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Granted Patent B2
US 12,386,385 · App. 18/309,717 · Granted Aug 12, 2025

Flexible vibration film and display having the same

Inventors: Sungwook Ko (Paju-si, KR); YongWoo Lee (Paju-si, KR); Chiwan Kim (Paju-si, KR); Taeheon Kim (Paju-si, KR); Sung-Eui Shin (Paju-si, KR)
Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
G06F1/1605G06F3/16G09F9/301G10K9/122G06F1/1652
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Patent No.
US 12,386,385
App. No.
18/309,717
Granted
Aug 12, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a flexible vibration film and a display apparatus having the same. A flexible vibration film includes: a vibration layer; a first electrode layer disposed on a bottom surface of the vibration layer; and a second electrode layer disposed on a top surface of the vibration layer, wherein the vibration layer includes: a first vibration unit having a first vibration characteristics; a second vibration unit having a second vibration characteristics; and a flexible insulating part disposed between the first vibration unit and the second vibration unit, and wherein the first electrode layer includes: a first part corresponding to the first vibration unit; and a second part corresponding to the second vibration unit.

Claims (51)

1. A flexible vibration film, comprising:

a vibration layer, the vibration layer including:

a first vibration unit having a first vibration characteristics;

a second vibration unit having a second vibration characteristics; and

a flexible insulating part disposed between the first vibration unit and the second vibration unit;

a first electrode layer disposed on a bottom surface of the vibration layer, the first electrode layer including:

a first part corresponding to the first vibration unit; and

a second part corresponding to the second vibration unit;

a second electrode layer disposed on a top surface of the vibration layer,

a first signal line connected to the first part, disposed on the flexible insulating part and extended to an end side of the vibration layer; and

a second signal line connected to the second electrode part, disposed on the flexible insulating part and extended to the end side of the vibration layer.

2. The flexible vibration film according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a first protective layer covering the first electrode layer; and

a second protective layer covering the second electrode layer.

3. The flexible vibration film according to claim 1 , wherein the first vibration unit includes:

a plurality of first piezoelectric parts having a first width; and

a plurality of first insulating parts between each of the plurality of the first piezoelectric parts, and

wherein the second vibration unit includes:

a plurality of second piezoelectric parts having a second width; and

a plurality of second insulating parts between each of the plurality of the second piezoelectric parts.

4. The flexible vibration film according to claim 3 , wherein the first piezoelectric parts and the second piezoelectric parts include an inorganic material, and

wherein the first insulating part and the second insulating part include an organic material.

5. The flexible vibration film according to claim 3 , wherein the plurality of the first piezoelectric parts, the plurality of the insulating parts, the plurality of the second piezoelectric parts and the plurality of the second insulating parts are arranged side by side on a same plane, and

wherein the first piezoelectric parts have different size from the second piezoelectric parts.

6. The flexible vibration film according to claim 1 , wherein the vibration layer further includes a third vibration unit having a third vibration characteristics, and

wherein the flexible insulating part is disposed among the first vibration unit, the second vibration unit and the third vibration unit.

7. The flexible vibration film according to claim 1 , wherein the first vibration unit and the second vibration unit divided in a plurality of sectors, and

wherein the sectors of the first vibration unit and the sectors of the second vibration unit are alternately arrayed.

8. The flexible vibration film according to claim 1 , wherein the first vibration unit provides a sound wave of 300 Hz to 20,000 Hz, and

wherein the second vibration unit provides a vibration wave of 60 Hz to 280 Hz.

9. The flexible vibration film according to claim 1 , wherein the first vibration unit provides a sound wave of 300 Hz to 20,000 Hz, and

wherein the second vibration unit provides any one of the sound wave of 300 Hz to 20,000 Hz and a vibration wave of 60 Hz to 280 Hz.

10. A flexible vibration film, comprising:

a vibration layer including a first vibration unit, a second vibration unit and a flexible insulating part between the first vibration unit and the second vibration unit;

an upper electrode layer including a first electrode on the first vibration unit and a second electrode on the second vibration unit;

a lower electrode layer disposed on a bottom surface of the vibration layer;

an upper protective layer covering the upper electrode layer;

a lower protective layer covering the lower electrode layer;

a first signal line connected to the first electrode, disposed on the flexible insulating layer and extended to an end side of the vibration layer; and

a second signal line connected to the second electrode, disposed on the flexible insulating layer and extended to the end side of the vibration layer.

11. The flexible vibration film according to claim 10 , wherein the first vibration unit includes:

a plurality of first piezoelectric parts having a first width; and

a plurality of first insulating parts among the plurality of the first piezoelectric parts, and

wherein the second vibration unit includes:

a plurality of second piezoelectric parts having a second width; and

a plurality of second insulating parts among the plurality of the second piezoelectric parts.

12. The flexible vibration film according to claim 11 , wherein the plurality of the first piezoelectric parts, the plurality of the first insulating parts, the plurality of the second piezoelectric parts and the plurality of the second insulating parts are arranged side by side on a same plane, and

wherein the first piezoelectric parts have different size from the second piezoelectric parts.

13. The flexible vibration film according to claim 10 , wherein the first vibration unit and the second vibration unit are divided into a plurality of sectors, and wherein the plurality of sectors of the first vibration unit and the second vibration unit are alternately arranged.

14. The flexible vibration film according to claim 10 , wherein the first vibration unit provides a sound wave of 300 Hz to 20,000 Hz, and wherein the second vibration unit provides any one of the sound wave of 300 Hz to 20,000 Hz and a vibration wave of 60 Hz to 280 Hz.

15. A display, comprising: the flexible vibration film according to the claim 1 ; a substrate on a surface of the flexible vibration film; an emission layer on the substrate; an encapsulation layer on the emission layer; a cover plate on the encapsulation layer; and a middle frame on an opposite surface of the flexible vibration film.

Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2019-0179559 · Dec 31, 2019 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 17131389 · Dec 22, 2020
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