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Granted Patent B2
US 12,481,324 · App. 18/003,641 · Granted Nov 25, 2025

Inward foldable screen electronic device

Inventors: Chengling Lv (Dongguan, CN); Wenhong Chen (Shenzhen, CN); Cong Huang (Dongguan, CN)
Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
G06F1/1652H05K5/0226H10K59/873H10K77/111H10K2102/311
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Patent No.
US 12,481,324
App. No.
18/003,641
Granted
Nov 25, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An inward foldable screen electronic device having a flexible display that includes an encapsulation layer, a light-emitting layer, a substrate, a base film, and a support sheet that are sequentially stacked. An interface exists between the encapsulation layer and the light-emitting layer, and the support sheet has a complete surface. The encapsulation layer and the light-emitting layer of the flexible display are not prone to lift off from each other.

Claims (40)

1 . An inward foldable screen electronic device, comprising:

a first housing;

a second housing;

a hinge coupled to the first housing and the second housing, wherein the first housing configured to rotate rotates relative to the second housing using the hinge; and

a flexible display comprising:

a bending region;

a flat region connected to the bending region;

a first side of the flexible display that is away from the hinge;

an encapsulation layer located on the first side;

a light-emitting layer;

a substrate;

a base film; and

a support sheet having a complete surface,

wherein the encapsulation layer, the light-emitting layer, the substrate, the base film, and the support sheet are sequentially stacked,

wherein the flexible display is mounted on the first housing and the second housing,

wherein when the first housing and the second housing are closed, the flexible display is bent and accommodated between the first housing and the second housing, and

wherein at least one of a thickness of the base film is 15 μm (micrometers) to 25 μm, a modulus of the base film is 3 GPa (gigapascals) to 5 GPa, or a thickness of the support sheet is 0.02 mm (millimeters) to 0.03 mm so that, when the flexible display is in a bent state, a neutral layer of a region that is of the bending region and that is adjacent to the flat region is located on a second side that is of an interface between the encapsulation layer and the light-emitting layer and that is away from the encapsulation layer.

2 . The inward foldable screen electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the flexible display further comprises an adhesive layer that bonds the base film to the substrate, and wherein a modulus of the adhesive layer is 30 KPa (kilopascals) to 80 KPa.

3 . The inward foldable screen electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the adhesive layer is a pressure sensitive adhesive layer.

4 . The inward foldable screen electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the base film is a polyimide film.

5 . The inward foldable screen electronic device of claim 1 , wherein a modulus of the support sheet is 180 GPa to 210 GPa.

6 . The inward foldable screen electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the support sheet is a metal sheet.

7 . The inward foldable screen electronic device of claim 1 , wherein when the flexible display is in the bent state, the bending region is in a water drop shape.

8 . The inward foldable screen electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the flexible display further comprises:

a flexible cover; and

a polarizer stacked on the flexible cover, wherein the polarizer is located between the flexible cover and the encapsulation layer.

9 . The inward foldable screen electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the flexible cover comprises:

a cover protective layer; and

a cover substrate layer stacked on the cover protective layer, wherein the cover substrate layer is located between the cover protective layer and the polarizer, wherein a thickness of the cover protective layer is 40 μm to 75 μm, wherein a modulus of the cover protective layer is greater than or equal to 4 GPa, wherein a thickness of the cover substrate layer is 40 μm to 80 μm, and wherein a modulus of the cover substrate layer is greater than or equal to 7 GPa.

10 . The inward foldable screen electronic device of claim 9 , wherein a thickness of the base film is 15 μm to 25 μm, wherein a thickness of the support sheet is 0.02 mm to 0.03 mm, wherein a thickness of the polarizer is 40 μm to 73 μm, and wherein a modulus of the polarizer is less than or equal to 4 GPa.

11 . The inward foldable screen electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the cover substrate layer is made of polyimide.

12 . The inward foldable screen electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the cover substrate layer is made of ultrathin glass.

13 . The inward foldable screen electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the adhesive layer is an optically clear adhesive layer.

14 . The inward foldable screen electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the thickness of the base film is 15 μm to 25 μm, and wherein the modulus of the base film is 3 GPa to 5 GPa.

15 . The inward foldable screen electronic device of claim 14 , wherein the modulus of the base film is 3 GPa to 5 GPa.

16 . The inward foldable screen electronic device of claim 15 , wherein the thickness of the support sheet is 0.02 mm to 0.03 mm.

17 . The inward foldable screen electronic device of claim 14 , wherein the thickness of the support sheet is 0.02 mm to 0.03 mm.

18 . The inward foldable screen electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the modulus of the base film is 3 GPa to 5 GPa.

19 . The inward foldable screen electronic device of claim 18 , wherein the thickness of the support sheet is 0.02 mm to 0.03 mm.

20 . The inward foldable screen electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the thickness of the support sheet is 0.02 mm to 0.03 mm.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 17, 2023
From: LV, CHENGLING; CHEN, WENHONG; HUANG, CONG
To: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
CN 202010605305.0 · Jun 29, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230240119A1 · Jul 27, 2023
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