IP Library Granted Patent US 11,337,008
Granted Patent B2
US 11,337,008 · App. 16/767,673 · Granted May 17, 2022

Display panel and display apparatus

Inventors: Yoshio Ohashi (Kanagawa, JP); Hiroshi Yoshioka (Kanagawa, JP)
H04R17/00H01L27/3225H01L27/3244H01L51/0097H04R1/028H04R1/288H01L2251/5338H04R2499/15
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Patent No.
US 11,337,008
App. No.
16/767,673
Granted
May 17, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display panel according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a flexible organic electroluminescent panel, and one or a plurality of piezoelectric films provided on a rear surface of the organic electroluminescent panel and vibrating the organic electroluminescent panel as a flat speaker.

Claims (37)

1. A display panel comprising:

a flexible organic electroluminescent panel;

one or a plurality of piezoelectric films provided on a rear surface of the organic electroluminescent panel, and vibrating the organic electroluminescent panel as a flat speaker; and

an adhesive layer that fixes the piezoelectric film or films to the organic electroluminescent panel, wherein

the adhesive layer comprises a sheet-like adhesive layer having a plurality of perforations, a plurality of band-shaped adhesive layers separated from each other, or a lattice-shaped adhesive layer.

2. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein

the organic electroluminescent panel includes, on a first base material, a plurality of pixels each including an organic electroluminescent element,

the piezoelectric film includes one or a plurality of piezoelectric elements on a second base material, and

materials of the first base material and the second base material are different from each other.

3. The display panel according to claim 2 , wherein

the second base material is configured by a plurality of third base materials separated from each other, and

the one or the plurality of piezoelectric elements are provided for the respective third base materials.

4. The display panel according to claim 3 , further comprising a wiring layer electrically coupled to the piezoelectric element in a layer common to the piezoelectric film or in a layer different from the piezoelectric film.

5. The display panel according to claim 1 , further comprising a separation layer provided between the organic electroluminescent panel and the piezoelectric film, the separation layer alleviating blocking of a vibration of the piezoelectric film caused by the organic electroluminescent panel.

6. The display panel according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a stacked body including the organic electroluminescent panel and the one or the plurality of piezoelectric films;

a first support member fixed close to an upper end of the stacked body; and

a second support member fixed close to a lower end of the stacked body.

7. The display panel according to claim 6 , wherein the first support member includes a winding core that winds the stacked body, and a box that accommodates the stacked body in a state of being wound around the winding core.

8. The display panel according to claim 7 , wherein the first support member further includes a low-range speaker in the box.

9. The display panel according to claim 6 , wherein the first support member includes a winding core that winds the stacked body.

10. The display panel according to claim 9 , wherein the first support member further includes a low-range speaker incorporated in each of both ends of the winding core.

11. The display panel according to claim 6 , wherein the stacked body includes a sound-absorbing material on a rearmost surface.

12. A display panel comprising:

a flexible organic electroluminescent panel;

one or a plurality of piezoelectric films provided on a rear surface of the organic electroluminescent panel, and vibrating the organic electroluminescent panel as a flat speaker;

a stacked body including the organic electroluminescent panel and the one or the plurality of piezoelectric films;

a first support member fixed close to an upper end of the stacked body; and

a second support member fixed close to a lower end of the stacked body, wherein the second support member includes an elastic member that pulls the stacked body downward.

13. A display apparatus comprising:

a display panel; and

a circuit substrate that drives the display panel,

the display panel including

a flexible organic electroluminescent panel,

one or a plurality of piezoelectric films provided on a rear surface of the organic electroluminescent panel, and vibrating the organic electroluminescent panel as a flat speaker, and

an adhesive layer that fixes the piezoelectric film or films to the organic electroluminescent panel, wherein

the adhesive layer comprises a sheet-like adhesive layer having a plurality of perforations, a plurality of band-shaped adhesive layers separated from each other, or a lattice-shaped adhesive layer.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 19, 2022
From: SONY CORPORATION
To: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 058771/0296 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 22, 2020
From: OHASHI, YOSHIO; YOSHIOKA, HIROSHI
To: SONY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 053840/0783 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2017-235533 · Dec 7, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200374634A1 · Nov 26, 2020