IP Library Granted Patent US 12,405,632
Granted Patent B2
US 12,405,632 · App. 17/729,850 · Granted Sep 2, 2025

Display device

Inventors: Jin Yong Sim (Seongnam-si, KR); Jai Ku Shin (Hwaseong-si, KR); Sung Chul Choi (Hwaseong-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
G06F1/1643G06F1/1616G06F1/1656
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Patent No.
US 12,405,632
App. No.
17/729,850
Granted
Sep 2, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device includes: a display module; a plate attached to the display module; and a digitizer on a lower portion of the plate. The plate is multi-layered, and includes: a layer with an isotropic elasticity coefficient; and a layer with an anisotropic elasticity coefficient.

Claims (80)

1. A display device comprising:

a display module;

a plate attached to the display module; and

a digitizer on a lower portion of the plate, and configured to sense a touch, wherein the plate is multi-layered, and comprises:

a layer with an isotropic elasticity coefficient and located above the digitizer; and

a layer with an anisotropic elasticity coefficient and located above the digitizer.

2. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the layer with the anisotropic elasticity coefficient of the plate comprises carbon fiber reinforced plastic, the carbon fiber reinforced plastic comprising carbon fibers extending in one direction.

3. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the layer with the anisotropic elasticity coefficient of the plate has a difference between an elasticity coefficient in a first direction and an elasticity coefficient in a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction of 2 to 20 times from each other.

4. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the layer with the isotropic elasticity coefficient of the plate comprises glass fiber reinforced plastic comprising glass fibers that are regularly arranged.

5. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the plate comprises:

a first layer;

a second layer; and

a third layer, and

wherein the first layer and the third layer include the same material as each other and have the anisotropic elasticity coefficient, and the second layer has the isotropic elasticity coefficient.

6. The display device of claim 5 , further comprising:

a first auxiliary layer contacting the first layer, and located on a first outermost side of the plate; and

a second auxiliary layer contacting the third layer, and located on a second outermost side of the plate opposite the first outermost side, and

wherein the first auxiliary layer and the second auxiliary layer comprise one or more metals.

7. The display device of claim 5 , further comprising:

a first auxiliary layer located between the first layer and the second layer; and

a second auxiliary layer located between the third layer and the second layer, and

wherein the first auxiliary layer and the second auxiliary layer comprise one or more metals.

8. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the plate comprises:

a first layer;

a second layer; and

a third layer, and

wherein the first layer and the third layer include the same material as each other and have the isotropic elasticity coefficient, and the second layer has the anisotropic elasticity coefficient.

9. The display device of claim 8 , further comprising:

a first auxiliary layer contacting the first layer, and located on a first outermost side of the plate; and

a second auxiliary layer contacting the third layer, and located on a second outermost side of the plate opposite the first outermost side, and

wherein the first auxiliary layer and the second auxiliary layer comprise one or more metals.

10. The display device of claim 8 , further comprising:

a first auxiliary layer located between the first layer and the second layer; and

a second auxiliary layer located between the third layer and the second layer, and

wherein the first auxiliary layer and the second auxiliary layer comprise one or more metals.

11. The display device of claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the plate is 150 μm to 250 μm.

12. The display device of claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the layer with the anisotropic elasticity coefficient of the plate is 100 μm to 150 μm.

13. The display device of claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the layer with the isotropic elasticity coefficient of the plate is 10 μm to 50 μm.

14. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the display device is configured to be folded relative to a folding axis.

15. The display device of claim 14 , wherein the plate comprises:

a folding area overlapping with the folding axis, and having a plurality of holes; and

a peripheral folding area that does not overlap with the folding axis.

16. The display device of claim 15 , wherein the folding area and the peripheral folding area are configured to be bent in opposite directions from each other.

17. The display device of claim 14 , wherein the layer with the anisotropic elasticity coefficient of the plate has an elasticity coefficient that is perpendicular to the folding axis and an elasticity coefficient that is parallel to the folding axis, and

wherein the elasticity coefficient that is perpendicular to the folding axis is less than the elasticity coefficient that is parallel to the folding axis.

18. A display device comprising:

a display module;

a plate attached to the display module; and

a digitizer on a lower portion of the plate,

wherein the plate is multi-layered, and comprises:

a layer with an isotropic elasticity coefficient; and

a layer with an anisotropic elasticity coefficient,

wherein the display device is configured to be folded relative to a folding axis,

wherein the layer with the anisotropic elasticity coefficient of the plate has an elasticity coefficient that is perpendicular to the folding axis and an elasticity coefficient that is parallel to the folding axis,

wherein the elasticity coefficient that is perpendicular to the folding axis is less than the elasticity coefficient that is parallel to the folding axis, and

wherein the layer with the anisotropic elasticity coefficient of the plate has a difference between the elasticity coefficient that is perpendicular to the folding axis and the elasticity coefficient that is parallel to the folding axis of 1.5 to 6 times from each other.

19. A foldable display device comprising:

a display module configured to be folded in a folding direction relative to a folding axis extending in a display area; and

a plate attached to the display module and overlapping with the folding axis,

wherein an elasticity coefficient of the plate in a direction that is perpendicular to the folding axis is less than an elasticity coefficient of the plate in a direction that is parallel to the folding axis, and

wherein the plate is configured to be bent at a peripheral folding area adjacent to the folding axis in a direction opposite to that of the folding direction.

20. The foldable display device of claim 19 , wherein the plate has a multilayered structure, and comprises:

a carbon fiber reinforced plastic layer comprising carbon fibers extending in one direction; and

a glass fiber reinforced plastic layer comprising glass fibers that are arranged in a regular direction.

21. The foldable display device of claim 19 , wherein the plate comprises:

a first layer;

a second layer; and

a third layer, and

wherein:

the first layer and the third layer have anisotropic elasticity coefficients, and the second layer has an isotropic elasticity coefficient; or

the first layer and the third layer have isotropic elasticity coefficients, and the second layer has an anisotropic elasticity coefficient.

22. The foldable display device of claim 19 , wherein the plate comprises:

a folding area overlapping with the folding axis, and having a plurality of holes; and

a peripheral folding area that does not overlap with the folding axis, and having a uniform thickness.

23. The foldable display device of claim 22 , wherein the folding area and the peripheral folding area of the plate are configured to be bent in opposite directions from each other.

24. The foldable display device of claim 19 , further comprising:

a cover window on the display module; and

a digitizer located below the plate, and comprising:

a first digitizer located at a left side relative to the folding axis; and

a second digitizer located at a right side relative to the folding axis.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 11, 2022
From: SIM, JIN YONG; SHIN, JAI KU; CHOI, SUNG CHUL
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2021-0117502 · Sep 3, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230071578A1 · Mar 9, 2023
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