IP Library Granted Patent US 12,079,041
Granted Patent B2
US 12,079,041 · App. 18/209,499 · Granted Sep 3, 2024

Display panel

Inventors: Jong Ho Hong (Yongin-si, KR); Hye Jin Joo (Suwon-si, KR); Gun Mo Kim (Hwaseong-si, KR); Il Gon Kim (Seoul, KR); Jae Min Shin (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,079,041
App. No.
18/209,499
Granted
Sep 3, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a display panel including a display area that can be stretched by including a plurality of stretching units and a peripheral area positioned at an edge of the display area. Each of the stretching units includes: a plurality of islands separately disposed to include a plurality of pixels disposed therein; a plurality of bridges extended from the islands to connect adjacent islands or to connect the islands with the peripheral area; and a plurality of openings disposed adjacent to the bridges, between the bridges, and between the bridges and the islands, wherein areas of the islands are gradually increased toward the peripheral area.

Claims (48)

1. A flexible display panel, comprising:

a first area including a first stretching structure; and

a second area including a second stretching structure,

wherein each of the first and second stretching structures includes:

islands each including at least one pixel;

bridges extending from the islands and connecting adjacent islands; and

openings surrounded by the bridges and the islands,

wherein widths of the bridges of the first stretching structure are different from widths of the bridges of the second stretching structure.

2. The flexible display panel of claim 1 , wherein the widths of the bridges of the second stretching structure are larger than the widths of the bridges of the first stretching structure.

3. The flexible display panel of claim 1 , wherein the bridges of the second stretching structure include a first bridge and a second bridge, and a width of the first bridge is different from a width of the second bridge.

4. The flexible display panel of claim 3 , further comprising:

a third area where no pixel is disposed,

wherein the second bridge is closer to the third area than the first bridge, and the width of the second bridge is larger than the width of the first bridge.

5. The flexible display panel of claim 3 , wherein the widths of the bridges of the first stretching structure are substantially the same.

6. The flexible display panel of claim 1 , wherein shapes of the islands include a substantially tetragonal shape.

7. The flexible display panel of claim 1 , wherein areas of the bridges of the first stretching structure are different from areas of the bridges of the second stretching structure.

8. The flexible display panel of claim 1 , further comprising:

a substrate configured to include the first area and the second area; and

insulating layers disposed on the substrate,

wherein the openings penetrate through the insulating layers and the substrate.

9. The flexible display panel of claim 1 , wherein four bridges extend from each of the islands.

10. The flexible display panel of claim 1 , further comprising:

a third area where no pixel is disposed,

wherein the second area is closer to the third area than the first area.

11. A flexible display panel, comprising:

a first area including a first stretching structure; and

a second area including a second stretching structure,

wherein each of the first and second stretching structures includes:

islands each including at least one pixel;

bridges extending from the islands and connecting adjacent islands; and

openings surrounded by the bridges and the islands,

wherein areas of the openings of the first stretching structure are different from areas of the openings of the second stretching structure.

12. The flexible display panel of claim 11 , wherein the areas of the openings of the second stretching structure are smaller than the areas of the openings of the first stretching structure.

13. The flexible display panel of claim 11 , wherein the openings of the second stretching structure include a first opening and a second opening, and an area of the first opening is different from an area of the second opening.

14. The flexible display panel of claim 13 , further comprising:

a third area where no pixel is disposed,

wherein the second opening is closer to the third area than the first opening, and the area of the second opening is smaller than the area of the first opening.

15. The flexible display panel of claim 13 , wherein the areas of the openings of the first stretching structure are substantially the same.

16. The flexible display panel of claim 11 , wherein shapes of the islands include a substantially tetragonal shape.

17. The flexible display panel of claim 11 , further comprising:

a substrate configured to include the first area and the second area; and

insulating layers disposed on the substrate,

wherein the openings penetrate through the insulating layers and the substrate.

18. The flexible display panel of claim 11 , wherein each of the islands includes a red pixel, a green pixel, and a blue pixel.

19. The flexible display panel of claim 11 , further comprising:

a third area where no pixel is disposed,

wherein the second area is closer to the third area than the first area.

20. The flexible display panel of claim 11 , wherein each of the openings is defined by four of the bridges and four of the islands.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 14, 2023
From: HONG, JONG HO; JOO, HYE JIN; KIM, GUN MO; KIM, IL GON; SHIN, JAE MIN
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2016-0105110 · Aug 18, 2016 · national
Continuity (5)
Continuation 17736900 · May 4, 2022
Continuation 17020694 · Sep 14, 2020
Continuation 16584822 · Sep 26, 2019
Continuation 15678506 · Aug 16, 2017
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