Plasma display panel

Abstract

A plasma display panel includes first and second substrates arranged facing each other, barrier ribs between the first and second substrates, the barrier ribs defining a displaying domain including discharge cells and a non-displaying domain, and first and second discharge electrodes, each discharge electrode including a discharge portion in the displaying domain and an end portion in the non-displaying domain, the discharge electrodes being inside the barrier ribs, wherein a thickness of a portion of a barrier rib covering a portion of a side of an end portion is greater than a thickness of a portion of the barrier rib covering a portion of a side of a discharge portion.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The above and other features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent by describing in detail exemplary embodiments thereof with reference to the attached drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 illustrates a schematic plan view of a plasma display panel according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 illustrates a partial exploded perspective view of the plasma display panel of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 illustrates a layout diagram of first barrier ribs, first discharge electrodes, second discharge electrodes and address electrodes of the plasma display panel of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 illustrates a layout diagram of first barrier ribs, first discharge electrodes, second discharge electrodes and address electrodes according to another embodiment of the present invention; and

FIG. 5 illustrates a layout diagram of first barrier ribs, first discharge electrodes, second discharge electrodes and address electrodes according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Claims

1. A plasma display panel, comprising: first and second substrates arranged facing each other;barrier ribs between the first and second substrates, the barrier ribs defining a displaying domain including discharge cells and a non-displaying domain;first discharge electrodes between the first and second substrates, each first discharge electrode including a first discharge portion in the displaying domain and a first end portion in the non-displaying domain, the first discharge electrodes being inside the barrier ribs, wherein a thickness of a portion of a barrier rib covering a portion of a side of the first end portion is greater than a thickness of a portion of the barrier rib covering a portion of a side of the first discharge portion; andsecond discharge electrodes between the first and second substrates and facing the first discharge electrodes, each second discharge electrode including a second discharge portion in the displaying domain and a second end portion in the non-displaying domain, the second discharge electrodes being inside the barrier ribs, wherein a thickness of a portion of a barrier rib covering a portion of a side of the second end portion is greater than a thickness of a portion of the barrier rib covering a portion of a side of the second discharge portion.

2. The plasma display panel as claimed in claim 1, wherein: a thickness of a portion of the barrier rib covering an edge of the first end portion is greater than the thickness of the portion of the barrier rib covering the portion of the side of the first discharge portion; anda thickness of a portion of the barrier rib covering an edge of the second end portion is greater than the thickness of the portion of the barrier rib covering the portion of the side of the second discharge portion.

3. The plasma display panel as claimed in claim 1, wherein the barrier ribs further define a plurality of dummy cells in the non-displaying domain.

4. The plasma display panel as claimed in claim 3, wherein a width of a portion of the barrier ribs defining the dummy cells is greater than a width of a portion of the barrier ribs defining the discharge cells.

5. The plasma display panel as claimed in claim 1, wherein the barrier ribs comprise: lengthwise barrier rib portions parallel to the first and second discharge electrodes; andcrosswise barrier rib portions intersecting the lengthwise barrier rib portions.

6. The plasma display panel as claimed in claim 5, wherein the barrier ribs further define a plurality of dummy cells in the non-displaying domain, wherein a width of the lengthwise barrier rib portions defining the dummy cells is greater than a width of the lengthwise barrier rib portions defining the discharge cells.

7. The plasma display panel as claimed in claim 5, wherein: each first discharge portion includes a first body portion inside the lengthwise barrier rib portions, and first branch portions extending from the body portion inside the crosswise barrier rib portions; andeach second discharge portion includes a second body portion inside the lengthwise barrier rib portions, and second branch portions extending from the body portion inside the crosswise barrier rib portions.

8. The plasma display panel as claimed in claim 1, wherein the barrier ribs cover the non-displaying domain in its entirety.

9. The plasma display panel as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first and second discharge electrodes are shared with adjacent discharge cells.

10. The plasma display panel as claimed in claim 1, further comprising additional barrier ribs between the barrier ribs and at least one of the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein phosphor is within spaces defined by the additional barrier ribs.

11. The plasma display panel as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the first discharge electrodes include first terminal portions extending from the first discharge portions opposite the first end portions; andthe second discharge electrodes include second terminal portions extending from the second discharge portions opposite the second end portions.

12. The plasma display panel as claimed in claim 11, wherein the first and second terminal portions are on opposite sides of the plasma display panel.

13. The plasma display panel as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first discharge electrodes and the second discharge electrodes are parallel to each other.

14. The plasma display panel as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first and second discharge electrodes comprise stripe patterns.

15. The plasma display panel as claimed in claim 1, further comprising address electrodes disposed on the first substrate or on the second substrate, crossing the first and second discharge electrodes.

16. The plasma display panel as claimed in claim 1, further comprising phosphor layers disposed inside the discharge cells.