# US 12,222,761 B2 · Display module and display device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,222,761 B2 - Document ID: US12222761B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/920,740 - Filed: 2021-06-08 - Published: 2023-06-01 - Granted: 2025-02-11 - Earliest claimed: 2020-07-24 - Assignees: Beijing BOE Technology Development Co., Ltd. - Applicants: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Linlin Xu; Shangchieh Chu; Shiming Shi - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12222761B2 ## CPC - G06F 1/1637: {Details related to the display arrangement, including those related to the mounting of the display in the housing} - H04M 1/0269: {mounted in a fixed curved configuration, e.g. display curved around the edges of the telephone housing} - G06F 1/1626: {with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]} - G06F 1/1652: {the display being flexible, e.g. mimicking a sheet of paper, or rollable} - H04B 1/3888: Arrangements for carrying or protecting transceivers - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - H04M: TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus G08) - H04B: TRANSMISSION ## Abstract Disclosed are a display module and a display device. The display module includes a rear shell and an intermediate frame, and a display screen, an ultra-thin protective cover plate, and a protective film. The rear shell has a back plate and a first folded edge bent and extending from the edge of the back plate to the side of the display screen. The intermediate frame is located in a region enclosed by the back plate and the first folded edge. The ultra-thin protective cover plate has a first surface away from the side of the display screen, and a side surface located on the edge. The protective film includes a first part attached to the first surface of the ultra-thin protective cover plate, and a second part coating the side surface of the ultra-thin protective cover plate. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A display module, comprising: a rear cover and a middle frame; and a display screen, an ultrathin protective cover plate and a protective film which are located on a side of the middle frame facing away from the rear cover and stacked in sequence; wherein the rear cover has a back plate and a first folded edge bent and extending from an edge of the back plate to one side of the display screen; the middle frame is located in a region enclosed by the back plate and the first folded edge; the ultrathin protective cover plate has a first surface facing away from one side of the display screen and a side surface located on an edge; and the protective film comprises a first part attached to the first surface of the ultrathin protective cover plate, and a second part coating the side surface of the ultrathin protective cover plate and extending between the middle frame and the first folded edge of the rear cover. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The display module according to claim 1, wherein a shape of the ultrathin protective cover plate is square, and at least one side edge of the ultrathin protective cover plate is bent towards one side of the rear cover; and the second part of the protective film coats an edge side surface of the at least one side edge of the ultrathin protective cover plate and extends between the middle frame and the first folded edge of the rear cover. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The display module according to claim 2, wherein a bending angle of the edge of the ultrathin protective cover plate towards one side of the rear cover is smaller than or equal to 90 degrees. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The display module according to claim 3, wherein the display screen comprises a square screen part, and a bent part located on a first side edge of the screen part and bent to a non-display surface of the screen part; the ultrathin protective cover plate is attached to the screen part, and a side edge of the ultrathin protective cover plate close to the first side edge is bent towards one side of the rear cover; and the second part of the protective film coats an edge side surface of the ultrathin protective cover plate close to the first side edge and extends between the middle frame and the first folded edge of the rear cover. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The display module according to claim 1, wherein the second part of the protective film and the first folded edge of the rear cover are pasted and fixed. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The display module according to claim 5, wherein the second part of the protective film and the first folded edge of the rear cover are pasted through a double-faced adhesive tape. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The display module according to claim 1, wherein the second part is provided with an opening at a position between the middle frame and the first folded edge of the rear cover; and an inner side of the first folded edge is provided with a protruding part matched with the opening, and the protruding part is embedded into the opening. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The display module according to claim 7, wherein a shape of the ultrathin protective cover plate is rectangular, and two opposite long side edges of the ultrathin protective cover plate are bent towards one side of the rear cover; and the second part of the protective film comprises two parts, and the two parts are respectively located on two sides of the first part close to the two long side edges, and respectively coat side surfaces of the two long side edges of the ultrathin protective cover plate and extend between the middle frame and the first folded edge of the rear cover. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The display module according to claim 8, wherein each of the two parts is provided with a plurality of openings, and the plurality of openings are arranged and distributed along the long side edge of the ultrathin protective cover plate; and the inner side of the first folded edge is provided with a plurality of protruding parts matched with the plurality of openings in a one-to-one correspondence mode, and the protruding parts are embedded into the corresponding openings. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The display module according to claim 1, further comprising a clamp arranged in the region enclosed by the back plate of the rear cover and the first folded edge, and configured to clamp and fix the middle frame and the second part of the protective film. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The display module according to claim 10, wherein the middle frame comprises a main body part opposite to the back plate of the rear cover and used for bearing the display screen and the ultrathin protective cover plate, and a second folded edge bent from an edge of the main body part to one side of the back plate of the rear cover; the second part of the protective film extends between the second folded edge of the middle frame and the first folded edge of the rear cover; and the clamp is a full-surrounded frame or a semi-surrounded frame arranged along the second folded edge of the middle frame, and is provided with a clamping groove opened facing away from one side of the back plate of the rear cover, and the clamping groove clamps the second part of the protective film and the second folded edge of the middle frame. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The display module according to claim 11, wherein the clamp is an elastomer; and an opening size of the clamping groove is smaller than an internal size of the clamping groove. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The display module according to claim 10, wherein the clamp and the rear cover are pasted and fixed. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The display module according to claim 1, wherein the ultrathin protective cover plate is ultra-thin glass. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The display module according to claim 1, wherein the protective film comprises a transparent polyimide film or a terephthalic acid plastic film. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The display module according to claim 1, further comprising a plastic diaphragm located between the display screen and the ultrathin protective cover plate, wherein the plastic diaphragm comprises a transparent polyimide film or a terephthalic acid plastic film. ### Claim 17 A display device, comprising a display module, wherein the display module comprises: a rear cover and a middle frame; and a display screen, an ultrathin protective cover plate and a protective film which are located on a side of the middle frame facing away from the rear cover and stacked in sequence; wherein the rear cover has a back plate and a first folded edge bent and extending from an edge of the back plate to one side of the display screen; the middle frame is located in a region enclosed by the back plate and the first folded edge; the ultrathin protective cover plate has a first surface facing away from one side of the display screen and a side surface located on an edge; and the protective film comprises a first part attached to the first surface of the ultrathin protective cover plate, and a second part coating the side surface of the ultrathin protective cover plate and extending between the middle frame and the first folded edge of the rear cover. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The display device according to claim 17, wherein a shape of the ultrathin protective cover plate is square, and at least one side edge of the ultrathin protective cover plate is bent towards one side of the rear cover; and the second part of the protective film coats an edge side surface of the at least one side edge of the ultrathin protective cover plate and extends between the middle frame and the first folded edge of the rear cover. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The display device according to claim 18, wherein a bending angle of the edge of the ultrathin protective cover plate towards one side of the rear cover is smaller than or equal to 90 degrees. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The display device according to claim 19, wherein the display screen comprises a square screen part, and a bent part located on a first side edge of the screen part and bent to a non-display surface of the screen part; the ultrathin protective cover plate is attached to the screen part, and a side edge of the ultrathin protective cover plate close to the first side edge is bent towards one side of the rear cover; and the second part of the protective film coats an edge side surface of the ultrathin protective cover plate close to the first side edge and extends between the middle frame and the first folded edge of the rear cover.