IP Library Granted Patent US 11,343,908
Granted Patent B2
US 11,343,908 · App. 16/862,835 · Granted May 24, 2022

Display unit and electronic apparatus

Inventor: Gen Yukawa (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
H05K1/028G06F1/1652G09F9/30
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Patent No.
US 11,343,908
App. No.
16/862,835
Granted
May 24, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display unit includes: a display section ( 11 ) having flexibility; and a bending control section ( 12 a, 12 b ) configured to limit a movable shaft in bending the display section ( 11 ) to one direction in a display surface and allowed to maintain the display section ( 11 ) in an arbitrary bending state.

Claims (21)

1. A display unit, comprising:

a flexible display panel that includes an organic light emitting element;

at least one bending control member that comprises a core, a first layer, and a second layer, wherein

the core is between the first layer and the second layer, and

the at least one bending control member is configured to control a deformation direction of the flexible display panel to a determined direction;

an exterior member configured to contain the flexible display panel, wherein

the exterior member includes a transparent region and a non-transparent frame member,

the transparent region covers the flexible display panel in a visible manner, and

the non-transparent frame member is between the transparent region and the at least one bending control member along a first direction;

an operation section on at least a portion of the non-transparent frame member; and

a detection member configured to detect a bend degree of the flexible display panel.

2. The display unit according to claim 1 , wherein the detection member is further configured to detect a bend position of the flexible display panel.

3. The display unit according to claim 1 , wherein the detection member is further configured to determine that a bending diameter of the flexible display panel reaches a bending threshold value.

4. The display unit according to claim 3 , wherein the detection member is further configured to issue a warning based on the determination that the bending diameter of the flexible display panel reaches the bending threshold value.

5. The display unit according to claim 1 , wherein the transparent region includes a resin film.

6. The display unit according to claim 1 , wherein the non-transparent frame member surrounds the transparent region.

7. The display unit according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one bending control member is further configured to maintain the flexible display panel in a fixed bending state along the first direction.

8. The display unit according to claim 7 , wherein the at least one bending control member is further configured to maintain the flexible display panel in a flat state along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction.

9. The display unit according to claim 7 , wherein the at least one bending control member is further configured to maintain the flexible display panel in an arbitrary bending state along the first direction.

10. The display unit according to claim 7 , wherein the at least one bending control member is on an entire back surface of the flexible display panel.

11. The display unit according to claim 1 , wherein a material of the core is different from a material of each of the first layer and the second layer.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 26, 2022
From: YUKAWA, GEN
To: SONY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 061219/0204 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 26, 2022
From: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
To: INTERDIGITAL CE PATENT HOLDINGS, SAS
Reel/Frame 061219/0347 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 26, 2022
From: SONY CORPORATION
To: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 061541/0419 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2012-153208 · Jul 9, 2012 · national
Continuity (4)
Continuation 16247904 · Jan 15, 2019
Continuation 15828479 · Dec 1, 2017
Continuation 14408129
Related Publication 20200260568A1 · Aug 13, 2020
Cited By (1)
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