IP Library Granted Patent US 11,938,569
Granted Patent B2
US 11,938,569 · App. 17/525,199 · Granted Mar 26, 2024

Window and method of manufacturing the same

Inventors: Yong-Hoon Kwon (Suwon-si, KR); Byunghoon Kim (Hwaseong-si, KR); Taeoh Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Jaebeen Lee (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
B23K26/364
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Patent No.
US 11,938,569
App. No.
17/525,199
Granted
Mar 26, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A manufacturing method of a window includes providing a window including a first non-folding portion, a second non-folding portion, and a folding portion disposed between the first and second non-folding portions and irradiating a laser beam to a front surface of the folding portion of the window to form a first groove in the front surface of the folding portion. The first and second non-folding portions and the folding portion are arranged in the window in a first direction, first processing areas extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction and arranged in the first direction are defined in the front surface of the folding portion, and the laser beam is irradiated at least once to each of the first processing areas in the second direction.

Claims (54)

1. A method of manufacturing a window, comprising:

providing a window comprising a first non-folding portion, a second non-folding portion, and a folding portion disposed between the first and second non-folding portions; and

irradiating a laser beam to a front surface of the folding portion of the window to form a first groove in the front surface of the folding portion, wherein

the first non-folding portion, the second non-folding portion and the folding portion are arranged in the window in a first direction,

a plurality of first processing areas extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction and arranged in the first direction are defined in the front surface of the folding portion,

the plurality of first processing areas overlap each other in the first direction, and

the laser beam is irradiated at least once to each of the plurality of first processing areas in the second direction.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the laser beam comprises a CO 2 laser beam.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the laser beam has a wavelength in a range of about 9 μm to about 11 μm.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the laser beam has a power in a range of about 20 W to about 70 W.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein a power of the laser beam irradiated to the plurality of first processing areas is uniformly maintained.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the laser beam is irradiated to a k-th first processing area among the plurality of first processing areas in the second direction and is moved in the first direction to be irradiated to a k+1-th first processing area among the plurality of first processing areas in the second direction, where k is a natural number.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein

the laser beam is irradiated to a k-th first processing area among the plurality of first processing areas in the second direction and is moved in the first direction to be irradiated to a k+1-th first processing area among the plurality of first processing areas in the second direction, where k is a natural number, and

the laser beam irradiated to the k-th first processing area has a power different from a power of the laser beam irradiated to the k+1-th first processing area.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein

the laser beam having the first power is irradiated to a first processing area disposed at an outermost position among the plurality of first processing areas,

the laser beam having the second power is irradiated to a first processing area disposed at a center portion among the plurality of first processing areas, and

the second power is greater than the first power.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the power of the laser beam is gradually changed from the first power to the second power from the first processing area disposed at the outermost position to the first processing area disposed at the center portion.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein a bottom surface defined in the first groove is a curved surface or a flat surface.

11. A method of manufacturing a window, comprising:

providing a window comprising a first non-folding portion, a second non-folding portion, and a folding portion disposed between the first and second non-folding portions; and

irradiating a laser beam to a front surface of the folding portion of the window to form a first groove in the front surface of the folding portion,

irradiating the laser beam to a rear surface of the folding portion to form a second groove in the rear surface of the folding portion, which is opposite to the front surface of the folding portion, wherein

the first non-folding portion, the second non-folding portion and the folding portion are arranged in the window in a first direction,

a plurality of first processing areas extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction and arranged in the first direction are defined in the front surface of the folding portion,

a plurality of second processing areas extending in the second direction and arranged in the first direction is defined in the rear surface of the folding portion,

the plurality of first processing areas overlap each other in the first direction,

the laser beam is irradiated at least once to each of the plurality of first processing areas in the second direction, and

the laser beam is irradiated at least once to each of the plurality of second processing areas in the second direction.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the plurality of second processing areas partially overlaps each other in the first direction.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the first groove and the second groove, which are formed by processing the first and second processing areas, have a wave pattern.

14. A method of manufacturing a window, comprising:

providing a window comprising a first non-folding portion, a second non-folding portion, and a folding portion disposed between the first and second non-folding portions; and

irradiating a laser beam to a front surface of the folding portion of the window to form a first groove in the front surface of the folding portion,

irradiating the laser beam to a rear surface of the folding portion to form a second groove in the rear surface of the folding portion, which is opposite to the front surface of the folding portion, wherein

the first non-folding portion, the second non-folding portion and the folding portion are arranged in the window in a first direction,

a plurality of first processing areas extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction and arranged in the first direction are defined in the front surface of the folding portion,

the plurality of first processing areas are spaced apart from each other in the first direction,

a plurality of second processing areas extending in the second direction and arranged in the first direction is defined in the rear surface of the folding portion,

the plurality of second processing areas are spaced apart from each other in the first direction,

the laser beam is irradiated at least once to each of the plurality of first processing areas in the second direction, and

the laser beam is irradiated at least once to each of the plurality of second processing areas in the second direction.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the plurality of second processing areas overlaps the plurality of first processing areas in a plan view.

16. The method of claim 14 , wherein the plurality of second processing areas are arranged alternately with the plurality of first processing areas in a plan view.

17. The method of claim 14 , wherein

the first groove comprises a plurality of first sub-grooves formed by the plurality of first processing areas,

the second groove comprises a plurality of second sub-grooves formed by the plurality of second processing areas,

the plurality of first sub-grooves are spaced apart from each other in the first direction, and

the plurality of second sub-grooves are spaced apart from each other in the first direction.

18. The method of claim 14 , wherein

a k-th first processing area among the plurality of first processing areas comprises a plurality of first sub-processing areas arranged in the second direction and spaced apart from each other, where k is a natural number, and

the laser beam is irradiated at least once to the plurality of first sub-processing areas to allow the first groove to comprise dot-type first sub-grooves.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 12, 2021
From: KWON, YONG-HOON; KIM, BYUNGHOON; KIM, TAEOH; LEE, JAEBEEN
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2020-0182756 · Dec 24, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220203479A1 · Jun 30, 2022
Cited By (1)
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