IP Library Granted Patent US 12,171,135
Granted Patent B2
US 12,171,135 · App. 17/598,967 · Granted Dec 17, 2024

Foldable display and terminal device

Inventors: Chao Wang (Beijing, CN); Binfeng Feng (Beijing, CN); Xingguo Liu (Beijing, CN)
Assignees: Beijing BOE Technology Development Co., Ltd.; Chengdu BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
H10K59/873H10K2102/311
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Patent No.
US 12,171,135
App. No.
17/598,967
Granted
Dec 17, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a foldable display. The foldable display includes a rigid substrate, a bonding layer, and a flexible display panel which are sequentially stacked; wherein the rigid substrate includes a first substrate area and a second substrate area, the second substrate area being foldable; and the bonding layer includes a first bonding area and a second bonding area, the first bonding area being laminated to the first substrate area and the second bonding area being laminated to the second substrate area; wherein a target parameter of the first bonding area is larger than a target parameter of the second bonding area, the target parameter including at least one of a viscosity and an elastic modulus.

Claims (34)

1. A foldable display, comprising a rigid substrate, a bonding layer, and a flexible display panel which are sequentially stacked;

wherein the rigid substrate comprises a first substrate area and a second substrate area, the second substrate area being foldable; and

the bonding layer comprises a first bonding area and a second bonding area, the first bonding area being laminated to the first substrate area and the second bonding area being laminated to the second substrate area;

wherein a target parameter of the first bonding area is larger than a target parameter of the second bonding area, the target parameter comprising at least one of a viscosity and an elastic modulus; and

the first bonding area is provided with a concave-convex structure.

2. The foldable display according to claim 1 , wherein a material of the first bonding area comprises a pressure-sensitive adhesive and a material of the second bonding area comprises an optical clear adhesive.

3. The foldable display according to claim 1 , wherein the concave-convex structure comprises at least one of a first concave structure, a first hollow structure, and a first convex structure.

4. The foldable display according to claim 1 , wherein the first bonding area is provided with a plurality of the concave-convex structures arranged in an array.

5. The foldable display according to claim 1 , wherein an orthographic projection of the concave-convex structure on the rigid substrate is rhombic, circular, or oval.

6. The foldable display according to claim 1 , wherein the second bonding area is provided with the concave-convex structure.

7. The foldable display according to claim 1 , wherein the flexible display panel is a flexible organic light-emitting diode panel.

8. The foldable display according to claim 1 , wherein the first substrate area is curved.

9. The foldable display according to claim 8 , wherein the rigid substrate comprises two first substrate areas disposed on two sides of the second substrate area;

the bonding layer comprises two first bonding areas disposed on two sides of the second bonding area; and

the two first substrate areas in the rigid substrate are in one-to-one correspondence with the two first bonding areas in the bonding layer, and each of the first bonding areas is laminated to the corresponding first substrate area.

10. The foldable display according to claim 1 , further comprising a polarizer, wherein the polarizer covers a side of the flexible display panel distal from the rigid substrate.

11. The foldable display according to claim 10 , further comprising a flexible protecting layer, wherein the flexible protecting layer covers a side of the polarizer distal from the rigid substrate.

12. A terminal device, comprising the foldable display as defined in claim 1 .

13. The terminal device according to claim 12 , wherein the terminal device is a mobile terminal device.

14. The terminal device according to claim 12 , wherein a material of the first bonding area comprises a pressure-sensitive adhesive and a material of the second bonding area comprises an optical clear adhesive.

15. A foldable display, comprising a rigid substrate, a bonding layer, and a flexible display panel which are sequentially stacked;

wherein the rigid substrate comprises a first substrate area and a second substrate area, the second substrate area being foldable; and

the bonding layer comprises a first bonding area and a second bonding area, the first bonding area being laminated to the first substrate area and the second bonding area being laminated to the second substrate area;

wherein a target parameter of the first bonding area is larger than a target parameter of the second bonding area, the target parameter comprising at least one of a viscosity and an elastic modulus; and

the second substrate area is provided with a target structure, the target structure comprising at least one of a second concave structure and a second hollow structure.

16. The foldable display according to claim 15 , wherein the second substrate area is provided with a plurality of the target structures arranged in an array.

17. The foldable display according to claim 15 , wherein an opening of the target structure is rhombic, circular, or oval.

18. A terminal device, comprising the foldable display as defined in claim 15 .

19. A foldable display, comprising a rigid substrate, a bonding layer, and a flexible display panel which are sequentially stacked;

wherein the rigid substrate comprises a first substrate area and a second substrate area, the second substrate area being foldable; and

the bonding layer comprises a first bonding area and a second bonding area, the first bonding area being laminated to the first substrate area and the second bonding area being laminated to the second substrate area;

wherein a target parameter of the first bonding area is larger than a target parameter of the second bonding area, the target parameter comprising at least one of a viscosity and an elastic modulus; and

a material of the rigid substrate comprises stainless steel.

20. A terminal device, comprising the foldable display as defined in claim 19 .

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 9, 2024
From: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
To: BEIJING BOE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 069136/0101 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 28, 2021
From: WANG, CHAO; FENG, BINFENG; LIU, XINGGUO
To: CHENGDU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.; BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 057619/0916 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202020585565.1 · Apr 17, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
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