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Curved display and lighting device based on a Miura-Ori structure

US11700763B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Inventors

Hongyu Yu · Tempe, US
Yang Deng · Foster City, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 9, 2021
Grant date	Jul 11, 2023
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 4, 2041

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02P70/50
WIPO fieldSemiconductors
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A flexible display device that can conform to complex curved surfaces, and methods for manufacturing said display device, are disclosed herein. The display device utilizes a Miura-ori origami structure that, in a folded or at least partially folded configuration, is able to conform to complex curved surfaces. The Miura-ori structure involves folding a two-dimensional substrate in accordance with crease lines comprising a tessellation of parallelograms. Each cell of the tessellation pattern can include one or more luminous elements (LEDs, OLEDs, etc.) bonded to circuit elements embedded within the flexible substrate (e.g., Parylene-C).

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