IP Library Granted Patent US 10,964,898
Granted Patent B2
US 10,964,898 · App. 16/524,714 · Granted Mar 30, 2021

Protection sheet, display, and electronic apparatus

Inventors: Takahiro Seki (Tokyo, JP); Katsumasa Yamazaki (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: JOLED INC.
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Patent No.
US 10,964,898
App. No.
16/524,714
Granted
Mar 30, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display includes a display panel and a first protection sheet. The display panel has flexibility and a light output face. The first protection sheet is provided on the light output face and includes a first shock dispersion layer, a first strain relaxation layer, and a first shock absorption layer. The first shock dispersion layer includes a flexible reinforced-glass member, a flexible hard-coat film, or a flexible double-sided hard-coat film. The first strain relaxation layer includes a wet-laminated layer or a dry-laminated layer that is in close contact with a surface of the first shock dispersion layer adjacent to the display panel. The first shock absorption layer includes a gel layer having a thickness of submillimeter order or greater. The first shock absorption layer, the first strain relaxation layer, and the first shock dispersion layer are laminated in this order from the light output face of the display panel.

Claims (34)

1. A display, comprising:

a display panel having flexibility and a light output face; and

a first protection sheet provided on the light output face,

the first protection sheet including

a first shock dispersion layer comprising a flexible reinforced-glass member and having a Young's modulus of at least 50 GPa,

a first strain relaxation layer comprising a wet-laminated layer or a dry-laminated layer that is in close contact with a surface of the first shock dispersion layer adjacent to the display panel, the first strain relaxation layer including a resin, having a bending strength greater than a bending strength of the first shock dispersion layer, having a tensile strength greater than a tensile strength of the first shock dispersion layer, and having a Young's modulus of 1 to 10 GPa inclusive, and

a first shock absorption layer comprising a gel layer having a thickness of submillimeter order or greater,

the first shock absorption layer, the first strain relaxation layer, and the first shock dispersion layer being laminated in this order from the light output face of the display panel.

2. The display according to claim 1 , wherein the first strain relaxation layer comprises the wet-laminated layer, and the wet-laminated layer comprises a resin layer including a cured energy curable resin and provided on the surface of the first shock dispersion layer adjacent to the display panel.

3. The display according to claim 1 , wherein the first strain relaxation layer comprises the dry-laminated layer, and the dry-laminated layer comprises a resin layer laminated on the surface of the first shock dispersion layer adjacent to the display panel.

4. The display according to claim 1 , wherein the first shock dispersion layer has a thickness that allows a radius of curvature of the first shock dispersion layer to be 10 mm or less.

5. The display according to claim 1 , wherein the first shock dispersion layer includes a hard-coat film having a bending fracture strain of 4% or greater or a double-sided hard-coat film having a bending fracture strain of 4% or greater.

6. The display according to claim 1 , wherein the display panel comprises an organic electroluminescent panel.

7. The display according to claim 1 , wherein the first shock absorption layer includes a gel acrylic adhesive.

8. The display according to claim 1 , wherein the first shock absorption layer comprises a gel resin layer having a rubber hardness of 17 to 24 degrees inclusive.

9. The display according to claim 1 , further comprising a second protection sheet that is provided on a rear face of the display panel,

the second protection sheet includes:

a second shock dispersion layer comprising a flexible reinforced-glass member, a flexible hard-coat film, or a flexible double-sided hard-coat film;

a second strain relaxation layer comprising a wet-laminated layer or a dry-laminated layer that is in close contact with a surface of the second shock dispersion layer adjacent to the display panel; and

a second shock absorption layer comprising a gel layer,

the second shock absorption layer, the second strain relaxation layer, and the second shock dispersion layer being laminated in this order from the rear face of the display panel.

10. The display according to claim 1 , wherein the strain relaxation layer is in contact with a face of the shock dispersion layer adjacent to the strain relaxation layer and a side face of the shock dispersion layer.

11. An electronic apparatus with a display, the display comprising:

a display panel having a light output face; and

a protection sheet provided on the light output face, the protection sheet including

a shock dispersion layer comprising a flexible reinforced-glass member and having a Young's modulus of at least 50 GPa,

a strain relaxation layer comprising a wet-laminated layer or a dry-laminated layer that is in close contact with a surface of the shock dispersion layer adjacent to the display panel, the strain relaxation layer including a resin, having a bending strength greater than a bending strength of the shock dispersion layer, having a tensile strength greater than a tensile strength of the shock dispersion layer, and having a Young's modulus of 1 to 10 GPa inclusive, and

a shock absorption layer comprising a gel layer having a thickness of submillimeter order or greater,

the shock absorption layer, the strain relaxation layer, and the shock dispersion layer being laminated in this order from the light output face of the display panel.

12. A protection sheet configured to protect a light output face of a display panel, the protection sheet comprising:

a shock dispersion layer comprising a flexible reinforced-glass member and having a Young's modulus of at least 50 GPa;

a strain relaxation layer comprising a wet-laminated layer or a dry-laminated layer that is in close contact with a surface of the shock dispersion layer adjacent to the display panel, the strain relaxation layer including a resin, having a bending strength greater than a bending strength of the shock dispersion layer, having a tensile strength greater than a tensile strength of the shock dispersion layer, and having a Young's modulus of 1 to 10 GPa inclusive; and

a shock absorption layer comprising a gel layer having a thickness of submillimeter order or greater,

the shock absorption layer, the strain relaxation layer, and the shock dispersion layer being laminated in this order from the light output face.

Assignments (5)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 18, 2025
From: JDI DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT G.K.
To: MAGNOLIA BLUE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 072039/0656 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 31, 2024
From: JOLED, INC.
To: JDI DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT G.K.
Reel/Frame 066382/0619 →
CORRECTION BY AFFIDAVIT FILED AGAINST REEL/FRAME 063396/0671 Recorded Jun 12, 2023
From: JOLED, INC.
To: JOLED, INC.
Reel/Frame 064067/0723 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 20, 2023
From: JOLED, INC.
To: INCJ, LTD.
Reel/Frame 063396/0671 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 29, 2019
From: SEKI, TAKAHIRO; YAMAZAKI, KATSUMASA
To: JOLED INC.
Reel/Frame 049889/0277 →
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