US 12,222,766 B2
Bendable display module and device
Qiang Li, Shanghai (CN); and Tao Sun, Dongguan (CN)
Assigned to Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Shenzhen (CN)
Appl. No. 17/759,206
Filed by Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Shenzhen (CN)
PCT Filed Jan. 5, 2021, PCT No. PCT/CN2021/070329
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jul. 21, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/147663, PCT Pub. Date Jul. 29, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 202020146302.0 (CN), filed on Jan. 22, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0050666 A1, Feb. 16, 2023
Int. Cl. G06F 1/16 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 1/1656 (2013.01) [G06F 1/1616 (2013.01); G06F 1/1652 (2013.01); G06F 1/1681 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A display module, comprising:
a display screen; and
a support, wherein the display screen comprises a first non-bending region, a bending region, and a second non-bending region that are successively connected, the support is fastened on a non-display side of the display screen, the support comprises a first metal plate, a first connection plate, and a second metal plate that are successively connected, the first metal plate faces the first non-bending region, the first connection plate faces the bending region, the second metal plate faces the second non-bending region, and the first connection plate is bendable;
wherein the first connection plate comprises a first metal part and first organic material parts, a plurality of grooves extend in a first surface of the first metal part, and the first organic material parts are located in the plurality of grooves and are fixedly connected to the first metal part;
wherein the support further comprises a first buffer, the first buffer is contained within a plurality of side walls that extend within a width defined by the bending region located between the first metal plate and the second metal plate, and the first buffer is stacked on the first surface of the first metal part and is fixedly connected to the first organic material parts;
wherein the plurality of grooves are arranged in a plurality of first groove groups, the plurality of first groove groups are arranged in a first direction, each first groove group comprises a plurality of first grooves, the plurality of first grooves in a same first groove group are arranged at intervals in a second direction, the plurality of first grooves in two adjacent first groove groups alternate with each other, the second direction is a direction in which the first metal plate faces the second metal plate, and the first direction is perpendicular to the second direction; and
wherein each first groove of each plurality of first grooves is a strip hole, an extension direction of the respective first groove is parallel to the first direction, and a width of the respective first groove in the second direction ranges from 0.15 millimeter to 3 millimeters.
 
9. An electronic device, comprising:
a housing; and
a display module mounted in the housing, wherein the display module comprises:
a display screen; and
a support, wherein the display screen comprises a first non-bending region, a bending region, and a second non-bending region that are successively connected, the support is fastened on a non-display side of the display screen, the support comprises a first metal plate, a first connection plate, and a second metal plate that are successively connected, the first metal plate faces the first non-bending region, the first connection plate faces the bending region, the second metal plate faces the second non-bending region, and the first connection plate is bendable;
wherein the first connection plate comprises a first metal part and first organic material parts, a plurality of grooves extend in a first surface of the first metal part, and the first organic material parts are located in the plurality of grooves and are fixedly connected to the first metal part;
wherein the support further comprises a first buffer, the first buffer is contained within a plurality of side walls that extend within a width defined by the bending region located between the first metal plate and the second metal plate, and the first buffer is stacked on the first surface of the first metal part and is fixedly connected to the first organic material parts;
wherein the plurality of grooves are arranged in a plurality of first groove groups, the plurality of first groove groups are arranged in a first direction, each first groove group comprises a plurality of first grooves, the plurality of first grooves in a same first groove group are arranged at intervals in a second direction, the plurality of first grooves in two adjacent first groove groups alternate with each other, the second direction is a direction in which the first metal plate faces the second metal plate, and the first direction is perpendicular to the second direction; and
wherein each first groove of each plurality of first grooves is a strip hole, an extension direction of the respective first groove is parallel to the first direction, and a width of the respective first groove in the second direction ranges from 0.15 millimeter to 3 millimeters.
 
10. A display module, comprising:
a display screen; and
a support;
wherein the display screen comprises a first non-bending region, a bending region, and a second non-bending region that are successively connected, the support is fastened on a non-display side of the display screen, the support comprises a first metal plate, a first connection plate, and a second metal plate that are successively connected, the first metal plate faces the first non-bending region, the first connection plate faces the bending region, the second metal plate faces the second non-bending region, and the first connection plate is bendable;
wherein the first connection plate comprises a metal part and organic material parts, a plurality of grooves extend a first surface of the metal part, and the organic material parts are located in the plurality of grooves and are fixedly connected to the metal part;
wherein in a thickness direction of the display module, a height of the metal part is equal to a height of the first metal plate and a height of the second metal plate;
wherein in a second direction, a width of the organic material parts ranges from 0.15 millimeter to 3 millimeters, and a width of the metal part between two adjacent organic material parts ranges from 0.05 millimeter to 0.8 millimeter, and wherein the second direction is a direction in which the first metal plate faces the second metal plate;
wherein the plurality of grooves are arranged in a plurality of first groove groups, the plurality of first groove groups are arranged in a first direction, each first groove group comprises a plurality of first grooves, the plurality of first grooves in a same first groove group are arranged at intervals in the second direction, the plurality of first grooves in two adjacent first groove groups alternate with each other, and the first direction is perpendicular to the second direction; and
wherein each first groove of each plurality of first grooves is a strip hole, an extension direction of the respective first groove is parallel to the first direction, and a width of the respective first groove in the second direction ranges from 0.15 millimeter to 3 millimeters.