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Granted Patent B2
US 10,111,301 · App. 15/831,250 · Granted Oct 23, 2018

Flexible display panel and display apparatus including the same

Inventors: Ji-Hyun Ka (Yongin-si, KR); Won-Kyu Kwak (Yongin-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
H05B33/22G06F1/1601G06F1/1637G06F1/1643G06F1/1652G06F3/041G06F3/0412H01L27/3276H01L51/0097H01L51/5253H05B33/04G02F1/133308G06F2203/04102H01L2251/5338Y02E10/549
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Patent No.
US 10,111,301
App. No.
15/831,250
Granted
Oct 23, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A flexible display panel and a display apparatus including the flexible display panel are disclosed. The flexible display panel includes an encapsulated panel, a first protective film on one side of the encapsulated panel, and a second protective film on another side of the encapsulated panel. The encapsulated panel includes a flexible panel and a flexible encapsulation member on the flexible panel. The flexible panel includes a first region on a first plane and that includes a display region, and a second region on a second plane that is bent with respect to the first plane and that includes a non-display region. The flexible encapsulation member encapsulates the display region. The display apparatus also includes a support unit for maintaining a shape of the flexible panel.

Claims (48)

1. A flexible display apparatus comprising:

a first protective film;

a flexible substrate on the first protective film;

a display region on the flexible substrate having a first plane;

a first non-display region on the flexible substrate having a second plane that is bent with respect to the first plane;

a second non-display region on the flexible substrate having a third plane that is bent with respect to the second plane and faces the first plane;

a flexible encapsulation member on the display region; and

a touch region and touch wirings in wiring regions outside the touch region disposed on the flexible encapsulation member.

2. The flexible display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the touch region is on the display region and the touch wirings are on at least one of the first non- display region and the second non-display region.

3. The flexible display apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the touch wirings and wirings connected with the display region are spaced apart from each other in at least of the first non-display region and the second non-display region.

4. The flexible display apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the touch region and the touch wirings are disposed on the flexible film.

5. The flexible display apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the flexible film is between the touch wirings and the wirings.

6. The flexible display apparatus of claim 2 , further comprises a pad unit, wherein the touch wirings and wirings connecting the display region and the pad unit are spaced apart from each other in at least one of the first non-display region and the second non-display region.

7. The flexible display apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the touch region and the touch wirings are on the flexible film.

8. The flexible display apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the flexible film is between the touch wirings and the wirings.

9. The flexible display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the second non-display region is substantially parallel to the first plane.

10. The flexible display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the second non-display region extends from the first non-display region.

11. The flexible display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first non- display region comprises a first first non-display region and a second first non-display region adjacent to the first first non-display region, the corners of the first and the second first non-display regions being cut off.

12. The flexible display apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the second non-display region is extending from the first non-display region having cut-off corners.

13. The flexible display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the flexible display apparatus further comprises a border region between the display region and the first non-display region, wherein the border region has a curved surface having a curvature radius.

14. The flexible display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein flexible display apparatus further comprises a second protective film on the flexible encapsulation member.

15. The flexible display apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the second protective film covers an end of the flexible encapsulation member.

16. The flexible display apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the first protective film and the second protective film are symmetrical with each other.

17. The flexible display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the flexible display apparatus further comprises a barrier layer between the flexible substrate and the display region, the first non-display region, and the second non-display region.

18. The flexible display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the flexible display apparatus further comprises a transparent window on the flexible encapsulation member.

19. A flexible display apparatus comprising:

a first protective film;

a flexible substrate on the first protective film;

a display region on the flexible substrate having a first plane;

a first non-display region on the flexible substrate having a second plane that is bent with respect to the first plan, the first non-display region comprising a first first non-display region and a second first non-display region adjacent to the first first non-display region, the corners of the first and the second first non-display regions being cut off;

a second non-display region on the flexible substrate having a third plane that is bent with respect to the second plane and faces the first plane, the second non- display region extending from the first non-display region having cut-off corners;

a border region between the display region and the first non-display region;

a flexible encapsulation member on the display region; and

a touch region and touch wirings in wiring regions outside the touch region disposed on the flexible encapsulation member.

20. The flexible display apparatus of claim 19 , wherein the touch region is on the display region and the touch wirings are on at least one of the first non- display region and the second non-display region.

21. The flexible display apparatus of claim 19 , wherein the second non-display region is extending from the first non-display region having cut-off corners.

22. The flexible display apparatus of claim 19 , wherein the flexible display apparatus further comprises a transparent window on the flexible encapsulation member.

23. A flexible display apparatus comprising:

a first protective film;

a flexible substrate on the first protective film;

a display region and a first non-display region on the flexible substrate having a first plane;

a second non-display region on the flexible substrate having a second plane that is bent with respect to the first plane;

a border region between the display region and the second non-display region, wherein the display region extends into the border region;

a flexible encapsulation member to encapsulate the display region;

a second protective film on the flexible encapsulation member; and

a touch region and touch wirings in wiring regions outside the touch region disposed on the flexible encapsulation member.

24. The flexible display apparatus of claim 23 , wherein the border region is located along two sides of the display region and the second non-display region extends from the border region at each side of the display region.

25. The flexible display apparatus of claim 23 , wherein the touch region is on the display region and the border region, and wherein touch wirings are on the second non-display region.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 23, 2018
From: KA, JI-HYUN; KWAK, WON-KYU
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 044700/0917 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2012-0069471 · Jun 27, 2012 · national
Continuity (5)
Continuation 15423400 · Feb 2, 2017
Continuation 15203785 · Jul 6, 2016
Continuation 14821621 · Aug 7, 2015
Continuation 13740076 · Jan 11, 2013
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