# US 12,604,636 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 12,604,636 B2 - Document ID: US12604636B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/275,813 - Filed: 2022-08-16 - Published: 2025-01-09 - Granted: 2026-04-14 - Earliest claimed: 2022-08-16 - Assignees: Boe Technology Group Co., Ltd. - Applicants: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Ziang Han; Zhengdao Liu; Song Zhang; Zhao Li; Paoming Tsai; Chunyan Xie; Haoran Wang; Biao Gao; Shuang Du - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12604636B2 ## CPC - H10K 59/80: Constructional details - G09F 9/30: in which the desired character or characters are formed by combining individual elements (panels comprising a number of electrodes in a single cell controlling light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. electro-optical or magneto-optical cell, G02F1/00) - H10K 2102/311: {Flexible OLED} - H10K: ORGANIC ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES - G09F: DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS ## Abstract Provided is a display module, which includes a display panel and a first support assembly disposed on a non-display side of the display panel. For each of a second support structure, a third support structure, and a fourth support structure of the first support assembly which are configured to support bending regions of the display panel, the thickness of the support structure is less than the thickness of a first support structure configured to support a non-bending region of the display panel, and/or the support structure configured to support bending regions of the display panel at least includes a target material with a lower elasticity modulus. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A display module, wherein the display module comprises: a display panel provided with a non-bending region, a first bending region, and a second bending region, wherein an extending direction of the first bending region intersects an extending direction of the second bending region, and an overlapping region of the first bending region and the second bending region is a double-bending region; and a first support assembly disposed on a non-display side of the display panel, wherein the first support assembly is of a plate-shaped structure, and the first support assembly comprises a first support structure, a second support structure, a third support structure, and a fourth support structure, wherein an orthographic projection of the first support structure on the display panel is in the non-bending region, an orthographic projection of the second support structure on the display panel is at least in the first bending region and is not in the double-bending region, an orthographic projection of the third support structure on the display panel is at least in the second bending region and is not in the double-bending region, and an orthographic projection of the fourth support structure on the display panel is at least in the double-bending region; wherein a thickness of each of the second support structure, the third support structure, and the fourth support structure is less than a thickness of the first support structure, and/or a material of each of the second support structure, the third support structure, and the fourth support structure at least comprises a target material, an elasticity modulus of the target material being less than an elasticity modulus of a material of the first support structure; and the target material being acquired by filling and curing a liquid material. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The display module according to claim 1, wherein the thickness of the second support structure is equal to the thickness of the third support structure, and the thickness of the second support structure and the thickness of the third support structure are both less than the thickness of the first support structure; and the thickness of the fourth support structure is less than or equal to the thickness of the second support structure; and the material of the fourth support structure at least comprises the target material. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The display module according to claim 2, wherein the material of the second support structure and the material of the third support structure are both the same as the material of the first support structure, and the material of the fourth support structure is the target material; and a first groove is formed in a sidewall of the second support structure close to the fourth support structure, a second groove is formed in a sidewall of the third support structure close to the fourth support structure, and part of the fourth support structure is disposed in the first groove and the second groove. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The display module according to claim 3, wherein an orthographic projection of the first groove on a first reference plane has an axisymmetric shape, and an axis of the orthographic projection of the first groove on the first reference plane is overlapped with an axis of an orthographic projection of the second support structure on the first reference plane, wherein the first reference plane is perpendicular to a support surface of the first support assembly and parallel to an extending direction of the second support structure; and an orthographic projection of the second groove on a second reference plane has an axisymmetric shape, and an axis of the orthographic projection of the second groove on the second reference plane is overlapped with an axis of an orthographic projection of the third support structure on the second reference plane, wherein the second reference plane is perpendicular to the support surface and parallel to an extending direction of the third support structure. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The display module according to claim 3, wherein a length of the first groove along a direction perpendicular to a support surface of the first support assembly and a length of the second groove along the direction perpendicular to the support surface are less than or equal to the thickness of the second support structure. ### Claim 6 (depends on 2) The display module according to claim 2, wherein the material of the second support structure and the material of the third support structure are both the same as the material of the first support structure, the material of the fourth support structure is the target material, and the fourth support structure is provided with a plurality of third grooves. ### Claim 7 (depends on 2) The display module according to claim 2, wherein the material of the second support structure, the material of the third support structure, and a material of a first part of the fourth support structure are all the same as the material of the first support structure, and a material of a second part of the fourth support structure is the target material; and the first part of the fourth support structure forms a plurality of fourth grooves, and the material of the second part of the fourth support structure is disposed in the plurality of fourth grooves. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The display module according to claim 7, wherein two adjacent rows of fourth grooves of the plurality of fourth grooves are staggered. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The display module according to claim 1, wherein the material of each of the second support structure, the third support structure, and the fourth support structure at least comprises the target material. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The display module according to claim 9, wherein the material of the second support structure, the material of the third support structure, and the material of the fourth support structure are all the target material; and a plurality of fifth grooves are formed in a sidewall of the first support structure close to the second support structure, and a plurality of sixth grooves are formed in a sidewall of the first support structure close to the third support structure, wherein part of the second support structure is disposed in the plurality of fifth grooves, and part of the third support structure is disposed in the plurality of sixth grooves. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The display module according to claim 10, wherein the plurality of fifth grooves and the plurality of sixth grooves all penetrate through the first support structure along a direction perpendicular to a support surface of the first support assembly. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The display module according to claim 11, wherein orthographic projections of the plurality of fifth grooves on the support surface and orthographic projections of the plurality of sixth grooves on the support surface have the same shape. ### Claim 13 (depends on 9) The display module according to claim 9, wherein a material of a first part of the second support structure and a material of a first part of the third support structure are the same as the material of the first support structure, and a material of a second part of the second support structure, a material of a second part of the third support structure, and the material of the fourth support structure are all the target material; wherein the first part of the second support structure and the second part of the second support structure are laminated, and the first part of the third support structure and the second part of the third support structure are laminated. ### Claim 14 (depends on 9) The display module according to claim 9, wherein the thickness of the second support structure, the thickness of the third support structure, and the thickness of the fourth support structure are all equal, and are all less than or equal to the thickness of the first support structure. ### Claim 15 (depends on 9) The display module according to claim 9, wherein the material of the second support structure, the material of the third support structure, and the material of the fourth support structure are all the target material; and the thickness of the second support structure and the thickness of the third support structure are both less than or equal to the thickness of the first support structure, and the thickness of the fourth support structure is greater than or equal to the thickness of the second support structure. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The display module according to claim 1, wherein the first support structure is made from one of steel use stainless, titanium alloy, aluminum alloy, carbon fiber plates, polyethylene terephthalate, and polyimide. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The display module according to claim 16, wherein the target material is one of thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer rubber, polymethyl methacrylate, and organic silicon. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The display module according to claim 16, wherein the first support structure is made from polyethylene terephthalate or polyimide, and the display module further comprises: a second support assembly; wherein the second support assembly is of a plate-shaped structure, and the second support assembly is disposed on a side, distal from the display panel, of the first support assembly; and a material of the second support assembly at least comprises a metal material. ### Claim 19 (depends on 1) The display module according to claim 1, wherein the display panel is an organic light emitting diode display panel. ### Claim 20 A display device, comprising: a power supply assembly and a display module; wherein the power supply assembly is configured to supply power to the display module; and the display module comprises: a display panel provided with a non-bending region, a first bending region, and a second bending region, wherein an extending direction of the first bending region intersects an extending direction of the second bending region, and an overlapping region of the first bending region and the second bending region is a double-bending region; and a first support assembly disposed on a non-display side of the display panel, wherein the first support assembly is of a plate-shaped structure, and the first support assembly comprises a first support structure, a second support structure, a third support structure, and a fourth support structure, wherein an orthographic projection of the first support structure on the display panel is in the non-bending region, an orthographic projection of the second support structure on the display panel is at least in the first bending region and is not in the double-bending region, an orthographic projection of the third support structure on the display panel is at least in the second bending region and is not in the double-bending region, and an orthographic projection of the fourth support structure on the display panel is at least in the double-bending region; wherein a thickness of each of the second support structure, the third support structure, and the fourth support structure is less than a thickness of the first support structure, and/or a material of each of the second support structure, the third support structure, and the fourth support structure at least comprises a target material, an elasticity modulus of the target material being less than an elasticity modulus of a material of the first support structure; and the target material being acquired by filling and curing a liquid material.