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Granted Patent B2
US 11,127,797 · App. 16/859,834 · Granted Sep 21, 2021

Foldable display device

Inventors: Jai Ku Shin (Hwaseong-si, KR); Dong Jin Park (Seongnam-si, KR); Dong Woo Seo (Suwon-si, KR); Sung Chul Choi (Hwaseong-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
H01L27/3234H01L27/323H01L27/3244H01L51/0097H01L51/524H01L51/5281H01L2251/5338
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Patent No.
US 11,127,797
App. No.
16/859,834
Granted
Sep 21, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device including: a sensor device; a display module to display an image and having a first through-hole in which the sensor device is positioned; and a bottom panel cover on one surface of the display module and having a second through-hole in which the sensor device is positioned. The first through-hole has breadth that increases from the one surface of the display module toward another surface of the display module opposite to the one surface of the display module.

Claims (54)

1. A display device, comprising:

a sensor device;

a display module to display an image and having a first through-hole in which the sensor device is positioned; and

a bottom panel cover on one surface of the display module and having a second through-hole in which the sensor device is positioned,

wherein the first through-hole has breadth that increases from the one surface of the display module toward another surface of the display module opposite to the one surface of the display module.

2. The display device of claim 1 , wherein a maximum breadth of the second through-hole is smaller than a maximum breadth of the first through-hole.

3. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the display module comprises:

a display panel including pixels to display the image;

a protective film on one surface of the display panel; and

a first adhesive member between the display panel and the protective film.

4. The display device of claim 3 , wherein a minimum distance between the protective film and the sensor device is less than a minimum distance between the display panel and the sensor device.

5. The display device of claim 3 , wherein a minimum distance between the protective film and the sensor device when the display module is folded differs from a minimum distance between the protective film and the sensor device when the display module is not folded,

wherein a first portion of the one surface of the display module faces either toward or away from a second portion of the one surface of the display module when the display module is folded, and

wherein a first portion of the other surface of the display module faces either toward or away from a second portion of the other surface of the display module when the display module is folded.

6. The display device of claim 3 , wherein the display module further comprises:

a polarizing film on another surface of the display panel opposite to the one surface of the display panel; and

a second adhesive member between the display panel and the polarizing film.

7. The display device of claim 6 , wherein a minimum distance between the display panel and the sensor device is less than a minimum distance between the polarizing film and the sensor device.

8. The display device of claim 6 , wherein a minimum distance between the polarizing film and the sensor device when the display module is folded differs from a minimum distance between the polarizing film and the sensor device when the display module is not folded,

wherein a first portion of the one surface of the display module faces either toward or away from a second portion of the one surface of the display module when the display module is folded, and

wherein a first portion of the other surface of the display module faces either toward or away from a second portion of the other surface of the display module when the display module is folded.

9. The display device of claim 6 , wherein the display module further comprises:

a buffer layer on one surface of the polarizing film; and

a third adhesive member between the polarizing film and the buffer layer.

10. The display device of claim 9 ,

wherein a section of the protective film, a section of the first adhesive member, a section of the display panel, a section of the second adhesive member, a section of the polarizing film, a section of the third adhesive member, and a section of the buffer layer are inclined at a first angle with respect to one surface of the protective film, and

wherein the first angle is an acute angle.

11. The display device of claim 9 , wherein a section of the protective film, a section of the first adhesive member, a section of the display panel, a section of the second adhesive member, a section of the polarizing film, a section of the third adhesive member, and a section of the buffer layer are aligned with each other.

12. The display device of claim 9 , wherein a section of the protective film and a section of the display panel are spaced apart from each other, the section of the display panel and a section of the polarizing film are spaced apart from each other, and the section of the polarizing film and a section of the buffer layer are spaced apart from each other.

13. The display device of claim 9 ,

wherein a section of the display panel, a section of the second adhesive member, and a section of the polarizing film are inclined at a first angle with respect to the one surface of the display panel, and

wherein the first angle is an acute angle.

14. The display device of claim 13 ,

wherein a section of the protective film is inclined at a second angle with respect to one surface of the protective film, and

wherein the second angle is larger than the first angle.

15. The display device of claim 13 ,

wherein a section of the buffer layer is inclined at a third angle with respect to one surface of the buffer layer, and

wherein the third angle is larger than the first angle.

16. The display device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a cover window on the other surface of the display module,

wherein the cover window covers the first through-hole.

17. The display device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a cover window on the other surface of the display module,

wherein the cover window has a third through-hole overlapping the first through-hole.

18. The display device of claim 17 , further comprising:

a through-hole cover on one surface of the cover window and covering the third through-hole.

19. The display device of claim 3 , wherein the first through-hole is in a display area including the pixels to display the image on the display panel.

20. A display device, comprising:

a sensor device; and

a display module having a first through-hole in which the sensor device is positioned,

wherein the first through-hole has breadth that increases from one surface of the display module toward another surface of the display module, and

wherein a first portion of the one surface of the display module faces a second portion of the one surface of the display module when the display module is folded.

21. The display device of claim 20 , further comprising:

a cover window on the one surface of the display module.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 27, 2020
From: SHIN, JAI KU; PARK, DONG JIN; SEO, DONG WOO; CHOI, SUNG CHUL
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 052506/0198 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2019-0127429 · Oct 15, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20210111230A1 · Apr 15, 2021
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