Flexible display apparatus and method of manufacturing the same

US2023034223A1 · US · A1

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Publication numberUS-2023034223-A1
Application numberUS-202217963106-A
CountryUS
Kind codeA1
Filing dateOct 10, 2022
Priority dateDec 28, 2011
Publication dateFeb 2, 2023
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Abstract

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A flexible display apparatus including: a first film including a first surface and a second surface that are opposite each other, and a first groove formed in the first surface, the first film having a first rigidity; a third film on the second surface of the first film; a fourth film facing the third film; an emission display unit between and encapsulated by the third film and the fourth film; and a second film on the fourth film and facing the first film, the second film having a second rigidity that is less than the first rigidity.

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What is claimed is: 1 . A flexible display apparatus comprising: a first film including a first region and a second region separated from the first region by an opening or groove of the first film, the opening or groove being disposed in the first film; a third film over the first film; a fourth film over the third film; an emission display unit between the third film and the fourth film; and an adhesion layer between the first film and the third film; wherein the third film and the fourth film include a bending portion overlapping the opening or groove of the first film, and wherein a surface of the adhesion layer between the third film and the first film is exposed by the opening or groove.

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  • Encapsulations · CPC title

  • Flexible substrates · CPC title

  • G06F1/1652Primary

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

  • Flexible OLED · CPC title

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

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What does patent US2023034223A1 cover?
A flexible display apparatus including: a first film including a first surface and a second surface that are opposite each other, and a first groove formed in the first surface, the first film having a first rigidity; a third film on the second surface of the first film; a fourth film facing the third film; an emission display unit between and encapsulated by the third film and the fourth film;…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Samsung Display Co Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06F1/1652. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Thu Feb 02 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (A1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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