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Granted Patent B2
US 11,681,330 · App. 17/668,682 · Granted Jun 20, 2023

Supporting member for display device, display device comprising the same, and method for manufacturing thereof

Inventors: Jin Yong Sim (Seongnam-si, KR); Min Su Kim (Hwaseong-si, KR); Jai Ku Shin (Hwaseong-si, KR); Mun Sik Ham (Cheonan-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
G06F1/1652G06F3/0412G06F2203/04102
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Patent No.
US 11,681,330
App. No.
17/668,682
Granted
Jun 20, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a supporting member for a display device, a display device including the same, and a manufacturing method of a supporting member for a display device. The supporting member for the display device according to an embodiment includes: a first region and a second region, and a third region positioned between the first region and the second region and made of a non-metal material. The supporting member includes a plurality of patterns positioned in the third region and adjacent to one another along a first direction and a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, where each of the plurality of patterns extends along the second direction.

Claims (63)

1. A supporting member for a display device including a first region, a second region, and a third region positioned between the first region and the second region and made of a non-metal material, comprising:

a plurality of patterns positioned in the third region and adjacent to one another along a first direction and a second direction perpendicular to the first direction,

wherein each of the plurality of patterns extends along the second direction,

wherein the supporting member is formed of or includes an aramid fiber reinforced plastic.

2. The supporting member for the display device of claim 1 , wherein

the third region is foldable along a folding axis parallel to the second direction,

each of the plurality of patterns has a length greater than a width in a plan view, and

the length is measured in the second direction, and the width is measured in the first direction.

3. The supporting member for the display device of claim 2 , wherein

a space between two patterns of the plurality of patterns adjacent in the second direction is adjacent to a center of a pattern of the plurality of patterns adjacent in the first direction.

4. The supporting member for the display device of claim 1 , wherein

each of the plurality of patterns is a groove or hole.

5. The supporting member for the display device of claim 4 , wherein

each of the plurality of patterns has a shape such that a width thereof in the first direction gradually becomes narrower toward a bottom thereof on a cross-section.

6. A display device comprising:

a display panel which displays an image;

a digitizer which detects a touch; and

a supporting member positioned between the display panel and the digitizer and made of a non-metal material,

wherein the supporting member includes a first region and a second region, and a third region positioned between the first region and the second region,

the supporting member includes a plurality of patterns positioned in the third region and adjacent to one another in a first direction and a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and

each of the plurality of patterns extends along the second direction,

wherein the supporting member is formed of or includes an aramid fiber reinforced plastic.

7. The display device of claim 6 , wherein

the third region is foldable with respect to a folding axis extended in the second direction,

each of the plurality of patterns has a length greater than a width in a plan view, and

the length is measured in the second direction, and the width is measured in the first direction.

8. The display device of claim 7 , wherein

a space between two patterns of the plurality of patterns adjacent in the second direction is adjacent to a center of a pattern of the plurality of patterns adjacent in the first direction.

9. The display device of claim 6 , wherein

each of the plurality of patterns is a groove or hole.

10. The display device of claim 9 , wherein

each of the plurality of patterns has a shape such that a width thereof in the first direction gradually becomes narrower toward a bottom thereof on a cross-section.

11. The display device of claim 6 , wherein

the digitizer includes a first digitizer overlapping the first region of the supporting member and a second digitizer overlapping the second region of the supporting member, and

the first digitizer and the second digitizer are separated from each other.

12. The display device of claim 6 , further comprising

a metal plate positioned under the digitizer,

wherein the metal plate includes a first metal plate overlapping the first region of the supporting member and a second metal plate overlapping the second region of the supporting member, and

the first metal plate and the second metal plate are separated from each other.

13. A manufacturing method of a supporting member for a display device, comprising:

preparing a precursory supporting member made of a non-metal material;

attaching a dry film on the precursory supporting member;

patterning the dry film;

processing the precursory supporting member by using the patterned dry film as a mask through a micro blast process to form a plurality of patterns on the precursory supporting member, wherein the precursory supporting member becomes a supporting member after the processing; and

removing the patterned dry film.

14. The manufacturing method of the supporting member for the display device of claim 13 , wherein

the supporting member includes a first region and a second region, and a third region disposed between the first region and the second region,

a plurality of patterns are disposed in the third region and adjacent to one another in the first direction and the second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and

each of the plurality of patterns extends along the second direction.

15. The manufacturing method of the supporting member for the display device of claim 14 , wherein

the third region is foldable with respect to a folding axis extended in the second direction,

each of the plurality of patterns has a length greater than a width in a plan view, and

the length is measured in the second direction, and the width is measured in the first direction.

16. The manufacturing method of the supporting member for the display device of claim 15 , wherein

a space between two patterns of the plurality of patterns adjacent in the second direction is adjacent to a center of a pattern of the plurality of patterns adjacent in the first direction.

17. The manufacturing method of the supporting member for the display device of claim 13 , wherein

each of the plurality of patterns is a groove or hole.

18. The manufacturing method of the supporting member for the display device of claim 17 , wherein

each of the plurality of patterns has a shape such that a width thereof in the first direction gradually becomes narrower toward a bottom thereof on a cross-section.

19. The manufacturing method of the supporting member for the display device of claim 13 , wherein

the supporting member for the display device is formed of or include at least one of a carbon fiber reinforced plastic, a glass fiber reinforced plastic, and an aramid fiber reinforced plastic.

20. The manufacturing method of the supporting member for the display device of claim 13 , wherein

the supporting member for the display device is configured to be disposed between a display panel which displays an image and a digitizer which detects a touch.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 27, 2023
From: SIM, JIN YONG; KIM, MIN SU; SHIN, JAI KU; HAM, MUN SIK
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2021-0070347 · May 31, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220382328A1 · Dec 1, 2022
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