IP Library Granted Patent US 12,223,870
Granted Patent B2
US 12,223,870 · App. 17/790,347 · Granted Feb 11, 2025

Screen module, display assembly, and electronic device

Inventors: Yan Lv (Shenzhen, CN); Bin Yan (Shenzhen, CN); Guotong Zhou (Shenzhen, CN); Dong Ma (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignee: HONOR DEVICE CO., LTD.
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Patent No.
US 12,223,870
App. No.
17/790,347
Granted
Feb 11, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A screen module uses a bendable display panel including a first panel layer and a second panel layer. A support layer is located between the first panel layer and the second panel layer. The first panel layer and the second panel layer are connected by a bent region, and a thickness of the support layer close to the bent region is greater than a thickness of a first region of the support layer. A projection of the first region of the support layer on the first panel layer overlaps with a projection of a display driver chip on the first panel layer. After being stacked, the thickness of the screen module may be reduced to meet the user's requirement for a small thickness of an electronic device.

Claims (40)

1. A screen module, comprising:

a single display panel bent to form a first panel layer and a second panel layer, wherein the first panel layer is spaced apart from the second panel layer, and wherein the first panel layer and the second panel layer are connected by a bent region;

a support layer located between the first panel layer and the second panel layer, wherein a thickness of the support layer close to the bent region is greater than a thickness of a first region of the support layer; and

a display driver chip located on a side of the second panel layer away from the first panel layer,

wherein a projection of the first region of the support layer on the first panel layer overlaps with a projection of the display driver chip on the first panel layer.

2. The screen module according to claim 1 , wherein the support layer comprises a first support plate and a second support plate, wherein the first support plate and the second support plate are stacked, and wherein the second support plate is located on a side close to the bent region.

3. The screen module according to claim 2 , wherein the second support plate is located on a side of the first support plate away from the first panel layer.

4. The screen module according to claim 2 , wherein a bending radius of the bent region is less than 0.3 mm.

5. The screen module according to claim 1 , wherein the support layer comprises a first support plate and a second support plate, wherein the first support plate and the second support plate are disposed side by side, wherein a thickness of the second support plate is greater than a thickness of the first support plate, wherein the second support plate is disposed close to the bent region, and wherein a length of the second support plate is less than a distance between the display driver chip and the bent region.

6. The screen module according to claim 1 , wherein the support layer comprises a first support plate, and wherein the first support plate is a support plate with a non-uniform thickness.

7. The screen module according to claim 1 , wherein a bending radius of the bent region is less than 0.3 mm.

8. The screen module according to claim 1 , wherein a bending radius of the bent region is 0.2 mm to 0.3 mm.

9. A display assembly, comprising:

a glass cover plate; and

a screen module, comprising:

a single display panel bent to form a first panel layer and a second panel layer, wherein the first panel layer is spaced apart from the second panel layer, and wherein the first panel layer and the second panel layer are connected by a bent region;

a support layer located between the first panel layer and the second panel layer, wherein a thickness of the support layer close to the bent region is greater than a thickness of a first region of the support layer; and

a display driver chip located on a side of the second panel layer away from the first panel layer, wherein a projection of the first region of the support layer on the first panel layer overlaps with a projection of the display driver chip on the first panel layer, wherein the glass cover plate covers the screen module, and

wherein the glass cover plate is located on a side of the first panel layer away from the display driver chip.

10. The screen module according to claim 9 , wherein the support layer comprises a first support plate and a second support plate, wherein the first support plate and the second support plate are stacked, and wherein the second support plate is located on a side close to the bent region.

11. The screen module according to claim 10 , wherein the second support plate is located on a side of the first support plate away from the first panel layer.

12. The screen module according to claim 10 , wherein a bending radius of the bent region is less than 0.3 mm.

13. The screen module according to claim 9 , wherein the support layer comprises a first support plate and a second support plate, wherein the first support plate and the second support plate are disposed side by side, wherein a thickness of the second support plate is greater than a thickness of the first support plate, wherein the second support plate is disposed close to the bent region, and wherein a length of the second support plate is less than a distance between the display driver chip and the bent region.

14. The screen module according to claim 9 , wherein the support layer comprises a first support plate, and wherein the first support plate is a support plate with a non-uniform thickness.

15. The screen module according to claim 9 , wherein a bending radius of the bent region is less than 0.3 mm.

16. The screen module according to claim 9 , wherein a bending radius of the bent region is 0.2 mm to 0.3 mm.

17. The display assembly according to claim 9 , wherein the screen module further comprises a polarizer layer, wherein the polarizer layer is located on a side of the first panel layer away from the display driver chip.

18. The display assembly according to claim 17 , wherein the polarizer layer of the screen module is adhesively connected to the glass cover plate through an optical clear adhesive layer.

19. An electronic device, comprising:

a battery cover; and

a display assembly, comprising:

a glass cover plate; and

a screen module, comprising:

a single display panel bent to form a first panel layer and a second panel layer, wherein the first panel layer is spaced apart from the second panel layer, and wherein the first panel layer and the second panel layer are connected by a bent region;

a support layer located between the first panel layer and the second panel layer, wherein a thickness of the support layer close to the bent region is greater than a thickness of a first region of the support layer; and

a display driver chip located on a side of the second panel layer away from the first panel layer, wherein a projection of the first region of the support layer on the first panel layer overlaps with a projection of the display driver chip on the first panel layer,

wherein the glass cover plate covers the screen module,

wherein the glass cover plate is located on a side of the first panel layer away from the display driver chip, and

wherein the battery cover is located on a side of the screen module away from the glass cover plate.

20. The screen module according to claim 19 , wherein the support layer comprises a first support plate and a second support plate, wherein the first support plate and the second support plate are stacked, and wherein the second support plate is located on a side close to the bent region.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 11, 2023
From: LV, YAN; YAN, BIN; ZHOU, GUOTONG; MA, DONG
To: HONOR DEVICE CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 063287/0597 →
Priority Claims (2)
CN 202120461785.8 · Mar 3, 2021 · national
CN 202120970530.4 · May 8, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
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