Support structure, flexible display panel, and electronic device
View Patent ↗A support structure, a flexible display panel, and an electronic device are provided. By reasonably providing a corresponding strip hollow structure and a circular hollow structure in a bending area, concentrated local stress can be dispersed, bending performance of the support structure can be improved, and it is able to adapt to different bending radii. In addition, ductility is improved, and coordination of deformation between a support layer and a film layer of the flexible display panel and the electronic device is ensured.
1 . A support structure, comprising a bending area, wherein the bending area is provided with a plurality of rows of first strip hollow structures along a bending direction; a circular hollow structure is provided between two adjacent first strip hollow structures in a same row, and the circular hollow structure is positioned between other two adjacent first strip hollow structures in adjacent rows,
wherein the bending area comprises a first bendable sub-area, a second bendable sub-area, and a third bendable sub-area arranged at intervals along the bending direction; a width of the second bendable sub-area along the bending direction is greater than a sum of a width of the first bendable sub-area along the bending direction and a width of the third bendable sub-area along the bending direction.
2 . The support structure according to claim 1 , wherein the support structure further comprises a second strip hollow structure; the second strip hollow structure penetrates an edge and/or a side surface of the bending area.
3 . The support structure according to claim 2 , wherein the circular hollow structure is arranged between the first strip hollow structure and the second strip hollow structure positioned in a same row.
4 . The support structure according to claim 1 , wherein the first strip hollow structure comprises a first semicircular hollow substructure, a first elongated hollow substructure, and a second semicircular hollow substructure sequentially arranged in a length direction of the first strip hollow structure; and the first elongated hollow substructure is connected to the first semicircular hollow substructure and the second semicircular hollow substructure.
5 . The support structure according to claim 4 , wherein in the length direction, the circular hollow structure is positioned between adjacent first semicircular hollow substructures and/or adjacent second semicircular hollow substructures; and in the bending direction, the circular hollow structure is positioned between two adjacent first elongated hollow substructures in adjacent rows.
6 . The support structure according to claim 4 , wherein a radius of the circular hollow structure is equal to a radius of the first semicircular hollow substructure or a radius of the second semicircular hollow substructure.
7 . The support structure according to claim 6 , wherein a width of the first elongated hollow substructure is equal to a diameter of the circular hollow structure.
8 . The support structure according to claim 4 , wherein the support structure comprises at least one of a first sub-feature, a second sub-feature, a third sub-feature, or a fourth sub-feature;
wherein, the first sub-feature is that in the length direction, a distance between the circular hollow structure and an adjacent first semicircular hollow substructure or the second semicircular hollow substructure ranges from 0.1 mm to 0.24 mm; the second sub-feature is that in the bending direction, a distance between two adjacent first elongated hollow sub-structures ranges from 0.06 mm to 0.14 mm; the third sub-feature is that a length of the first elongated hollow substructure is greater than or equal to 3 mm; and the fourth sub-feature is that a radius of the circular hollow structure is less than or equal to 0.1 mm.
9 . The support structure according to claim 1 , wherein a preparation material of the support structure comprises at least one of manganese, aluminum, or magnesium.
10 . The support structure according to claim 1 , wherein an interval distance from the second bendable sub-area to the first bendable sub-area or the third bendable sub-area is greater than a distance between two adjacent first strip hollow structures in the bending direction.
11 . The support structure according to claim 1 , wherein an interval distance from the second bendable sub-area to the first bendable sub-area is equal to an interval distance from the second bendable sub-area to the third bendable sub-area.
12 . A flexible display panel, comprising a support structure, wherein the support structure comprises a bending area, the bending area is provided with a plurality of rows of first strip hollow structures along a bending direction; a circular hollow structure is provided between two adjacent first strip hollow structures in a same row, and the circular hollow structure is positioned between other two adjacent first strip hollow structures in adjacent rows,
wherein the bending area comprises a first bendable sub-area, a second bendable sub-area, and a third bendable sub-area arranged at intervals along the bending direction; a width of the second bendable sub-area along the bending direction is greater than a sum of a width of the first bendable sub-area along the bending direction and a width of the third bendable sub-area along the bending direction.
13 . The flexible display panel according to claim 12 , wherein a tensile breaking strength of the support structure is greater than or equal to 800 MPa; and a surface flatness of the support structure is less than or equal to 0.25 mm.
14 . The flexible display panel according to claim 13 , wherein the support structure further comprises a second strip hollow structure; and the second strip hollow structure penetrates an edge and/or a side surface of the bending area.
15 . The flexible display panel according to claim 14 , wherein the circular hollow structure is arranged between the first strip hollow structure and the second strip hollow structure positioned in a same row.
16 . The flexible display panel according to claim 13 , wherein the first strip hollow structure comprises a first semicircular hollow substructure, a first elongated hollow substructure, and a second semicircular hollow substructure sequentially arranged in a length direction of the first strip hollow structure; and the first elongated hollow substructure is tangentially connected to the first semicircular hollow substructure and the second semicircular hollow substructure.
17 . The flexible display panel according to claim 16 , wherein in the length direction, the circular hollow structure is positioned between adjacent first semicircular hollow substructures and/or adjacent second semicircular hollow substructures; and in the bending direction, the circular hollow structure is positioned between two adjacent first elongated hollow substructures in adjacent rows.
18 . The flexible display panel according to claim 16 , wherein the support structure comprises at least one of a first sub-feature, a second sub-feature, a third sub-feature, or a fourth sub-feature; and wherein, the first sub-feature is that in the length direction, a distance between the circular hollow structure and an adjacent first semicircular hollow substructure or the second semicircular hollow substructure ranges from 0.1 mm to 0.24 mm; the second sub-feature is that in the bending direction, a distance between two adjacent first elongated hollow sub-structures ranges from 0.06 mm to 0.14 mm; the third sub-feature is that a length of the first elongated hollow substructure is greater than or equal to 3 mm; and the fourth sub-feature is that a radius of the circular hollow structure is less than or equal to 0.1 mm.
19 . An electronic device, comprising a flexible display panel, the flexible display panel comprising a support structure, wherein the support structure comprises a bending area, the bending area is provided with a plurality of rows of first strip hollow structures along a bending direction; a circular hollow structure is provided between two adjacent first strip hollow structures in a same row, and the circular hollow structure is positioned between other two adjacent first strip hollow structures in adjacent rows,
wherein the bending area comprises a first bendable sub-area, a second bendable sub-area, and a third bendable sub-area arranged at intervals along the bending direction; a width of the second bendable sub-area along the bending direction is greater than a sum of a width of the first bendable sub-area along the bending direction and a width of the third bendable sub-area along the bending direction.