Stretchable OLED Corner Panel Layout to Prevent Wavy Wrinkles

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Solution Overview

Problem

Flexible OLED products in mobile devices suffer from structural defects in stretchable regions, particularly at corners, leading to wavy wrinkles due to compression stress accumulation in organic and inorganic film layers.

Innovation Solution

Incorporating a plurality of staggered first holes in the stretchable regions, which relieve stress by removing partial organic and inorganic film layers, creating stress relief spaces.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Stability of the object's composition

If stretchable regions are designed with complete film layers, then structural integrity is maintained, but compression stress accumulates causing wavy wrinkles

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvestructural integrityVSAvoidwavy wrinkles
Core Design Contradiction:
Stability of the object's compositionVSObject-generated harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The film layers in stretchable regions are segmented by introducing multiple staggered holes that divide the continuous film into separate sections. This segmentation allows the film to flex and deform more easily during stretching while distributing compression stress across multiple discrete areas rather than allowing it to accumulate continuously, thereby preventing wavy wrinkles while maintaining structural integrity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The holes are strategically positioned in specific locations within the stretchable region, creating local variations in film density and stress distribution. By concentrating hole placement in areas prone to compression stress, the design locally modifies the film properties to reduce stress accumulation and prevent wrinkle formation in critical areas while maintaining complete film coverage in other regions.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

2Ease of manufacture

If stretchable regions are designed with complete film layers, then manufacturing simplicity is maintained, but stress relief is insufficient

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemanufacturing simplicityVSAvoidstress relief
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of manufactureVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The holes are pre-formed in the film layers during the manufacturing process before the display panel is assembled and put into service. This preliminary action of creating stress relief structures during fabrication ensures that the stress relief function is built-in from the start, eliminating the need for post-manufacturing modifications while providing adequate stress relief capability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The staggered hole pattern creates a porous structure within the film layers of the stretchable region. This porous configuration reduces the overall mass and stiffness of the film in stretched areas, allowing for better stress distribution and relief while maintaining sufficient structural support. The porous design is integrated into the manufacturing process, maintaining ease of production while significantly improving stress relief performance.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #31Porous materials

Data Source

PatentUS12543488B2Display devices and display panels thereof
Publication Date: 2026.02.03 CHENGDU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECH CO LTD
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AI summary

The present disclosure provides a display device and a display panel thereof. The display panel includes a display region and a stretchable region located in at least one corner region of the display region, where the stretchable region is provided with a plurality of first holes, and the first holes are staggered from each other.