# US 11,907,031 B2 · Display device and electronic device including the same > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,907,031 B2 - Document ID: US11907031B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/669,780 - Filed: 2022-02-11 - Published: 2022-11-24 - Granted: 2024-02-20 - Earliest claimed: 2021-05-21 - Assignees: Samsung Display Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Samsung Display Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Hun-Tae Kim; Jinhyoung Kim; Dongho Yoon; Gyumdong Bae - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11907031B2 ## CPC - G06F 1/203: {for portable computers, e.g. for laptops} - G06F 1/1637: {Details related to the display arrangement, including those related to the mounting of the display in the housing} - G06F 1/1652: {the display being flexible, e.g. mimicking a sheet of paper, or rollable} - G06F 1/1681: {Details related solely to hinges (hinge details related to the transmission of signals or power are classified in G06F1/1683)} - G06F 1/1686: {the I/O peripheral being an integrated camera} - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) ## Abstract A display device includes a display module including a first non-folding region, a folding region, and a second non-folding region arranged in a first direction, a first support plate disposed on the display module, a second support plate disposed on the first support plate, a heat dissipation layer disposed between the first and second support plates, and including a bending portion overlapping the folding region, a first adhesive layer disposed between the first support plate and the heat dissipation layer, and a second adhesive layer disposed between the second support plate and the heat dissipation layer. An opening defined in each of the first and second adhesive layers has a width greater than a width of the bending portion of the heat dissipation layer in a portion overlapping the folding region. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A display device comprising: a display module including a first non-folding region, a folding region, and a second non-folding region arranged in a first direction; a first support plate disposed on the display module; a second support plate disposed on the first support plate; a heat dissipation layer disposed between the first and second support plates, and including a bending portion overlapping the folding region; a first adhesive layer disposed between the first support plate and the heat dissipation layer; and a second adhesive layer disposed between the second support plate and the heat dissipation layer, wherein an opening defined in each of the first and second adhesive layers has a width greater than a width of the bending portion of the heat dissipation layer in the first direction and in a portion overlapping the folding region, and the bending portion protrudes toward the second support plate so that the bending portion is closer to the second support plate than a surface of the second adhesive layer facing the second support plate is to the second support plate. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The display device of claim 1, further comprising a cover layer disposed between the first support plate and the first adhesive layer, wherein: a plurality of openings is defined in a portion of the first support plate overlapping the folding region; and the cover layer covers the plurality of openings. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The display device of claim 2, further comprising a step compensation layer disposed around an edge of the heat dissipation layer and around an edge of each of the first and second adhesive layers between the cover layer and the second support plate. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The display device of claim 2, further comprising a first step compensation layer overlapping the folding region, and disposed between the heat dissipation layer and the cover layer in a portion in which the first adhesive layer is open. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The display device of claim 4, wherein the first step compensation layer is attached to the heat dissipation layer, and is not attached to the cover layer. ### Claim 6 (depends on 2) The display device of claim 2, wherein the heat dissipation layer comprises: a first heat dissipation part overlapping the first non-folding region; a second heat dissipation part overlapping the second non-folding region; and a third heat dissipation part overlapping the folding region and including the bending portion, wherein in a second direction crossing the first direction, a width of the third heat dissipation part is smaller than a width of each of the first and second heat dissipation parts. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The display device of claim 6, further comprising a second step compensation layer overlapping the folding region, and disposed around the third heat dissipation part between the first heat dissipation part and the second heat dissipation part. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The display device of claim 7, wherein the second step compensation layer is attached to the second support plate, and is not attached to the cover layer. ### Claim 9 (depends on 6) The display device of claim 6, wherein a bending portion defined as the bending portion of the third heat dissipation part remains a bent stage in a state in which the display module is unfolded. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The display device of claim 9, wherein the second support plate comprises: a 2_1 support plate overlapping the first non-folding region; and a 2_2 support plate overlapping the second non-folding region, wherein the 2_1 support plate and the 2_2 support plate are spaced apart from each other on the folding region. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The display device of claim 10, wherein the bending portion is disposed between the 2_1 support plate and the 2_2 support plate. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The display device of claim 10, wherein in the first direction, a distance between the 2_1 support plate and the 2_2 support plate is smaller than the width of the third heat dissipation part. ### Claim 13 (depends on 6) The display device of claim 6, wherein the first adhesive layer comprises: a 1_1 adhesive layer overlapping the first non-folding region; and a 1_2 adhesive layer spaced apart from the 1_1 adhesive layer and overlapping the second non-folding region, wherein the 1_1 adhesive layer and the 1_2 adhesive layer do not overlap the folding region. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The display device of claim 13, wherein in the first direction, a distance between the 1_1 adhesive layer and the 1_2 adhesive layer is larger than the width of the third heat dissipation part. ### Claim 15 (depends on 6) The display device of claim 6, wherein the second adhesive layer comprises: a 2_1 adhesive layer overlapping the first non-folding region; and a 2_2 adhesive layer spaced apart from the 2_1 adhesive layer and overlapping the second non-folding region, wherein the 2_1 adhesive layer and the 2_2 adhesive layer do not overlap the folding region. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The display device of claim 15, wherein in the first direction, a distance between the 2_1 adhesive layer and the 2_2 adhesive layer is larger than the width of the third heat dissipation part. ### Claim 17 (depends on 6) The display device of claim 6, wherein the first heat dissipation part, the second heat dissipation part, and the third heat dissipation part are unitary with one another. ### Claim 18 (depends on 1) The display device of claim 1, further comprising an identifier layer disposed on an opposite surface of the first support plate opposite to a surface of the first support plate facing the display module, wherein the second support plate, the first and second adhesive layers, and the heat dissipation layer defining a first opening exposing the identifier layer. ### Claim 19 (depends on 1) The display device of claim 1, further comprising a printed circuit board connected to the display module, and disposed on the second support plate; an adhesive disposed on a surface of the printed circuit board facing the first support plate, and disposed in a second opening defined in the second support plate; and a dummy adhesive disposed between the first support plate and the adhesive in the second opening, wherein the dummy adhesive includes: a surface facing the first support plate and on which an adhesive is disposed; and an opposite surface opposite to the surface of the dummy adhesive, facing the adhesive and on which an adhesive is not disposed, wherein the adhesive includes a double-sided adhesive. ### Claim 20 A display device comprising: a display module including a first non-folding region, a folding region, and a second non-folding region arranged in a first direction; a first support plate disposed on the display module; a second support plate disposed on the first support plate; a heat dissipation layer disposed between the first and second support plates; a first adhesive layer disposed between the first support plate and the heat dissipation layer, and defining an open portion overlapping the folding region; a second adhesive layer disposed between the second support plate and the heat dissipation layer, and defining an open portion overlapping the folding region; and a first step compensation layer overlapping the folding region, and disposed between the heat dissipation layer and the first support plate in a portion in which the first adhesive layer is open, wherein an opening defined in each of the first and second adhesive layers has a width greater than a width of the bending portion of the heat dissipation layer in the first direction and in a portion overlapping the folding region and the bending portion protrudes toward the second support plate so that the bending portion is closer to the second support plate than a surface of the second adhesive layer facing the second support plate is to the second support plate. ### Claim 21 (depends on 20) The display device of claim 20, wherein the heat dissipation layer comprises: a first heat dissipation part overlapping the first non-folding region; a second heat dissipation part overlapping the second non-folding region; and a third heat dissipation part overlapping the folding region, wherein in a second direction crossing the first direction, a width of the third heat dissipation part is smaller than a width of each of the first and second heat dissipation parts. ### Claim 22 (depends on 21) The display device of claim 21, further comprising a second step compensation layer overlapping the folding region, and disposed around the third heat dissipation part between the first heat dissipation part and the second heat dissipation part. ### Claim 23 An electronic device comprising: a display device in which a first hole region through which an optical signal passes is defined; an electronic optical module which is disposed on the display device, overlaps the first hole region, and receives the optical signal; and a case for receiving the display device and the electronic optical module, wherein the display device includes: a display module including a first non-folding region, a folding region, and a second non-folding region arranged in a first direction; a first support plate disposed on the display module; a second support plate disposed on the first support plate; a heat dissipation layer disposed between the first and second support plates, and including a bending portion overlapping the folding region; a first adhesive layer disposed between the first support plate and the heat dissipation layer; and a second adhesive layer disposed between the second support plate and the heat dissipation layer, wherein an opening defined in each of the first and second adhesive layers has a width greater than a width of the bending portion of the heat dissipation layer in the first direction and in a portion overlapping the folding region, and the bending portion protrudes toward the second support plate so that the bending portion is closer to the second support plate than a surface of the second adhesive layer facing the second support plate is to the second support plate. ### Claim 24 An electronic device comprising: a display device in which a first hole region through which an optical signal passes is defined; an electronic optical module which is disposed on the display device, overlaps the first hole region, and receives the optical signal; and a case for receiving the display device and the electronic optical module, wherein the display device includes: a display module including a first non-folding region, a folding region, and a second non-folding region arranged in a first direction; a first support plate disposed on the display module; a second support plate disposed on the first support plate; a heat dissipation layer disposed between the first and second support plates; a first adhesive layer disposed between the first support plate and the heat dissipation layer, and defining an open portion overlapping the folding region; a second adhesive layer disposed between the second support plate and the heat dissipation layer, and defining an open portion overlapping the folding region; and a first step compensation layer overlapping the folding region, and disposed between the heat dissipation layer and the first support plate in a portion in which the first adhesive layer is open, wherein an opening defined in each of the first and second adhesive layers has a width greater than a width of the bending portion of the heat dissipation layer in the first direction and in a portion overlapping the folding region, and the bending portion protrudes toward the second support plate so that the bending portion is closer to the second support plate than a surface of the second adhesive layer facing the second support plate is to the second support plate.