IP Library Granted Patent US 11,960,321
Granted Patent B2
US 11,960,321 · App. 17/275,548 · Granted Apr 16, 2024

Foldable electronic device comprising integrated-adhesive layer and adhesion prevention part

Inventors: Seonghoon Kim (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Jonghae Kim (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Sungho Ahn (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Kwangtai Kim (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Donghyun Yeom (Gyeonggi-do, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
G06F1/1616H04M1/0216H04M1/0268
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Patent No.
US 11,960,321
App. No.
17/275,548
Granted
Apr 16, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed is an electronic device comprising: a display, a buffer layer disposed on one surface of the display, an adhesive layer disposed on one surface of the buffer layer, and an adhesion prevention part disposed on a portion of one surface of the adhesive layer, the part corresponding to a folding area where the foldable electronic device is folded, wherein the adhesion prevention part is formed by printing an ink material and curing the ink material by an ultraviolet ray. In addition, various embodiments understood through the specification are possible.

Claims (29)

1. A foldable electronic device comprising:

a display;

a buffer layer disposed on one surface of the display;

an adhesive layer disposed on one surface of the buffer layer;

an adhesion prevention part disposed on a portion of one surface of the adhesive layer corresponding to a folding area where the foldable electronic device is folded; and

a first bracket and a second bracket disposed on at least parts of the one surface of the adhesive layer and at least parts of one surface of the adhesion prevention part,

wherein a width W of the adhesion prevention part is 1.5 times greater than a curvature R, wherein the curvature R is a radius at which the foldable electronic device is folded, and

wherein at least a portion of the adhesion prevention part protrudes between the first bracket and the second bracket when the foldable electronic device is folded.

2. The foldable electronic device of claim 1 , wherein an adhesive force or reactivity of an ink material with foreign matter introduced into the folding area is lower than or equal to a specified level.

3. The foldable electronic device of claim 1 , wherein an ink material includes a monomer or oligomer configured to constitute a polymer compound.

4. The foldable electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the adhesion prevention part has a gradually increasing thickness from a periphery of the folding area toward the center of the folding area with respect to a first direction.

5. The foldable electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the adhesion prevention part has a thickness of 1 μm to 5 μm.

6. The foldable electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the width of the adhesion prevention part in a first direction is set depending on a curvature that is a radius at which the foldable electronic device is folded.

7. The foldable electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the adhesion prevention part is formed by printing an ink material and thereafter curing the ink material with ultraviolet (UV) light.

8. The foldable electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the adhesion prevention part remains attached to the one surface of the adhesive layer on the folding area when the foldable electronic device is folded.

9. A foldable electronic device comprising:

a display;

a buffer layer disposed on one surface of the display;

an adhesive layer disposed on one surface of the buffer layer;

an adhesion prevention part disposed on a portion of one surface of the adhesive layer corresponding to a folding area where the foldable electronic device is folded; and

a first bracket and a second bracket disposed on at least parts of the one surface of the adhesive layer and at least parts of one surface of the adhesion prevention part,

wherein a width W of the adhesion prevention part is 1.5 times greater than a curvature R, wherein the curvature R is a radius at which the foldable electronic device is folded,

wherein at least a portion of the adhesion prevention part protrudes between the first bracket and the second bracket when the foldable electronic device is folded, and

wherein the adhesion prevention part is formed by applying a coating material or attaching a film.

10. The foldable electronic device of claim 9 , wherein an adhesive force or reactivity of the coating material with foreign matter introduced into the folding area is lower than or equal to a specified level.

11. The foldable electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the film is a polymer resin film.

12. The foldable electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the adhesion prevention part has a thickness of 1 μm to 5 μm.

13. The foldable electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the width of the adhesion prevention part in a first direction is set depending on a curvature that is a radius at which the foldable electronic device is folded.

14. The foldable electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the adhesion prevention part remains attached to the one surface of the adhesive layer on the folding area when the foldable electronic device is folded.

Assignments (2)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE FIFTH INVENTOR'S NAME ON THE COVER SHEET PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 055638 FRAME: 0860. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Jul 20, 2023
From: KIM, SEONGHOON; KIM, JONGHAE; AHN, SUNGHO; KIM, KWANGTAI; YEOM, DONGHYUN
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 065114/0148 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 18, 2021
From: KIM, SEONGHOON; KIM, JONGHAE; AHN, SUNGHO; KIM, KWANGTAI; YEOM, DONGHUN
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 055638/0860 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2018-0112343 · Sep 19, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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