US 2019/0296259 A1 · ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF FORMING FLEXIBLE DISPLAY THEREOF

Abstract

An electronic device includes a housing including a recess; an internal structure disposed in the recess; and a display disposed in the recess and supported by the internal structure, where the display includes a display panel including a first region and a second region, where the second region forms at least part of an edge of the display panel; and a flexible polymer layer forming an outer surface of the display panel, where the flexible polymer layer includes a first portion covering the first region and the second region, and a second portion extending from the first portion, enclosing the at least part of the edge of the display panel, and extending inward. Thereby, foreign material can be prevented from entering into the display. Various other embodiments are possible.

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Dependent claims

An electronic device, comprising:

a housing including a recess;
an internal structure disposed in the recess;
and
a display disposed in the recess and supported by the internal structure,
wherein the display further comprises:
a display panel comprising a first region and a second region, wherein the second region forms at least part of an edge of the display panel;
and
a flexible polymer layer forming an outer surface of the display panel, wherein the flexible polymer layer comprises a first portion covering the first region and the second region, and a second portion extending from the first portion, enclosing the at least part of the edge of the display panel, and extending inward between the second region and the internal structure.

5 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

16/353,265Filed 14 Mar 2019

Priority

KR 10-2018-003464126 Mar 2018

Published

26 Sep 2019

Term ends

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Classification14 codes

G06F 1/1652
Details related to the display arrangement, including those related to the mounting of the display in the housing: the display being flexible,…
G06F 3/041
Arrangements for converting the position or the displacement of a member into a coded form: digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads,…
H04M 1/0269
Including a flexible display panel: mounted in a fixed curved configuration, e.g. display curved around the edges of the telephone housing
H10K 59/40
Integrated devices, or assemblies of multiple devices, comprising at least one organic light-emitting element covered by group H10K50/00: oLEDs…

Electronic device and method of forming flexible display thereof

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Electronic device and method of forming flexible display thereof

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