IP Library Granted Patent US 11,678,508
Granted Patent B2
US 11,678,508 · App. 17/201,573 · Granted Jun 13, 2023

Display and electronic apparatus

Inventors: Takahiro Seki (Tokyo, JP); Katsumasa Yamazaki (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: JOLED INC.
H10K50/844G06F3/147
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Patent No.
US 11,678,508
App. No.
17/201,573
Granted
Jun 13, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display includes a display panel, a shock dispersion layer, a strain relaxation layer, and a shock absorption layer. The shock dispersion layer is provided on a light-extraction side of the display panel and has a Young's modulus of 50 GPa or greater. The strain relaxation layer is provided between the shock dispersion layer and the display panel and has a Young's modulus lower than the Young's modulus of the shock dispersion layer. The shock absorption layer is provided between the strain relaxation layer and the display panel and has a storage modulus of 10 kPa or greater and 1 MPa or less at a room temperature.

Claims (31)

1. A display comprising:

a display panel;

a shock dispersion layer provided on a light-extraction side of the display panel and having a Young's modulus of 50 GPa or greater;

a strain relaxation layer provided between the shock dispersion layer and the display panel and having a Young's modulus lower than the Young's modulus of the shock dispersion layer;

a shock absorption layer provided between the strain relaxation layer and the display panel and having a storage modulus of 10 kPa or greater and 1 MPa or less at a room temperature;

a first minimum-strain face provided in the display panel and at which a strain generated when the display is folded is minimum, and

a second minimum-strain face provided in the shock dispersion layer and at which the strain generated when the display is folded is minimum.

2. A display comprising:

a display panel;

a shock dispersion layer provided on a light-extraction side of the display panel and having a Young's modulus of 50 GPa or greater;

a strain relaxation layer provided between the shock dispersion layer and the display panel and having a Young's modulus lower than the Young's modulus of the shock dispersion layer;

a gel-like shock absorption layer provided between the strain relaxation layer and the display panel; and

a first minimum-strain face provided in the display panel and at which a strain generated when the display is folded is minimum.

3. The display according to claim 2 , further comprising a second minimum-strain face provided in the shock dispersion layer and at which the strain generated when the display is folded is minimum.

4. The display according to claim 1 , wherein the shock absorption layer has a rubber hardness of 17 or greater and 30 or less.

5. The display according to claim 1 , wherein the shock absorption layer has a rubber hardness of 17 or greater and 24 or less.

6. The display according to claim 1 , wherein the strain relaxation layer has a Young's modulus of 1 GPa or greater and 10 GPa or less.

7. The display according to claim 1 , wherein the display panel has flexibility.

8. The display according to claim 1 , wherein the display panel includes an organic electroluminescent element.

9. The display according to claim 1 , further comprising a protective member provided opposite to the shock dispersion layer across the display panel.

10. The display according to claim 1 , wherein the shock dispersion layer includes a reinforced glass.

11. The display according to claim 1 , wherein the strain relaxation layer includes a resin.

12. The display according to claim 1 , wherein the shock absorption layer has a storage modulus of 100 kPa or less at the room temperature.

13. An electronic apparatus comprising a display, the display including:

a display panel;

a shock dispersion layer provided on a light-extraction side of the display panel and having a Young's modulus of 50 GPa or greater;

a strain relaxation layer provided between the shock dispersion layer and the display panel and having a Young's modulus lower than the Young's modulus of the shock dispersion layer;

a shock absorption layer provided between the strain relaxation layer and the display panel and having a storage modulus of 10 kPa or greater and 1 MPa or less at a room temperature;

a first minimum-strain face provided in the display panel and at which a strain generated when the display is folded is minimum, and

a second minimum-strain face provided in the shock dispersion layer and at which the strain generated when the display is folded is minimum.

14. An electronic apparatus comprising the display according to claim 2 .

Assignments (3)
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 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 15, 2021
From: SEKI, TAKAHIRO; YAMAZAKI, KATSUMASA
To: JOLED INC.
Reel/Frame 055594/0591 →