IP Library Granted Patent US 10,824,284
Granted Patent B2
US 10,824,284 · App. 15/868,962 · Granted Nov 3, 2020

Flexible display device

Inventors: Kyungseop Kim (Hwaseong-si, KR); Sungkyun Park (Suwon-si, KR); Sangkyu Choi (Daejeon, KR); Sangyoun Han (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
G06F3/044H01L27/323H01L51/0097G06F1/1652G06F2203/04102H01L27/3244H01L2251/5338Y02E10/549
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,824,284
App. No.
15/868,962
Granted
Nov 3, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A flexible display device including a display panel and a touch panel, and the touch panel includes touch sensors and signal lines. A signal line crossing a folding axis of the signal lines includes a first part and a signal pattern and the signal pattern includes a connection line substantially in parallel with the folding axis.

Claims (77)

1. A flexible display device comprising:

a display panel comprising:

a bending area configured to be bent about a bending axis; and

a non-bending area disposed outside the bending area;

a touch panel disposed on the display panel; and

signal lines connected to at least one of the display panel and the touch panel;

wherein:

at least one of the signal lines crossing the bending axis comprises:

a first part; and

a signal pattern extended to the first part;

the signal pattern comprises:

at least two first sub-lines extended to the first part; and

at least one second sub-line parallel to the bending axis, spaced apart from the first part, and disposed between the first sub-lines;

and

a range of an acute angle formed by at least one of the first sub-lines and the second sub-line is in a range from 10 degrees to 30 degrees.

2. The flexible display device of claim 1 , wherein each of the first sub-lines has a shape having at least one bent portion.

3. The flexible display device of claim 2 , wherein the first sub-lines are symmetrical to each other about an axis that is an extending direction of at least one of the signal lines.

4. The flexible display device of claim 3 , wherein the first sub-lines extended to each other and form a rhombus shape.

5. The flexible display device of claim 3 , wherein the second sub-line is extended to a bent point of each of the first sub-lines.

6. The flexible display device of claim 5 , wherein the signal pattern further comprises a sub-connection line disposed between the first sub lines, and the sub-connection line is disposed spaced apart from the second sub-line at a predetermined interval and parallel with the second sub-line.

7. The flexible display device of claim 5 , wherein the signal pattern is provided in plurality and the plurality of signal patterns are arranged in an extending direction of the signal line.

8. An electronic device comprising:

a base member comprising:

a bending area configured to be bent about a bending axis; and

a non-bending area disposed outside the bending area; and

signal lines disposed on the base member,

wherein:

at least one of the signal lines crossing the bending axis comprises:

a first part; and

a signal pattern extended to the first part; and

the signal pattern comprises:

at least two first sub-lines extended to the first part;

least one second sub-line parallel to the bending axis, spaced apart from the first part, and disposed between the first sub lines;

and

a range of an acute angle formed by at least one of the first sub-lines and the second sub-line is in a range from 10 degrees to 30 degrees.

9. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein each of the first sub-lines has a shape having at least one bent portion.

10. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the first sub-lines are symmetrical to each other about an axis that is an extending direction of at least one of the signal lines.

11. The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the first sub-lines extended to each other and form a rhombus shape.

12. The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the second sub-line is extended to a bent point of each of the first sub-lines.

13. The electronic device of claim 12 , wherein the signal pattern further comprises a sub-connection line disposed between the first sub-lines and the sub-connection line is disposed spaced apart from the second sub-line at a predetermined interval-and parallel with the second sub-line.

14. The electronic device of claim 12 , wherein the signal pattern is provided in plurality and the plurality of signal patterns are arranged in an extending direction of the signal line.

15. A flexible display device comprising:

a touch panel comprising:

a bending area configured to be bent about a bending axis; and

a non-bending area disposed outside the bending area;

signal lines connected to the touch panel;

wherein:

at least one of the signal lines crosses the bending axis and comprises:

a first part; and

a signal pattern connected to the first part and overlapping the bending area; and the signal pattern comprises:

at least two first sub-lines connected to the first part; and

at least two second sub-lines parallel to the bending axis, spaced apart from the first part, and connecting the first sub-lines to each other.

16. A flexible display device comprising:

a base member comprising:

a bending area configured to be bent about a bending axis:

a non-bending area disposed outside the bending area; and signal lines disposed on the base member,

wherein:

at least one of the signal lines crossing the bending axis comprises:

a first part; and

a signal pattern connected to the first part and overlapping the bending area; and

the signal pattern comprises:

at least two first sub-lines connected to the first part; and

at least two second sub-lines parallel to the bending axis, spaced apart from the first part, and connecting the first sub-lines to each other.

17. A flexible display device comprising:

a display panel comprising:

a bending area configured to be bent about a bending axis; and

a non-bending area disposed outside the bending area;

a touch panel disposed on the display panel; and

signal lines connected to at least one of the display panel and the touch panel;

wherein:

at least one of the signal lines crossing the bending axis comprises:

a first part; and

signal pattern connected to the first part and disposed on the bending area;

and

the signal pattern comprises:

at least two first sub-lines connected to the first part; and

at least two second sub-lines parallel to the bending axis, spaced apart from the first part, and connecting the first sub-lines to each other.

Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2015-0082141 · Jun 10, 2015 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 15045993 · Feb 17, 2016
Related Publication 20180136758A1 · May 17, 2018
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