Patent attributes
A display apparatus can include a display panel to display an image, a guide holder disposed in rear of the display panel, a printed circuit board mounted on the guide holder and electrically connected to the display panel, a chip on film (COF), and a protective film. The COF can have one side electrically connected to the display panel, and another side electrically connected to the printed circuit board. A portion of the COF can be bent so as to extend across an end of the guide holder, and the protective film can be attached to one face of the guide holder and constructed to cover the COF. The guide holder can be formed at a position corresponding to a position of an end of the protective film, and can include a rib which receives a portion of the protective film.
