DISPLAY DEVICE, AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME

• US 20170042046A1
• Filed: 08/11/2016
• Published: 02/09/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 06/29/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Display Company Limited (Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Samsung Display Company Limited (Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.)
• Inventors: Lee, Kyung-Su, Cho, Yong-Youl, Han, Kwan-Young, Kim, Jong-Hwan
• Granted Patent: US 11,032,918 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/1333 Constructional arrangements; Manufacturing methodsG02F1/135, G02F1/136 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1652 the display being flexible, e.g. mimicking a sheet of paper, or rollable
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0269 mounted in a fixed curved configuration, e.g. display curved around the edges of the telephone housing
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 13/022 with orientation of the elements
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 5/0017 with operator interface units
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 5/03 Covers
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 7/00 Constructional details common to different types of electric apparatus casings, cabinets, drawers H05K5/00
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 2102/311 Flexible OLED
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 50/8426 Peripheral sealing arrangements, e.g. adhesives, sealants
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 59/12 Active-matrix OLED [AMOLED] displays
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 59/871 Self-supporting sealing arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 59/8731 multilayered coatings having a repetitive structure, e.g. having multiple organic-inorganic bilayers
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 10/549 Organic PV cells
• CPC Class Codes: Y02P 70/50 Manufacturing or production processes characterised by the final manufactured product
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 156/10 Methods of surface bonding and/or assembly therefor
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 156/1744 Means bringing discrete articles into assembled relationship

Abstract

A display device, and a method and apparatus for manufacturing the display device, are provided. The display device includes a cover window including a curved portion, and a display panel smaller in at least one of length or width than the cover window and laminated on a flat portion of the cover window.

Claims

1. A display device comprising:

a cover window comprising a curved portion; and

a display panel smaller in at least one of length or width than the cover window and laminated on a flat portion of the cover window,

wherein the display panel is laminated entirely on the flat portion.

2. The display device of claim 1, further comprising an adhesive layer between the display panel and the cover window.

3. The display device of claim 1, wherein the display panel is flexible.

19. The display device of claim 1, wherein the display panel is flexible.

4. A display device comprising:

a cover window comprising a curved portion; and

a display panel smaller in at least one of length or width than the cover window and laminated on a flat portion of the cover window,

wherein the curved portion comprises a plurality of curved portions.

5. The display device of claim 4, further comprising an adhesive layer between the display panel and the cover window.

6. The display device of claim 4, wherein the display panel is flexible.

7. The display device of claim 4, wherein the display panel is laminated entirely on the flat portion.

8. A display device comprising:

a cover window comprising a curved portion; and

a display panel smaller in at least one of length or width than the cover window and laminated on a flat portion of the cover window,

wherein the display panel comprises;

a first display panel portion laminated on the flat portion; and

a second display panel portion extending in a curved shape from the first display panel portion and laminated on the curved portion.

9. The display device of claim 8, further comprising an adhesive layer between the first display panel portion and the cover window, and between the second display panel portion and the cover window.

10. The display device of claim 8, wherein the display panel is flexible.

11. The display device of claim 8, wherein the display panel is laminated entirely on the flat portion.

12. The display device of claim 8, wherein the curved portion comprises a plurality of curved portions.

13. A display device comprising:

a cover window comprising a curved portion; and

a display panel smaller in at least one of length or width than the cover window and disposed on a flat portion of the cover window.

14. The display device of claim 13, further comprising an adhesive layer between the display panel and the cover window.

15. The display device of claim 13, wherein the display panel is disposed entirely on the flat portion.

16. The display device of claim 13, wherein the curved portion comprises a plurality of curved portions.

17. The display device of claim 13, wherein the display panel comprises:

a first display panel portion disposed on the flat portion; and

a second display panel portion extending in a curved shape from the first display panel portion and disposed on the curved portion.

18. The display device of claim 17, further comprising an adhesive layer between the first display panel portion and the cover window, and between the second display panel portion and the cover window.