Display device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10141389-B2
Application number	US-201715663974-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 31, 2017
Priority date	Sep 5, 2016
Publication date	Nov 27, 2018
Grant date	Nov 27, 2018

Abstract

A display device includes: a flexible substrate having a shape extending in a first direction and a second direction crossing each other; a display element layer in which light-emitting elements are arranged; a sealing layer sealing the display element layer; and wires each including a first portion extending in the first direction and exhibiting a shape-memory effect, the wires being divided into groups depending on which the position of the first portion in the first direction is different. The wire of at least one group further includes a second portion not exhibiting the shape-memory effect and extending in the first direction from the first portion so as to approach an edge of the flexible substrate. The wires are energized and heated in ascending or descending order of distance of the positions of the first portions from the edge of the flexible substrate.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A display device comprising:
a first flexible substrate which has a first side, a second side, a third side, and a fourth side in a plan view, the first flexible substrate including a display region and a peripheral region surrounding the display region in the plan view, each of a first length of the first side and a third length of the third side being smaller than each of a second length of the second side and a fourth length of the fourth side;
pixels arranged on the display region;
a first wiring which is arranged inside the first flexible substrate, the first wiring including a first extending portion extending in a first direction and a first turn back portion extending in a second direction opposite to the first direction, the first extending portion including a first portion and a second portion, the first turn back portion including a third portion and a fourth portion, one end of the first portion connected to one end of the second portion, another end of the second portion connected to one end of the third portion, another end of the third portion connected to one end of the fourth portion, each of the second and third portions exhibiting a first shape-memory-effect; and
a second wiring which is arranged inside the first flexible substrate, the second wiring including a second extending portion extending in the first direction and a second turn back portion extending in the second direction, one end of the second extending portion connected to one end of the second turn back portion, each of the second extending portion and the second turn back portion exhibiting a second shape-memory-effect, wherein
each of the first side and the third side extends in a third direction perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction,
each of the second side and the fourth side extends in the first direction,
a part of each of the second and third portions overlaps with a part of each of the second extending portion and the second turn back portion as seen from the third direction, and
another part of each of the second and third portions overlaps with no part of each of the second extending portion and the second turn back portion as seen from the third direction.

2. The display device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a circuit board connected to the peripheral region between the display region and the first side, wherein
another end of the first portion, another end of the fourth portion, another end of the second extending portion, and another end of the second turn back portion are connected to the circuit board.

3. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein each of the pixels includes an organic emitting element and a thin film transistor connected to the organic emitting element.

4. The display device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a second flexible substrate underlying the first flexible substrate;
a third wiring which is arranged between the first flexible substrate and the second flexible substrate, the third wiring including a third extending portion extending in the first direction and a third turn back portion extending in the second direction, the third extending portion including a fifth portion and a sixth portion, the third turn back portion including a seventh portion and a eighth portion, one end of the fifth portion connected to one end of the sixth portion, another end of the sixth portion connected to one end of the seventh portion, another end of the seventh portion connected to one end of the eighth portion, each of the sixth and seventh portions exhibiting a third shape-memory-effect; and
a fourth wiring which is arranged between the first flexible substrate and the second. flexible substrate and includes a fourth extending portion extending in the first direction and a fourth turn back portion extending in the second direction, one end of the fourth extending portion connected to one end of the fourth turn back portion, each of the fourth extending portion and the fourth turn back portion exhibiting a fourth shape-memory-effect, wherein
a part of each of the sixth and seventh portions overlaps with a part of each of the fourth extending portion and the fourth turn back portion as seen from the third direction,
another part of each of the sixth and seventh portions overlaps with no part of each of the fourth extending portion and the fourth turn back portion as seen from the third direction,
the first shape-memory-effect memories a first shape,
the second shape-memory-effect memories a second shape,
the third shape-memory-effect memories a third shape,
the fourth shape-memory-effect memories a fourth shape,
the first shape is a first curved shape,
the second shape is a second curved shape, and
each of the third shape and the fourth shape is less curved than each of the first shape and the second shape.

Assignees

• Japan Display Inc

Inventors

• Furuie Masamitsu

Classifications

• H01L2251/5338

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H01L51/5237

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H01L27/3276 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H01L51/0097

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H10K59/873

  Encapsulations · CPC title