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Partially flexible displays device

A display device, flexible technology, used in identification devices, nonlinear optics, digital data processing components, etc.

Inactive Publication Date: 2008-10-15
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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So far, only color has been demonstrated for flexible displays

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[0013] One inventive aspect of the present invention is a partially flexible or rollable display device. The partially flexible or rollable display includes at least one relatively deformable region and at least one relatively inflexible region. At least one relatively inflexible region is rigid. Note that the number of flexible and non-flexible regions comprising a partially flexible or rollable display is not limited.

[0014] In a typical embodiment, at least one portion of the display is always visible to the user, so it is characterized by a relatively inflexible (e.g., non-rollable) region, here referred to as a region that cannot be rolled or folded, whereas The other part of the display is only visible to the user when the display is fully or partially extended, thus appearing as a relatively flexible (ie rollable) area. Said latter region is foldable or rollable. The relatively inflexible areas are used as areas that provide increased display characteristics, such ...

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The present invention provides a partially flexible display device (30) including at least one relatively flexible display region (54) and at least one relatively non-flexible display region (56); whereby the at least one relatively flexible display region (54) and the at least one relatively non-flexible display region (56) share a common base structure comprised of a plurality of layers (60-66) and the at least one relatively non-flexible display region (56) further comprises at least one additional layer (70). The at least one additional layer (70) is added to provide additional display features in the partially flexible display device (30). The additional display features may include, without limitation, a color feature, a front lighting feature, a back lighting feature and a touch sensitivity feature. In this construction, the at least one flexible region (54) and at least one non-flexible region (56) are mechanically interconnected and preferably aligned in the same dimension.

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[0001] This application claims priority from US Provisional Patent Application Serial No. 60 / 683,648, filed May 23, 2005, which is incorporated herein by reference. technical field [0002] The present invention relates to a partially flexible display device, more particularly to a partially flexible display device having regions of different flexibility. Background technique [0003] Recently, miniaturization and enhanced processing capabilities have made great progress in portable electronic devices. Complex equipment can be reduced to pocket size. Consumers will be able to carry and use such devices wherever they go as cell phones, music players, game consoles, still and dynamic digital cameras and GPS positioning devices. However, since most current devices use inflexible glass optical displays, the size and form factor of the devices are often limited by the optical displays. Such display devices are bulky, heavy, expensive and fragile. As display size increases, so ...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): G06F1/16G02F1/167G02F1/1333G09F9/30G02F1/1677
CPCG02F1/133305G02F1/167G09F9/301G02F1/1677G06F3/041
Inventor H·E·A·休特马
Owner SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD