Window and display device including same
A window includes a window layer that includes a first section, a second section, and a folding section that is disposed between the first section and the second section and is foldable with respect to a folding axis extending in a direction. The folding section includes at least one opening pattern, and in a plan view, a maximum distance between two points on an inner line of the folding section that defines the at least one opening pattern is about 10 micrometers to about 200 micrometers.
1. A window, comprising:
a window layer that includes:
a first section;
a second section; and
a folding section that is disposed between the first section and the second section and is foldable with respect to a folding axis extending in a direction, wherein
the folding section comprises at least one opening pattern, the at least one opening pattern each including an opening penetrating from a top surface to a bottom surface of the folding section,
in a plan view, a maximum distance between two points on an inner line of the folding section that defines a single shape of the at least one opening pattern is about 10 micrometers to about 200 micrometers, the maximum distance being different from both a length and a width of the single shape,
the width of the single shape is constant in one direction perpendicular to a thickness direction of the window,
each of the first section and the second section comprises a first material, and the folding section comprises a second material having an elastic modulus lower than an elastic modulus of the first material, and
the folding section does not comprise the first material.
2. The window of claim 1 , wherein in a plan view, the at least one opening pattern has a quadrilateral shape.
3. The window of claim 2 , wherein the maximum distance is a diagonal distance of the quadrilateral shape.
4. The window of claim 2 , wherein the at least one opening pattern has a rectangular shape extending in the direction.
5. The window of claim 2 , wherein the at least one opening pattern has a square shape.
6. The window of claim 1 , wherein in a plan view, the at least one opening pattern has a triangular shape.
7. The window of claim 6 , wherein
the inner line of the folding section comprises:
a first inner line between a first vertex and a second vertex of the triangular shape;
a second inner line between the second vertex and a third vertex of the triangular shape; and
a third inner line between the third vertex and the first vertex of the triangular shape,
the two points of the inner line of the folding section are any one vertex of the first to third vertices and a point on any one inner line spaced apart from the any one vertex.
8. The window of claim 7 , wherein an angle between the maximum distance and the one inner line is a right angle.
9. The window of claim 1 , wherein
the first material is glass, and
the second material includes at least one of urethane and silicone.
10. The window of claim 1 , further comprising:
a protective functional layer disposed above the window layer;
an adhesive layer disposed below the window layer; and
a light blocking layer that does not overlap the folding section and is disposed below the adhesive layer.
11. The window of claim 1 , further comprising an assistant material that is flexible and disposed in the opening of the at least one opening pattern.
12. The window of claim 1 , wherein
the at least one opening pattern comprises a plurality of opening patterns and spaced apart from each other, and
in a plan view, each of the plurality of opening patterns has a regular polygonal shape.
13. The window of claim 1 , wherein in a plan view, the at least one opening pattern has a trapezoidal shape.
14. The window of claim 1 , wherein in a plan view, the at least one opening pattern has a rhombic shape.
15. A display device comprising:
a display panel; and
a window that is disposed on the display panel, the window comprising:
a first area;
a second area; and
a folding area disposed between the first area and the second area, wherein
the window comprises at least one opening pattern that overlaps the folding area, the at least one opening pattern each including an opening penetrating from a top surface to a bottom surface of the folding area of the window,
in a plan view, a maximum distance between two points on an inner line of the window that defines a single shape of the at least one opening pattern is about 10 micrometers to about 200 micrometers, the maximum distance being different from both a length and a width of the single shape,
the width of the single shape is constant in a one direction perpendicular to a thickness direction of the window,
each of the first area and the second area comprises a first material, and the folding area comprises a second material having an elastic modulus lower than an elastic modulus of the first material, and
the folding area does not comprise the first material.
16. The display device of claim 15 , wherein each of the first area and the second area is flat and has a planar area larger than a planar area of the folding area.
17. The display device of claim 15 , wherein
the window is foldable with respect to a folding axis that extends in a direction, and
the at least one opening pattern extends in the direction.
18. The display device of claim 17 , wherein
the at least one opening pattern comprises a plurality of opening patterns, and
the plurality of opening patterns have a shape regularized along another direction perpendicular to the direction.
19. The display device of claim 15 , wherein in a plan view, the at least one opening pattern has a regular polygonal shape.
20. The display device of claim 15 , wherein
the at least one opening pattern comprises a plurality of opening patterns, and
in a plan view, at least part of the plurality of opening patterns have a non-regularized shape.
21. A window, comprising:
a window layer that comprises:
a first section;
a second section; and
a folding section disposed between the first section and the second section, wherein
the folding section comprises at least one opening pattern, the at least one opening pattern each including an opening penetrating from a top surface to a bottom surface of the folding section,
in a plan view, a maximum distance between two points on an inner line of the folding section that defines a single shape of the at least one opening pattern is set based on a radius of curvature of an external electronic pen that faces a top surface of the folding section and a depth of the external electronic pen inserted from the top surface of the folding section into the at least one opening pattern, the maximum distance being different from both a length and a width of the single shape,
the depth of the external electronic pen inserted from the top surface of the folding section into the at least one opening pattern is about 10 micrometers or less,
each of the first section and the second section comprises a first material, and the folding section comprises a second material having an elastic modulus lower than an elastic modulus of the first material, and
the folding section does not comprise the first material.