Narrow bezel display

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10568218-B1
Application number	US-201816326211-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Nov 27, 2018
Priority date	Nov 27, 2018
Publication date	Feb 18, 2020
Grant date	Feb 18, 2020

Abstract

A narrow bezel display is provided and includes a middle frame, a glass cover plate and a display panel bonded to the glass cover plate. The display panel includes a displaying portion and a curved portion located on a side of the displaying portion and is connected to the displaying portion. A gap is defined between the curved portion and the glass cover plate. The middle frame includes a bottom surface supporting portion and a side surface supporting portion, and a recess is defined in the side surface supporting portion. A portion of the glass cover plate corresponding to the gap is connected to the side surface supporting portion. The curved portion of the display panel is accommodated in the recess.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A narrow bezel display, comprising: a middle frame, a glass cover plate and a display panel bonded to the glass cover plate;
wherein the display panel comprises a displaying portion and a curved portion located at a side of the displaying portion and connected to the displaying portion, the displaying portion is bonded to the glass cover plate, and a gap is defined between the curved portion and the glass cover plate;
wherein the middle frame comprises a bottom surface supporting portion and a side surface supporting portion disposed on an end portion of the bottom surface supporting portion, and a recess is defined in the side surface supporting portion; and
wherein a portion of the glass cover plate corresponding to the gap is connected to the side surface supporting portion of the middle frame, the curved portion of the display panel is received in the recess, and an interval is defined between the recess and the curved portion.

2. The narrow bezel display as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the recess is defined in a sidewall of the side surface supporting portion and corresponds to the curved portion.

3. The narrow bezel display as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the glass cover plate is adhered and connected to the side surface supporting portion by an adhesive layer.

4. The narrow bezel display as claimed in claim 3 , wherein a first protruding portion and an adhering portion are formed on the side surface supporting portion close to an end of the glass cover plate, the adhering portion is located on a side of the first protruding portion, the first protruding portion contacts a side surface of the glass cover plate, and the adhering portion is adhered to the glass cover plate by the adhesive layer.

5. The narrow bezel display as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the adhering portion is sandwiched between the curved portion the display panel and the gap of the glass cover plate.

6. The narrow bezel display as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the side surface supporting portion comprises a second protruding portion, and the recess is defined between the second protruding portion and the bottom surface supporting portion.

7. The narrow bezel display as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the glass cover plate is adhered to the second protruding portion of the middle frame.

8. The narrow bezel display as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the display panel further comprises a non-displaying portion located on a side of the curved portion, and the curved portion is configured to fold the non-displaying portion to a rear surface of the displaying portion.

9. The narrow bezel display as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a cross-section of the recess is semi-circular-shaped or U-shaped.

10. A narrow bezel display, comprising: a middle frame, a glass cover plate and a display panel bonded to the glass cover plate;
wherein the display panel comprises a displaying portion and a curved portion located at a side of the displaying portion and connected to the displaying portion, the displaying portion is bonded to the glass cover plate, and a gap is defined between the curved portion and the glass cover plate;
wherein the middle frame comprises a bottom surface supporting portion and a side surface supporting portion disposed on an end portion of the bottom surface supporting portion, and a recess is defined in the side surface supporting portion; and
wherein a portion of the glass cover plate corresponding to the gap is connected to the side surface supporting portion of the middle frame, the curved portion of the display panel is received in the recess, and an interval is defined between the recess and the curved portion.

11. The narrow bezel display as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the recess is defined in a sidewall of the side surface supporting portion and corresponds to the curved portion.

12. The narrow bezel display as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the glass cover plate is adhered and connected to the side surface supporting portion by an adhesive layer.

13. The narrow bezel display as claimed in claim 12 , wherein a first protruding portion and an adhering portion are formed on the side surface supporting portion close to an end of the glass cover plate, the adhering portion is located on a side of the first protruding portion, the first protruding portion contacts a side surface of the glass cover plate, and the adhering portion is adhered to the glass cover plate by the adhesive layer.

14. The narrow bezel display as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the adhering portion is sandwiched between the curved portion the display panel and the gap of the glass cover plate.

15. The narrow bezel display as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the side surface supporting portion comprises a second protruding portion, and the recess is defined between the second protruding portion and the bottom surface supporting portion.

16. The narrow bezel display as claimed in claim 15 , wherein the glass cover plate is adhered to the second protruding portion of the middle frame.

17. The narrow bezel display as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the display panel also comprises a non-displaying portion located on a side of the curved portion, and the curved portion is configured to fold the non-displaying portion to a rear surface of the displaying portion.

18. The narrow bezel display as claimed in claim 10 , wherein a cross-section of the recess is semi-circular-shaped or U-shaped.

Assignees

• Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Xu Huan
• Lai Peiyu

Classifications

• H05K5/0017 Primary

  with operator interface units · CPC title

• G02F1/1333

  Constructional arrangements; {Manufacturing methods}(G02F1/135, G02F1/136 take precedence) · CPC title

• H05K2201/10128

  Display · CPC title

• G02F2201/00

  Constructional arrangements not provided for in groups G02F1/00 - G02F7/00 · CPC title

• H05K1/189

  characterised by the use of flexible or folded printed circuits · CPC title