US 12,013,726 B2
Support structure for flexible panel, display device and method for assembling flexible module
Baofeng Sun, Beijing (CN); Meiling Gao, Beijing (CN); Yanli Wang, Beijing (CN); Bo Wang, Beijing (CN); and Wei Liu, Beijing (CN)
Assigned to BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., Beijing (CN)
Appl. No. 17/309,752
Filed by BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., Beijing (CN)
PCT Filed Sep. 7, 2020, PCT No. PCT/CN2020/113706
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jun. 17, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/047771, PCT Pub. Date Mar. 10, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2022/0308631 A1, Sep. 29, 2022
Int. Cl. G06F 1/16 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 1/1652 (2013.01) [G06F 1/1656 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A support structure for a flexible panel, wherein the flexible panel comprises a non-bending area, a bending area and a pad area arranged in sequence along a first direction, the pad area is located at a backlight side of the non-bending area, and the support structure comprises a support plate, wherein the support plate comprises a planar support area attached to the non-bending area and a patterned area at least attached to the bending area:
wherein the support structure is applied to a display device comprising the flexible panel, the support plate comprises a first side and a second side arranged opposite to each other in a second direction, a connection structure is arranged at each of the first side and the second side and coupled to a corresponding side of the display device, and the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction;
wherein the connection structure comprises a first connection portion located at the first side and a second connection portion located at the second side, the first connection portion is formed by bending the first side along a direction perpendicular to the support plate and bending the first side again in a direction away from the second side, and the second connection portion is formed by bending the second side along the direction perpendicular to the support plate and bending the second side again in a direction away from the first side.