IP Library Granted Patent US 12,228,964
Granted Patent B2
US 12,228,964 · App. 17/418,938 · Granted Feb 18, 2025

Display device, supporting film for display device and electronic apparatus

Inventor: Penghao Gu (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
G06F1/1616G06F1/1652G06F1/1656B32B2457/20
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Patent No.
US 12,228,964
App. No.
17/418,938
Granted
Feb 18, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device, a support film for the display device, and an electronic apparatus are provided. The display device includes: a display panel including: a bendable area including at least a display area of the display panel; a binding area which comprises a part of a non-display area of the display panel; and a folding area, wherein the shielding area is located between the bendable area and the binding area; and a support film coupled to a back surface of the display panel, the support film including a first film portion and a second film portion, an orthographic projection of the first film portion on the display panel falling into the bendable area, and an orthographic projection of the second film portion on the display panel falling into the binding area. The material of the first film portion is different from the material of the second film portion.

Claims (26)

1. A display device, wherein the display device comprises:

a display panel, the display panel comprises:

a bendable area, the bendable area comprises at least a display area of the display panel;

a bonding area, the bonding area comprises a part of a non-display area of the display panel; and

a folding area, the folding area is located between the bendable area and the bonding area; and

the display device further comprises a supporting film, the supporting film is adhered to a back surface of the display panel, the supporting film comprises a first film portion and a second film portion, an orthographic projection of the first film portion on the display panel falls within the bendable area, and an orthographic projection of the second film portion on the display panel falls within the bonding area,

wherein a material of the first film portion is different from a material of the second film portion,

wherein the first film portion comprises a first supporting portion, the second film portion comprises a second supporting portion, and an elastic modulus of the material of the first supporting portion is greater than an elastic modulus of the material of the second supporting portion,

wherein a thickness of the first supporting portion is smaller than a thickness of the second supporting portion, and

wherein the first film portion further comprises a first adhesive portion, the first supporting portion is adhered to the back surface of the display panel through the first adhesive portion, and an orthographic projection of the first adhesive portion on the display panel falls within an orthographic projection of the first supporting portion on the display panel; and the thickness of the first supporting portion is smaller than a thickness of the first adhesive portion.

2. The display device of claim 1 , wherein a light transmittance of the second supporting portion is greater than a light transmittance of the first supporting portion.

3. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the second film portion further comprises a second adhesive portion, the second supporting portion is adhered to the display panel through the second adhesive portion, and an orthographic projection of the second adhesive portion on the display panel falls within an orthographic projection of the second supporting portion on the display panel; and

the thickness of the second supporting portion is greater than a thickness of the second adhesive portion.

4. The display device of claim 3 , wherein a sum of the thickness of the first supporting portion and the thickness of the first adhesive portion is equal to a sum of the thickness of the second supporting portion and the thickness of the second adhesive portion.

5. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the first supporting portion comprises at least one of following materials: polyimide, nickel-iron alloy, copper-zinc alloy or nickel-titanium alloy; and/or,

the second supporting portion comprises polyethylene terephthalate.

6. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the elastic modulus of the material of the first supporting portion is 20 to 200 times the elastic modulus of the material of the second supporting portion.

7. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the supporting film further comprises a groove, the groove is located between the first film portion and the second film portion to separate the first film portion from the second film portion, and an orthographic projection of the groove on the display panel falls within the folding area.

8. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the display device further comprises a third adhesive portion on a side of the first film portion away from the display panel, and the third adhesive portion is located between the first film portion and the second film portion when the non-display area is folded around an axis in the folding area.

9. The display device of claim 8 , wherein a surface of the third adhesive portion close to the first film portion directly contacts the first supporting portion, and a surface of the third adhesive portion close to the second film portion directly contacts the second supporting portion.

10. The display device of claim 8 , wherein the display device further comprises a supporting member between the first film portion and the third adhesive portion.

11. The display device of claim 10 , wherein the display device further comprises a fourth adhesive portion between the first film portion and the supporting member;

a surface of the third adhesive portion close to the supporting member directly contacts the supporting member, and a surface of the third adhesive portion close to the second film portion directly contacts the second supporting portion;

a surface of the fourth adhesive portion close to the supporting member directly contacts the supporting member, and a surface of the fourth adhesive portion close to the first film portion directly contacts the first supporting portion.

12. An electronic apparatus, wherein the electronic apparatus comprises the display device of claim 1 .

13. The display device of claim 3 , wherein the supporting film further comprises a groove, the groove is located between the first film portion and the second film portion to separate the first film portion from the second film portion, and an orthographic projection of the groove on the display panel falls within the folding area.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 28, 2021
From: GU, PENGHAO
To: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
CN 202010114130.3 · Feb 24, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220308624A1 · Sep 29, 2022
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