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Granted Patent B2
US 11,058,021 · App. 16/852,344 · Granted Jul 6, 2021

Cover window for display device and display device including the same

Inventors: Min-Hoon Choi (Seoul, KR); Heon Jung Shin (Hwaseong-si, KR); Hye-Jin Oh (Anyang-si, KR); Jeoung Sub Lee (Seoul, KR); Kyung Tae Kim (Anyang-si, KR); Bo A Kim (Icheon-si, KR); Sang Hoon Kim (Hwaseong-si, KR); Sang-Il Park (Yongin-si, KR); Hyun Joon Oh (Seongnam-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 11,058,021
App. No.
16/852,344
Granted
Jul 6, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A cover window for a display device includes: a first film; a second film on the first film; and an adhesive layer between the first film and the second film. The adhesive layer has a lap shear modulus in a range of 20 kPa to 50 kPa.

Claims (49)

1. A display device comprising:

a display panel; and

a cover window on the display panel, the cover window comprising:

a first film;

a second film on the first film; and

a first adhesive layer and a second adhesive layer between the first film and the second film, the first and second adhesive layers having a lap shear modulus in a range of 20 kPa to 50 kPa, a modulus of elasticity of the first adhesive layer is different from a modulus of elasticity of the second adhesive layer.

2. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the display panel is flexible.

3. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the second adhesive layer is on the first adhesive layer.

4. The display device of claim 3 , wherein the cover window further comprises a third adhesive layer on the second adhesive layer,

a modulus of elasticity of the third adhesive layer is different from the modulus of elasticity of the first adhesive layer, and

the modulus of elasticity of the third adhesive layer is different from the modulus of elasticity of the second adhesive layer.

5. The display device of claim 4 , wherein the modulus of elasticity of the first adhesive layer is greater than the modulus of elasticity of the second adhesive layer, and

the modulus of elasticity of the second adhesive layer is greater than the modulus of elasticity of the third adhesive layer.

6. The display device of claim 4 , wherein the modulus of elasticity of the first adhesive layer is less than the modulus of elasticity of the second adhesive layer, and

the modulus of elasticity of the second adhesive layer is less than the modulus of elasticity of the third adhesive layer.

7. The display device of claim 4 , wherein the cover window further comprises a fourth adhesive layer on the third adhesive layer, and a fifth adhesive layer on the fourth adhesive layer.

8. The display device of claim 7 , wherein the modulus of elasticity of the first adhesive layer is greater than the modulus of elasticity of the second adhesive layer,

the modulus of elasticity of the second adhesive layer is greater than the modulus of elasticity of the third adhesive layer,

the modulus of elasticity of the third adhesive layer is greater than the modulus of elasticity of the fourth adhesive layer, and

the modulus of elasticity of the fourth adhesive layer is greater than the modulus of elasticity of the fifth adhesive layer.

9. The display device of claim 7 , wherein the modulus of elasticity of the first adhesive layer is less than the modulus of elasticity of the second adhesive layer,

the modulus of elasticity of the second adhesive layer is less than the modulus of elasticity of the third adhesive layer,

the modulus of elasticity of the third adhesive layer is less than the modulus of elasticity of the fourth adhesive layer, and

the modulus of elasticity of the fourth adhesive layer is less than the modulus of elasticity of the fifth adhesive layer.

10. A display device comprising:

a display panel; and

a cover window on the display panel, the cover window comprising:

a first film;

a second film on the first film; and

an adhesive layer between the first film and the second film, the adhesive layer having a lap shear modulus in a range of 20 kPa to 50 kPa,

wherein the adhesive layer has a modulus of elasticity that gradually varies along a thickness direction from the first film toward the second film.

11. The display device of claim 10 , wherein the adhesive layer has a storage modulus in a range of 100 kPa to 10 MPa.

12. The display device of claim 10 , wherein the adhesive layer has a loss modulus in a range of 100 kPa to 10 MPa.

13. The display device of claim 11 , wherein a ratio of the loss modulus to the storage modulus of the adhesive layer is in a range of 0.01 to 100.

14. The display device of claim 10 , wherein the adhesive layer has an adherence in a range of 500 gf to 3000 gf.

15. The display device of claim 10 , wherein the adhesive layer has a thickness in a range of 1 μm to 50 μm.

16. The display device of claim 10 , wherein the adhesive layer has a thickness in a range of 20 μm to 30 μm.

17. The display device of claim 10 , wherein the cover window has a thickness in a range of 1 μm to 500 μm.

18. The display device of claim 10 , wherein the modulus of elasticity of the adhesive layer continuously increases or decreases from the center of the adhesive layer to lower and upper portions of the adhesive layer.

19. The display device of claim 18 , wherein the adhesive layer comprises a first adhesive layer, a second adhesive layer on the first adhesive layer, a third adhesive layer on the second adhesive layer, a fourth adhesive layer on the third adhesive layer, and a fifth adhesive layer on the fourth adhesive layer,

the modulus of elasticity of the first adhesive layer is less than the modulus of elasticity of the second adhesive layer,

the modulus of elasticity of the second adhesive layer is less than the modulus of elasticity of the third adhesive layer,

the modulus of elasticity of the third adhesive layer is greater than the modulus of elasticity of the fourth adhesive layer, and

the modulus of elasticity of the fourth adhesive layer is greater than the modulus of elasticity of the fifth adhesive layer.

20. The display device of claim 18 , wherein the adhesive layer comprises a first adhesive layer, a second adhesive layer on the first adhesive layer, a third adhesive layer on the second adhesive layer, a fourth adhesive layer on the third adhesive layer, and a fifth adhesive layer on the fourth adhesive layer,

the modulus of elasticity of the first adhesive layer is greater than the modulus of elasticity of the second adhesive layer,

the modulus of elasticity of the second adhesive layer is greater than the modulus of elasticity of the third adhesive layer,

the modulus of elasticity of the third adhesive layer is less than the modulus of elasticity of the fourth adhesive layer, and

the modulus of elasticity of the fourth adhesive layer is less than the modulus of elasticity of the fifth adhesive layer.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 16, 2021
From: CHOI, MIN-HOON; SHIN, HEON JUNG; OH, HYE-JIN; LEE, JEOUNG SUB; KIM, KYUNG TAE; KIM, BO A; KIM, SANG HOON; PARK, SANG-IL; OH, HYUN JOON
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2016-0149513 · Nov 10, 2016 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 15791935 · Oct 24, 2017
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