IP Library Granted Patent US 10,903,436
Granted Patent B2
US 10,903,436 · App. 16/443,640 · Granted Jan 26, 2021

Display device

Inventor: Jaiku Shin (Hwaseong-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
H01L51/0097H01L51/5237H01L27/3244H01L2251/5338
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Patent No.
US 10,903,436
App. No.
16/443,640
Granted
Jan 26, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device includes: a flexible display panel; a support member below the flexible display panel and having a rigid property; a first impact absorption member below the support member and having a modulus of 0.01 Mpa to 500 Mpa; and a housing having at least a portion below the first impact absorption member and configured to accommodate the flexible display panel, the support member, and the first impact absorption member.

Claims (38)

1. A display device comprising:

a flexible display panel;

a support member below the flexible display panel and having a rigid property;

a first impact absorption member below the support member and having a modulus of 0.01 Mpa to 500 Mpa;

a housing having at least a portion below the first impact absorption member and configured to accommodate the flexible display panel, the support member, and the first impact absorption member; and

a data driving unit configured to provide a data signal to the flexible display panel and disposed between the support member and the housing.

2. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the first impact absorption member has a thickness of 50 μm to 250 μm.

3. The display device of claim 2 , wherein the first impact absorption member has a Poisson's ratio of 0.1 to 0.35.

4. The display device of claim 3 , wherein the first impact absorption member comprises a porous material.

5. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the support member comprises a metal.

6. The display device of claim 5 , wherein the support member has a thickness of 0.1 mm to 0.5 mm.

7. The display device of claim 1 , further comprising an adhesion member configured to couple the support member to the first impact absorption member.

8. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the first impact absorption member contacts the support member.

9. The display device of claim 1 , further comprising a second impact absorption member between the flexible display panel and the support member and having a modulus of 0.01 MPa to 500 Mpa.

10. The display device of claim 9 , further comprising an adhesion member configured to couple the support member to the second impact absorption member.

11. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the flexible display panel comprises:

a first display area;

a second display area; and

a folding area between the first display area and the second display area, wherein the support member comprises:

a first support member overlapping the first display area; and

a second support member overlapping the second display area and spaced apart from the first support member,

wherein the first impact absorption member comprises:

a first auxiliary impact absorption member overlapping the first support member; and

a second auxiliary impact absorption member overlapping the second support member and spaced apart from the first auxiliary impact absorption member.

12. A display device comprising:

a flexible display panel comprising a first display area, a folding area extending from the first display area, and a second display area extending from the folding area;

a support member below the flexible display panel, having a rigid property, and comprising a first support member overlapping the first display area and a second support member spaced apart from the first support member and overlapping the second display area;

a first impact absorption member below the support member and comprising a first auxiliary impact absorption member overlapping the first support member and a second auxiliary impact absorption member spaced apart from the first auxiliary impact absorption member and overlapping the second support member;

a housing having at least a portion below the first impact absorption member; and

a data driving unit configured to provide a data signal to the flexible display panel and disposed between the support member and the housing.

13. The display device of claim 12 , wherein the first impact absorption member has a thickness of 50 μm to 250 μm.

14. The display device of claim 13 , wherein the first impact absorption member has a Poisson's ratio of 0.1 to 0.35.

15. The display device of claim 14 , wherein the first impact absorption member comprises a porous material.

16. The display device of claim 12 , wherein the support member comprises a metal, and

the support member has a thickness of 0.1 mm to 0.5 mm.

17. The display device of claim 12 , further comprising an adhesion member configured to couple the support member to the first impact absorption member.

18. The display device of claim 12 , wherein the first impact absorption member contacts the support member.

19. The display device of claim 12 , further comprising a second impact absorption member between the flexible display panel and the support member and having a modulus of 0.01 MPa to 500 Mpa.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 17, 2019
From: SHIN, JAIKU
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2018-0122747 · Oct 15, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200119290A1 · Apr 16, 2020
Cited By (1)
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