Flexible display device
US10121988B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 16, 2016 |
| Grant date | Nov 6, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 16, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E10/549
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A flexible display apparatus includes a flexible display panel which includes a flexible display substrate having an active area and an inactive area outside the active area. The inactive area which extends from the active layer and includes a bending area foldable or adapted to be folded in a first direction. The bending area includes a deformation unit that includes a plurality of unit deformable portions such that the flexible display panel is foldable or adapted to be folded in a second direction. The flexible display substrate may include an encapsulation layer on the flexible display substrate. The flexible display apparatus may include a functional layer on a side of the flexible display panel. A folded end portion of the flexible display panel may be on the functional layer. The flexible display apparatus may also include a driving unit.
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