- Patent Number:
12272,273
- Appl. No:
17/610545
- Application Filed:
October 11, 2021
- Abstract:
The present application provides a flexible display module including: a flexible display panel including a first flat portion, a bent portion, and a second flat portion; a support member disposed on a side of the first flat portion adjacent to the second flat portion, wherein the support member is defined with a groove on a side of the support member adjacent to the second flat portion, and the groove is defined at an end of the support member adjacent to the bent portion; and an adhesive member disposed in the groove of the support member and disposed between the support member and the second flat portion.
- Inventors:
Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co., Ltd. (Wuhan, CN)
- Assignees:
Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co., Ltd. (Wuhan, CN)
- Claim:
1. A flexible display module, comprising: a flexible display panel comprising a first flat portion, a bent portion, and a second flat portion, wherein the bent portion connects the first flat portion and the second flat portion, and the first flat portion and the second flat portion are parallel to each other; a support member disposed on a side of the first flat portion adjacent to the second flat portion and positioned between the first flat portion and the second flat portion, wherein the support member is defined with a groove on a side of the support member adjacent to the second flat portion, the groove is defined at an end of the support member adjacent to the bent portion, and the support member is a steel sheet; and an adhesive member disposed in the groove of the support member and disposed between the support member and the second flat portion, wherein a thickness of the adhesive member is greater than a depth of the groove; wherein an orthographic projection of the adhesive member on the support member is positioned in the groove; and an area of a first surface of the adhesive member is less than an area of a second surface of the groove, the first surface is a contact surface of the adhesive member and the groove, and the second surface is a surface of the groove facing the first surface; wherein a third surface of the support member which is opposite to the bent portion is flushed with both a boundary between the bent portion and the first flat portion and a boundary between the bent portion and the second flat portion in a thickness direction of the support member; and a surface of the adhesive member opposite to the bent portion and the third surface are not flush in the thickness direction of the support member.
- Claim:
2. The flexible display module according to claim 1 , wherein a thickness of a portion of the support member corresponding to the groove in a thickness direction of the support member is greater than or equal to the depth of the groove.
- Claim:
3. The flexible display module according to claim 1 , wherein the support member comprises: a first support portion; a second support portion disposed on a side of the first support portion adjacent to the bent portion, wherein the groove is defined at an end of the second support portion adjacent to the bent portion; and a patterned portion disposed between the first support portion and the second support portion; wherein in a direction from the patterned portion to the second support portion, a size of the groove is less than a size of the second support portion.
- Claim:
4. The flexible display module according to claim 1 , wherein the adhesive member comprises: a base material; and two adhesive layers respectively disposed on two opposite sides of the base material, one of the adhesive layers is disposed in the grove and is connected to the support member, and the other one of the adhesive layers is disposed between the second flat portion and the base material.
- Claim:
5. The flexible display module according to claim 4 , wherein a thickness of the base material is greater than a thickness of each of the adhesive layers.
- Claim:
6. The flexible display module according to claim 1 , further comprising a backplate, wherein the adhesive member is disposed between the backplate and the support member and connects the backplate and the support member, and the backplate is connected to the second flat portion through adhesive layers.
- Claim:
7. The flexible display module according to claim 1 , wherein the flexible display module is a foldable flexible display module, and a thickness of the adhesive member is greater than or equal to 0.1 millimeters.
- Claim:
8. A flexible display module, comprising: a flexible display panel comprising a first flat portion, a bent portion, and a second flat portion, wherein the bent portion connects the first flat portion and the second flat portion, and the first flat portion and the second flat portion are parallel to each other; a support member disposed on a side of the first flat portion adjacent to the second flat portion and positioned between the first flat portion and the second flat portion, wherein the support member is defined with a groove on a side of the support member adjacent to the second flat portion, and the groove is defined at an end of the support member adjacent to the bent portion; and an adhesive member disposed in the groove of the support member and disposed between the support member and the second flat portion; wherein an orthographic projection of the adhesive member on the support member is positioned in the groove; and an area of a first surface of the adhesive member is less than an area of a second surface of the groove, the first surface is a contact surface of the adhesive member and the groove, and the second surface is a surface of the groove facing the first surface; wherein a third surface of the support member which is opposite to the bent portion is flushed with both a boundary between the bent portion and the first flat portion and a boundary between the bent portion and the second flat portion in a thickness direction of the support member; and a surface of the adhesive member opposite to the bent portion and the third surface are not flush in the thickness direction of the support member.
- Claim:
9. The flexible display module according to claim 8 , wherein a thickness of a portion of the support member corresponding to the groove in a thickness direction of the support member is greater than or equal to the depth of the groove.
- Claim:
10. The flexible display module according to claim 8 , wherein the support member comprises: a first support portion; a second support portion disposed on a side of the first support portion adjacent to the bent portion, wherein the groove is defined at an end of the second support portion adjacent to the bent portion; and a patterned portion disposed between the first support portion and the second support portion; wherein in a direction from the patterned portion to the second support portion, a size of the groove is less than a size of the second support portion.
- Claim:
11. The flexible display module according to claim 8 , wherein the adhesive member comprises: a base material; and two adhesive layers respectively disposed on two opposite sides of the base material, one of the adhesive layers is disposed in the grove and is connected to the support member, and the other one of the adhesive layers is disposed between the second flat portion and the base material.
- Claim:
12. The flexible display module according to claim 11 , wherein a thickness of the base material is greater than a thickness of each of the adhesive layers.
- Claim:
13. The flexible display module according to claim 8 , wherein a thickness of the adhesive member is greater than a depth of the groove.
- Claim:
14. The flexible display module according to claim 8 , wherein the support member is a steel sheet.
- Claim:
15. The flexible display module according to claim 8 , further comprising a backplate, wherein the adhesive member is disposed between the backplate and the support member and connects the backplate and the support member, and the backplate is connected to the second flat portion through adhesive layers.
- Claim:
16. The flexible display module according to claim 8 , wherein the flexible display module is a foldable flexible display module, and a thickness of the adhesive member is greater than or equal to 0.1 millimeters.
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- Assistant Examiner:
Talbert, Dakota M
- Primary Examiner:
Wu, James
- Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Nathan & Associates
Nathan, Menachem
- Accession Number:
edspgr.12272273
Processing Request
No Comments.