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US 12,292,766 · App. 18/003,418 · Granted May 6, 2025

Display module and display device

Inventors: Yongzhen Jia (Hubei, CN); Junqiang Pei (Hubei, CN)
Assignee: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
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Patent No.
US 12,292,766
App. No.
18/003,418
Granted
May 6, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display module and a display device are provided. A curved display area of the display module includes a corner area and an edge area. The display module includes display panel and a supporting component. The display panel includes a display function part and a bonding part. The supporting part includes a first backplate and a second backplate. The first backplate includes a first unit disposed in the corner area. A thickness of the first unit is greater than a thickness of the second backplate.

Claims (36)

1. A display module, comprising a display area, wherein the display area comprises a flat display area and a curved display area surrounding the flat display area, the curved display area comprises four corner areas and an edge area defined between two adjacent corner areas, and the display module comprises:

a display panel, wherein the display panel comprises a display function part disposed in the display area, a bonding part opposite to the display function part, and a bending part connecting the display function part with the bonding part; and

a supporting component, wherein the supporting component is disposed on a side of the display panel, the supporting component comprises a first backplate and a second backplate opposite to each other, the first backplate is disposed on a side of the display panel close to the bonding part, and the second backplate is disposed on a side of the bonding part close to the display function part;

wherein the first backplate comprises a first unit disposed in the corner areas, in at least one of the corner areas, a thickness of the first unit is increasingly increased along a direction away from the flat display area, and a minimum thickness of the first unit is greater than a thickness of the second backplate.

2. The display module of claim 1 , wherein the thickness of the first unit is greater than or equal to 90 μm.

3. The display module of claim 2 , wherein the first backplate comprises a second unit disposed in the edge area, the first unit is connected to the second unit, and a thickness of the second unit is equal to the thickness of the first unit.

4. The display module of claim 3 , wherein the first backplate comprises a third unit disposed in the edge area, the third unit is connected to the first unit and the second unit; and

wherein a thickness of the third unit is equal to the thickness of the first unit.

5. A display module, comprising a display area, wherein the display area comprises a flat display area and a curved display area surrounding the flat display area, the curved display area comprises four corner areas and an edge area defined between two adjacent corner areas, and the display module comprises:

a display panel, wherein the display panel comprises a display function part disposed in the display area, a bonding part opposite to the display function part, and a bending part connecting the display function part with the bonding part; and

a supporting component, wherein the supporting component is disposed on a side of the display panel, the supporting component comprises a first backplate and a second backplate opposite to each other, the first backplate is disposed on a side of the display panel close to the bonding part, and the second backplate is disposed on a side of the bonding part close to the display function part;

wherein the first backplate comprises a first unit disposed in the corner areas, and a thickness of the first unit is greater than a thickness of the second backplate;

wherein the thickness of the first unit is greater than or equal to 90 μm;

wherein the first backplate comprises a second unit disposed in the edge area, the first unit is connected to the second unit, the thickness of the first unit is greater than a thickness of the second unit, and the thickness of the second unit is greater than thickness of the second backplate.

6. The display module of claim 5 , wherein the first backplate comprises a third unit disposed in the flat display area, the third unit is connected to the first unit and the second unit; and

wherein a thickness of the third unit is less than a thickness of the second unit, and the thickness of the third unit is greater than the thickness of the second backplate.

7. The display module of claim 5 , wherein at least one of the corner areas, the thickness of the first unit is increasingly increased along a direction away from the flat display area, and a minimum thickness of the first unit is greater than the thickness of the second backplate.

8. The display module of claim 7 , wherein the first unit comprises a first surface defined on a first side of the first backplate and a second surface defined on a second side of the first backplate, and the second unit comprises a third surface defined on the first side of the first backplate and a fourth surface defined on the second side of the second backplate; and

wherein the first surface is flush with the third surface, a minimum distance between the first surface and the second surface is greater than or equal to a maximum distance between the third surface and the fourth surface, and the second surface is an arc surface.

9. The display module of claim 2 , wherein the first backplate comprises a second unit disposed in the edge area, the first unit is connected to the second unit, and an elastic modulus of the first unit is less than an elastic modulus of the second unit.

10. The display module of claim 2 , wherein the thickness of the first unit is less than or equal to 250 μm.

11. The display module of claim 10 , wherein the thickness of the first unit is less than or equal to 150 μm.

12. A display device, comprising a display module and a main body device, wherein the main body device and the display module are integrated;

wherein the display area comprises a flat display area and a curved display area surrounding the flat display area, the curved display area comprises four corner areas and an edge area defined between two adjacent corner areas, and the display module comprises:

a display panel, wherein the display panel comprises a display function part disposed in the display area, a bonding part opposite to the display function part, and a bending part connecting the display function part with the bonding part; and

a supporting component, wherein the supporting component is disposed on a side of the display panel, the supporting component comprises a first backplate and a second backplate opposite to each other, the first backplate is disposed on a side of the display panel close to the bonding part, and the second backplate is disposed on a side of the bonding part close to the display function part;

wherein the first backplate comprises a first unit disposed in the corner areas, in at least one of the corner areas, a thickness of the first unit is increasingly increased along a direction away from the flat display area, and a minimum thickness of the first unit is greater than a thickness of the second backplate.

13. The display device of claim 12 , wherein the thickness of the first unit is greater than or equal to 90 μm.

14. The display device of claim 13 , wherein the first backplate comprises a second unit disposed in the edge area, the first unit is connected to the second unit, and a thickness of the second unit is equal to the thickness of the first unit.

15. The display device of claim 13 , wherein the first backplate comprises a third unit disposed in the flat display area, the third unit is connected to the first unit and the second unit; and

wherein a thickness of the third unit is less than the thickness of the second unit, and the thickness of the third unit is greater than the thickness of the second backplate.

16. The display device of claim 13 , wherein the first backplate comprises a second unit disposed in the edge area, the first unit is connected to the second unit, the thickness of the first unit is greater than a thickness of the second unit, and the thickness of the second unit is greater than thickness of the second backplate.

17. The display device of claim 16 , wherein in at least one of the corner areas, the thickness of the first unit is increasingly increased along a direction away from the flat display area, and a minimum thickness of the first unit is greater than the thickness of the second backplate.

18. The display device of claim 13 , wherein the first backplate comprises a second unit disposed in the edge area, the first unit is connected to the second unit, and an elastic modulus of the first unit is less than an elastic modulus of the second unit.

19. The display device of claim 13 , wherein the thickness of the first unit is less than or equal to 250 μm.

20. The display device of claim 19 , wherein the thickness of the first unit is less than or equal to 150 μm.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 27, 2022
From: JIA, YONGZHEN; PEI, JUNQIANG
To: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 062212/0586 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202210850437.9 · Jul 19, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240302866A1 · Sep 12, 2024
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