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Granted Patent B2
US 11,567,614 · App. 17/120,502 · Granted Jan 31, 2023

Flexible display device including sensing film and metal plate below the sensing film

Inventors: Hirotsugu Kishimoto (Yongin-si, KR); Cheol Ho Choi (Yongin-si, KR); Hyun Been Hwang (Yongin-si, KR); Chul Ho Jeong (Yongin-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
G06F3/0443G06F3/03545G06F3/0442G06F2203/04102H01L27/322H01L27/323H01L27/3244
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Patent No.
US 11,567,614
App. No.
17/120,502
Granted
Jan 31, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A flexible display device including a bending area and a plurality of non-bending areas may include a display substrate including a plurality of transistors and a light-emitting element, a sensing film below the display substrate, and a plurality of metal plates below the sensing film, and the metal plates include a soft magnetic material.

Claims (40)

1. A flexible display device including a bending area and a plurality of non-bending areas, the flexible display device comprising:

a display substrate comprising a plurality of transistors and a light-emitting element;

a sensing film below the display substrate and configured to detect input information of an electronic pen; and

a plurality of metal plates below the sensing film,

wherein the metal plates comprise a soft magnetic material,

wherein the plurality of non-bending areas comprises a first non-bending area and a second non-bending area, the bending area being between the first non-bending area and the second non-bending area,

wherein the plurality of metal plates comprises a first metal plate configured to overlap with the first non-bending area, and a second metal plate configured to overlap with the second non-bending area,

wherein the plurality of metal plates further comprises a third metal plate below the first metal plate, and

wherein the plurality of metal plates further comprises a fourth metal plate below the second metal plate.

2. The flexible display device according to claim 1 , wherein respective facing ends of the first metal plate and the second metal plate come into contact with each other in a state in which the flexible display device is unfolded.

3. The flexible display device according to claim 2 , wherein the respective facing ends overlap with the bending area.

4. The flexible display device according to claim 1 , wherein respective facing ends of the first metal plate and the second metal plate are spaced apart from each other by an interval in a state in which the flexible display device is unfolded.

5. The flexible display device according to claim 1 , wherein an end of the third metal plate overlaps with at least a portion of the second metal plate.

6. The flexible display device according to claim 1 , wherein the sensing film comprises:

a base film;

a first sensing electrode on the base film;

an insulating layer on the first sensing electrode; and

a second sensing electrode on the insulating layer.

7. The flexible display device according to claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of metal plates has a thickness of 20 μm to 150 μm.

8. The flexible display device according to claim 1 , wherein the sensing film overlaps with all of the bending area and the plurality of non-bending areas.

9. The flexible display device according to claim 1 , wherein the soft magnetic material comprises Invar, ferritic stainless steel, Permalloy, Perminvars, or Permendur.

10. The flexible display device according to claim 1 , wherein the input information includes information about a position of the electronic pen on the flexible display device or a touch strength of the electronic pen.

11. A flexible display device including a bending area and a plurality of non-bending areas, the flexible display device comprising:

a display substrate comprising a plurality of transistors and a light-emitting element;

a sensing film below the display substrate; and

a plurality of metal plates below the sensing film,

wherein the metal plates comprise a soft magnetic material, and

wherein the flexible display device has a repulsive force, a strength of which is from 14 N*cm to 20 N*cm at room temperature.

12. A flexible display device that is foldable, comprising:

a display substrate comprising a plurality of transistors and a light-emitting element;

a sensing film below the display substrate and configured to detect input information of an electronic pen;

at least one metal plate below the sensing film; and

a touch sensing layer on the display substrate,

wherein the at least one metal plate comprises a lattice area in which a lattice pattern is defined.

13. The flexible display device according to claim 12 , wherein the lattice area has a width of 2 mm to 20 mm.

14. The flexible display device according to claim 12 , further comprising an additional metal plate below the at least one metal plate,

wherein the additional metal plate overlaps with the lattice area in a state in which the flexible display device is unfolded.

15. The flexible display device according to claim 12 , further comprising:

a wavelength conversion pattern on the touch sensing layer and comprising a quantum dot; and

a color filter on the wavelength conversion pattern.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 11, 2021
From: KISHIMOTO, HIROTSUGU; CHOI, CHEOL HO; HWANG, HYUN BEEN; JEONG, CHUL HO
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2020-0049503 · Apr 23, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20210333934A1 · Oct 28, 2021
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