US 12,242,305 B2
Flexible display apparatus and method of manufacturing the same
Valeriy Prushinskiy, Yongin-si (KR); Won-Sik Hyun, Yongin-si (KR); Hyong-Yeol Na, Yongin-si (KR); Min-Soo Kim, Yongin-si (KR); and Mu-Gyeom Kim, Yongin-si (KR)
Assigned to Samsung Display Co., Ltd., Yongin-si (KR)
Filed by SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD., Yongin-si (KR)
Filed on Oct. 26, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/495,399.
Application 18/495,399 is a continuation of application No. 17/963,106, filed on Oct. 10, 2022, granted, now 11,815,960.
Application 17/963,106 is a continuation of application No. 17/228,180, filed on Apr. 12, 2021, granted, now 11,467,632, issued on Oct. 11, 2022.
Application 17/228,180 is a continuation of application No. 16/189,913, filed on Nov. 13, 2018, granted, now 10,978,670, issued on Apr. 13, 2021.
Application 16/189,913 is a continuation of application No. 15/057,040, filed on Feb. 29, 2016, granted, now 10,128,460, issued on Nov. 13, 2018.
Application 15/057,040 is a continuation of application No. 14/970,222, filed on Dec. 15, 2015, granted, now 9,698,375, issued on Jul. 4, 2017.
Application 15/057,040 is a continuation of application No. 13/472,374, filed on May 15, 2012, granted, now 9,274,559, issued on Mar. 1, 2016.
Application 14/970,222 is a continuation of application No. 13/472,374, filed on May 15, 2012, granted, now 9,274,559, issued on Mar. 1, 2016.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2011-0144982 (KR), filed on Dec. 28, 2011.
Prior Publication US 2024/0053800 A1, Feb. 15, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 1/16 (2006.01); H10K 50/842 (2023.01); H10K 50/844 (2023.01); H10K 59/12 (2023.01); H10K 71/00 (2023.01); H10K 77/10 (2023.01); H10K 85/10 (2023.01); H10K 102/00 (2023.01)
CPC G06F 1/1652 (2013.01) [H10K 50/8428 (2023.02); H10K 50/844 (2023.02); H10K 59/12 (2023.02); H10K 71/00 (2023.02); H10K 77/111 (2023.02); G09G 2380/02 (2013.01); H10K 85/141 (2023.02); H10K 2102/311 (2023.02); H10K 2102/351 (2023.02)] 19 Claims
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1. A flexible display apparatus comprising:
a first film including a first region, a second region, and a bending portion between the first region and the second region, a plurality of first openings or grooves being defined in the bending portion of the first film;
a third film over the first film, the third film including a bending portion corresponding to the bending portion of the first film;
a fourth film over the third film, the fourth film including a bending portion corresponding to the bending portion of the first film;
an emission display unit between the third film and the fourth film;
an elastic member disposed in correspondence with the bending portion of the third film; and
a second film over the fourth film, the second film including a first surface adjacent to the fourth film, a second surface opposite to the first surface, and a second opening or groove defined in the second surface.