Patent ID: 8760365

Claim:
A multi-display apparatus that displays a large image by connecting at least two panels, the apparatus comprising: first and second panels disposed with a step difference such that a portion of the first panel overlaps the second panel and the first panel is located at an elevated position relative to the second panel in a direction corresponding to light emitting from the first and second panels, and a pixel boundary of a display device on a substrate of the first panel is aligned with a pixel boundary of a display device on a substrate of the second panel over the overlapped portion of the first and second panels, a thin film encapsulation layer including a stack of an organic material layer and an inorganic material layer to cover the display device of the at least one of the first and second panels, the thin film encapsulation layer disposed at least on the display device of one of the first and second panels to contact the other of the first and second panels, and a reinforcing member on the second panel, the reinforcing member configured to be flush with the first panel where the light emits therefrom.