IP Library Granted Patent US 8,502,446
Granted Patent B2
US 8,502,446 · App. 12/318,858 · Granted Aug 6, 2013

Organic light emitting diode display

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Patent No.
US 8,502,446
App. No.
12/318,858
Granted
Aug 6, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

An OLED display that is enhanced in mechanical strength by improving a structure of a bezel supporting a panel assembly. The OLED display includes a panel assembly that includes a display region, a pad region, and a plurality of OLEDs arranged in the display region and a bezel coupled to the panel assembly, the bezel including synthetic resin, wherein, when a diagonal length of the display region is in the range of 25.4 to 101.6 mm, the bezel being designed to satisfy the following inequality t≧0.0003×a, where t(mm) is a thickness of the bezel and a(mm 2 ) is an area of the display region.

Claims (38)

1. An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display, comprising:

a panel assembly that includes a display region, a pad region, and a plurality of OLEDs arranged in the display region; and

a bezel coupled to the panel assembly, the bezel including synthetic resin, a thickness of the bezel being related to greater than or equal to 0.03% of an area of the display region, when a diagonal length of the display region is in the range of 25.4 to 101.6 mm.

2. The OLED display of claim 1 , wherein the diagonal length of the display region is 45.72 mm and the thickness of the bezel is between 0.3 and 1 mm.

3. The OLED display of claim 1 , wherein the diagonal length of the display region is 55.88 mm and the thickness of the bezel is between 0.45 and 1.2 mm.

4. The OLED display of claim 1 , wherein the diagonal length of the display region is 71.12 mm and the thickness of the bezel is between 0.73 and 1.5 mm.

5. The OLED display of claim 1 , wherein the diagonal length of the display region is 76.2 mm and the thickness of the bezel is between 0.84 and 1.8 mm.

6. The OLED display of claim 1 , wherein the diagonal length of the display region is 88.9 mm and the thickness of the bezel is between 1.14 and 2 mm.

7. The OLED display of claim 1 , wherein the diagonal length of the display region is 99.06 mm and the thickness of the bezel is between 1.41 and 2.5 mm.

8. The OLED display of claim 1 , wherein the bezel comprises:

a bottom portion, the panel assembly being arranged on the bottom portion; and

sidewalls arranged on side edges of the bottom portion except for a side edge corresponding to the pad region.

9. The OLED display of claim 8 , further comprising:

a flexible printed circuit board fixed to the pad region and bent toward a rear surface of the bezel; and

a printed circuit board electrically connected to the panel assembly by the flexible printed circuit board.

10. An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display, comprising:

a panel assembly including a display region, a pad region, and a plurality of OLEDs arranged in the display region; and

a bezel coupled to the panel assembly, the bezel including synthetic resin, a thickness of the bezel being related to greater than or equal to 0.024% of an area of the display region, when a diagonal length of the display region is in the range of 101.6 to 177.8 mm.

11. The OLED display of claim 10 , wherein the diagonal length of the display region is 101.6 mm and the thickness of the bezel is between 1.19 and 3 mm.

12. The OLED display of claim 10 , wherein the diagonal length of the display region is 127 mm and the thickness of the bezel is between 1.86 and 4 mm.

13. The OLED display of claim 10 , wherein the diagonal length of the display region is 152.4 mm and the thickness of the bezel is between 2.67 and 5 mm.

14. The OLED display of claim 10 , wherein the bezel comprises:

a bottom portion, the panel assembly being arranged on the bottom portion; and

sidewalls arranged on side edges of the bottom portion except for a side edge corresponding to the pad region.

15. The OLED display of claim 14 , further comprising:

a flexible printed circuit board fixed to the pad region and bent toward a rear surface of the bezel; and

a printed circuit board electrically connected to the panel assembly by the flexible printed circuit board.

16. An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display, comprising:

a panel assembly that includes a display region, a pad region, and a plurality of OLEDs arranged in the display region; and

a bezel coupled to the panel assembly, the bezel including synthetic resin, a thickness of the bezel being related to greater than or equal to 0.015% of an area of the display region, when a diagonal length of the display region at least 177.8 mm.

17. The OLED display of claim 16 , wherein the diagonal length of the display region is 177.8 mm and the thickness of the bezel is between 2.27 and 5 mm.

18. The OLED display of claim 16 , wherein the diagonal length of the display region is 203.2 mm and the thickness of the bezel is between 2.97 and 6 mm.

19. The OLED display of claim 16 , wherein the bezel comprises:

a bottom portion, the panel assembly being arranged on the bottom portion; and

sidewalls arranged on side edges of the bottom portion except for a side edge corresponding to the pad region.

20. The OLED display of claim 19 , further comprising:

a flexible printed circuit board fixed to the pad region and bent toward a rear surface of the bezel; and

a printed circuit board electrically connected to the panel assembly by the flexible printed circuit board.

Assignments (2)
MERGER Recorded Sep 21, 2012
From: SAMSUNG MOBILE DISPLAY CO., LTD.
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 029087/0636 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 6, 2009
From: MOON, CHAN-KYOUNG; HA, KUEN-DONG; KANG, JI-HO; LEE, HYUN-HEE; YEE, DONG-SU; IM, JUNG-JUN; KWON, OH-JUNE; HWANG, HYUN-MIN
To: SAMSUNG MOBILE DISPLAY CO., LTD., A CORPORATION CHARTERED IN AND EXISTING UNDER THE LAWS OF THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA
Reel/Frame 022503/0154 →