Cover window and display device having multiple radii of curvature

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11362299-B2
Application number	US-202016891023-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 2, 2020
Priority date	Aug 23, 2019
Publication date	Jun 14, 2022
Grant date	Jun 14, 2022

Abstract

A cover window including a flat portion and a curved portion extending from an end of the flat portion. The curved portion of the cover window includes a first section, a second section, and a third section, where the second section is disposed between the first section and the third section, an inner surface of the cover window contacts with an adhesive layer, a first radius of curvature having an average value of a radius of curvature of the inner surface of the cover window in the first section is greater than a second radius of curvature having an average value of a radius of curvature in the second section, and a third radius of curvature having an average value of a radius of curvature of the inner surface of the cover window in the third section is greater than the second radius of curvature.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A cover window comprising:
a flat portion; and
a curved portion extending from an end of the flat portion,
wherein:
the curved portion of the cover window includes a first section, a second section, and a third section, the second section being disposed between the first section and the third section;
an inner surface of the cover window contacts with an adhesive layer;
a first radius of curvature having an average value of a radius of curvature of the inner surface of the cover window in the first section is greater than a second radius of curvature having an average value of a radius of curvature in the second section; and
a third radius of curvature having an average value of a radius of curvature of the inner surface of the cover window in the third section is less than the second radius of curvature.

2. The cover window of claim 1 , wherein:
the curved portion of the cover window further includes a fourth section, the first to third sections being positioned between the flat portion and the fourth section; and
a fourth radius of curvature having an average value of a radius of curvature of the inner surface of the cover window in the fourth section is less than the third radius of curvature.

3. The cover window of claim 2 , wherein:
the curved portion of the cover window further includes a fifth section, the first to fourth sections being positioned between the flat portion and the fifth section; and
a fifth radius of curvature having an average value of a radius of curvature of the inner surface of the cover window in the fifth section is greater than the third and fourth radiuses of curvature.

4. The cover window of claim 3 , wherein:
the curved portion of the cover window further includes a sixth section, and the first to fifth sections are positioned between the flat portion and the sixth section; and
a sixth radius of curvature having an average value of a radius of curvature of the inner surface of the cover window in the sixth section is less than the first, second, and fifth radiuses of curvature.

5. The cover window of claim 4 , wherein:
the curved portion of the cover window includes the first to sixth sections;
a central angle of an arc of the inner surface in the first section of the cover window is a first angle;
a central angle of an arc of the inner surface in the second section of the cover window is a second angle;
a central angle of an arc of the inner surface in the third section of the cover window is a third angle;
a central angle of an arc of the inner surface in the fourth section of the cover window is a fourth angle;
a central angle of an arc of the inner surface in the fifth section of the cover window is a fifth angle;
a central angle of an arc of the inner surface in the sixth section of the cover window is a sixth angle;
a ratio of the first to sixth angles is 0.10:0.62:1.00:0.43:0.43:0.62; and
a ratio of the first to sixth radiuses of curvature is 1.00:0.24:0.15:0.12:0.19:0.12.

6. The cover window of claim 3 , wherein:
a central angle of an arc of the inner surface in the third section of the cover window is a third angle;
a central angle of an arc of the inner surface in the fourth section of the cover window is a second fourth angle;
a central angle of an arc of the inner surface in the fifth section of the cover window is a fifth angle; and
the third angle is greater than the fourth angle and the fifth angle.

7. A display device comprising:
a flexible display panel;
a cover window disposed on the flexible display panel and including a flat portion and a curved portion extending from an end of the flat portion; and
an adhesive layer disposed between the flexible display panel and the cover window to attach the flexible display panel to the cover window,
wherein:
the curved portion of the cover window includes a first section, a second section, and a third section, the second section being disposed between the first section and the third section;
an inner surface of the cover window contacts with the adhesive layer;
a first radius of curvature having an average value of a radius of curvature of the inner surface of the cover window in the first section is greater than a second radius of curvature having an average value of a radius of curvature in the second section; and
a third radius of curvature having an average value of a radius of curvature of the inner surface of the cover window in the third section is less than the second radius of curvature.

8. The display device of claim 7 , wherein:
the curved portion of the cover window further includes a fourth section, the first to third sections being positioned between the flat portion and the fourth section; and
a fourth radius of curvature having an average value of a radius of curvature of the inner surface of the cover window in the fourth section is less than the third radius of curvature.

9. The display device of claim 8 , wherein:
the curved portion of the cover window further includes a fifth section, the first to fourth sections being positioned between the flat portion and the fifth section; and
a fifth radius of curvature having an average value of a radius of curvature of the inner surface of the cover window in the fifth section is greater than the third and fourth radiuses of curvature.

10. The display device of claim 9 , wherein:
the curved portion of the cover window further includes a sixth section, and the first to fifth sections are positioned between the flat portion and the sixth section; and
a sixth radius of curvature having an average value of a radius of curvature of the inner surface of the cover window in the sixth section is less than the first, second, and fifth radiuses of curvature.

11. The display device of claim 10 , wherein:
the curved portion of the cover window includes the first to sixth sections;
a central angle of an arc of the inner surface in the first section of the cover window is a first angle;
a central angle of an arc of the inner surface in the second section of the cover window is a second angle;
a central angle of an arc of the inner surface in the third section of the cover window is a third angle;
a central angle of an arc of the inner surface in the fourth section of the cover window is a fourth angle;
a central angle of an arc of the inner surface in the fifth section of the cover window has a fifth angle;
a central angle of an arc of the inner surface in the sixth section of the cover window has a sixth angle;
a ratio of the first to sixth angles is 0.10:0.62:1.00:0.43:0.43:0.62; and
a ratio of the first to sixth radiuses of curvature is 1.00:0.24:0.15:0.12:0.19:0.12.

12. The display device of claim 9 , wherein:
a central angle of an arc of the inner surface in the third section of the cover window is a third angle;
a central angle of an arc of the inner surface in the fourth section of the cover window is a fourth angle;
a central angle of an arc of the inner surface in the fifth section of the cover window is a fifth angle; and
the third angle is greater than the fourth angle and the fifth angle.

13. The display device of claim 7 , wherein a radius of curvature of the inner surface in the curved portion of the cover window is continuously changed from a portion which contacts with the flat portion to an end of an edge of the cover window.

14. The display device of claim 7 , wherein a central angle of an arc of the inner surface with respect to an entire curved portion of the cover window is greater than 80 degrees.

15. The display device of claim 14 , wherein:
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Assignees

• Samsung Display Co Ltd

Inventors

• Choi Sung Min
• Lee Wook Jae
• Park Han Ki
• Baik Nam Seok
• Lee Young Myung

Classifications

• H10K59/8793

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• H10K59/873

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• H10K59/871

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• H10K50/841

  Self-supporting sealing arrangements · CPC title

• G06F1/1626 Primary

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