US 11,864,406 B2
Flexible display module and foldable display apparatus
Xiaofei Luo, Beijing (CN); Shangchieh Chu, Beijing (CN); Baofeng Sun, Beijing (CN); and Yanyan Yang, Beijing (CN)
Assigned to BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd., Beijing (CN)
Filed by BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd., Beijing (CN)
Filed on Jun. 28, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/359,681.
Claims priority of application No. 202022854438.X (CN), filed on Dec. 1, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0173353 A1, Jun. 2, 2022
Int. Cl. H10K 50/84 (2023.01); H10K 102/00 (2023.01)
CPC H10K 50/84 (2023.02) [H10K 2102/311 (2023.02)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A flexible display module configured to be assembled with a shell of a foldable display apparatus, the flexible display module comprises a bending region which is configured to be in a bent shape when the flexible display module is in a folded state, the flexible display module further comprises a display panel and a back plate disposed on one side of the display panel away from a display side, and the back plate has a first surface away from the display side of the display panel; wherein the flexible display module further comprises a support member disposed on the first surface of the back plate, the support member is located in a middle region in a width direction of the bending region, and the support member is configured to be fixed with the shell of the foldable display apparatus; and the support member has a first side surface and a second side surface which are adjacent to each other, the first side surface is attached and fixed to the first surface of the back plate, the second side surface extends along a length direction of the bending region, and a flexible part is connected between the second side surface and the first surface of the back plate; and a flexible layer is provided on the second side surface of the support member, a side of the flexible layer facing the back plate is bonded to the first surface of the back plate, and the flexible layer is the flexible part; and a surface of the flexible layer facing away from the second side surface of the support member is provided with a V-shaped groove extending along the length direction of the bending region; and the shell comprises a first shell, a second shell and a connecting shaft, wherein the first shell and the second shell are both hinged on the connecting shaft; the support member further has a third side surface opposite to the first side surface, and the third side surface of the support member is fixed on the connecting shaft.