Display device

US9580627B2 · US · B2

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FieldValue
Publication numberUS-9580627-B2
Application numberUS-201414199961-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMar 6, 2014
Priority dateSep 24, 2013
Publication dateFeb 28, 2017
Grant dateFeb 28, 2017

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Abstract

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A flexible display device includes a protection film and a display panel, and the protection film includes a carrier film and an adhesive layer on the carrier film and including a plurality of adhesive dots separated from each other.

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What is claimed is: 1. A display device comprising: a protection film; and a display panel comprising a pixel, wherein the protection film comprises: a carrier film comprising a hydrophobic region and a hydrophilic region, and an adhesive layer on the carrier film and comprising a plurality of adhesive dots separated from each other, the adhesive dots being at the hydrophilic region of the carrier film, and areas of the carrier film between the adhesive dots being the hydrophobic region. 2. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the protection film further comprises a release film on the adhesive layer and configured to be detachable. 3. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of adhesive dots form an embossed texture. 4. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the carrier film comprises polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polyethylene naphthalate (PEN), polyethersulfone (PES), and/or polyethylene (PE). 5. The display device of claim 4 , wherein the protection film is at one surface of the display panel. 6. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the pixel is configured to emit light. 7. A display device comprising: a protection film; and a display panel comprising a pixel, wherein the protection film comprises: a carrier film comprising a hydrophobic region and a hydrophilic region, and an adhesive layer on the carrier film and comprising a plurality of adhesive dots separated from each other, the adhesive dots being at the hydrophobic region of the carrier film, and areas of the carrier film between the adhesive dots being the hydrophilic region.

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  • Hydrophilic · CPC title

  • Adhesive materials or arrangements · CPC title

  • Electrical discharge treatment, e.g. corona, plasma treatment; wave energy or particle radiation (heat treatment B32B38/0036) · CPC title

  • in the substrate · CPC title

  • characterised in that the layers are not bonded on the totality of their surfaces · CPC title

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What does patent US9580627B2 cover?
A flexible display device includes a protection film and a display panel, and the protection film includes a carrier film and an adhesive layer on the carrier film and including a plurality of adhesive dots separated from each other.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Samsung Display Co Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B32B37/1292. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Feb 28 2017 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 1 related publication on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).