Electronic devices with flexible displays having fastened bent edges
First Claim
1. An electronic device, comprising:
- an organic light-emitting diode display having an array of display pixels formed on a display substrate; and
a mandrel having an edge, wherein a portion of the display substrate is wrapped around the edge of the mandrel.
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Abstract
An electronic device may be provided with a display having a flexible substrate with fastened bent edges. The flexible substrate may have an active region that includes an array of light-emitting elements such as organic light-emitting diodes. The flexible substrate may also have inactive regions that lie outside of the active region. The bent edges may include portions of the inactive regions and portions of the active region. The bent edges may be wrapped to conform to the shape of an internal support structure. The bent edges may be fastened to the support structure with fastening members that attach a housing member or an internal clamp to the support structure. The bent edges may be secured between the housing member or the internal clamp and the support structure. The fastening members may be engaged in openings in the support structure and may pass through or alongside the bent edges.
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19 Claims
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1. An electronic device, comprising:
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an organic light-emitting diode display having an array of display pixels formed on a display substrate; and a mandrel having an edge, wherein a portion of the display substrate is wrapped around the edge of the mandrel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An electronic device, comprising:
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a display having a flexible substrate and an array of display pixels formed on a first portion of the flexible substrate; a support structure having a rounded edge, wherein a second portion of the flexible substrate curves around the rounded edge; and a housing in which the display and the support structure are mounted. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 13, 14)
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12. The electronic device 9 wherein the flexible substrate comprises a flexible sheet of polymer.
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15. An electronic device, comprising:
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a flexible display having a bent edge portion; a curved transparent cover layer through which the flexible display emits light; and a mandrel having opposing upper and lower surfaces joined by a rounded edge, wherein the bent edge portion of the flexible display bends around the rounded edge from the upper surface to the lower surface of the mandrel. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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