IP Library Granted Patent US 11,073,708
Granted Patent B2
US 11,073,708 · App. 16/794,604 · Granted Jul 27, 2021

Flexible display panel and display apparatus including the flexible display panel

Inventors: Dong-Un Jin (Yongin-si, KR); Woo-Jong Lee (Yongin-si, KR); Yang-Wan Kim (Yongin-si, KR); Young-Sik Kim (Yongin-si, KR); Jun-Sang Lyu (Yongin-si, KR); Sang-Min Kim (Yongin-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
G02F1/133305G02F1/133308G06F1/1637H01L2251/533
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Patent No.
US 11,073,708
App. No.
16/794,604
Granted
Jul 27, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A flexible display panel includes a flexible substrate including a first region including a display region and having a curved display surface, and a plurality of non-display regions that is located outside the display region and including a second region located outside the first region and folded in a direction different from a display direction of the first region, and an encapsulation member for encapsulating the display region along the curved display surface.

Claims (21)

1. A display apparatus comprising:

a flexible display panel comprising:

a flexible substrate;

a display region disposed on a first side of the flexible substrate and facing in a first direction;

a first flexible non-display region disposed on the first side of the flexible substrate and disposed outside the display region;

a second flexible non-display region disposed on the first side of the flexible substrate and extended from the first flexible non-display region, the second flexible non-display region facing in a second direction different from the first non-display region;

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

an encapsulation member encapsulating the display region, the border region, and at least one of the first and second flexible non-display regions, and

a pad unit in the second flexible non-display region on the first side of the flexible substrate, the pad unit being coupled with a connector, and the display region overlapping the pad unit and the connector in the first direction.

2. The display apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:

a touch panel located on the encapsulation member and comprising a touch region having a curved surface corresponding to the display region; and

at least one organic light-emitting device located in the display region.

3. The display apparatus of claim 2 , further comprising:

a transparent protection window located on the touch panel and corresponding to curved shapes of the flexible display panel and the touch panel.

4. The display apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the display region has a constant curvature radius.

5. The display apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the display region has a concave display surface.

6. The display apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the display region comprises an organic light-emitting device.

7. The display apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the first and second flexible non-display regions have a constant curvature radius.

8. The display apparatus of claim 2 , further comprising:

a support member for maintaining a shape of the flexible display panel.

9. The display apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the border region comprises an organic light-emitting device.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 14, 2020
From: JIN, DONG-UN; LEE, WOO-JONG; KIM, YANG-WAN; KIM, YOUNG-SIK; LYU, JUN-SANG; KIM, SANG-MIN
To: SAMSUNG MOBILE DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 052387/0392 →
MERGER Recorded Apr 14, 2020
From: SAMSUNG MOBILE DISPLAY CO., LTD.
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 052392/0512 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2011-0065145 · Jun 30, 2011 · national
Continuity (3)
Continuation 15936341 · Mar 26, 2018
Continuation 13367151 · Feb 6, 2012
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