Patent ID: 7977879

Claim:
A plasma display panel, comprising: a first substrate and a second substrate spaced apart from each other with a predetermined distance therebetween; at least one first barrier rib positioned between the first substrate and the second substrate and that partitions a discharge area; a sealing portion that attaches the first substrate to the second substrate; and at least one auxiliary barrier rib that extends substantially parallel to the at least one first barrier rib in a non-discharge area and is spaced apart from the sealing portion with a predetermined distance therebetween, the at least one auxiliary barrier rib having substantially a same height as the at least one first barrier rib and extending substantially a same length as the at least one first barrier rib, and wherein a height of the at least one auxiliary barrier rib adjacent to the sealing portion is less than a height of the at least one auxiliary barrier rib adjacent to the discharge area.