CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This application claims priority from and the benefit of Korean Patent Application No. 10-2020-0031177, filed on Mar. 13, 2020, which is hereby incorporated by reference for all purposes as if fully set forth herein.

BACKGROUND

Field

Exemplary embodiments of the invention relate generally to a display device.

Discussion of the Background

An electronic device, such as a smartphone, a digital camera, a laptop computer, a navigation device, and a smart TV, which provides an image to a user, generally includes a display device for displaying the image. The display device generates an image and provides the generated image to a user through a display screen.

In general, a display device includes a display panel generating an image and an input sensing unit disposed on the display panel to sense an external input. The display panel includes a light emitting area generating light for displaying an image and a non-light emitting area around the light emitting area. The input sensing unit includes a plurality of sensing electrodes for sensing an external input. The sensing electrodes are disposed in the non-light emitting area.

Light generated in the light emitting area travels not only toward the front of the display device but also toward the left and right of the display device. Accordingly, there is a need to develop a technology for improving the front luminance of the display device by increasing the amount of light moving toward the front of the display device.

The above information disclosed in this Background section is only for understanding of the background of the inventive concepts, and, therefore, it may contain information that does not constitute prior art.

SUMMARY

Display devices constructed according to exemplary embodiments of the invention are capable of improving front luminance.

Exemplary embodiment also provide a display device capable of reducing the thickness of the display device and preventing degradation in touch sensitivity.

Additional features of the inventive concepts will be set forth in the description which follows, and in part will be apparent from the description, or may be learned by practice of the inventive concepts.

A display device according to an exemplary embodiment includes a display panel including a light emitting area and a non-light emitting area around the light emitting area, a first conductive pattern disposed in the non-light emitting area, a second conductive pattern disposed on the first conductive pattern, and a reflection pattern overlapping the non-light emitting area and disposed between the light emitting area and the second conductive pattern.

A display device according to another exemplary embodiment includes a display panel including a light emitting area and a non-light emitting area around the light emitting area, a first conductive pattern disposed in the non-light emitting area, a second conductive pattern disposed on the first conductive pattern, a first sub-reflection pattern disposed between the second conductive pattern and the light emitting area, and a second sub-reflection pattern disposed below the first sub-reflection pattern, in which one side surface of the first sub-reflection pattern adjacent to the light emitting area and one side surface of the second sub-reflection pattern adjacent to the light emitting area are inclined.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory and are intended to provide further explanation of the invention as claimed.

