface arranged toward the ultraviolet ray blocking part. 
     The rear protection layer may further include a cushion layer on a rear surface of the embossing layer. 
     The rear protection layer may further include a shielding layer including a black layer or a metal, the shielding layer being configured to block ultraviolet rays and visible rays. 
     A display device according to an exemplary embodiment includes: a display panel including a substrate, and an organic light emitting element; an ultraviolet ray blocking part on a rear surface of the substrate of the display panel; a rear protection layer on a rear surface of the ultraviolet ray blocking part, and having an opening; and a sensor in the opening of the rear protection layer. The ultraviolet ray blocking part includes a film configured to block ultraviolet rays, and having a transparent characteristic to transmit visible rays. 
     The film of the ultraviolet ray blocking part may have visible ray transmittance of 70% or more. 
     The ultraviolet ray blocking part may be configured to block the ultraviolet rays having a wavelength in a range of 200 nm to 400. 
     The sensor may include a fingerprint sensor. 
     The display device may further include a resin layer fixing a side surface of the sensor and the rear surface of the ultraviolet ray blocking part. 
     The display device may further include a double-sided adhesive tape attaching an upper surface of the sensor to the rear surface of the ultraviolet ray blocking part. 
     The substrate of the display panel may include glass. 
     According to one or more exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure, when fixing the sensor to the rear surface of the display panel, ultraviolet rays are irradiated to the resin to be fixed, and the ultraviolet rays may be blocked by an ultraviolet ray blocking part according to one or more exemplary embodiments, such that an organic emission layer in the display panel may not be degraded due to the ultraviolet rays. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       The above and other aspects and features of the present disclosure will become more apparent to those skilled in the art from the following detailed description of the example embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings. 
         FIG. 1  is a cross-sectional view of a display device according to an exemplary embodiment. 
         FIG. 2  is a rear perspective view of a display device according to an exemplary embodiment. 
         FIG. 3  is a front perspective view of a display device according to an exemplary embodiment. 
         FIG. 4  is a view showing a use method of a display device according to an exemplary embodiment. 
         FIG. 5  is a view showing a characteristic of an ultraviolet ray blocking part of a display device according to an exemplary embodiment. 
         FIGS. 6-7  are views showing a manufacturing method of a display device according to an exemplary embodiment. 
         FIGS. 8A-8B  are views showing a structure of a display device according to a comparative example, and a stain recognized according thereto. 
         FIG. 9  is a view showing a detailed structure of a rear protection layer in a display device according to an exemplary embodiment. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     Hereinafter, example embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure are shown. As those skilled in the art would realize, the described embodiments may be modified in various different ways, all without departing from the spirit or scope of the present disclosure. 
     In describing the example embodiments of the present disclosure, parts that are not related to the description may be omitted. Like reference numerals generally designate like elements throughout the specification. 
     In addition, the size and thickness of each configuration shown in the drawings are arbitrarily shown for better understanding and ease of illustration, but the present disclosure is not limited thereto. In the drawings, the thickness of layers, films, panels, regions, etc., are exaggerated for clarity. In the drawings, for better understanding and ease of illustration, the thicknesses of some layers and areas are exaggerated. 
     It will be understood that when an element such as a layer, film, region, or substrate is referred to as being “on” another element, it can be directly on the other element or one or more intervening elements may also be present. In contrast, when an element is referred to as being “directly on” another element, there are no intervening elements present. Further, as used in the specification, the word “on” or “above” refer to positions on or below the object portion, and does not necessarily refer to a position on the upper side of the object portion based on a gravitational direction. 
     It will be understood that, although the terms “first,” “second,” “third,” etc., may be used herein to describe various elements, components, regions, layers and/or sections, these elements, components, regions, layers and/or sections should not be limited by these terms. These terms are used to distinguish one element, component, region, layer or section from another element, component, region, layer or section. Thus, a first element, component, region, layer or section described below could be termed a second element, component, region, layer or section, without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. 
     In addition, unless explicitly described to the contrary, the words “comprise”, “include”, and “have”, and variations such as “comprises”, “comprising”, “includes”, “including”, “has”, or “having”, will be understood to imply the inclusion of the stated elements but not the exclusion of any other elements. 
     As used herein, the term “and/or” includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items. Expressions such as “at least one of,” when preceding a list of elements, modify the entire list of elements and do not modify the individual elements of the list. 
     As used herein, the term “substantially,” “about,” and similar terms are used as terms of approximation and not as terms of degree, and are intended to account for the inherent variations in measured or calculated values that would be recognized by those of ordinary skill in the art. Further, the use of “may” when describing embodiments of the present invention refers to “one or more embodiments of the present invention.” As used herein, the terms “use,” “using,” and “used” may be considered synonymous with the terms “utilize,” “utilizing,” and “utilized,” respectively. Also, the term “exemplary” is intended to refer to an example or illustration. 
     Throughout the specification, the phrases “on a plane” and “in a plan view” refer to a view of the object portion from the top (e.g., a view of the object portion from a direction that is perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to a top surface of the object portion), and the phrases “on a cross-section” and “in a cross-sectional view” refer to a view of a cross-section of which the object portion is vertically cut from the side. 
     A structure of a display device according to an exemplary embodiment is described with reference to  FIG. 1  to  FIG. 3 . 
     First, a constituent element of a display device according to an exemplary embodiment is described with reference to  FIG. 1 . 
       FIG. 1  is a cross-sectional view of a display device according to an exemplary embodiment. 
     A display device  1  according to an exemplary embodiment includes a display panel  100 , a window  200 , a polarizer  250 , an adhesive layer  40 , an ultraviolet ray blocking part (e.g., an ultraviolet ray blocking portion or layer)  50 , a rear protection layer  150  including an opening  155 , and a sensor  10 . The display device  1  further includes a double-sided adhesive tape  12  and a resin layer  15 , to adhere (e.g., to connect or to attach) the sensor  10  to the ultraviolet ray blocking part  50 . 
     The display panel  100  according to an exemplary embodiment uses an organic light emitting panel. In other words, a separate light unit is not included, and an organic emission layer capable of emitting light by itself (e.g., capable of self-emitting light) is included. As a result, the rear surface of the substrate for the display panel is exposed, as the substrate may be on the rear surface of the display panel  100 . The display panel  100  of the present exemplary embodiment uses a glass substrate, and according to an exemplary embodiment, a flexible substrate having high light transmittance may be used. 
     The organic light emitting panel  100  is largely divided into a pixel circuit unit (e.g., a pixel circuit), and a light-emitting element unit (e.g., a light-emitting element), and may further include an encapsulation layer to cover the pixel circuit unit and the light-emitting element unit to prevent or substantially prevent moisture from penetrating from the outside. One pixel includes one pixel circuit unit (e.g., one pixel circuit) and one light-emitting element unit (e.g., one light-emitting element), and the encapsulation layer may be integrally formed throughout the display panel  100 . 
     The pixel circuit unit is a part that applies a current to the light-emitting element unit based on signals applied from the outside, and is disposed on the upper surface of the substrate of the display panel. On the other hand, the light-emitting element unit is disposed on the pixel circuit unit, and includes an organic emission layer. The current output by the pixel circuit unit flows in the organic emission layer, and a degree to which the organic emission layer emits light changes according to a magnitude of the current. 
     The organic emission layer includes an organic light emitting material, and when combined with moisture, the organic light emitting material has a drawback with low efficiency. Accordingly, side and top surfaces of the pixel circuit unit and the light-emitting element unit are sealed with the encapsulation layer, so that moisture may not penetrate from the outside. The encapsulation layer may have a structure including a plurality of layers of organic layers and inorganic layers, and may include a triple layered structure of an inorganic layer, an organic layer, and an inorganic layer. 
     The polarizer  250  and the window  200  are disposed on the upper side of the display panel  100 , or in other words, the front surface of the display panel  100 , and may include the adhesive layer  40  for attaching the window  200  and the polarizer  250  to each other. 
     The polarizer  250  is attached to prevent or substantially prevent the quality of the display image from deteriorating as light incident from the outside is reflected inside the display panel  100 , and to prevent or substantially prevent an electrode pattern inside the display panel  100  from being recognized by a user. Depending on an exemplary embodiment, the polarizer  250  may be omitted. 
     The window  200  serves to protect the front of the display panel  100 . According to an exemplary embodiment, the window  200  may prevent or substantially prevent external light from being reflected and eyes from being dazzled when the user views the display device  1 , and/or a fingerprint from being left when the user touches the window  200  with a finger. 
     The adhesive layer  40  is disposed between the window  200  and the polarizer  250  to attach the polarizer  250  and the window  200  to each other. The adhesive layer  40  may be an optically transparent adhesive material (e.g., an optically clear adhesive (OCA)) or a resin (e.g., an optically clear resin (OCR)). 
     According to an exemplary embodiment, a touch sensing unit (e.g., a touch sensor, a touch sensing layer, or a touch sensing panel) capable of detecting a touch may be further included at the inside of the display panel  100 , or at the upper side of the display panel  100 . In other words, a sensing electrode capable of sensing the touch may be further formed at (e.g., in or on) the display panel  100 , or a separate substrate may be further formed between the display panel  100  and the polarizer  250 , and a touch sensing electrode may be formed on the corresponding substrate (e.g., on the separate substrate). 
     The rear surface of the substrate for the display panel is exposed as the substrate is on the lower portion of the display panel  100 , or in other words, the rear surface of the display panel  100 . Because the present exemplary embodiment uses a glass substrate, the rear surface of the glass substrate is exposed. The ultraviolet ray blocking part  50  is formed on the rear surface of the substrate for the display panel  100 . The ultraviolet ray blocking part  50  has a characteristic such that transmittance of visible ray light is high, and ultraviolet rays are blocked or substantially blocked. In other words, the ultraviolet ray blocking part  50  may be a transparent characteristic layer that blocks or substantially blocks ultraviolet rays. The ultraviolet ray blocking part  50  blocks or substantially blocks ultraviolet rays, and may be formed by coating a transparent visible material that has a suitable transmission (e.g., a good transmission) of visible rays. 
     In addition, according to an exemplary embodiment, the ultraviolet ray blocking part  50  may be formed by attaching a transparent film having a suitable transmission (e.g., having a good transmission) of visible rays from among ultraviolet ray blocking films. 
     The higher the visible ray transmittance of the ultraviolet ray blocking part  50  the better, and in order to detect the fingerprint of the user disposed at (e.g., in or on) the front surface of the display panel  100 , it may be desirable for the ultraviolet ray blocking part  50  to have a transmittance of 70% or more in the visible ray wavelength band. When the transmittance is less than 70%, the fingerprint recognition rate of the sensor  10  may be reduced. 
     The wavelength band of the ultraviolet rays that are blocked or substantially blocked by the ultraviolet ray blocking part  50  may be in a range of 200 nm to 400 nm, and ultraviolet rays may be blocked or substantially blocked around the wavelengths of around 365 nm. As such, a suitable material having a high visible ray transmission characteristic while blocking or substantially blocking ultraviolet rays may be polyester. Accordingly, the ultraviolet ray blocking part  50  may be formed by directly coating polyester to the rear surface of the substrate of the display panel  100  by using a direct screen printing method. In general, the material used for the screen printing method may be gray, and may have a low visible ray transmission characteristic. On the other hand, the layer coated with polyester may have the high visible ray transmission characteristic, and may also block or substantially block ultraviolet rays therein, and thus, the layer coated with polyester may include a material that is suitable for the ultraviolet ray blocking part  50  in the present exemplary embodiment. 
     The rear protection layer  150  having the opening  155  is formed on the rear surface of the ultraviolet ray blocking part  50 . The rear protection layer  150  may include a black layer having a black color in order to make it appear more black when displaying black on the organic light emitting panel  100 . In addition, a cushion layer or an embossing layer may be included to prevent or substantially prevent the rear surface of the display panel  100  from breaking. Further, various suitable layers, for example, such as an adhesive layer and/or a shielding layer, may be included. 
       FIG. 1  shows that the rear protection layer  150  is disposed only on the rear surface of the ultraviolet ray blocking part  50  to protect the rear surface of the display device  1 , but the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and according to an exemplary embodiment, the rear protection layer  150  may also extend to the side surface of the display panel  100  to protect the side surface of the display panel  100 . 
     The sensor  10  is disposed in the opening  155  of the rear protection layer  150 . 
     The sensor  10  used in the present exemplary embodiment may be a sensor that detects the user&#39;s finger at (e.g., in or on) the front surface of the display panel  100 , and thus, a fingerprint sensor is described as an example of the sensor  10  for convenience in more detail below. 
     In the present exemplary embodiment, the reason that the sensor  10  is disposed in the opening  155  of the rear protection layer  150  is to detect the user&#39;s finger at (e.g., in or on) the front of the display panel  100 . In addition, for this purpose, the ultraviolet ray blocking part  50  may have a high level of visible ray transmission. For example, the transmittance of visible rays of the ultraviolet ray blocking part  50  has been described above as 70% or more. 
     The upper surface of the sensor  10  according to the present exemplary embodiment is attached to the rear surface of the ultraviolet ray blocking part  50  by the double-sided adhesive tape  12 , and the side surface of the sensor  10  is attached to the ultraviolet ray blocking part  50  by the resin layer  15 . According to an exemplary embodiment, the resin layer  15  may also be attached to the rear protection layer  150  in addition to the ultraviolet ray blocking part  50 . 
     First, the double-sided adhesive tape  12  may be formed of a material having a transparent characteristic, or a material having an opaque characteristic. In the position where the double-sided adhesive tape  12  is attached, because the efficiency of the sensor  10  in sensing the front surface of the display panel  100  may decrease, the position of the double-sided adhesive tape  12  may be disposed around a part where a detection region of the sensor  10  is not located. However, when the double-sided adhesive tape  12  is transparent and has little influence on the detection capabilities of the sensor  10 , the double-sided adhesive tape  12  may be disposed at (e.g., in or on) the detection region of the sensor  10 . When the opaque double-sided adhesive tape  12  is used, the detection region of the sensor  10  and the double-sided adhesive tape  12  may be disposed so as to not overlap with each other. The double-sided adhesive tape  12  may be kept in a pre-fixed state before being completely fixed by the resin layer  15 . When the double-sided adhesive tape  12  is used, the position of the sensor  10  may be fixed before being fixed by the resin layer  15 , and there is a merit in that distances between the sensor  10 , the ultraviolet ray blocking part  50 , and the rear surface of the display panel  100  may be kept narrow (e.g., may be decreased). 
     On the other hand, the resin layer  15  may include a material that is cured by ultraviolet rays, and thus, may be cured by ultraviolet rays so that the sensor  10  is fixed to the rear surface of the ultraviolet ray blocking part  50 . Compared to the double-sided adhesive tape  12 , the strength of the cured resin layer  15  is high, so that the sensor  10  may be completely fixed. However, in order to cure the resin layer  15 , ultraviolet rays may be applied for a suitable period of time (e.g., a predetermined or a certain period of time), and thus, there may be a drawback in that the curing of the resin layer  15  using the ultraviolet rays may cause defects in the display panel  100 . 
     The sensor  10  according to the present exemplary embodiment is shown as being fixed by the double-sided adhesive tape  12  and the resin layer  15 , but the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and according to an exemplary embodiment, the sensor  10  may be fixed only by the resin layer  15 . 
     Hereinafter, the structure of the rear surface and the front surface of the display device  1  according to the present exemplary embodiment is described in more detail with reference to  FIG. 2  and  FIG. 3 . 
       FIG. 2  is a rear perspective view of a display device according to an exemplary embodiment, and  FIG. 3  is a front perspective view of a display device according to an exemplary embodiment. 
       FIG. 2  and  FIG. 3  show a case where the display device  1  is a display device used in a mobile phone or a smartphone as an exemplary embodiment. 
     First, referring to  FIG. 2 , the rear protection layer  150  is disposed on the rear surface of the display device  1  as a whole, the sensor  10  is disposed within the opening  155  of the rear protection layer  150 , and the resin layer  15  that fixes the sensor  10  is applied around (e.g., to surround around a periphery of) the sensor  10 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 3 , a display area  110  where an image is displayed is formed at (e.g., in or on) most regions of the display device  1 , and a peripheral region  120  is formed at (e.g., in or on) the remaining regions of the display device  1 . According to an exemplary embodiment, the display area  110  may entirely cover an entire surface of the display device  1 , and according to an exemplary embodiment, the display area  110  may be disposed on a side surface of the display device  1 . 
     In a part of the display area  110 , a region is provided at (e.g., in or on) which the sensor  10  is disposed on the rear surface of the display device  1 , such that the region may correspond to an area to detect the fingerprint (hereinafter referred to as a fingerprint sensing region). This region is shown by a dotted line around the sensor  10  in  FIG. 3 .  FIG. 2  and  FIG. 3  show an exemplary embodiment in which the region where the sensor  10  is disposed on the rear surface of the display device  1 , or in other words, the fingerprint sensing region, is disposed within the display area  110  at a lower end of the display area  110 . However, the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and according to an exemplary embodiment, the fingerprint sensing region may be disposed at another portion of the display area  110 . The fingerprint sensing region may be formed at (e.g., in or on) various suitable positions depending on the use state of the electronic equipment in which the display device  1  is used, or may be formed at (e.g., in or on) two or more suitable positions. 
     When the user touches the fingerprint sensing region with the finger, the sensor  10 , which is positioned on the rear surface of display panel  100  and the ultraviolet ray blocking part  50 , detects the fingerprint of the finger. This is described in more detail below with reference to  FIG. 4 . 
       FIG. 4  shows a case where the user touches the finger on the fingerprint sensing region. 
     When the user places the finger on the fingerprint sensing region of the display area  110 , the sensor  10  that is positioned on the rear surface of the display panel  100  detects the fingerprint of the finger. In this case, the window  200 , the polarizer  250 , the display panel  100 , and the ultraviolet ray blocking part  50  are disposed between the sensor  10  and the finger. A method through which the sensor  10  detects the fingerprint of the finger uses light emitted from a pixel (e.g., light emitted from an organic emission layer) disposed at (e.g., in or on) the display area  110  of the display panel  100  that is reflected by the finger and transmitted to, and sensed by, the sensor  10  through the window  200 , the polarizer  250 , the display panel  100 , and the ultraviolet ray blocking part  50  after being reflected by the finger. Unlike a method of shooting an image with a camera, because the sensing of the fingerprint of the finger may grasp the finger print pattern by detecting some parts of the finger, the detection (or sensing) may be possible even if a partial region (e.g., of the sensor  10 ) becomes hidden (or covered), for example, by the pixels of the display panel  100  as in the present exemplary embodiment. 
     A transparent layer may be disposed between the rear surface of the display panel  100  and the sensor  10 . In other words, the ultraviolet ray blocking part  50  blocks or substantially blocks the ultraviolet rays, but the transmittance of visible rays is increased so as to transmit the light reflected from the finger. The ultraviolet ray blocking part  50  may be formed by coating polyester, or may be formed of an ultraviolet ray blocking film having high visible ray transmittance. For example, the transmittance of the visible rays of the ultraviolet ray blocking part  50  may be 70% or more. 
     Next, the characteristic of the ultraviolet ray blocking part  50  is described in more detail below with reference to  FIG. 5 . 
       FIG. 5  is a view showing a characteristic of an ultraviolet ray blocking part of a display device according to an exemplary embodiment. 
     As described above, the ultraviolet ray blocking part  50  has a transparent characteristic to have a high transmittance for visible rays, and a blocking characteristic for blocking or substantially blocking ultraviolet rays. According to a method for blocking ultraviolet rays through the ultraviolet ray blocking part  50 , as illustrated in  FIG. 5 , light of the ultraviolet ray wavelength band may be reflected, and according to an exemplary embodiment, light of the ultraviolet ray wavelength band may be absorbed. 
     The wavelength band of ultraviolet rays blocked or substantially blocked by the ultraviolet ray blocking part  50  is in a range of 200 nm to 400 nm, and may be blocked or reflected around the wavelengths around 365 nm. In addition, the transmittance of the visible rays may be suitably high. 
     A material having both of these characteristics is polyester. Polyester may be coated to the rear surface of the substrate of the display panel  100  by direct screen printing to form the ultraviolet ray blocking part  50 . In general, the material coated by the screen printing method according to a comparative example has a gray color, such that the transmission characteristic of visible rays is lowered. On the other hand, the layer coated with polyester according to one or more example embodiments of the present disclosure not only exhibits the transparent characteristic with high visible ray transmission, but also has the characteristic that the layer coated with polyester blocks or substantially blocks ultraviolet rays. Thus, the layer coated with polyester may be a material suitable for the ultraviolet ray blocking part  50  of the present exemplary embodiment. 
     A film capable of blocking or substantially blocking ultraviolet rays may be formed by attaching the film to the rear surface of the display panel  100 , and such a film may also have a high visible ray transmission characteristic. The higher the transmittance, the greater the amount of reflected light entering the sensor  10 , thereby improving the fingerprint sensing characteristic of the sensor  10 . In the present exemplary embodiment, the transmittance of visible ray may be 70% or more. 
     Hereinafter, a procedure for attaching the sensor  10  is described in more detail below with reference to  FIG. 6  and  FIG. 7 . 
       FIG. 6  and  FIG. 7  are views showing a manufacturing method of a display device according to an exemplary embodiment. 
     In  FIG. 6  and  FIG. 7 , a structure of the front part of the display panel  100  is not shown. 
     The ultraviolet ray blocking part  50  is formed on the rear surface of the display panel  100 . As shown in  FIG. 5 , the ultraviolet ray blocking part  50  may be formed by coating polyester on the rear surface of the display panel  100 , or attaching an ultraviolet ray blocking film having high visible ray transmittance to the rear surface of the display panel  100 . 
     Thereafter, a rear protection layer  150  having an opening  155  is formed on the rear surface of the ultraviolet ray blocking part  50 . The position of the opening  155  may differ according to various exemplary embodiments, and corresponds to a region where the sensor  10  is to be attached. 
     Thereafter, a double-sided adhesive tape  12  is formed on a portion of the ultraviolet ray blocking part  50  exposed through the opening  155 , and the sensor  10  is temporarily fixed to the ultraviolet ray blocking part  50  by using the double-sided adhesive tape  12 . In this way, a position of the temporarily-fixed sensor  10  may not change during the time it takes to later form the resin layer  15 . 
     After the sensor  10  is temporarily fixed, as shown in  FIG. 6 , a resin material  15 - 1  is formed around (e.g., to surround around a periphery of) the sensor  10 . 
       FIG. 7  shows that ultraviolet rays are irradiated onto the resin material  15 - 1  formed around the sensor  10  shown in  FIG. 6 . In other words, ultraviolet rays (UV) are irradiated to the rear surface of the display panel  100  by using an ultraviolet ray light source  300 . The resin material  15 - 1  is cured by the irradiated ultraviolet rays to become a resin layer  15 , and as a result, the sensor  10  is completely attached (e.g., is firmly attached) to the rear surface of the ultraviolet ray blocking part  50 . 
     The ultraviolet rays irradiated from the rear surface of the display panel  100  are blocked or substantially blocked by the rear protection layer  150 , such that the ultraviolet rays are not transmitted to the display panel  100 . In the rear protection layer  150 , according to an exemplary embodiment, a black layer, an embossing layer, a cushion layer, a shielding layer, and/or the like may be selectively formed, and at least one layer from among these layers may have a black color, so that visible rays are not transmitted to the display panel  100  and the ultraviolet rays are blocked or substantially blocked. 
     On the other hand, in the portion where the opening  155  of the rear protection layer  150  is formed, the ultraviolet ray blocking part  50  is formed so that ultraviolet rays do not enter (e.g., are not transmitted to) the display panel  100 . Although visible rays may be transmitted, when the display device  1  is included in electronic equipment, the display device  1  may be covered by a separate case so that there are almost no visible rays transmitted from the lower portion of the ultraviolet ray blocking part  50  to the display panel  100 . 
     Hereinafter, a problem that may occur when ultraviolet rays enter the display panel is described below with reference to  FIGS. 8A and 8B . 
       FIGS. 8A and 8B  are views showing a structure of a display device according to a comparative example, and a stain that is recognized according thereto. 
       FIG. 8A  shows a comparative example in which an ultraviolet ray blocking part  50  is not formed on the rear surface of the display panel  100 , unlike the exemplary embodiment of  FIG. 7 . 
     When ultraviolet rays are applied using the ultraviolet ray light source  300  in the comparative example of  FIG. 8A , ultraviolet rays enter the display panel  100  through the opening  155  of the rear protection layer  150 . In order to cure the resin layer  15 , ultraviolet rays may be irradiated for a certain or predetermined time to provide a suitable light energy to the resin material  15 - 1 . However, this light energy may also affect the elements of the display panel  100 , and as a result, as shown in  FIG. 8B , stains may be recognizable on the display panel  100 . In other words, as the light energy provided by the ultraviolet ray light source  300  degrades the organic light emitting element of the display panel  100 , the stains due to the degradation thereof may be recognized from the front of the display panel  100 . 
     However, according to the present exemplary embodiment, the ultraviolet ray blocking part  50  is disposed on the rear surface of the display panel  100 , so that ultraviolet rays do not enter the display panel  100  even through the opening  155  of the rear protection layer  150 , thereby preventing or reducing the degradation of the organic light emitting element. As a result, the stain may not be recognized from the front of the display panel  100 . 
     According to an exemplary embodiment, the ultraviolet ray blocking part  50  may not be entirely formed on the rear surface of the display panel  100 . In other words, because the ultraviolet ray blocking part  50  may prevent or substantially prevent the ultraviolet rays from entering through the opening  155  of the rear protection layer  150 , the ultraviolet ray blocking part  50  may be disposed only at the opening  155  (e.g., only at a center of the opening  155 ). For example, in some exemplary embodiments, the ultraviolet ray blocking part  50  may overlap with the region of the opening  155 , and may be disposed to be wider (e.g., to be slightly wider) than the region of the opening  155 . 
     A layered structure of the rear protection layer  150  according to an exemplary embodiment is described in more detail below with reference to  FIG. 9 . 
       FIG. 9  is a view showing a detailed structure of a rear protection layer in a display device according to an exemplary embodiment. 
     The rear protection layer  150  may include a multi-layered structure (e.g., may not be composed of a single layer), and may have a configuration selectively including various suitable layers, for example, such as an embossing layer, a cushion layer, a black layer, and a shielding layer. 
       FIG. 9  shows the configuration of the rear protection layer  150  in more detail according to an exemplary embodiment. 
     The rear protection layer  150  according to the exemplary embodiment of  FIG. 9  includes an embossing layer  151 , a cushion layer (e.g.,  152  and  153 ) including two layers, a black layer  154 , a shielding layer  159 , a cover layer  156 , and an adhesive layer (e.g.,  157  and  158 ). 
     First, the embossing layer  151  of the rear protection layer  150  is disposed on the rear surface of the display panel  100  and the rear surface of the ultraviolet ray blocking part  50 . The embossing layer  151  has an uneven surface, and serves to reduce an impact from the outside. In addition, the embossing layer  151  is also formed of a black color material to block or substantially block light or ultraviolet rays. The uneven surface of the embossing layer  151  is disposed towards the rear surface of the display panel  100  and the ultraviolet ray blocking part  50 . 
     On the rear surface of embossing layer  151 , two layers of the cushion layer ( 152  and  153 ) are disposed. The adhesive layer  157  is disposed between the two layers  152  and  153  of the cushion layer to attach the two cushion layers  152  and  153  to each other. The two cushion layers  152  and  153  may each include an air layer therein, and may serve to buffer the impact from the outside as a result. The cushion layers  152  and  153  may be formed of different materials from each other and/or may have different thicknesses from each other. The adhesive layer  157  disposed between the two cushion layers  152  and  153  may be an optically transparent adhesive material or may use a resin (e.g., an optically clear adhesive (OCA) or an optically clear resin (OCR)). 
     On the rear surfaces of the cushion layers  152  and  153 , a black layer  154  is attached by an adhesive layer  158 . The black layer  154  is formed of a material that may block or substantially block light or ultraviolet rays, and the adhesive layer  158  may be formed of an adhesive material that does not have a transparent characteristic. 
     The embossing layer  151  and the black layer  154 , which are formed of a black material, block or substantially block ultraviolet rays and visible rays to prevent or substantially prevent luminance from being reduced by light incident from the rear surface when the display panel  100  displays black. 
     The shielding layer  159  is formed on the rear surface of the black layer  154 . The shielding layer  159  is formed of a metal, for example, such as copper (Cu). When the display device  1  is used as a component of the electronic equipment, the rear surface of the display device  1  may be attached to be in close contact with the electronic equipment for emitting electromagnetic waves, for example, such as a driving chip, an antenna, or a printed circuit board (PCB). In this case, the shielding layer  159  formed of a metal may be included to remove or reduce electromagnetic interference. 
     The cover layer  156  may be disposed on the rear surface of the shielding layer  159 , and may be formed of an insulating material. The cover layer  156  covers the shielding layer  159  of the metal layer with the insulating material to protect other wiring layers and the shielding layer  159  from being electrically shorted. 
     The structure of the rear protection layer  150  of  FIG. 9  as described above may have numerous variations. In other words, one of the included layers may be omitted, two or more of the same layer may be additionally included, or an adhesive may be additionally formed between the layers. 
     However, because the rear protection layer  150  may be used to block or substantially block visible rays and ultraviolet rays, at least one layer having this characteristic may be included in the rear protection layer  150 , and the rear protection layer  150  may also have an impact smoothing characteristic to protect the substrate of the display panel  100  from an external impact. 
     In addition, a layer having one or more additional functions may be further included, if necessary or desired. 
     While this disclosure has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be practical exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the present disclosure is not limited to the disclosed embodiments. On the contrary, the present disclosure is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the appended claims, and their equivalents. 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                   
               
               
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                 1: display device 
                 100: display panel 
               
               
                 110: display area 
                 120: peripheral area 
               
               
                 150: rear protection layer 
                 155: opening 
               
               
                 50: ultraviolet ray blocking part 
                 10: sensor 
               
               
                 200: window 
                 250: polarizer 
               
               
                 300: ultraviolet ray light source 
                 12: double-sided adhesive tape 
               
               
                 15: resin layer 
                 15-1: resin material 
               
               
                 40: adhesive layer 
                 151: embossing layer 
               
               
                 152, 153: cushion layer 
                 154: black layer 
               
               
                 156: cover layer 
                 157, 158: adhesive layer 
               
               
                 159: shielding layer