IP Library Granted Patent US 12,601,941
Granted Patent B2
US 12,601,941 · App. 18/324,345 · Granted Apr 14, 2026

Screen cover plate, display apparatus, and electronic device

Inventor: Chi Shun Chan (Osaka, JP)
Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
G02F1/133331B32B7/022B32B7/12B32B27/08B32B27/281B32B27/34B32B37/12B32B2250/02B32B2250/24B32B2255/10B32B2255/26B32B2307/412B32B2307/54B32B2307/546B32B2307/7376B32B2457/20H10K59/872
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Patent No.
US 12,601,941
App. No.
18/324,345
Granted
Apr 14, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

In accordance with an embodiment, a screen cover plate includes: a first force-bearing plate and a second force-bearing plate, wherein the first force-bearing plate and the second force-bearing plate are disposed in a laminated manner, and both the first force-bearing plate and the second force-bearing plate are flexible transparent plates; and an optical adhesive layer located between the first force-bearing plate and the second force-bearing plate, and bonding the first force-bearing plate and the second force-bearing plate together, wherein a material of the optical adhesive layer is curable optical adhesive.

Claims (342)

1 . A screen cover plate, comprising:

a first force-bearing plate and a second force-bearing plate, wherein the first force-bearing plate and the second force-bearing plate are disposed in a laminated manner, and both the first force-bearing plate and the second force-bearing plate are flexible transparent plates; and

an optical adhesive layer located between the first force-bearing plate and the second force-bearing plate, wherein the first force-bearing plate and the second force-bearing plate are bonded together via the optical adhesive layer, and a material of the optical adhesive layer is curable optical adhesive, wherein the screen cover plate satisfies the following relationship:

E

first

force

bearing

plate

*

t

first

force

bearing

plate

+

E

optical

adhesive

layer

*

t

optical

adhesive

layer

+

E

second

force

bearing

plate

*

t

second

force

bearing

plate

t

first

force

bearing

plate

+

t

optical

adhesive

layer

+

t

second

force

bearing

plate

>

E

first

force

bearing

plate

,

 wherein

E first force-bearing plate is a Young's modulus of the first force-bearing plate;

t first force-bearing plate is a thickness of the first force-bearing plate;

E optical adhesive layer is a Young's modulus of the optical adhesive layer;

t optical adhesive layer is a thickness of the optical adhesive layer;

E second force-bearing plate is a Young's modulus of the second force-bearing plate; and

t second force-bearing plate is a thickness of the second force-bearing plate.

2 . The screen cover plate according to claim 1 , wherein the material of the optical adhesive layer is light-curable optical adhesive or heat-curable optical adhesive.

3 . The screen cover plate according to claim 1 , wherein a material of the first force-bearing plate is polyimide.

4 . The screen cover plate according to claim 1 , wherein a material of the second force-bearing plate is polyimide or polyamide.

5 . The screen cover plate according to claim 1 , wherein the screen cover plate further comprises a hardened coating located on a plate surface of the first force-bearing plate facing away from the optical adhesive layer.

6 . The screen cover plate according to claim 5 , wherein a material of the hardened coating is acrylate or silane.

7 . The screen cover plate according to claim 1 , wherein a flexibility of the first force-bearing plate is greater than or equal to a flexibility of the second force-bearing plate.

8 . The screen cover plate according to claim 1 , wherein the thickness of the first force-bearing plate is less than or equal to the thickness of the second force-bearing plate.

9 . A display apparatus, comprising:

a display panel; and

a screen cover plate disposed on a display surface of the display panel, the screen cover plate comprising:

a first force-bearing plate and a second force-bearing plate, wherein the first force-bearing plate and the second force-bearing plate are disposed in a laminated manner, both the first force-bearing plate and the second force-bearing plate are flexible transparent plates, and the first force-bearing plate is disposed further away from the display panel than the second force-bearing plate,

an optical adhesive layer located between the first force-bearing plate and the second force-bearing plate, wherein the first force-bearing plate and the second force-bearing plate are bonded together via the optical adhesive layer, and a material of the optical adhesive layer is curable optical adhesive, wherein the screen cover plate satisfies the following relationship:

E

first

force

bearing

plate

*

t

first

force

bearing

plate

+

E

optical

adhesive

layer

*

t

optical

adhesive

layer

+

E

second

force

bearing

plate

*

t

second

force

bearing

plate

t

first

force

bearing

plate

+

t

optical

adhesive

layer

+

t

second

force

bearing

plate

>

E

first

force

bearing

plate

,

 wherein

E first force-bearing plate is a Young's modulus of the first force-bearing plate;

t first force-bearing plate is a thickness of the first force-bearing plate;

E optical adhesive layer is a Young's modulus of the optical adhesive layer;

t optical adhesive layer is a thickness of the optical adhesive layer;

E second force-bearing plate is a Young's modulus of the second force-bearing plate; and

t second force-bearing plate is a thickness of the second force-bearing plate.

10 . The display apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the material of the optical adhesive layer is light-curable optical adhesive or heat-curable optical adhesive.

11 . The display apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein:

a material of the first force-bearing plate is polyimide; and

a material of the second force-bearing plate is polyimide or polyamide.

12 . The display apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the screen cover plate further comprises a hardened coating located on a plate surface of the first force-bearing plate facing away from the optical adhesive layer.

13 . The display apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein a material of the hardened coating is acrylate or silane.

14 . The display apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein a flexibility of the first force-bearing plate is greater than or equal to a flexibility of the second force-bearing plate.

15 . The display apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the thickness of the first force-bearing plate is less than or equal to the thickness of the second force-bearing plate.

16 . The display apparatus according to claim 10 , further comprising a bonding layer between the display panel and the second force-bearing plate.

17 . An electronic device, comprising a housing and the display apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the display apparatus is mounted in the housing in a fastened manner.

18 . A method, comprising:

adhering a first force-bearing plate to a second force-bearing plate using an optical adhesive layer to form a screen cover plate in which the first force-bearing plate and the second force-bearing plate are disposed in a laminated manner, wherein the first force-bearing plate and the second force-bearing plate are flexible transparent plates; and

adhering the second force-bearing plate to a surface of a display using a curable optical adhesive to form the optical adhesive layer located between the first force-bearing plate and the second force-bearing plate, such that the first force-bearing plate and the second force-bearing plate are bonded together via the optical adhesive layer, wherein the screen cover plate satisfies the following relationship:

E

first

force

bearing

plate

*

t

first

force

bearing

plate

+

E

optical

adhesive

layer

*

t

optical

adhesive

layer

+

E

second

force

bearing

plate

*

t

second

force

bearing

plate

t

first

force

bearing

plate

+

t

optical

adhesive

layer

+

t

second

force

bearing

plate

>

E

first

force

bearing

plate

,

 wherein

E first force-bearing plate is a Young's modulus of the first force-bearing plate;

t first force-bearing plate is a thickness of the first force-bearing plate;

E optical adhesive layer is a Young's modulus of the optical adhesive layer;

t optical adhesive layer is a thickness of the optical adhesive layer;

E second force-bearing plate is a Young's modulus of the second force-bearing plate; and

t second force-bearing plate is a thickness of the second force-bearing plate.

19 . The method of claim 18 , wherein a flexibility of the first force-bearing plate is greater than or equal to a flexibility of the second force-bearing plate.

20 . The method of claim 18 , wherein a material of the optical adhesive layer is light-curable optical adhesive or heat-curable optical adhesive.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 20, 2023
From: CHAN, CHI SHUN
To: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 064326/0726 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2020132195 · Nov 27, 2020
Related Publication 20230311462A1 · Oct 5, 2023
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