IP Library Granted Patent US 11,552,264
Granted Patent B2
US 11,552,264 · App. 17/461,005 · Granted Jan 10, 2023

Electronic apparatus

Inventors: Yunjae Kim (Cheonan-si, KR); Dasom Gu (Asan-si, KR); Jaiku Shin (Hwaseong-si, KR); Yongchan Jeon (Cheonan-si, KR); Sung-Ki Jung (Asan-si, KR); Hyun-Been Hwang (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
H01L51/0097G06F1/1641G06F1/1652G06F3/046H01L27/323H04M1/0268G06F3/044G06F3/045G06F3/0412G06F2203/04102G06F2203/04106H01L2251/5338H04M1/0216
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Patent No.
US 11,552,264
App. No.
17/461,005
Granted
Jan 10, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic apparatus includes an electronic panel, a first support plate below the electronic panel, a second support plate below the first support plate, and a first input sensor between the first support plate and the second support plate. The electronic panel includes light emitting parts arranged in an active area. The active area includes a folding area and a first non-folding area and a second non-folding area adjacent to the folding area and spaced apart from each other. The first support plate includes a folding part overlapping the folding area, and a first support part and a second support part spaced apart from each other, the folding part being disposed between the first support part and the second support part. An edge of the second support plate protrudes further in the second direction than an edge of the first support plate protrudes.

Claims (60)

1. An electronic apparatus comprising:

an electronic panel comprising:

light emitting parts; and

an active area in which the light emitting parts are arranged, the active area comprising:

a folding area that is foldable with respect to a folding axis extending in a first direction; and

a first non-folding area and a second non-folding area that are adjacent to the folding area and spaced apart from each other in a second direction intersecting the first direction;

a first support plate disposed below the electronic panel, the first support plate comprising:

a folding part overlapping the folding area of the active area; and

a first support part and a second support part spaced apart from each other in the second direction, the folding part being disposed between the first support part and the second support part;

a second support plate disposed below the first support plate, the second support plate comprising:

a first plate and a second plate spaced apart from each other in the second direction, the folding axis disposed between the first plate and the second plate in a plan view; and

a first input sensor disposed between the first support plate and the second support plate, the first input sensor sensing a first external input, wherein

an edge of the second support plate located in each of the first plate and the second plate protrudes further in the second direction than an edge of the first support plate protrudes.

2. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a gap between the edge of the second support plate and the edge of the first support plate is in a range of about 100 micrometers to about 500 micrometers.

3. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein each of the first support part and the second support part each comprises glass or plastic.

4. The electronic apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the folding part comprises metal.

5. The electronic apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the folding part includes a plurality of through-portions which pass through the folding part in a plan view.

6. The electronic apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the folding part has a lattice shape in a plan view.

7. The electronic apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the folding part has a shape of stripes arranged in the second direction in a plan view.

8. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein

the electronic panel further comprises a second input sensor which overlaps the active area and senses a second external input, and

the second external input is different from the first external input.

9. The electronic apparatus of claim 8 , wherein

the first external input includes a pen input, and

the second external input includes a touch input by a user.

10. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein

the first plate and the second plate have side surfaces facing each other,

the folding area of the active area is disposed between the first plate and the second plate.

11. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein

each of the first plate and the second plate of the second support plate comprises:

a flat portion that overlaps the electronic panel; and

a bending portion that extends and bends from the flat portion and does not overlap the electronic panel in a plan view, and

the bending portion overlaps the edge of the first support plate in a view of the second direction.

12. The electronic apparatus of claim 11 , wherein

each of the first plate and the second plate of the second support plate further comprises an additional bending portion that extends and bends from the bending portion, and

the bending portion and the additional bending portion overlap the edge of the first support plate in a view of the second direction.

13. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the second support plate comprises a copper alloy or stainless steel.

14. An electronic apparatus comprising:

an electronic panel comprising:

a folding area that is foldable with respect to a folding axis extending in a first direction; and

a first non-folding area and a second non-folding area that are adjacent to the folding area and spaced apart from each other in a second direction intersecting the first direction;

a first support plate disposed below the electronic panel, the first support plate comprising:

a folding part overlapping the folding area; and

a first support part and a second support part spaced apart from each other in the second direction, the folding part being disposed between the first support part and the second support part;

a second support plate disposed below the first support plate, the second support plate comprising:

a first plate and a second plate space apart from each other in the second direction; and

an input sensor disposed between the first support plate and the second support plate, the input sensor sensing an external input, wherein

each of the first plate and the second plate of the second support plate includes an edge further protruding than an edge of the first support plate in a plan view.

15. The electronic apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the first support part and the second support part are electrically insulated.

16. The electronic apparatus of claim 14 , wherein a gap between the edge of the second support plate and the edge of the first support plate is in a range of about 100 micrometers to about 500 micrometers.

17. The electronic apparatus of claim 14 , wherein

each of the first plate and the second plate of the second support plate comprises:

a flat portion that overlaps the first support part; and

a bending portion that extends and bends from the flat portion, and

the bending portion overlaps the edge of the first support plate in a view of the second direction.

18. The electronic apparatus of claim 17 , wherein

each of the first late and the second plate of the second support plate further comprises an additional bending portion that extends and bends from the bending portion, and

the bending portion and the additional bending portion overlap the edge of the first support plate in a view of the second direction.

19. The electronic apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the second support plate comprises a copper alloy or stainless steel.

20. The electronic apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the folding part comprises a material different from a material of the first support part and a material of the second support part.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 30, 2021
From: KIM, YUNJAE; GU, DASOM; SHIN, JAIKU; JEON, YONGCHAN; JUNG, SUNG-KI; HWANG, HYUN-BEEN
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2020-0178991 · Dec 18, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220199921A1 · Jun 23, 2022
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