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Granted Patent B2
US 11,387,282 · App. 16/717,623 · Granted Jul 12, 2022

Foldable display apparatus

Inventors: Suk Choi (Hwaseong-si, KR); Sinchul Kang (Gimpo-si, KR); Miyeon Seo (Paju-si, KR)
Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
H01L27/3218H01L27/3216H01L51/0097H01L2251/5338
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Patent No.
US 11,387,282
App. No.
16/717,623
Granted
Jul 12, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A foldable display apparatus includes: a non-folding area, and a folding area, in which an aperture ratio of a plurality of red sub pixels in the folding area is lower than an aperture ratio of a plurality in red sub pixels of the non-folding area, an aperture ratio of the plurality of green sub pixels in the folding area is lower than an aperture ratio of the plurality of green sub pixels of the non-folding area, and an aperture ratio of the plurality in blue sub pixels of the folding area is lower than an aperture ratio of the plurality of blue sub pixels of the non-folding area.

Claims (52)

1. A foldable display apparatus, comprising:

a substrate including a folding area;

a plurality of sub pixels on the substrate, the plurality of sub pixels including a plurality of red sub pixels, a plurality of green sub pixels, and a plurality of blue sub pixels,

wherein at least one of the plurality of red sub pixels, the plurality of green sub pixels, or the plurality of blue sub pixels includes a first subset of sub pixels disposed in an area outside the folding area with a first aperture ratio, and a second subset of sub pixels disposed in the folding area with a second aperture ratio lower than the first aperture ratio,

wherein each of the plurality of sub pixels includes:

an anode;

a cathode; and

a light emitting layer between the anode and the cathode, and

wherein an aperture ratio of a sub pixel in the plurality of sub pixels indicates a ratio between a light emitting area where the anode and the cathode of the sub pixel overlap and an area of the sub pixel.

2. The foldable display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of red sub pixels includes a red light emitting layer,

wherein the at least one is the plurality of red sub pixels, and

wherein a first thickness of the red light emitting layers of the first subset of sub pixels is smaller than a second thickness of the red light emitting layers of the second subset of sub pixels.

3. The foldable display apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the second aperture ratio is between 11.7% and 12.8%.

4. The foldable display apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the second thickness is between 49.4 nm to 53.55 nm.

5. The foldable display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of green sub pixels includes a green light emitting layer,

wherein the at least one is the plurality of green sub pixels, and

wherein a thickness of the green light emitting layers of the first subset of sub pixels is smaller than a thickness of the green light emitting layers of the second subset of sub pixels.

6. The foldable display apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the second aperture ratio is between 21.2% and 22.35%.

7. The foldable display apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the second thickness is between 43.3 nm to 44 nm.

8. The foldable display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of blue sub pixels includes a blue light emitting layer,

wherein the at least one is the plurality of blue green sub pixels, and

wherein a thickness of the blue light emitting layers of the first subset of sub pixels is smaller than a thickness of the blue light emitting layers of the second subset of sub pixels.

9. The foldable display apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the second aperture ratio is between 23.5% and 25%.

10. The foldable display apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the second thickness is between 23 nm to 27 nm.

11. The foldable display apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein

a thickness of the light emitting layers of the second subset of sub pixels is 8% to 19% larger than a thickness of the light emitting layers of the first subset of sub pixels.

12. The foldable display apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the folding area includes a first folding area and a second folding area between the first folding area and the area outside the folding area,

wherein the second subset of subpixels is disposed in the first folding area, and

wherein the at least one further includes a third subset of sub pixels disposed in the second folding area with a third aperture ratio larger than the second aperture ratio.

13. The foldable display apparatus according to claim 12 ,

wherein

a second thickness of the light emitting layers of the second subset of sub pixels is larger than a third thickness of the light emitting layers of the third subset of sub pixels, and the third thickness is larger than a first thickness of the light emitting layers of the first subset of sub pixels.

14. The foldable display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the anodes and the cathodes of the second subset of sub pixels are configured to increase a parasitic capacitance due to stress when the foldable display apparatus is folded, and

the light emitting layers of the second subset of sub pixels are configured to reduce the increase of the parasitic capacitance due to the stress when the foldable display apparatus is folded.

15. A foldable display apparatus, comprising:

a substrate including a folding area; and

a plurality of sub pixels on the substrate, the plurality of sub pixels including:

a first subset of sub pixels in an area outside the folding area, the first subset of sub pixels configured to emit a color of light, and

a second subset of sub pixels in the folding area on the substrate, the second subset of sub pixels configured to emit the color of light, each of the plurality of sub pixels including a light emitting diode,

wherein the light emitting diode of each of the plurality of sub pixels includes a light emitting layer, and

a second thickness of the light emitting layers of the second subset of sub pixels in the folding area is larger than a first thickness of the light emitting layers of the first subset of sub pixels in the area outside the folding area.

16. The foldable display apparatus according to claim 15 , wherein the color of light corresponds to any one of red, green, and blue light.

17. The foldable display apparatus according to claim 15 ,

wherein the folding area includes a first folding area and a second folding area between the first folding area and the area outside the folding area,

wherein the second subset of sub pixels is in the first folding area,

wherein the plurality of sub pixels further includes a third subset of sub pixels in the second folding area on the substrate, the third subset of sub pixels configured to emit the color of light, and

wherein the second thickness is larger than a third thickness of the light emitting layers of the third subset of sub pixels in the second folding area.

18. The foldable display apparatus according to claim 17 , wherein the third thickness is larger than the first thickness.

19. The foldable display apparatus according to claim 15 , wherein a second aperture ratio of the second subset of sub pixels in the folding area is lower than a first aperture ratio of the first subset of sub pixels in the area outside the folding area.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 17, 2019
From: CHOI, SUK; KANG, SINCHUL; SEO, MIYEON
To: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 051311/0034 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2018-0174101 · Dec 31, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200212127A1 · Jul 2, 2020
Cited By (1)
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