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Granted Patent B2
US 11,011,726 · App. 16/349,284 · Granted May 18, 2021

Bendable backplate structure and display device

Inventor: Yun Li (Wuhan, CN)
H01L51/5237H01L27/3244H01L51/0097H01L2251/5338
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Patent No.
US 11,011,726
App. No.
16/349,284
Granted
May 18, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A bendable backplate structure is configured to support a display panel and includes a supporting plate including at least a shaft channel extending to opposite sides of the supporting plate. A surface of the supporting plate is attached with the display panel. A bendable module disposed in the shaft channel includes a flexible covering portion and at least a magnet accommodated in and along the covering portion. The backplate structure and the display panel are foldable through the bendable module in a direction toward the display panel.

Claims (26)

1. A bendable backplate structure, configured to support a display panel, the backplate structure comprising:

a supporting plate comprising at least a shaft channel extending to opposite sides of the supporting plate, wherein a surface of the supporting plate is attached with the display panel; and

a bendable module disposed in the shaft channel and comprising a flexible covering portion and at least a first magnet accommodated in and along the covering portion, wherein the covering portion integrally extends to form a connecting portion and an auxiliary shaft portion, one end of the connecting portion is connected with the covering portion, the other end of the connecting portion is connected with the auxiliary shaft portion, and a second magnet is accommodated in the auxiliary shaft portion, wherein the second magnet is movable to the bendable module by bending the connecting portion and is magnetically attached to both the first magnet and the display panel;

wherein the backplate structure and the display panel are foldable through the bendable module in a direction toward the display panel.

2. The backplate structure of claim 1 , wherein the auxiliary shaft portion comprises an accommodation portion for accommodating a stylus pen.

3. The backplate structure of claim 1 , wherein the auxiliary shaft portion has a diameter smaller than a width of the covering portion of the bendable module.

4. The backplate structure of claim 1 , wherein the second magnet in the auxiliary shaft portion is cylindrical in shape, and one end of the auxiliary shaft portion far away from the connecting portion extends to one end of the bendable module far away from the connecting portion.

5. The backplate structure of claim 1 , wherein the backplate structure further comprises a flexible casing covering a surface of the supporting plate opposite to the display panel.

6. The backplate structure of claim 1 , wherein the supporting plate further comprises an opening portion located corresponding to components of the display panel and configured for accommodating the components.

7. The backplate structure of claim 1 , wherein a flexible, adhesive element is provided between the covering portion of the bendable module and the shaft channel for bonding the bendable module and the shaft channel together.

8. A display device, comprising:

an organic light emitting diode (OLED) display panel; and

a backplate structure, comprising:

a supporting plate comprising at least a shaft channel extending to opposite sides of the supporting plate, wherein a surface of the supporting plate is attached with the OLED display panel;

a bendable module disposed in the shaft channel and comprising a flexible covering portion and at least a first magnet accommodated in and along the covering portion, wherein the covering portion integrally extends to form a connecting portion and an auxiliary shaft portion, one end of the connecting portion is connected with the covering portion, the other end of the connecting portion is connected with the auxiliary shaft portion, and a second magnet is accommodated in the auxiliary shaft portion, wherein the second magnet is movable to the bendable module by bending the connecting portion and is magnetically attached to both the first magnet and the display panel; and

a flexible casing covering a surface of the supporting plate opposite to the OLED display panel;

wherein the backplate structure and the OLED display panel are foldable through the bendable module in a direction toward the OLED display panel.

9. The display device of claim 8 , wherein the backplate structure further comprises a flexible casing covering a surface of the supporting plate opposite to the display panel.

10. The display device of claim 8 , wherein the supporting plate further comprises an opening portion located corresponding to components of the display panel and configured for accommodating the components.

11. A bendable backplate structure, configured to support a display panel, the backplate structure comprising:

a supporting plate comprising at least a shaft channel extending to opposite sides of the supporting plate and disposed on a middle of the supporting plate, wherein a surface of the supporting plate is attached with the display panel; and

a bendable module disposed in the shaft channel and comprising a flexible covering portion and at least a first magnet accommodated in and straightly along the covering portion, and the backplate structure and the display panel being foldable through the bendable module in a direction toward the display panel;

wherein the covering portion of the bendable module integrally extends to form a connecting portion and an auxiliary shaft portion, one end of the connecting portion is connected with the covering portion, and the other end of the connecting portion is connected with the auxiliary shaft portion, and the auxiliary shaft portion is accommodated with a second magnet, wherein the second magnet in the auxiliary shaft portion is movable to the bendable module by bending the connecting portion and is magnetically attached to both the first magnet in the bendable module and the display panel.

12. The backplate structure of claim 11 , wherein the auxiliary shaft portion has a diameter smaller than a diameter of the covering portion of the bendable module.

13. The backplate structure of claim 11 , wherein the backplate structure further comprises a flexible casing covering a surface of the supporting plate opposite to the display panel.

14. The backplate structure of claim 11 , wherein the supporting plate further comprises an opening portion located corresponding to components of the display panel and configured for accommodating the components.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 13, 2019
From: LI, YUN
To: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
CN 201810567959.1 · Jun 5, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200266383A1 · Aug 20, 2020