IP Library Granted Patent US 12,725,537
Granted Patent B2
US 12,725,537 · App. 17/343,032 · Granted Sep 1, 2026

Display device

Inventors: Hirotsugu Kishimoto (Hwaseong-si, KR); Chul Ho Jeong (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
G09F9/301B32B3/16B32B7/12B32B27/06B32B2255/26B32B2457/20
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Patent No.
US 12,725,537
App. No.
17/343,032
Granted
Sep 1, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device includes: a display module in which a first region, a second region, and a third region are sequentially defined in one direction; a first plate disposed under the first region of the display module; a second plate disposed under the third region of the display module and spaced apart from the first plate; and a cover film attached to the first plate and the second plate, where the cover film includes a low friction coating part disposed in at least a portion of a surface of the cover film.

Claims (61)

1 . A display device comprising:

a display module, in which a first region, a second region, and a third region are sequentially defined in one direction;

a first plate disposed under the first region of the display module;

a second plate disposed under the third region of the display module and spaced apart from the first plate;

a cover film disposed under the first plate and the second plate and attached to the first plate and the second plate; and

a low friction coating part disposed under the first plate and the second plate and disposed on at least a portion of a surface of the cover film, and

wherein the low friction coating part on the cover film does not contact the first plate and the second plate when the display module is in a flat state, and the low friction coating part on the cover film contacts the first plate and the second plate when the display module is in a folded state.

2 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the cover film comprises at least one selected from a silicone resin, a polyurethane resin, and a thermoplastic polyurethane resin.

3 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the cover film is in a range of about 40 micrometers to about 130 micrometers.

4 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the low friction coating part comprises at least one selected from a fluorine resin and an acrylic resin, which is coated on the surface of the cover film.

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

a first attachment region attached to the first plate;

a second attachment region attached to the second plate; and

a connection region which connects the first attachment region and the second attachment region to each other, and

at least a portion of the low friction coating part overlaps the connection region in a plan view.

6 . The display device of claim 5 , wherein:

the first attachment region of the cover film is attached to a lower surface of the first plate; and

the second attachment region of the cover film is attached to a lower surface of the second plate.

7 . The display device of claim 5 , wherein the connection region comprises:

a central region in which the low friction coating part is disposed; and

a peripheral region adjacent to the central region.

8 . The display device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a first adhesive layer disposed between the cover film and the first plate; and

a second adhesive layer disposed between the cover film and the second plate.

9 . The display device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a set part disposed under the cover film.

10 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein:

a gap is defined between the first plate and the second plate; and

the low friction coating part overlaps the gap when viewed in a plan view.

11 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the first region and the third region are non-folding regions, and the second region is a folding region.

12 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein:

a portion of the first plate are disposed under the second region, and

a portion of the second plate are disposed under the second region.

13 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein

the display module is in the flat state in which the second region is flat, or in a folded state in which the second region is folded and the first region and the third region are disposed to face each other.

14 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the cover film is a flexible film.

15 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the cover film comprises:

an upper surface adjacent to the first plate and the second plate; and

a lower surface opposite to the upper surface, and

the low friction coating part is disposed on the upper surface.

16 . The display device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a window disposed on the display module and spaced apart from the first plate and the second plate with the display module therebetween.

17 . A display device comprising:

a display module in a flat state or in a folded state;

a first plate disposed under the display module;

a second plate disposed under the display module and spaced apart from the first plate;

a cover film disposed under the first plate and the second plate and attached to the first plate and the second plate; and

a low friction coating part under the first plate and the second plate and disposed on a surface of the cover film to overlap a gap between the first plate and the second plate when viewed in a plan view, and

wherein the low friction coating part on the cover film does not contact the first plate and the second plate when the display module is in the flat state, and the low friction coating part on the cover film contacts the first plate and the second plate when the display module is in the folded state.

18 . The display device of claim 17 , wherein:

the cover film comprises at least one selected from a silicone resin, a polyurethane resin and a thermoplastic polyurethane resin, and

the low friction coating part comprises at least one selected from a fluorine resin and an acrylic resin, which is coated on the surface of the cover film.

19 . The display device of claim 17 , wherein the cover film comprises:

an upper surface adjacent to the first plate and the second plate; and

a lower surface opposite to the upper surface, and

the low friction coating part is disposed on the upper surface.

20 . The display device of claim 17 , wherein the cover film comprises:

a first attachment region attached to the first plate;

a second attachment region attached to the second plate; and

a connection region which connects the first attachment region and the second attachment region to each other, and

at least a portion of the low friction coating part overlaps the connection region in the plan view.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 5, 2023
From: KISHIMOTO, HIROTSUGU; JEONG, CHUL HO
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 062289/0087 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2020-0124020 · Sep 24, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220093014A1 · Mar 24, 2022
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