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US 9,425,418 B2Granted
Flexible display device with bend stress reduction member and manufacturing method for the same
AssigneeLG Display Co., Ltd.
InventorsSeYeoul Kwon, HeeSeok Yang, Sangcheon Youn, SungWoo Kim, YoonDong Cho, Saemleenuri Lee
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Abstract
There is provided a flexible display having a plurality of innovations configured to allow bending of a portion or portions to reduce apparent border size and/or utilize the side surface of an assembled flexible display.
Claims16
A display apparatus, comprising:
- a base layer having a first portion, a bend portion extended from the first portion and a second portion extended from the bend portion, wherein the entirety of the bend portion is curved;
- an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display unit disposed on an outer surface of the first portion of the base layer;
- an encapsulation over the OLED display unit;
- a printed circuit film attached to the second portion of the base layer;
- wire traces extending between the printed circuit film and the OLED display unit on the base layer;
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- a micro-coating layer disposed over the bend portion of the base layer, wherein the micro-coating layer is arranged to cover the wire traces on the base layer and a part of the encapsulation disposed on the first portion of the base layer in a direction perpendicular to the outer surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.