IP Library Granted Patent US 10,817,023
Granted Patent B2
US 10,817,023 · App. 16/411,750 · Granted Oct 27, 2020

Flexible display device

Inventor: Sunhaeng Cho (Hwaseong-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
G06F1/1652G09F9/301H01L51/0097G06F3/0412G06F2203/04102H01L27/323H01L2251/5338
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,817,023
App. No.
16/411,750
Granted
Oct 27, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A flexible display device includes a flexible display module including a flexible display panel; a first frame and a second frame supporting the flexible display module; and a fixing coupler and an aligning coupler coupling the flexible display module with the first frame and the second frame, and the fixing coupler includes: a first fixing coupler fixing at least a portion of the first frame and at least a portion of the flexible display module; and a second fixing coupler fixing at least a portion of the second frame and at least a portion of the flexible display module, and the aligning coupler includes: a first aligning coupler fixed to another portion of the flexible display module; and a second aligning coupler fixed to another portion of the first frame and detachably coupled to the first aligning coupler.

Claims (22)

1. A flexible display device comprising:

a flexible display module comprising a flexible display panel;

a first frame and a second frame supporting the flexible display module; and

a fixing coupler and an electrostatic coupler coupling the flexible display module with the first frame and the second frame,

wherein the fixing coupler comprises: a first fixing coupler fixing at least a portion of the first frame and at least a portion of the flexible display module; and a second fixing coupler fixing at least a portion of the second frame and at least a portion of the flexible display module, and

the electrostatic coupler comprises a first electrostatic coupler detachably coupling at least a portion of the first frame and at least a portion of the flexible display module using an attractive force generated between charged particles on a static electricity plate of the electrostatic coupler and charged particles on a static electricity generator of the electrostatic coupler.

2. The flexible display device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first electrostatic coupler comprises the static electricity generator fixed on the first frame.

3. The flexible display device as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the static electricity plate is fixed to the flexible display module.

4. The flexible display device as claimed in claim 3 , further comprising a curvature sensor sensing a curvature of the flexible display module.

5. The flexible display device as claimed in claim 4 , wherein an electrostatic force of the static electricity generator varies in accordance with a sensing value of the curvature sensor.

6. The flexible display device as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the curvature sensor comprises at least one of a magnetic sensor, a pressure sensor, a proximity sensor, and an optical detection sensor.

7. The flexible display device as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a hinge portion pivotally coupling the first frame and the second frame.

8. The flexible display device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein each of the first and second fixing couplers comprises an adhesive.

9. A flexible display device comprising:

a flexible display module comprising a flexible display panel;

a first frame and a second frame supporting the flexible display module; and

a fixing coupler and an electrostatic coupler coupling the flexible display module with the first frame and the second frame,

wherein the fixing coupler comprises: a first fixing coupler fixing at least a portion of the first frame and at least a portion of the flexible display module; and a second fixing coupler fixing at least a portion of the second frame and at least a portion of the flexible display module, and

the electrostatic coupler comprises:

a static electricity plate fixed to the flexible display module,

a first static electricity generator fixed on the first frame and detachably coupled to the static electricity plate, and

a second static electricity generator fixed on the second frame and detachably coupled to the static electricity plate.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 14, 2019
From: CHO, SUNHAENG
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 049176/0411 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2016-0135864 · Oct 19, 2016 · national
Continuity (2)
Division 15786416 · Oct 17, 2017
Related Publication 20190265757A1 · Aug 29, 2019