Substrate for display including plurality of holes and grooves

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12232408-B2
Application number	US-202017635058-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 27, 2020
Priority date	Aug 13, 2019
Publication date	Feb 18, 2025
Grant date	Feb 18, 2025

Abstract

A substrate for display comprises one surface, the other surface, a first area (folding area) and a second area (non-folding area). A first hole passing through the one surface and the other surface is formed on the first area. A 1-1 groove is formed on one surface of the first area in the direction from the one surface to the other surface. A 1-2 groove is formed on the other surface of the first area in the direction from the other surface to the one surface. A 2-1 groove is formed on one surface of the second area in the direction from the one surface to the other surface. A 2-2 groove is formed on the other surface of the second area in the direction from the other surface to the one surface. The 1-1 groove and 1-2 groove and the 2-1 groove and 2-2 groove do not overlap each other in the thickness direction of the substrate for display.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A substrate for display comprising:
one surface and the other surface opposite to the one surface; and
a first area and a second area,
wherein the one surface is folded to face each other,
the first area is defined as a folding area, the second area is defined as an unfolding area,
a first hole passing through the one surface and the other surface is formed in the first area,
a 1-1 groove is formed on the one surface of the first area from the one surface toward the other surface,
a 1-2 groove is formed on the other surface of the first area from the other surface toward the one surface,
a 2-1 groove is formed on the one surface of the second area from the one surface toward the other surface,
a 2-2 groove is formed on the other surface of the second area from the one surface toward the other surface,
the 1-1 groove and the 1-2 groove do not overlap each other in a thickness direction of the substrate for display,
the 2-1 groove and the 2-2 groove do not overlap each other in the thickness direction of the substrate for display, and
at least one of the 1-1 groove, the 1-2 groove, the 2-1 groove and the 2-2 groove is formed in a depth of 50% or less of a thickness of the substrate for display.

2. The substrate for display of claim 1 , wherein the 1-1 groove, the 1-2 groove, the 2-1 groove, and the 2-2 groove are formed to extend in a column in a direction horizontal to a folding axis of the substrate for display.

3. The substrate for display of claim 1 , wherein an interval between the 1-1 groove and the 1-2 groove is defined as a first interval,
an interval between the 2-1 groove and the 2-2 groove is defined as a second interval,
at least one of the first interval and the second interval is greater than the thickness of the substrate for display based on a direction perpendicular to the thickness direction of the substrate for display.

4. The substrate for display of claim 1 , wherein at least one 1-2 groove is formed between the 1-1 grooves,
at least one 1-1 groove is formed between the 1-2 grooves,
at least one 2-2 groove is formed between the 2-1 grooves, and
at least one 2-1 groove is formed between the 2-2 grooves.

5. The substrate for display of claim 1 , wherein a distance between one surface on which the 2-1 groove is formed and one surface on which the 2-1 groove is not formed and a distance between one surface on which the 2-2 groove is formed and one surface on which the 2-2 groove is not formed are 1 mm or less, respectively, and
the distance between the one surface on which the 2-1 groove is formed and the one surface on which the 2-1 groove is not formed and the distance between the one surface on which the 2-2 groove is formed and the one surface on which the 2-2 groove is not formed is defined as a distance from an uppermost portion to a lowermost portion of the second area.

6. The substrate for display of claim 1 , wherein the 1-1 groove and the 1-2 groove formed in the first area are formed between columns of the first hole, and
at least one 1-1 groove and 1-2 groove is formed between the columns of the first hole.

7. The substrate for display of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of second holes formed in the second area,
wherein the 2-1 groove and the 2-2 groove are formed between columns of the second hole on the second area, and
at least one 2-1 groove and 2-2 groove are formed between the columns of the second hole.

8. The substrate for display of claim 7 , wherein a size of the second hole is smaller than a size of the first hole.

9. The substrate for display of claim 7 , wherein the 1-1 groove and the 1-2 groove formed in the first area are formed between the columns of the first hole, and
the 2-1 groove and the 2-2 groove formed in the second area are formed between the columns of the second holes.

10. The substrate for display of claim 7 , wherein an interval between the 1-1 groove and the 1-2 groove is defined as a first interval,
an interval between the 2-1 groove and the 2-2 groove is defined as a second interval,
at least one of the first interval and the second interval is greater than the thickness of the substrate for display based on a direction perpendicular to the thickness direction of the substrate for display.

11. The substrate for display of claim 7 , wherein at least one 1-2 groove is formed between the 1-1 grooves,
at least one 1-1 groove is formed between the 1-2 grooves,
at least one 2-2 groove is formed between the 2-1 grooves, and
at least one 2-1 groove is formed between the 2-2 grooves.

12. The substrate for display of claim 7 , wherein a distance between one surface on which the 2-1 groove is formed and one surface on which the 2-1 groove is not formed and a distance between one surface on which the 2-2 groove is formed and one surface on which the 2-2 groove is not formed are 1 mm or less, respectively, and
the distance between the one surface on which the 2-1 groove is formed and the one surface on which the 2-1 groove is not formed and the distance between the one surface on which the 2-2 groove is formed and the one surface on which the 2-2 groove is not formed is defined a distance from an uppermost portion to a lowermost portion of the second area.

13. The substrate for display of claim 1 , wherein a size of a width/depth of the 2-1 groove and the 2-2 groove is 0.5 to 3.

14. The display device of claim 1 , wherein a pitch P of the 2-1 groove and the 2-2 groove is greater than a width of the 2-1 groove and the 2-2 groove.

15. A display device comprising;
a substrate for display; and
at least one of a display panel and a touch panel disposed above the substrate for display,
wherein the substrate for display includes one surface and the other surface opposite to the one surface,
the one surface is folded to face each other,
the substrate for display includes a first area defined as a folding area and a second area defined as an unfolding area,
a first hole passing through the one surface and the other surface in the first area,
a 1-1 groove is formed on the one surface of the first area from the one surface toward the other surface,
a 1-2 groove is formed on the other surface of the first area from the other surface toward the one surface,
a 2-1 groove is formed on the one surface of the second area from the one surface toward the other surface,
a 2-2 groove is formed on the other surface of the second area from the one surface toward the other surface,
the 1-1 groove and the 1-2 groove do not overlap each other in a thickness direction of the substrate for display,
the 1-1 groove, the 1-2 groove, the 2-1 groove, and the 2-2 groove do not overlap each other in the thickness direction of the substrate for display, and
at least one of the 1-1 groove, the 1-2 groove, the 2-1 groove and the 2-2 groove is formed in a depth of 50% or less of a thickness of the substrate for display.

16. The display device of claim 15 , wherein an interval between the 1-1 groove and the 1-2 groove is defined as a first interval,
an interval between the 2-1 groove and the 2-2 groove is defined as a second interval,
at least one of the first interval and the second interval is greater than the thickness of the substrate for display based on a direction perpendicular to the thickness direction of the substrate for display.

17. The display device of claim 15 , wherein a distance between one surface on which the 2-1 groove is formed and one surface on which the 2-1 groove is not formed and a distance between one surface on which the 2-2 groove is form

Assignees

• Lg Innotek Co Ltd

Inventors

• Park Duck Hoon
• Kim Hae Sik
• Chang Woo Young
• Paik Jee Heum

Classifications

• H10K59/8794

  Arrangements for heating and cooling · CPC title

• H10K2102/351

  Thickness · CPC title

• G06F1/1652

  the display being flexible, e.g. mimicking a sheet of paper, or rollable · CPC title

• G09F9/301

  flexible foldable or roll-able electronic displays, e.g. thin LCD, OLED · CPC title

• G09G2380/02

  Flexible displays · CPC title