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US 12,295,248 · App. 17/765,778 · Granted May 6, 2025

Display assembly, manufacturing method therefor, and display device

Inventors: Zuojia Wang (Beijing, CN); Liqiang Chen (Beijing, CN); Shuquan Yang (Beijing, CN); Jiafan Shi (Beijing, CN); Qiang He (Beijing, CN)
Assignees: CHENGDU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO. , LTD.; BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
H10K77/111H10K50/80H10K50/86H10K50/87H10K59/40H10K71/00H10K59/8791H10K59/8794H10K2102/311
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Patent No.
US 12,295,248
App. No.
17/765,778
Granted
May 6, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display assembly includes a cover plate, a film assembly, a flexible display panel and a circuit board. The flexible display panel includes a panel body and a bending portion connected to a side of the panel body. The cover plate, the film assembly and the panel body are sequentially stacked. The circuit board is disposed on a side of the panel body away from the film assembly, and the bending portion is electrically connected to the circuit board. The display assembly further includes a first bonding portion, the first bonding portion is disposed at a first side edge of the film assembly to bond at least one of the cover plate and the film assembly to the bending portion, and the first side edge of the film assembly is an edge of the film assembly proximate to the bending portion.

Claims (76)

1. A display assembly, comprising:

a cover plate;

a film assembly;

a flexible display panel including a panel body and a bending portion connected to a side of the panel body; and

a circuit board; wherein

the cover plate, the film assembly and the panel body are sequentially stacked, the circuit board is disposed on a side of the panel body away from the film assembly, and the bending portion is electrically connected to the circuit board, wherein the bending portion includes a bending segment and a connecting segment; the bending segment is in a curved shape, and in a bending direction of the bending segment, the bending segment is connected between the panel body and the connecting segment; the connecting segment is located at the side of the panel body away from the film assembly, and is electrically connected to the circuit board; and

the display assembly further comprises a first bonding portion and a cured adhesive layer; the first bonding portion is disposed at a first side edge of the film assembly to bond at least one of the cover plate and the film assembly to the bending portion, and the first side edge of the film assembly is an edge of the film assembly proximate to the bending portion; and the cured adhesive layer covers an outer side surface of the bending segment;

wherein a first gap exists between the cured adhesive layer and the first side edge of the film assembly, and the first bonding portion is disposed in the first gap; or the first bonding portion is a portion of a first bonding layer, the film assembly includes another portion of the first bonding layer and at least one of a polarizer and a touch panel; the another portion of the first bonding layer is stacked with the at least one of the polarizer and the touch panel, and is bonded to the cover plate; and the first bonding portion protrudes from the first side edge of the film assembly and is bonded to the cured adhesive layer.

2. The display assembly according to claim 1 , wherein

in a case where the first bonding portion is disposed in the first gap, the first bonding portion is disposed at a corner between the bending portion and the first side edge of the film assembly.

3. The display assembly according to claim 1 , further comprises a second bonding portion disposed at an edge of the cured adhesive layer away from the panel body.

4. The display assembly according to claim 3 , further comprises an electromagnetic shielding film, the electromagnetic shielding film covers a region where elements of the circuit board are provided, and a second gap exists between the electromagnetic shielding film and the edge of the cured adhesive layer away from the panel body; and

the second bonding portion is disposed in the second gap.

5. The display assembly according to claim 1 , further comprises a heat dissipation film, the heat dissipation film is disposed on the side of the panel body away from the film assembly, and the circuit board is disposed on a side of the heat dissipation film away from the panel body; and

an edge of the heat dissipation film proximate to the bending segment is beyond the first side edge of the film assembly.

6. The display assembly according to claim 1 , wherein

the film assembly includes a second bonding layer, the touch panel, the polarizer and at least one portion of the first bonding layer that are sequentially stacked; the polarizer and the touch panel are integrated together, the at least one portion of the first bonding layer bonds the cover plate to the polarizer, and the second bonding layer bonds the panel body to the touch panel.

7. A display device, comprising a housing and the display assembly according to claim 1 , the display assembly being disposed in the housing.

8. A manufacturing method for the display assembly according to claim 1 , the manufacturing method comprising:

providing the flexible display panel, wherein the flexible display panel has a first surface and a second surface that are disposed opposite, and the first surface is covered with a first protective film;

bonding the circuit board to an end of the bending portion of the flexible display panel away from the panel body;

providing the film assembly and the cover plate on a portion of the second surface corresponding to the panel body in sequence, and providing the first bonding portion at the first side edge of the film assembly to bond the at least one of the cover plate and the film assembly to the bending portion;

removing the first protective film on the first surface; and

bending the bending portion after providing the first bonding portion at the first side edge of the film assembly and removing the first protective film, so that the circuit board covers a portion of a first surface of the panel body;

wherein in a case where the first bonding portion is disposed in the first gap, providing the first bonding portion at the first side edge of the film assembly to bond the at least one of the cover plate and the film assembly to the bending portion, includes:

providing the first bonding portion at a corner formed between the bending portion and the first side edge of the film assembly to bond the bending portion to the first side edge of the film assembly;

wherein providing the first bonding portion at the corner formed between the bending portion and the first side edge of the film assembly, includes:

covering the cured adhesive layer on a portion of the second surface corresponding to the bending segment, so that the first gap is located between the cured adhesive layer and the first side edge of the film assembly; and

providing the first bonding portion in the first gap.

9. A manufacturing method for the display assembly according to claim 1 , the manufacturing method comprising:

providing the flexible display panel, wherein the flexible display panel has a first surface and a second surface that are disposed opposite, and the first surface is covered with a first protective film;

bonding the circuit board to an end of the bending portion of the flexible display panel away from the panel body;

providing the film assembly and the cover plate on a portion of the second surface corresponding to the panel body in sequence, and providing the first bonding portion at the first side edge of the film assembly to bond the at least one of the cover plate and the film assembly to the bending portion;

removing the first protective film on the first surface; and

bending the bending portion after providing the first bonding portion at the first side edge of the film assembly and removing the first protective film, so that the circuit board covers a portion of a first surface of the panel body;

wherein in a case where the first bonding portion is the portion of the first bonding layer providing the film assembly and the cover plate on the portion of the second surface corresponding to the panel body in sequence, and providing the first bonding portion at the first side edge of the film assembly to bond the at least one of the cover plate and the film assembly to the bending portion, includes:

providing at least one of the touch panel and the polarizer, and the first bonding layer on the portion of the second surface corresponding to the panel body in sequence; and

attaching the cover plate to the first bonding layer, so that the portion of the first bonding layer overflows from the first side edge of the film assembly and extends to the bending portion to be bonded to the bending portion, wherein the first bonding portion is the portion, overflowing from the first side edge, of the first bonding layer; the film assembly includes the at least one of the polarizer and the touch panel, and the another portion of the first bonding layer;

wherein attaching the cover plate to the first bonding layer, so that the portion of the first bonding layer overflows from the first side edge of the film assembly and extends to the bending portion to be bonded to the bending portion, includes:

covering the cured adhesive layer on a portion of the second surface corresponding to the bending segment; and

attaching the cover plate to the first bonding layer, so that the portion of the first bonding layer overflows from the first side edge of the film assembly and extends to the cured adhesive layer to be bonded to the cured adhesive layer.

10. The method according to claim 8 , wherein

after covering the cured adhesive layer on the portion of the second surface corresponding to the bending segment and before bending the bending portion, the manufacturing method further comprises:

providing a second bonding portion at an edge of the cured adhesive layer away from the panel body.

11. The method according to claim 10 , wherein

providing the second bonding portion at the edge of the cured adhesive layer away from the panel body, includes:

covering an electromagnetic shielding film on a region where elements of the circuit board are provided, so that a second gap is located between the electromagnetic shielding film and the edge of the cured adhesive layer away from the panel body; and

providing the second bonding portion in the second gap.

12. The method according to claim 8 , wherein

after removing the first protective film on the first surface and before bending the bending portion, the manufacturing method further comprises:

covering a heat dissipation film on the portion of the first surface corresponding to the panel body, so that an edge of the heat dissipation film proximate to the bending segment is beyond the first side edge of the film assembly.

13. A display assembly, comprising:

a cover plate;

a film assembly;

a flexible display panel including a panel body and a bending portion connected to a side of the panel body; and

a circuit board; wherein

the cover plate, the film assembly and the panel body are sequentially stacked, the circuit board is disposed on a side of the panel body away from the film assembly, and the bending portion is electrically connected to the circuit board;

the display assembly further comprises a first bonding portion, the first bonding portion is disposed at a first side edge of the film assembly to bond at least one of the cover plate and the film assembly to the bending portion, and the first side edge of the film assembly is an edge of the film assembly proximate to the bending portion; and

the first bonding portion is a portion of a first bonding layer, the film assembly includes another portion of the first bonding layer and at least one of a polarizer and a touch panel; the another portion of the first bonding layer is stacked with the at least one of the polarizer and the touch panel, and is bonded to the cover plate; and the first bonding portion protrudes from the first side edge of the film assembly and is bonded to the bending portion.

14. The display assembly according to claim 1 , wherein

the flexible display panel is a flexible display panel integrated with a touch layer, the film assembly includes a third bonding layer, the polarizer and at least one portion of the first bonding layer that are sequentially stacked, the at least one portion of the first bonding layer bonds the cover plate to the polarizer, and the third bonding layer bonds the panel body to the polarizer.

15. The method according to claim 9 , wherein

after covering the cured adhesive layer on the portion of the second surface corresponding to the bending segment and before bending the bending portion, the manufacturing method further comprises:

providing a second bonding portion at an edge of the cured adhesive layer away from the panel body.

16. A display assembly, comprising:

a cover plate;

a film assembly;

a flexible display panel including a panel body and a bending portion connected to a side of the panel body; and

a circuit board; wherein

the cover plate, the film assembly and the panel body are sequentially stacked, the circuit board is disposed on a side of the panel body away from the film assembly, and the bending portion is electrically connected to the circuit board; and

the display assembly further comprises a first bonding portion, the first bonding portion is disposed at a first side edge of the film assembly to bond at least one of the cover plate and the film assembly to the bending portion, and the first side edge of the film assembly is an edge of the film assembly proximate to the bending portion;

wherein the film assembly includes a second bonding layer, a touch panel, a polarizer and at least one portion of a first bonding layer that are sequentially stacked; the polarizer and the touch panel are integrated together, the at least one portion of the first bonding layer bonds the cover plate to the polarizer, and the second bonding layer bonds the panel body to the touch panel; or

the flexible display panel is a flexible display panel integrated with a touch layer; the film assembly includes a third bonding layer, a polarizer and at least one portion of a first bonding layer that are sequentially stacked, the at least one portion of the first bonding layer bonds the cover plate to the polarizer, and the third bonding layer bonds the panel body to the polarizer.

17. The method according to claim 9 , wherein

after removing the first protective film on the first surface and before bending the bending portion, the manufacturing method further comprises:

covering a heat dissipation film on the portion of the first surface corresponding to the panel body, so that an edge of the heat dissipation film proximate to the bending segment is beyond the first side edge of the film assembly.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 31, 2022
From: WANG, ZUOJIA; CHEN, LIQIANG; YANG, SHUQUAN; SHI, JIAFAN; HE, QIANG
To: CHENGDU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.; BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
CN 202010420932.7 · May 18, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220384746A1 · Dec 1, 2022
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