IP Library Granted Patent US 11,950,445
Granted Patent B2
US 11,950,445 · App. 16/957,768 · Granted Apr 2, 2024

Foldable display screen including multi-cover protection layers

Inventors: Zhao Li (Beijing, CN); Shiming Shi (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
H10K50/844H10K59/40G09F9/301G09G2380/02H10K50/8426H10K50/8445H10K2102/311
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Patent No.
US 11,950,445
App. No.
16/957,768
Granted
Apr 2, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A foldable display screen includes a display panel, a first optical adhesive layer, a first cover protection layer, a second optical adhesive layer, and a second cover protection layer; the first optical adhesive layer is located on the display panel; the first cover protection layer is located on a side of the first optical adhesive layer away from the display panel; the second optical adhesive layer is located on a side of the first cover protection layer away from the first optical adhesive layer; the second cover protection layer is located on a side of the second optical adhesive layer away from the first cover protection layer. At an operating temperature, an elastic modulus of the second optical adhesive layer is smaller than an elastic modulus of the first optical adhesive layer.

Claims (41)

1. A foldable display screen, comprising:

a display panel;

a first optical adhesive layer on the display panel;

a first cover protection layer on a side of the first optical adhesive layer away from the display panel;

a second optical adhesive layer on a side of the first cover protection layer away from the first optical adhesive layer; and

a second cover protection layer on a side of the second optical adhesive layer away from the first cover protection layer,

wherein, at an operating temperature, an elastic modulus of the second optical adhesive layer is smaller than an elastic modulus of the first optical adhesive layer,

the elastic modulus of the second optical adhesive layer at the temperature of 20 degrees Celsius ranges from 20 to 40 Kpa, and the elastic modulus of the second optical adhesive layer at the temperature of 60 degrees Celsius ranges from 5 to 25 Kpa,

wherein the elastic modulus of the first optical adhesive layer at the temperature of 20 degrees Celsius ranges from 40 to 60 Kpa, and the elastic modulus of the first optical adhesive layer at the temperature of 60 degrees Celsius ranges from 20 to 40 Kpa,

the foldable display screen further comprises:

a touch layer between the display panel and the first optical adhesive layer,

wherein a neutral layer of the foldable display screen comprises at least one of the display panel and the touch layer.

2. The foldable display screen according to claim 1 , wherein the operating temperature ranges from 0 to 60 degrees Celsius.

3. The foldable display screen according to claim 2 , wherein, in the range of the operating temperature 0 to 60 degrees Celsius, a ratio of the elastic modulus of the second optical adhesive layer and the elastic modulus of the first optical adhesive layer ranges from 1/3 to 4/5.

4. The foldable display screen according to claim 1 , wherein the display panel comprises an organic light emitting diode display panel, the organic light emitting diode display panel comprises a light emitting layer and a packaging layer covering the light emitting layer, the touch layer is located on a side of the packaging layer away from the light emitting layer and is in direct contact with the packaging layer, the neutral layer comprises at least one of the light emitting layer, the packaging layer, and the touch layer.

5. The foldable display screen according to claim 1 , further comprising:

an anti-reflective layer between the touch layer and the first optical adhesive layer;

a base film on a side of the display panel away from the touch layer; and

a support plate on a side of the base film away from the display panel.

6. The foldable display screen according to claim 5 , wherein the anti-reflective layer comprises a polarizer.

7. The foldable display screen according to claim 5 , further comprising:

a first adhesive layer between the anti-reflective layer and the touch layer;

a second adhesive layer between the touch layer and the display panel; and

a third optical adhesive layer between the base film and the support plate.

8. The foldable display screen according to claim 7 , wherein edges of the anti-reflective layer, the first adhesive layer, the second adhesive layer, and the touch layer are level with one another.

9. The foldable display screen according to claim 1 , wherein the first cover protection layer comprises a flexible polymer layer.

10. The foldable display screen according to claim 1 , wherein the second cover protection layer comprises a flexible polymer layer and a harden layer.

11. The foldable display screen according to claim 1 , wherein orthographic projections of the first cover protection layer, the second cover protection layer, the first optical adhesive layer and the second optical adhesive layer on a plane parallel to a main surface of the display panel completely coincide.

12. The foldable display screen according to claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the first optical adhesive layer ranges from 40 to 60 microns, and a thickness of the second optical adhesive layer ranges from 40 to 60 microns.

13. The foldable display screen according to claim 1 , comprising:

a bending region; and

a non-bending region,

wherein the bending region is configured to be bent along a rotation axis extending in a first direction, the non-bending region is located on at least one side of the bending region in a second direction, and the first direction is perpendicular to the second direction.

14. The foldable display screen according to claim 13 , wherein a size of the bending region in the first direction is equal to a size of the non-bending region in the first direction.

15. A display device comprising the foldable display screen according to claim 1 .

16. A method of manufacturing the foldable display screen according to claim 1 , comprising:

forming the display panel;

forming a base film on a side of the display panel;

forming a touch layer and an anti-reflective layer on a side of the display panel away from the base film;

forming a cover protection layer, the cover protection layer comprising the first cover protection layer, the first optical adhesive layer, the second cover protection layer, and the second optical adhesive layer; and

attaching a side of the protection optical layer where the first optical adhesive layer is located to a side of the anti-reflective layer away from the touch layer.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 25, 2020
From: LI, ZHAO; SHI, SHIMING
To: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD
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Continuity (1)
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