Bendable display apparatus and method of manufacturing the same
View Patent ↗A display apparatus with a plurality of display pixel sections includes glass substrate, which are formed to have a thickness that permits bending of the display apparatus, and polarizer plates, which are disposed on the glass substrates, respectively. The polarizer plates are thicker than the glass substrates.
1. A display apparatus comprising:
an optical material between a pair of substrates,
a plurality of display pixel sections, and
a spacer disposed between the pair of substrates, the spacer being fixed on at least one of the substrates,
wherein each of the substrates has a glass substrate and a film that is attached to an outer surface of the glass substrate and has a thickness greater than a thickness of the glass substrate,
at least one of the films is formed of a polarizer plate, and
each of the glass substrate is formed to have a thickness that permits bending of the display apparatus, wherein
the thickness of each of the glass substrates is 0.15 mm or less.
2. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the optical material is a liquid crystal composition.
3. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the optical material is an EL (electro-luminescence) material.
4. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein each of the display pixel section includes a TFT (thin film transistor) and a pixel electrode, which are formed on one of the glass substrates.
5. The display apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the TFT includes a p-Si film (polysilicon film).
6. A display apparatus comprising:
an optical material between a pair of substrates,
a plurality of display pixel sections, and
a spacer disposed between the pair of substrates, the spacer being fixed on at least one of the substrates,
wherein each of the substrates has a glass substrate and a film that is attached to an outer surface of the glass substrate and has a thickness greater than a thickness of the glass substrate,
at least one of the films is formed of a polarizer plate, and
each of the glass substrate is formed to have a thickness that permits bending of the display apparatus, wherein the display apparatus is formed to be bendable with a radius of curvature of 200 mm or less.
7. The display apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the optical material is a liquid crystal composition.
8. The display apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the optical material is an EL (electro-luminescence) material.
9. The display apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein each of the display pixel section includes a TFT (thin film transistor) and a pixel electrode, which are formed on one of the glass substrates.
10. The display apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the TFT includes a p-Si film (polysilicon film).
11. A display apparatus comprising:
a display panel configured to hold a liquid crystal layer between an array substrate and a counter substrate;
a backlight unit that illuminates the display panel; and
a spacer disposed between the substrates, the spacer being fixed on at least one of the substrates,
wherein the array substrate includes
a first light-transmissive insulation substrate;
a signal line and a scan line that are disposed to be substantially perpendicular to each other on one of major surfaces of the first light-transmissive insulation substrate,
a switch element disposed near an intersection of the signal line and the scan line, and
a pixel electrode connected to the switch element,
wherein the counter substrate includes
a second light-transmissive insulation substrate, and
a counter electrode disposed on one of major surfaces of the second light-transmissive insulation substrate so as to face the pixel electrode, and
wherein polarizer plates are disposed respectively on the other major surfaces of the first light-transmissive insulation-substrate and the second light-transmissive insulation substrate, the polarizer plates having thicknesses greater than those of the first light-transmissive insulation substrate and the second light-transmissive insulation substrate, and
the thickness of each of the glass substrates is 0.15 mm or less.
12. A display apparatus comprising:
a display panel configured to hold a liquid crystal layer between an array substrate and a counter substrate;
a backlight unit that illuminates the display panel; and
a spacer disposed between the substrates, the spacer being fixed on at least one of the substrates,
wherein the array substrate includes
a first light-transmissive insulation substrate,
a signal line and a scan line that are disposed to be substantially perpendicular to each other on one of major surfaces of the first light-transmissive insulation substrate,
a switch element disposed near an intersection of the signal line and the scan line, and
a pixel electrode connected to the switch element,
wherein the counter substrate includes
a second light-transmissive insulation substrate, and
a counter electrode disposed on one of major surfaces of the second light-transmissive insulation substrate so as to face the pixel electrode, and
wherein polarizer plates are disposed respectively on the other major surfaces of the first light-transmissive insulation-substrate and the second light-transmissive insulation substrate, the polarizer plates having thickness greater than those of the first light-transmissive insulation substrate and the second light-transmissive insulation substrate,
wherein the display apparatus is formed to be bendable with a radius of curvature of 200 mm or less.