IP Library Granted Patent US 10,707,289
Granted Patent B2
US 10,707,289 · App. 16/111,233 · Granted Jul 7, 2020

Flexible display panel and flexible display

Inventors: Shuang Li (Shenzhen, CN); Liang Sun (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignee: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
H01L27/3276H01L51/0097H01L51/5237H01L51/5253H01L2251/5338
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Patent No.
US 10,707,289
App. No.
16/111,233
Granted
Jul 7, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure discloses a flexible display panel and a flexible display. The flexible display panel includes a flexible substrate with at least one bendable side, the flexible substrate comprises a display area and a drive controller, the flexible display panel of the present disclosure adjusts the aspect ratio by changing the structure of the drive controller, thereby shortening the length of the drive controller along the direction parallel to the bend line in the bend area, effectively avoiding defects of the structure of the drive controller on the flexible display panel, also increasing the viewing angle. In addition, in order to save the space, the flexible substrate connected to the drive controller is bent to the other side of the flexible substrate to make the drive controller drive the light emission of the display panel, which greatly reduces the volume of the flexible panel.

Claims (35)

1. A flexible display panel, comprising:

a flexible substrate comprising a display area and a bend area with a bend line, the bend area capable of bending downwards along the bend line; a drive controller disposed on the bend area, wherein the bend area and the display area are on the same surface of the flexible substrate; a ratio of a length of the drive controller along a direction parallel to a bend line in the bend area to a length of the drive controller along a direction perpendicular to the bend line is less than 10; a ratio of the length of the drive controller along the direction parallel to the bend line in the bend area and a length of the bend line is less than ⅔; the drive controller comprises a first group of pins, a second group of pins, a third group of pins, and a fourth group of pins arranged successively along the direction parallel to the bend line; each pin of the first group of pins is angled from each pin of the second group of pins, and each pin of the fourth group of pins is angled from each pin of the third group of pins;

an encapsulation material;

a flexible circuit board disposed on an end of the bend area far away from the display area for transmitting signal; and

a plurality of support plates disposed on the flexible substrate for supporting the flexible substrate and the encapsulation material; the encapsulation material is disposed at one side of the flexible substrate, and the plurality of support plates are disposed at the other side of the flexible substrate opposite to the encapsulation material; the plurality of support plates are spaced apart from each other with a gap; the encapsulation material is disposed between the display area and the drive controller and spaced apart from the display area and the drive controller, and a projection of the encapsulation material projected on the plurality of support plates covers the gap;

wherein the flexible substrate defines two side bend lines, the display area is divided into two edge areas and a middle area by the side bend lines, the edge areas and the middle are configured to display image at the same time.

2. The flexible display panel according to claim 1 , wherein the display area is defined in a first curved surface, and the bend area is defined in a second curved surface different from the first curved surface, the distance from a point on the first curved surface to a corresponding point on the second curved surface is fixed and the same.

3. A flexible display panel, comprising:

a flexible substrate comprises a display area and a bend area with a bend line, the bend area capable of bending downwards along the bend line; a drive controller disposed on the bend area, the bend area and the display area are on the same surface of the flexible substrate; wherein the drive controller comprises a first group of pins, a second group of pins, a third group of pins, and a fourth group of pins arranged successively along the direction parallel to the bend line; each pin of the first group of pins is angled from each pin of the second group of pins, and each pin of the fourth group of pins is angled from each pin of the third group of pins;

an encapsulation material; and

a plurality of support plates disposed on the flexible substrate for supporting the flexible substrate and the encapsulation material; the encapsulation material is disposed at one side of the flexible substrate, and the plurality of support plates are disposed at the other side of the flexible substrate opposite to the encapsulation material; the plurality of support plates are spaced apart from each other with a gap, the encapsulation material is disposed between the display area and the drive controller and spaced apart from the display area and the drive controller, and a projection of the encapsulation material projected on the plurality of support plates covers the gap;

wherein a ratio of a length of the drive controller along a direction parallel to a bend line in the bend area to a length of the drive controller along a direction perpendicular to the bend line is less than 10.

4. The flexible display panel according to claim 3 , wherein the flexible display panel further comprises:

a flexible circuit board disposed on an end of the bend area far away from the display area for transmitting signal.

5. The flexible display panel according to claim 3 , wherein a ratio of the length of the drive controller along the direction parallel to the bend line in the bend area and a length of the bend line is less than ⅔.

6. The flexible display panel according to claim 3 , wherein the flexible substrate defines two side bend lines, the display area is divided into two edge areas and a middle area by the side bend lines, the edge areas and the middle are configured to display image at the same time.

7. The flexible display panel according to claim 6 , wherein the display area is defined in a first curved surface, and the bend area is defined in a second curved surface different from the first curved surface, the distance from a point on the first curved surface to a corresponding point on the second curved surface is fixed and the same.

8. The flexible display panel according to claim 3 , wherein a peripheral drive circuit is disposed on the periphery of the display area, and the peripheral drive circuit is used to controls the display area.

9. The flexible display panel according to claim 3 , wherein the flexible substrate is a 3D curved surface bending.

10. The flexible display panel according to claim 3 , wherein the drive controller comprises a plurality of pins, a pin pitch along the direction parallel to the bend line in the bend area is 650 um, and a pin pitch along the direction perpendicular to the bend line is 35 um.

11. The flexible display panel according to claim 10 , wherein the length of the driver controller along the direction parallel to the bend line in the bend area is 9.6 mm, and the length of the drive controller along the direction perpendicular to the bend line is 5.2 mm.

12. A flexible display, comprising a flexible display panel, the flexible display comprising:

a flexible substrate comprises a display area and a bend area with a bend line, the bend area capable of bending downwards along the bend line; a drive controller disposed on the bend area, the bend area and the display area are on the same surface of the flexible substrate; wherein the drive controller comprises a first group of pins, a second group of pins, a third group of pins, and a fourth group of pins arranged successively along the direction parallel to the bend line; each pin of the first group of pins is angled from each pin of the second group of pins, and each pin of the fourth group of pins is angled from each pin of the third group of pins;

an encapsulation material; and

a plurality of support plates disposed on the flexible substrate for supporting the flexible substrate and the encapsulation material; the encapsulation material is disposed at one side of the flexible substrate, and the plurality of support plates are disposed at the other side of the flexible substrate opposite to the encapsulation material; the plurality of support plates are spaced apart from each other with a gap, the encapsulation material is disposed between the display area and the drive controller and spaced apart from the display area and the drive controller, and a projection of the encapsulation material projected on the plurality of support plates covers the gap;

wherein a ratio of a length of the drive controller along a direction parallel to a bend line in the bend area to a length of the drive controller along a direction perpendicular to the bend line is less than 10.

13. The flexible display according to claim 12 , wherein the flexible display panel further comprises:

a flexible circuit board disposed on an end of the bend area far away from the display area for transmitting signal.

14. The flexible display according to claim 12 , wherein a ratio of the length of the drive controller along the direction parallel to the bend line in the bend area and a length of the bend line is less than ⅔.

15. The flexible display according to claim 12 , wherein the flexible substrate defines two side bend lines, the display area is divided into two edge areas and a middle area by the side bend lines, the edge areas and the middle are configured to display image at the same time.

16. The flexible display according to claim 15 , wherein the display area is defined in a first curved surface, and the bend area is defined in a second curved surface different from the first curved surface, the distance from a point on the first curved surface to a corresponding point on the second curved surface is fixed and the same.

17. The flexible display according to claim 12 , wherein a peripheral drive circuit is disposed the periphery of the display area, and the peripheral drive circuit is used to controls the display area.

18. The flexible display according to claim 12 , wherein the flexible substrate is a 3D curved surface bending.

19. The flexible display according to claim 12 , wherein the drive controller comprises a plurality of pins, a pin pitch along the direction parallel to the bend line in the bend area is 650 um, and a pin pitch along the direction perpendicular to the bend line is 35 um.

20. The flexible display according to claim 19 , wherein the length of the driver controller along the direction parallel to the bend line in the bend area is 9.6 mm, and the length of the drive controller along the direction perpendicular to the bend line is 5.2 mm.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 24, 2018
From: LI, SHUANG; SUN, LIANG
To: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 046928/0208 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2018 1 0131234 · Feb 8, 2018 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2018079546 · Mar 20, 2018
Related Publication 20190245025A1 · Aug 8, 2019
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