IP Library Granted Patent US 12,426,156
Granted Patent B2
US 12,426,156 · App. 17/873,499 · Granted Sep 23, 2025

Member for window module and method of manufacturing window module using the same

Inventors: Sunghoon Kim (Asan-si, KR); Byunghoon Kang (Seoul, KR); Kyung-Man Kim (Anyang-si, KR); Sanghoon Kim (Hwaseong-si, KR); Seungho Kim (Asan-si, KR); Yuri Kim (Guri-si, KR); Min-Hoon Choi (Seoul, KR); Seongjin Hwang (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
H05K1/0281H05K1/0278H05K1/189G09F9/301H05K2201/10128
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Patent No.
US 12,426,156
App. No.
17/873,499
Granted
Sep 23, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A member for a window module includes a base layer which is foldable and in which a groove defined. The base layer includes a first dam structure in which the groove is defined. The member further includes a filler filled in the groove.

Claims (23)

1. A member for window module, the member comprising:

a base layer which is foldable and in which a groove defined, the base layer comprising:

a first dam structure defining a first inner side of the groove and an outer side of the base layer; and

a filler filled in the groove,

wherein the first dam structure has a predetermined width between the first inner side of the groove and the outer side of the base layer in a first direction which is a main extension direction of the groove in a plan view.

2. The member of claim 1 , wherein the filler is accommodated by the groove and the first dam structure.

3. The member of claim 1 , wherein the filler contacts the first dam structure.

4. The member of claim 1 , wherein the groove includes a plurality of first grooves arranged in a second direction crossing the first direction, and

wherein the first dam structure defines first inner sides of the plurality of first grooves.

5. The member of claim 4 , further comprising:

a second dam structure facing the first dam structure with the plurality of first grooves interposed therebetween.

6. The member of claim 5 , wherein the second dam structure is adjacent to the plurality of first grooves in a third direction opposite to the first direction, and

wherein the second dam structure defines second inner sides of the plurality of first grooves opposite to the first inner sides of the plurality of first grooves.

7. The member of claim 4 , wherein the groove further includes a plurality of second grooves alternately arranged with the plurality of first grooves and arranged in the second direction,

wherein the plurality of first grooves is defined in a first surface of the base layer, and

wherein the plurality of second grooves is defined in a second surface opposite to the first surface of the base layer.

8. The member of claim 7 , wherein the first dam structure further defines inner sides of the plurality of second grooves.

9. The member of claim 1 , wherein the base layer further includes a flat portion defining a second inner side of the groove,

wherein the groove extends in a first direction,

wherein the first dam structure is adjacent to the groove in the first direction, and

wherein the flat portion is adjacent to the groove in a second direction crossing the first direction.

10. The member of claim 9 , wherein the filler is accommodated by the groove, the first dam structure, and the flat portion.

11. The member of claim 1 , wherein a refractive index of the base layer equals to a refractive index of the filler.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 12, 2023
From: KIM, SUNGHOON; KANG, BYUNGHOON; KIM, KYUNG-MAN; KIM, SANGHOON; KIM, SEUNGHO; KIM, YURI; CHOI, MIN-HOON; HWANG, SEONGJIN
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2021-0136441 · Oct 14, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230124699A1 · Apr 20, 2023
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