CN113920854A - Stretchable display panel and manufacturing method thereof - Google Patents

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CN113920854A
CN113920854A CN202010648539.3A CN202010648539A CN113920854A CN 113920854 A CN113920854 A CN 113920854A CN 202010648539 A CN202010648539 A CN 202010648539A CN 113920854 A CN113920854 A CN 113920854A
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The application discloses display panel can stretch, including first elastomer, second elastomer to and set up a plurality of bases of interval setting between first elastomer and second elastomer, two adjacent bases in a plurality of bases pass through the elastic thread and link to each other, the elastic thread respectively with first elastomer and second elastomer interval setting, the elastic coefficient of base is greater than the elastic coefficient of elastic thread, first elastomer and second elastomer respectively.

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Stretchable display panel and manufacturing method thereof
Technical Field
The application relates to the technical field of display, in particular to a stretchable display panel and a manufacturing method thereof.
Background
With the continuous development of electronic display technology, flexible display devices have become a new generation of display technology with development potential due to their advantages of light weight, small thickness, flexibility, etc. The stretchable display panel has wide application prospects in the fields of biomedicine, flexible display, intelligent wearing and the like due to the extensibility.
At present, most of the mainstream stretchable display panels are formed by directly disposing a patterned and etched flexible substrate on a pre-strained elastomer, so that the flexible substrate can be directly attached to the surface of the elastomer after releasing strain. However, because the display module is disposed on the flexible substrate, when the elastic body is under a stress and is in a stretching state, the display module is directly attached to the elastic body, so that poor stress release is generated in the stretching process. Moreover, the structure of the display module is also destroyed after bearing the stress for many times, thereby reducing the display performance of the stretchable display panel.
Disclosure of Invention
In order to solve the foregoing problems, embodiments of the present application provide a stretchable display panel and a method for manufacturing the same, so as to solve the problem that the display performance of the conventional stretchable display panel is reduced after being stretched for multiple times.
In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a stretchable display panel, including a first elastic body, a second elastic body, and a plurality of substrates disposed at intervals between the first elastic body and the second elastic body, two adjacent substrates of the plurality of substrates are connected by elastic threads, the elastic threads are disposed at intervals between the first elastic body and the second elastic body, and elastic coefficients of the substrates are greater than elastic coefficients of the elastic threads, the first elastic body, and the second elastic body, respectively.
In one embodiment, the elastic coefficient of the elastic thread is smaller than the elastic coefficients of the first elastic body and the second elastic body respectively.
In one embodiment, the elastic member further includes a plurality of first support body groups and a plurality of second support body groups, wherein each of the first support body groups is disposed between the first elastic body and each of the substrates such that a first face of each of the substrates is spaced apart from the first elastic body by one of the first support body groups, and each of the second support body groups is disposed between each of the substrates and the second elastic body such that a second face of each of the substrates, which is disposed opposite to the first face, is spaced apart from the second elastic body by one of the second support body groups.
In one embodiment, the first surface of each substrate is provided with the first support group consisting of a plurality of first supports; the first support body group is connected with the first elastic body.
In one embodiment, the second surface of each substrate is provided with the second support group composed of a plurality of second supports; the second support body group is connected with the second elastic body.
In one embodiment, the first support group and/or the second support group are hollow hoses, and the elastic coefficient of the hollow hoses is lower than that of the substrate.
In one embodiment, the first support group and the second support group are both made of an elastic material, and the elastic coefficient of the elastic material is lower than that of the substrate.
In an embodiment, the first supporting body and/or the second supporting body are arranged in a matrix.
In one embodiment, the material of the first support is the same as the material of one of the first elastomer and the substrate; the material of the second support is the same as that of one of the second elastomer and the substrate.
In one embodiment, the material of the first support and/or the second support is at least one of a flexible matrix, an elastomer, and an organic polymer.
In one embodiment, the shape of the first support and/or the second support is at least one of a cylinder, a triangular prism, a rectangular prism, and a polygonal prism.
In one embodiment, the first elastomer, the first support set, the substrate, the second support set, and the second elastomer are bonded by a thermoplastic elastomer or an organic polymer coating in sequence.
In one embodiment, a first non-deformable material, a first intermediate material, a second intermediate material and a second non-deformable material are further arranged; the first elastic body, the first intermediate material, the first non-deformable material, the substrate, the second non-deformable material, the second intermediate material and the second elastic body are arranged in a laminated mode; the first intermediate material and the second intermediate material have elasticity and are thick enough, and when the first elastic body and/or the second elastic body stretch, the stretching amount of one side of the first intermediate material and/or the second intermediate material facing the first non-deformable material and/or the second non-deformable material is smaller than the stretching amount of one side facing the first elastic body and/or the second elastic body.
In one embodiment, the first surface of the substrate is a display module area for placing a display module, and a plurality of display module areas form a spacing area therebetween, wherein the spacing areas are connected through the elastic wires; the elastic thread stretches along with the stretching of the first elastic body and/or the second elastic body, and accordingly the interval area is enlarged or reduced.
In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a method for manufacturing a stretchable display panel, including: depositing a flexible substrate on a rigid substrate; manufacturing a display module on a first surface of the flexible substrate, wherein the first surface faces away from the hard substrate; adhering a first end of a prefabricated first support group to a first face of the flexible substrate, a second end of the prefabricated first support group being connected with a first elastomer, each first support group comprising a plurality of first supports; peeling the hard substrate; etching a second face of the flexible substrate to form a second set of struts, the second face opposite the first face, each second set of struts comprising a plurality of second struts; and a second elastic body is adhered to one side of the second support body group opposite to the flexible substrate.
In one embodiment, the method further comprises: manufacturing an elastic body; etching the elastomer to form the first elastomer and the preformed first support set attached to the first elastomer.
In one embodiment, said peeling said hard substrate comprises: laser stripping; or prior to depositing the flexible substrate having the first thickness on the rigid substrate: depositing a sacrificial layer on the hard substrate; and the release hard substrate comprises: and removing the sacrificial layer.
In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a method for manufacturing a stretchable display panel, including: depositing a flexible substrate on a rigid substrate; manufacturing a display module on a first surface of the flexible substrate, wherein the first surface faces away from the hard substrate; adhering a first end of a preformed first support group to the first face of the flexible substrate, a second end of the preformed first support group having a first elastomer attached thereto, each of the first support groups comprising a plurality of first supports; and adhering the first end of a prefabricated second support body group to the second surface of the flexible substrate, wherein the second end of the prefabricated second support body group is connected with a second elastic body, and each second support body group comprises a plurality of second support bodies.
In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a method for manufacturing a stretchable display panel, including: depositing a flexible substrate on a rigid substrate; manufacturing a display module on a first surface of the flexible substrate, wherein the first surface faces away from the hard substrate; depositing and etching a first support group on the flexible substrate; a first elastic body is connected to the first support body group.
In one embodiment, the method further comprises: etching a second side of the flexible substrate to form a second set of supports, the second side being opposite the first side; each second support group comprises a plurality of second supports; and a second elastic body is adhered to one side of the second support body group opposite to the flexible substrate.
In one embodiment, the method further comprises: and adhering the first end of a prefabricated second support body group to the second surface of the flexible substrate, wherein the second end of the prefabricated second support body group is connected with a second elastic body, and each second support body group comprises a plurality of second support bodies.
Compared with the prior art, the stretchable display panel disclosed in the embodiment of the application realizes the indirect connection of the substrate and the first elastic body and the second elastic body through the first support body group and the second support body group, so that the direct contact of the substrate and the first elastic body and the second elastic body is avoided, when the stretchable display panel is in a stretching state under the action of external force, the bad stretching effect of external stress on the display module on the substrate can be reduced to the greatest extent, the stability of the display module during operation is improved, and further the display performance of the stretchable display panel is improved.
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Fig. 1 is an exploded schematic view of a stretchable display panel according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
FIG. 2 is a schematic side view of the stretchable display panel shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a schematic side view of the stretchable display panel shown in FIG. 2 under a lateral stress;
FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a method for manufacturing the stretchable display panel shown in FIG. 2;
FIGS. 5a-5g are schematic structural diagrams corresponding to steps in the manufacturing method shown in FIG. 4;
FIG. 6 is another detailed flowchart of a method for manufacturing the stretchable display panel shown in FIG. 2;
FIGS. 7a-7f are schematic structural diagrams corresponding to steps in the manufacturing method shown in FIG. 6;
FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a method for manufacturing the stretchable display panel shown in FIG. 2;
FIGS. 9a-9f are schematic structural diagrams corresponding to steps in the manufacturing method shown in FIG. 8;
FIG. 10 is a schematic side view of another stretchable display panel disclosed in the embodiments of the present application;
FIG. 11 is a schematic structural diagram of another stretchable display panel disclosed in the embodiments of the present application;
FIG. 12 is a schematic view of a stretchable display panel attachment achieved by a thermoplastic elastomer;
FIG. 13 is another schematic view of a stretchable display panel attachment achieved through a thermoplastic elastomer;
FIGS. 14a-14d are specific flow charts for the connection of elements in a stretchable display panel by an organic adhesive;
fig. 15a-15d are another specific flow chart for the connection of elements in a stretchable display panel by an organic adhesive.
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The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are some, but not all, embodiments of the present application. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present application.
The terms "first," "second," and the like in the description and claims of the present application and in the accompanying drawings are used for distinguishing between different objects and not for describing a particular order. Furthermore, the terms "include" and "have," as well as any variations thereof, are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusions. For example, a process, method, system, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of steps or elements is not limited to only those steps or elements listed, but may alternatively include other steps or elements not listed, or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus.
In the description of the present application, it is to be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as being fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected; may be a mechanical connection; they may be connected directly or indirectly through intervening media, or they may be interconnected between two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood in a specific case by those of ordinary skill in the art. Furthermore, the terms "include" and "have," as well as any variations thereof, are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusions.
The stretchable display panel has certain flexibility and extensibility while keeping the traditional display function, so the stretchable display panel is rapidly developed and widely applied, is particularly manufactured into a stretchable electronic device in the fields of biomedicine, intelligent wearable equipment, flexible display, health care and military, and has wide application prospect. The following describes an embodiment of the stretchable display panel and the method for manufacturing the same in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Referring to fig. 1 and fig. 2, wherein fig. 1 is an exploded schematic view of a stretchable display panel disclosed in an embodiment of the present application, and fig. 2 is a schematic view of a side structure of the stretchable display panel shown in fig. 1. As shown in fig. 1, the stretchable display panel 10 includes a first elastic body 11, a plurality of first support groups 12, a plurality of substrates 13, a plurality of second support groups 14, and a second elastic body 15.
The plurality of substrates 13 are disposed between the first elastic body 11 and the second elastic body 13 at intervals, two adjacent substrates 13 of the plurality of substrates 13 are connected by the elastic wire 130, the plurality of elastic wires 130 are disposed between the first elastic body 11 and the second elastic body 13 at intervals, and the elastic coefficients of the substrates 13 are respectively greater than the elastic coefficients of the elastic wire 130, the first elastic body 11, and the second elastic body 15, so that when the stretchable display panel 10 is stretched under an external force, the elastic wire 130 between the adjacent substrates 13 changes along with the deformation of the first elastic body 11 and the second elastic body 15, the distance between the adjacent substrates 13 increases, and the substrates 13 are not deformed under the external force.
Specifically, the elastic coefficient of the elastic thread 130 is also smaller than the elastic coefficients of the first elastic body 11 and the second elastic body 15, respectively, so that when the stretchable display panel 10 is stretched by an external force, the elastic thread having a shorter length than the first elastic body 11 and the second elastic body 15 can generate the same deformation amount as the first elastic body 11 and the second elastic body 15, so that the stretchable display panel 10 can complete the stretching operation by the external force.
Further, the plurality of first support groups 12 are disposed between the first elastic body 11 and the plurality of substrates 13, and the plurality of first support groups 12 may be arranged in a matrix, such that the first surface 133 of each substrate 13 is spaced apart from the first elastic body 11 by the plurality of first support groups 12. Each first supporter group 12 includes a plurality of first supporters 120, and the plurality of first supporters 120 are connected between each substrate 13 and the first elastic body 11 for enabling the first face 133 of each substrate 13 to be indirectly connected with the first elastic body 11 via the first supporter group 12. The plurality of second support groups 14 are disposed between the plurality of substrates 13 and the second elastic bodies 15, and the plurality of second support groups 14 may be arranged in a matrix, such that the second face 134 of each substrate 13 disposed opposite to the first face 133 is spaced apart from the second elastic body 15 by one second support group 14. Each second support body group 14 includes a plurality of second support bodies 140, and the plurality of second support bodies 140 are connected between each base 13 and the second elastic body 11, so that the second face 134 of each base 13 opposite to the first face 133 can be indirectly connected with the second elastic body 15 through the second support body group 14.
Specifically, the plurality of first supporting bodies 120 and the plurality of second supporting bodies 140 are all columnar bodies and are arranged in a matrix, such as a 3x3 matrix arrangement, a 4x4 matrix arrangement, a 4x5 matrix arrangement, and the like. Alternatively, the plurality of first supporting bodies 120 or the plurality of second supporting bodies 140 are arranged in a matrix form, and the other supporting bodies are arranged in other ways, which is not specifically limited in this embodiment of the present application. Specifically, the first support 120 is made of materials including, but not limited to: an elastomer like the first elastomer 11, a flexible matrix like the substrate 13, and an organic polymer (e.g., polystyrene) used in the display process. The second support 140 is made of materials including, but not limited to: the same elastomer as the second elastomer 15, the same flexible matrix as the substrate 13, and an organic polymer (e.g., polystyrene) used in the display process.
Further, the first support 120 and the second support 140 are made of the same material to reduce the process difficulty of the stretchable display panel 10, that is, the first support 120 and/or the second support 140 are each made of at least one of a flexible matrix material, an elastomer material and an organic polymer material.
Alternatively, the stretchable display panel 10 provided herein may have different constituent materials of the first support 120 and the second support 140 to incorporate superior characteristics of the different materials into the stretchable display panel 10, that is, the first support 120 and the second support 140 may be formed of any one of different materials of a base material, an elastomer material, and an organic polymer material. For example, the first support 120 is made of a base material, and the second support 140 is made of an elastomer material. The material composition of the first support 12 and the second support 14 in the stretchable display panel 10 provided in the present application may be the same or different, and this is not particularly limited in the embodiments of the present application.
Further, the cross-sectional shape of the first support 120 and/or the second support 140 includes, but is not limited to, a circle, a triangle, a rectangle, a polygon, or other irregular shape, that is, the shape of the first support 120 and/or the second support 140 is at least one of a cylinder, a triangular prism, a rectangular prism, a polygonal prism, or other irregular prism, and the cross-sectional shapes of the first support 120 and the second support 140 in the stretchable display panel 10 provided by the present application are the same, so as to reduce the process difficulty of the stretchable display panel 10, that is, the cross-sectional shapes of the first support 120 and the second support 140 are any one of a circle, a triangle, a polygon, or other irregular shape. Alternatively, the cross-sectional shapes of the first support 120 and the second support 140 in the stretchable display panel 10 provided by the present application may also be different to incorporate physical characteristics of different cross-sectional shapes into the stretchable display panel 10, that is, the cross-sectional shapes of the first support 120 and the second support 140 are any two of circular, triangular, polygonal or other irregular shapes, for example, the cross-sectional shape of the first support 120 is circular, and the cross-sectional shape of the second support 140 is triangular. The first support 12 and the second support 14 in the stretchable display panel 10 provided by the present application may have the same or different cross-sectional shapes, and this is not particularly limited in the embodiments of the present application.
Specifically, a display module region for placing the display module 131 is disposed on the first surface 133 of each substrate 13, a spacing region is formed between the plurality of display modules 131, the spacing regions are connected by an elastic wire 130, a connecting wire 132 is disposed on the elastic wire 130, and the elastic wire 130 stretches along with the stretching of the first elastic body 11 and/or the second elastic body 15, and accordingly expands or contracts the spacing region. The pixel circuit is etched in the display module region of the substrate 13 and electrically connected to the display element in the display module 131, and the pixel circuit is electrically connected to the connecting wire 132 to receive the electrical signal, so that the display module 131 can operate under the driving action of the electrical signal. In addition, the projection area of the display module region on the substrate 13 is larger than the projection area of the display module 131 on the substrate 13, and a first support body group 12 composed of a plurality of first support bodies 120 arranged in a matrix form is arranged on each display module region and connected with the first elastic body 11.
Specifically, the second surface 134 of the substrate 13 is opposite to the first surface 133, and a second support group 14 composed of a plurality of second supports 140 arranged in a matrix is connected between the second surface 134 and the second elastic body 15. It can be understood that, in order to equalize the forces applied to the first face 133 and the second face 134 of the substrate 13, the second face 134 is provided with a second support group 14 composed of a plurality of second supports 140 at a position corresponding to each first support 140, and is connected with the second elastic body 15.
Further, the display module 131 is further connected to an external control chip through a connection wire 132, specifically, the connection wire 132 is connected to the external control chip, and transmits the electrical signal to each display module 131 through the connection circuit under the control of the external control chip, so that the display module 131 operates under the driving action of the electrical signal.
The beneficial effects of this embodiment lie in, the stretchable display panel 10 has realized through first supporter group 12 and second supporter group 14 that basement 13 is connected with first elastomer 11 and second elastomer 15 respectively, avoided the direct contact of basement 13 with first elastomer 11 and second elastomer 15, when the stretchable display panel 10 is in tensile state under the exogenic action, can furthest reduce the bad tensile effect of external stress to the display module assembly 131 on basement 13, the stability of display module assembly 131 during operation has been promoted, and then the display performance of stretchable display panel 10 has been promoted.
Please refer to fig. 3, which is a schematic side view of the stretchable display panel shown in fig. 2 under a lateral stress. As shown in fig. 3, when the stretchable display panel 10 is under a lateral stress and is in a stretched state, the elastic wires 130 and the connecting wires 132 on the elastic wires 130 are stretched and deformed, so that the distance between two adjacent substrates 13 is increased, the distance between each first support 120 in the first support group 12 connected to the first elastic body 11 along the stretching direction is increased, and the distance between the first supports 120 in each first support group 12 connected to the first surface 133 of the substrate 13 is kept constant. Accordingly, each second support body group 14 connected between the second elastic body 15 and the second face 134 of the base 13 is similarly changed, specifically, the distance between each second support body 140 connected to the second elastic body 15 in the stretching direction is increased, and the distance between the second support bodies 140 in the second support body group 14 connected to the second face 134 of the base 13 is kept constant. Therefore, the lateral stress applied to the stretchable display panel 10 does not directly act on the display module 131 in the substrate 13, so that the display module 131 can continuously and stably operate.
Further, the display module regions are disposed on the first surface 133 of the substrate 13 in the stretchable display panel 10, and each display module region is provided with a plurality of first supporting bodies 120 arranged in a matrix form, so that the stretchable display panel 10 can at least bear the longitudinal stress perpendicular to the lateral stress direction and enter different stretching states except the lateral stress shown in fig. 3, that is, the stretchable display panel 10 can bear the stress from at least two directions, and then the display terminal using the stretchable display panel 10 can realize stretching display in multiple directions. The elastic bodies in the existing stretchable display panel are all set with stretching directions in advance, so that unidirectional stretching display can be realized only under the action of external stress, and the stretching display effect of the display terminal applying the existing stretchable display panel is limited.
The beneficial effects of this embodiment lie in, be equipped with a plurality of first supporter 120 and be connected with first elastomer 11 on the display module region on the first face 133 of basement 13, and the second face 134 of basement 13 all is equipped with a plurality of second supporters 140 and is connected with second elastomer 15 with the position department that the display module region in the first face 133 is just right, make tensile display panel 10 can bear the stress effect of a plurality of directions and enter into different tensile states, and then make the tensile display that can realize the multiple direction of display terminal of using tensile display panel 10, display terminal's the display functionality under different scenes has been promoted.
Referring to fig. 4 and fig. 5a-5g, fig. 4 is a specific flowchart of a manufacturing method of the stretchable display panel shown in fig. 2, and fig. 5a-5g are schematic structural diagrams corresponding to steps of the manufacturing method shown in fig. 4.
And S11, depositing the flexible substrate on the hard substrate.
Specifically, the stretchable display panel 10 is disposed on the rigid substrate 20 during the manufacturing process thereof to facilitate the deposition operation of the flexible substrate 13, wherein the flexible substrate 13 is made of a flexible stretchable material, such as an elastic material, e.g., low-modulus polydimethylsiloxane, elastic polyimide, polyurethane, etc., and the flexible substrate 13 has a first thickness, which is not particularly limited in this embodiment, as long as it can satisfy the deformation performance required by the design of the stretchable display panel 10.
And S12, manufacturing a display module on the first surface of the flexible substrate.
Specifically, as shown in fig. 5a, a display module 131 is fabricated on a first surface 133 of a flexible substrate 13, wherein the first surface of the flexible substrate 13 faces away from the hard substrate 20, a display module region is disposed in the first surface 133 of the flexible substrate 13, one display module 131 is disposed in each display module region, each display module 131 includes a display element and a package layer for packaging the display element, and the display element in the display module 131 receives an electrical signal through a pixel circuit electrically connected to a connection wire 132 and operates under the driving action of the electrical signal, so as to realize display of different pictures.
Further, a rigid substrate 20 is connected to a second surface 134 of the flexible substrate 13, which is opposite to the first surface 133, and the rigidity of the rigid substrate 20 is greater than that of the flexible substrate 13 made of a flexible material, so as to provide a rigid supporting surface for the flexible substrate 13, and facilitate the patterning etching operation on the flexible substrate 13.
And S13, adhering the first end of the prefabricated first support body group to the first surface of the flexible substrate.
Specifically, as shown in fig. 5b, a first end of the prefabricated first support group 12 is adhered to the first surface 133 of the flexible substrate 13, so that the first support group 12 composed of a plurality of first supports 120 arranged in a matrix is disposed on the first surface 133 of the flexible substrate 13, and the first surface 133 of the flexible substrate 13 can be connected to the first elastic body 11 through the plurality of first support groups 12.
Further, the first support 120 may be etched from the initial elastomer pattern, including:
an elastomer is first fabricated and then etched to form a first elastomer and a preformed first support group attached to the first elastomer.
That is, the elastic body includes an encapsulation layer (i.e., the first elastic body 11) and a support layer, and the first support body group 12 directly connected to the first elastic body 11 can be obtained by performing patterned etching on the support layer, and then the first support body group 12 is connected to the first surface of the substrate 13 to obtain the structure shown in fig. 5b, it can be understood that the plurality of first support body groups 12 and the first elastic body 11 are integrally formed.
Alternatively, the first supporter groups 12 and the first elastic bodies 11 are previously made of the same elastic material, and then connected between the base 13 and the first elastic bodies 11 through the plurality of first supporter groups 12.
Further, the cross-sectional shape of the first support 120 includes at least one of a circle, a triangle, a rectangle, a polygon, or other irregular shapes, that is, the shape of the first support 120 is at least one of a cylinder, a triangular prism, a rectangular prism, and a polygonal prism, which is not specifically limited in this embodiment of the present application.
And S14, peeling off the hard substrate.
Specifically, as shown in fig. 5c, after the joint of the first support group 12 and the first face 133 of the flexible substrate 13 is cured, peeling off the hard substrate 20 connected with the second face 134 of the flexible substrate 13 includes:
laser lift-off, namely, a laser emitting device is used for ablating the joint of the flexible substrate 13 and the hard substrate 20, so that the flexible substrate 13 is separated from the hard substrate 20;
alternatively, before the flexible substrate 13 having the first thickness is deposited on the hard substrate 20, a Sacrificial layer (SAC) is deposited on the hard substrate 20, and then the Sacrificial layer is removed by laser ablation or chemical dissolution, wherein the Sacrificial layer may be made of any one of an organic material, an inorganic material, and a metal material.
The hard substrate 20 is used to provide a rigid supporting surface for the flexible substrate 13, so as to facilitate the patterning and etching operations on the flexible substrate 13.
And S15, turning the current structure by 180 degrees.
Specifically, as shown in fig. 5d, the current structure is turned over, that is, the current structure including the first elastic body 11, the plurality of first support body groups 12 and the flexible substrate 13 is turned over 180 degrees from the initial state to the inverted state, so that the second surface 134 of the flexible substrate 13 is turned over from the bottom to the top, and the second surface 134 of the flexible substrate 13 and the second elastic body 15 are connected through the plurality of second support body groups 14.
And S16, etching the second surface of the flexible substrate to form a second support group.
Specifically, as shown in fig. 5e, a patterned etching is performed on the second side 134 of the flexible substrate 13 to form a plurality of second support body groups 14, wherein the plurality of second support body groups 14 are directly connected with the flexible substrate 13.
Further, the cross-sectional shape of the second support body 140 includes at least one of a circle, a triangle, a rectangle, a polygon, or other irregular shapes, that is, the shape of the second support body 140 is at least one of a cylinder, a triangular prism, a rectangular prism, and a polygonal prism, which is not particularly limited in this embodiment of the present application.
And S17, adhering a second elastic body to one side of the second support group opposite to the flexible substrate to form the stretchable display panel.
Specifically, as shown in fig. 5f, the second support 140 is connected to the second elastic body 15, so that the flexible substrate 13 can be indirectly connected to the second elastic body 15 through the second support group 14, thereby obtaining the inverted stretchable display panel 10 shown in fig. 5 f. Wherein each second support body group 14 includes a plurality of second support bodies 140.
And S18, turning the stretchable display panel by 180 degrees.
Specifically, as shown in fig. 5g, the stretchable display panel 10 is turned, that is, the stretchable display panel 10 composed of the first elastic body 11, the plurality of first support body groups 12, the flexible substrate 13, the plurality of second support body groups 14, and the second elastic body 15 is turned 180 degrees from the inverted state to the initial state, so that the stretchable display panel 10 is placed right. At this time, as shown in fig. 5f, the first surface 133 of the flexible substrate 13 faces upward and faces the first elastic body 11, and the second surface 134 of the flexible substrate 13 faces downward and faces the second elastic body 15.
The beneficial effects of this embodiment are that, the manufacturing method shown in fig. 4 and the specific process shown in fig. 5a to 5f realize indirect connection between the flexible substrate 13 and the first elastic body 11 and the second elastic body 15 through the plurality of first support body groups 12 and the plurality of second support body groups 14, so as to avoid direct contact between the display module 131 on the flexible substrate 13 and the first elastic body 11 and the second elastic body 15, when the stretchable display panel 10 is in a stretched state under the action of an external force, the adverse stretching effect of the external stress on the display module 131 can be reduced to the greatest extent, the stability of the display module 131 during operation is improved, and further the display performance of the stretchable display panel 10 is improved.
The present embodiment has the advantages that the plurality of first support groups 12 are made of the same material as the first elastic body 11, and the plurality of second support groups 14 are obtained by performing patterned etching on the second surface 134 of the flexible substrate 13, such a combination manner of the supports can not only integrate different characteristics of the two materials into the stretchable display panel 10, but also the plurality of second support groups 14 directly connected to the substrate 13 can increase the connection performance, which is helpful for improving the stability of the stretchable display panel 10 during stretching.
Referring to fig. 6 and fig. 7a-7f together, fig. 6 is another specific flowchart of the manufacturing method of the stretchable display panel shown in fig. 2, and fig. 7a-7f are schematic structural diagrams corresponding to steps of the manufacturing method shown in fig. 6.
And S21, depositing the flexible substrate on the hard substrate.
Specifically, the stretchable display panel 10 is disposed on the rigid substrate 20 during the manufacturing process thereof to facilitate the deposition operation of the flexible substrate 13, wherein the flexible substrate 13 is made of a flexible stretchable material, such as an elastic material, for example, low-modulus polydimethylsiloxane, elastic polyimide, polyurethane, etc., and the flexible substrate 13 has a second thickness, which is not particularly limited in this embodiment, as long as it can satisfy the deformation performance required by the design of the stretchable display panel 10.
And S22, manufacturing a display module on the first surface of the flexible substrate.
Specifically, as shown in fig. 7a, a display module 131 is fabricated on a first surface 133 of a flexible substrate 13, wherein the first surface of the flexible substrate 13 faces away from the hard substrate 20, a display module region is disposed in the first surface 133 of the flexible substrate 13, one display module 131 is disposed in each display module region, each display module 131 includes a display element and a package layer for packaging the display element, and the display element in the display module 131 receives an electrical signal through a pixel circuit electrically connected to a connection wire 132 and operates under the driving action of the electrical signal, so as to realize display of different pictures.
Further, a rigid substrate 20 is connected to a second surface 134 of the flexible substrate 13, which is opposite to the first surface 133, and the rigidity of the rigid substrate 20 is greater than that of the flexible substrate 13 made of a flexible material, so as to provide a rigid supporting surface for the flexible substrate 13, and facilitate the patterning etching operation on the flexible substrate 13.
And S23, adhering the first end of the prefabricated first support body group to the first surface of the flexible substrate.
Specifically, as shown in fig. 7b, a first end of a prefabricated first support group 12 is adhered to a first surface 133 of the flexible substrate 13, so that the first surface 133 of the flexible substrate 13 is provided with the first support group 12 consisting of a plurality of first supports 120 arranged in a matrix, and the first surface 133 of the flexible substrate 13 can be connected to the first elastic body 11 through the plurality of first support groups 12.
Further, the first support 120 may be etched from the initial elastomer pattern, including:
an elastomer is first fabricated and then etched to form a first elastomer and a preformed first support group 12 attached to the first elastomer.
That is, the elastic body includes an encapsulation layer (i.e., the first elastic body 11) and a support layer, and the first support body group 12 directly connected to the first elastic body 11 can be obtained by performing patterned etching on the support layer, and then the first support body group 12 is connected to the first surface of the flexible substrate 13 to obtain the structure shown in fig. 5b, it can be understood that the plurality of first support body groups 12 and the first elastic body 11 are integrally formed.
Alternatively, the first support group 12 and the first elastic body 11 are both made of the same elastic material in advance, and then connected between the flexible substrate 13 and the first elastic body 11 through the plurality of first support groups 12.
Further, the cross-sectional shape of the first support 120 includes at least one of a circle, a triangle, a rectangle, a polygon, or other irregular shapes, that is, the shape of the first support 120 is at least one of a cylinder, a triangular prism, a rectangular prism, and a polygonal prism, which is not specifically limited in this embodiment of the present application.
And S24, peeling off the hard substrate.
Specifically, as shown in fig. 7c, after the joint of the first support group 12 and the first face 133 of the flexible substrate 13 is cured, peeling off the hard substrate 20 connected to the second face 134 of the flexible substrate 13 includes:
laser lift-off, namely, a laser emitting device is used for ablating the joint of the flexible substrate 13 and the hard substrate 20, so that the flexible substrate 13 is separated from the hard substrate 20;
alternatively, before the flexible substrate 13 having the second thickness is deposited on the hard substrate 20, a Sacrificial layer (SAC) is deposited on the hard substrate 20, and then the Sacrificial layer is removed by laser ablation or chemical dissolution, wherein the Sacrificial layer may be made of any one of an organic material, an inorganic material, and a metal material.
The hard substrate 20 is used to provide a rigid supporting surface for the flexible substrate 13, so as to facilitate the patterning and etching operations on the flexible substrate 13.
And S25, turning the current structure by 180 degrees.
Specifically, as shown in fig. 7d, the current structure is turned over, that is, the current structure including the first elastic body 11, the plurality of first support body groups 12 and the flexible substrate 13 is turned over 180 degrees from the initial state to the inverted state, so that the second surface 134 of the flexible substrate 13 is turned over from the bottom to the top, and the second surface 134 of the flexible substrate 13 and the second elastic body 15 are connected through the plurality of second support body groups 14.
And S26, adhering the first end of the prefabricated second support body group to the second surface of the flexible substrate.
Specifically, as shown in fig. 7e, a first end of the prefabricated second support group 14 is adhered to the second surface 134 of the flexible substrate 13, so that the second support group 14 composed of a plurality of second supports 140 is disposed on the second surface 134 of the flexible substrate 13, and the second surface 133 of the flexible substrate 13 can be connected to the second elastic body 15 through the second support group 14.
Further, the second support 140 may be etched from the initial elastomer pattern, including:
an elastomer is first fabricated and then etched to form a second elastomer and a preformed second support group 14 attached to the second elastomer.
That is, the elastic body includes an encapsulation layer (i.e., the second elastic body 15) and a support layer, and the second support group 14 directly connected to the second elastic body 15 can be obtained by performing patterned etching on the support layer, and then the second support group 14 is connected to the second surface of the flexible substrate 13 to obtain the structure shown in fig. 7e, it can be understood that the plurality of second support groups 14 and the second elastic body 15 are integrally formed.
Alternatively, the second support group 14 and the second elastic body 15 are both made of the same elastic material in advance, and then connected between the flexible substrate 13 and the second elastic body 15 through the plurality of second support groups 14.
Further, the cross-sectional shape of the second support body 140 includes at least one of a circle, a triangle, a rectangle, a polygon, or other irregular shapes, that is, the shape of the second support body 140 is at least one of a cylinder, a triangular prism, a rectangular prism, and a polygonal prism, which is not particularly limited in this embodiment of the present application.
And S27, turning the stretchable display panel by 180 degrees.
Specifically, as shown in fig. 7f, the stretchable display panel 10 is turned, that is, the stretchable display panel 10 composed of the first elastic body 11, the plurality of first support body groups 12, the flexible substrate 13, the plurality of second support body groups 14, and the second elastic body 15 is turned 180 degrees from the inverted state to the initial state, so that the stretchable display panel 10 is placed right. At this time, as shown in fig. 5f, the first surface 133 of the flexible substrate 13 faces upward and faces the first elastic body 11, and the second surface 134 of the flexible substrate 13 faces downward and faces the second elastic body 15.
The beneficial effects of this embodiment are that, the manufacturing method shown in fig. 6 and the specific process shown in fig. 7a to 7f realize indirect connection between the flexible substrate 13 and the first elastic body 11 and the second elastic body 15 through the plurality of first support body groups 12 and the plurality of second support body groups 14, so as to avoid direct contact between the display module 131 on the flexible substrate 13 and the first elastic body 11 and the second elastic body 15, when the stretchable display panel 10 is in a stretched state under the action of an external force, the adverse stretching effect of the external stress on the display module 131 can be reduced to the greatest extent, the stability of the display module 131 during operation is improved, and further the display performance of the stretchable display panel 10 is improved.
The present embodiment has the advantages that the plurality of first supporting body groups 12 are made of the same material as the first elastic body 11, and the plurality of second supporting body groups 14 are made of the same material as the second elastic body 15, so as to reduce the process complexity, and meanwhile, the joints of the same material have a higher degree of engagement, which is helpful for improving the stretching performance of the stretchable display panel 10.
Referring to fig. 8 and fig. 9a-9f together, fig. 8 is another specific flowchart of the manufacturing method of the stretchable display panel shown in fig. 2, and fig. 9a-9f are schematic structural diagrams corresponding to steps of the manufacturing method shown in fig. 8.
And S31, depositing the flexible substrate on the hard substrate.
Specifically, the stretchable display panel 10 is disposed on the rigid substrate 20 during the manufacturing process thereof to facilitate the deposition operation of the flexible substrate 13, wherein the flexible substrate 13 is made of a flexible stretchable material, such as an elastic material, for example, low-modulus polydimethylsiloxane, elastic polyimide, polyurethane, etc., and the flexible substrate 13 has a second thickness, which is not particularly limited in this embodiment, as long as it can satisfy the deformation performance required by the design of the stretchable display panel 10.
And S32, manufacturing a display module on the first surface of the flexible substrate.
Specifically, as shown in fig. 9a, a display module 131 is fabricated on a first surface 133 of a flexible substrate 13, wherein the first surface of the flexible substrate 13 faces away from the hard substrate 20, a display module region is disposed in the first surface 133 of the flexible substrate 13, one display module 131 is disposed in each display module region, each display module 131 includes a display element and a package layer for packaging the display element, and the display element in the display module 131 receives an electrical signal through a pixel circuit electrically connected to a connection wire 132 and operates under the driving action of the electrical signal, so as to realize display of different pictures.
Further, a rigid substrate 20 is connected to a second surface 134 of the flexible substrate 13, which is opposite to the first surface 133, and the rigidity of the rigid substrate 20 is greater than that of the flexible substrate 13 made of a flexible material, so as to provide a rigid supporting surface for the flexible substrate 13, and facilitate the patterning etching operation on the flexible substrate 13.
And S33, depositing and etching the first support body group on the flexible substrate.
Specifically, as shown in fig. 9a, deposition and etching are performed on the flexible substrate 13 to generate a corresponding plurality of first support groups 12, and each first support group 12 includes a plurality of first supports 120. That is, the plurality of first supports 120 in each first support group 12 are formed by depositing and etching the flexible substrate 13, and the plurality of first supports 120 are fabricated at the edge of the first surface 133 and disposed around the periphery of the display module 131. Since the first support body group 12 is formed by etching the flexible substrate 13, the first support body group 12 is also made of an organic polymer material (e.g., polystyrene) in the display process. Further, the plurality of first supporting bodies 120 are disposed around the periphery of the display module 131 and are away from the display elements in the display module 131, so as to dissipate heat generated by the display elements.
Further, the cross-sectional shape of the first support 120 includes at least one of a circle, a triangle, a polygon, or other irregular shapes, that is, the shape of the first support 120 is at least one of a cylinder, a triangular prism, a rectangular prism, and a polygonal prism, which is not particularly limited in this embodiment.
And S34, connecting a first elastic body to the first support body group.
Specifically, as shown in fig. 9b, the plurality of first supports 120 are connected to the first elastic body 11, so that the flexible substrate 13 can be indirectly connected to the first elastic body 11 through the plurality of first support groups 12, thereby obtaining the current structure shown in fig. 9 b.
And S35, peeling off the hard substrate.
Specifically, as shown in fig. 9c, peeling off the hard substrate 20 connected to the second face 134 of the flexible substrate 13 after the joint of the first support body group 12 and the first face 133 of the flexible substrate 13 is cured includes:
laser lift-off, namely, a laser emitting device is used for ablating the joint of the flexible substrate 13 and the hard substrate 20, so that the flexible substrate 13 is separated from the hard substrate 20;
alternatively, before the flexible substrate 13 having the second thickness is deposited on the hard substrate 20, a Sacrificial layer (SAC) is deposited on the hard substrate 20, and then the Sacrificial layer is removed by laser ablation or chemical dissolution, wherein the Sacrificial layer may be made of any one of an organic material, an inorganic material, and a metal material.
The hard substrate 20 is used to provide a rigid supporting surface for the flexible substrate 13, so as to facilitate the patterning and etching operations on the flexible substrate 13.
And S36, turning the current structure by 180 degrees.
Specifically, as shown in fig. 9d, the current structure is turned over, that is, the current structure including the first elastic body 11, the plurality of first support body groups 12 and the flexible substrate 13 is turned over 180 degrees from the initial state to the inverted state, so that the second surface 134 of the flexible substrate 13 is turned over from the bottom to the top, and the second surface 134 of the flexible substrate 13 and the second elastic body 15 are connected through the plurality of second support body groups 14.
And S37, adhering the first end of the prefabricated second support body group to the second surface of the flexible substrate.
Specifically, as shown in fig. 9e, a first end of the prefabricated second support group 14 is adhered to the second surface 134 of the flexible substrate 13, so that the second support group 14 composed of a plurality of second supports 140 is disposed on the second surface 134 of the flexible substrate 13, and the second surface 133 of the flexible substrate 13 can be connected to the second elastic body 15 through the second support group 14.
Further, the second support 140 may be etched from the initial elastomer pattern, including:
an elastomer is first fabricated and then etched to form a second elastomer and a preformed second support group 14 attached to the second elastomer.
That is, the elastic body includes an encapsulation layer (i.e., the second elastic body 15) and a support layer, and the second support group 14 directly connected to the second elastic body 15 can be obtained by performing patterned etching on the support layer, and then the second support group 14 is connected to the second surface of the flexible substrate 13 to obtain the structure shown in fig. 7e, it can be understood that the plurality of second support groups 14 and the second elastic body 15 are integrally formed.
Alternatively, the second support group 14 and the second elastic body 15 are both made of the same elastic material in advance, and then connected between the flexible substrate 13 and the second elastic body 15 through the plurality of second support groups 14.
Further, the cross-sectional shape of the second support body 140 includes at least one of a circle, a triangle, a rectangle, a polygon, or other irregular shapes, that is, the shape of the second support body 140 is at least one of a cylinder, a triangular prism, a rectangular prism, and a polygonal prism, which is not particularly limited in this embodiment of the present application.
And S38, turning the stretchable display panel by 180 degrees.
Specifically, as shown in fig. 9f, the stretchable display panel 10 is turned, that is, the stretchable display panel 10 composed of the first elastic body 11, the plurality of first support body groups 12, the flexible substrate 13, the plurality of second support body groups 14, and the second elastic body 15 is turned 180 degrees from the inverted state to the initial state, so that the stretchable display panel 10 is placed right. At this time, as shown in fig. 5f, the first surface 133 of the flexible substrate 13 faces upward and faces the first elastic body 11, and the second surface 134 of the flexible substrate 13 faces downward and faces the second elastic body 15.
The beneficial effects of this embodiment are that, the manufacturing method shown in fig. 8 and the specific process shown in fig. 9a to 9f realize indirect connection between the flexible substrate 13 and the first elastic body 11 and the second elastic body 15 through the plurality of first support body groups 12 and the plurality of second support body groups 14, so as to avoid direct contact between the display module 131 on the substrate 13 and the first elastic body 11 and the second elastic body 15, when the stretchable display panel 10 is in a stretched state under the action of an external force, the adverse stretching effect of the external stress on the display module 131 can be reduced to the greatest extent, the stability of the display module 131 during operation is improved, and further the display performance of the stretchable display panel 10 is improved.
The present embodiment has the beneficial effects that the plurality of first supports 120 are directly formed by etching the flexible substrate 13, so that the process complexity is reduced, and the connection performance between the substrate 13 and the first supports 120 is also increased, which is helpful for improving the stability of the stretchable display panel 10 during stretching.
Alternatively, when the plurality of first support groups 12 are formed by etching directly from the package layer in the display module 131, the second support group 14 in the stretchable display panel 10 may also be formed based on the method shown in fig. 6, that is, steps S35-S38 are replaced with steps S14-S18, and the flexible substrate 13 manufactured in S31 has a first thickness, and the plurality of second support groups 14 are formed by performing patterned etching on the second surface 134 of the flexible substrate 13, so that the connection performance between the flexible substrate 13 and the second support 140 is increased, and the stability of the stretchable display panel 10 during stretching is further improved.
The present embodiment has an advantage that, when the first support 120 is made of an organic polymer material in the display process, the second support 140 may be made of the same elastic material as the second elastic body 15, or the second support 140 may be formed by performing a patterned etching on the second surface of the substrate 13, which is not specifically limited in this embodiment.
Please refer to fig. 10, which is a schematic side view of another stretchable display panel according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown, the stretchable display panel 20 includes a first elastic body 21, a plurality of first support body groups 22, a plurality of substrates 23, a plurality of second support body groups 24, and a second elastic body 25.
The plurality of substrates 23 are disposed between the first elastic body 21 and the second elastic body 23 at intervals, two adjacent substrates 23 of the plurality of substrates 23 are connected by the elastic wire 230, the plurality of elastic wires 230 are disposed between the first elastic body 21 and the second elastic body 23 at intervals, and the elastic coefficients of the substrates 23 are respectively greater than the elastic coefficients of the elastic wire 230, the first elastic body 21, and the second elastic body 25, so that when the stretchable display panel 20 is stretched under an external force, the elastic wire 230 between the adjacent substrates 23 changes along with the deformation of the first elastic body 21 and the second elastic body 25, the distance between the adjacent substrates 23 increases, and the substrates 23 are not deformed under the external force.
Specifically, the first support body group 22 is a hollow hose, and the elastic coefficient of the central control hose is the elastic coefficient of the first substrate 23, so that when the stretchable display panel 20 is stretched under the external force, the hollow hose in the first support body group 22 can generate corresponding deformation along with the first elastic body 21 and the second elastic body 25, and the substrate 23 connected with the hollow hose can generate no or little deformation, so that the display module 231 on the substrate 23 can normally work, and the stretchable display panel 20 can complete the stretching operation under the external force.
Further, the first support body group 22 and the second support body group 24 may be both composed of hollow hoses, or one of the support body groups may be composed of hollow hoses, or both of them may be composed of hollow hoses or a mixture of support bodies, which is not particularly limited in the embodiments of the present application.
The beneficial effect of this embodiment lies in, adopts the hollow hose as the constitution of first supporter group 22 and/or second supporter group 24, can reduce the preparation degree of difficulty of first supporter group 22 and/or second supporter group 24, and the structure constitution of hollow hose can surround the display module 231 on basement 23 in the inner space of hose, provides better protection for display module 231, has promoted the reliability of tensile display panel 20.
Please refer to fig. 11, which is a schematic structural diagram of another stretchable display panel disclosed in the embodiments of the present application. As shown, the stretchable display panel 30 includes a first elastic body 31, a first intermediate material 32, a first non-deformable material 33, a plurality of substrates 34, a second non-deformable material 35, a second intermediate material 36, and a second elastic body 37, which are stacked.
The plurality of substrates 34 are disposed between the first elastic body 31 and the second elastic body 37 at intervals, two adjacent substrates 34 of the plurality of substrates 34 are connected by elastic threads, the plurality of elastic threads are disposed between the first elastic body 31 and the second elastic body 37 at intervals, and the elastic coefficients of the substrates 34 are respectively greater than the elastic threads, the first elastic body 31, and the second elastic body 37, so that when the stretchable display panel 30 is stretched under an external force, the elastic threads between the adjacent substrates 34 change along with the deformation of the first elastic body 31 and the second elastic body 37, the distance between the adjacent substrates 34 is increased, and the substrates 34 are not deformed by the external force.
Further, the first intermediate material 32 and the second intermediate material 36 have elasticity and have a thickness such that when the first elastic body 31 and/or the second elastic body 37 stretches, the stretching amount of the side of the first intermediate material 32 and/or the second intermediate material 36 facing the first non-deformable material 33 and/or the second non-deformable material 35 is smaller than the stretching amount of the side facing the first elastic body 31 and/or the second elastic body 36, so that the display module disposed on the substrate 34 can be stretched without receiving a small undesirable tensile stress and can work normally.
Further, based on the three different stretchable display panels provided in fig. 1, 10 and 11, it can be understood that the first support body group and the second support body group can be made of an elastic material, and the elastic coefficient of the elastic material is lower than that of the substrate, so that when the stretchable display panel is stretched under an external force, the hollow hoses in the first support body group can generate corresponding deformation amounts along with the first elastic body and the second elastic body, and the substrate connected with the hollow hoses does not or generates little deformation amount, so that the display module on the substrate can normally work, and the stretchable display panel can complete the stretching operation under the external force.
Please refer to fig. 12, which is a schematic diagram illustrating a stretchable display panel connected by a thermoplastic elastomer. As shown in fig. 12, the first elastic body 11 and the second elastic body 15 are both made of thermoplastic elastic material (such as thermoplastic polyurethane), and neither the first support group 12 nor the second support group 14 is made of thermoplastic elastic material, for example, the first support 120 is made of organic polymer material in the display process, and the second support 140 is made of the substrate 13 by patterned etching.
Further, when the first elastic body 11 is connected to the first support 12, the connection between the first elastic body 11 and the first support 120 can be achieved only by applying pressure and heating at the connection between the first elastic body 11 and the first support 120. Similarly, when the second elastic body 15 is connected to the second supporting body 140, the connection between the second elastic body 15 and the second supporting body 140 can be achieved only by applying pressure and heating at the connection between the second elastic body 15 and the second supporting body 140.
Please refer to fig. 13, which is a schematic diagram illustrating another stretchable display panel connected by a thermoplastic elastomer. As shown in fig. 13, the first elastic body 11 and the second elastic body 15 are both made of a thermoplastic elastic material (e.g., thermoplastic polyurethane), and the first support body 120 and the second support body 140 are also both made of a thermoplastic elastic material.
Further, when the first surface of the substrate 13 is connected to the first support 120, the first surface of the substrate 13 is connected to the first support 120 by applying pressure and heating only at the connection position of the first surface of the substrate 13 and the first support 120. Similarly, when the second surface of the substrate 13 is connected to the second supporting body 140, the second surface of the substrate 13 and the second supporting body 140 can be connected only by applying pressure and heating at the connection position of the second surface of the substrate 13 and the second supporting body 140.
Please refer to fig. 14a-14d, which are a specific flow chart illustrating the connection of elements in a stretchable display panel by an organic adhesive.
Specifically, as shown in fig. 14a, a layer of organic adhesive 30 (e.g., benzocyclobutene) is laid on the first surface of the substrate 13; thereafter, as shown in fig. 14b, the organic adhesive 30 is patterned to leave the organic adhesive 30 only in the display module region of the substrate 13; thereafter, as shown in fig. 14c, the first support group 13, which is previously fabricated, is partially embedded in the organic adhesive 30; finally, as shown in fig. 14d, the organic adhesive 30 on each display module region is cured by heating or ultraviolet irradiation, so as to complete the connection between the first support set 12 and the first surface of the substrate 13.
In this application, the connection process shown in fig. 14a to 14d may be used when the first support group 12 and the first elastic body 11 are made of the same elastic material, so as to connect the first support group 12 and the first surface of the substrate 13, and similarly, the connection process may also be used for connecting the second support group 14 and the second surface of the substrate 13, which is not described in detail in this application.
Please refer to fig. 15a-15d, which are another specific flow chart illustrating the connection of elements in a stretchable display panel by an organic adhesive.
Specifically, as shown in fig. 15a, an organic adhesive 30 (e.g., benzocyclobutene) is disposed on one side of the first elastic body 11; then, as shown in fig. 15b, the organic adhesive 30 is patterned, specifically, the organic adhesive 30 is only remained on the first elastic body 11 at the position corresponding to the projection position of the display module area on the substrate 13, that is, the organic adhesive 30 is only remained on the first elastic body 11 at the position corresponding to the projection position of the display module area on the substrate 13; thereafter, as shown in fig. 15c, the first support group 13, which is previously fabricated, is partially embedded in the organic adhesive 30; finally, as shown in fig. 15d, the organic adhesive 30 is cured everywhere by means of heating or ultraviolet irradiation, and the connection of the first support body group 12 and the first elastic body 11 is completed.
In this application, the connection process shown in fig. 15a to 15d may be used when the first support group 12 and the first elastic body 11 are made of different elastic materials, so as to connect the first support group 12 with the first surface of the first elastic body 11, and similarly, the connection process may also be used for connecting the second support group 14 with the second elastic body 15, which is not described in detail in this application.
Compared with the prior art, the stretchable display panel 10 disclosed in the embodiment of the present application realizes the indirect connection between the substrate 13 and the first elastic body 11 and the indirect connection between the substrate 13 and the second elastic body 15 through the first supporting body group 12 and the second supporting body group 14, so as to avoid the direct contact between the display module 131 on the substrate 13 and the first elastic body 11 and the second elastic body 15, when the stretchable display panel 10 is in a stretching state under the action of an external force, the adverse stretching effect of the external stress on the display module 131 in the substrate 13 can be reduced to the greatest extent, the stability of the display module 131 during operation is improved, and further the display performance of the stretchable display panel 10 is improved.
The stretchable display panel and the method for manufacturing the same disclosed in the embodiments of the present application are described in detail above, and the principles and embodiments of the present application are explained herein by applying specific examples, and the above description of the embodiments is only used to help understand the method and the core ideas of the present application; meanwhile, for a person skilled in the art, according to the idea of the present application, there may be variations in the specific embodiments and the application scope, and in summary, the content of the present specification should not be construed as a limitation to the present application.

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1. The stretchable display panel is characterized by comprising a first elastic body, a second elastic body and a plurality of substrates arranged between the first elastic body and the second elastic body at intervals, wherein two adjacent substrates in the plurality of substrates are connected through elastic wires, the elastic wires are respectively arranged at intervals with the first elastic body and the second elastic body, and the elastic coefficients of the substrates are respectively greater than those of the elastic wires, the first elastic body and the second elastic body.
2. The stretchable display panel according to claim 1, wherein the elastic coefficient of the elastic thread is smaller than the elastic coefficients of the first elastic body and the second elastic body, respectively.
3. The stretchable display panel of claim 2, further comprising a plurality of first support body groups and a plurality of second support body groups, wherein,
each of the first support body groups is disposed between the first elastic body and each of the substrates such that a first face of each of the substrates is spaced apart from the first elastic body by one of the first support body groups, and each of the second support body groups is disposed between each of the substrates and the second elastic body such that a second face of each of the substrates, which is disposed opposite to the first face, is spaced apart from the second elastic body by one of the second support body groups.
4. A stretchable display panel according to claim 3, wherein the first face of each of the substrates is provided with the first support group of a plurality of first supports thereon; the first support body group is connected with the first elastic body.
5. The stretchable display panel according to claim 4, wherein a second face of each of the substrates is provided with the second support group consisting of a plurality of second supports; the second support body group is connected with the second elastic body.
6. The stretchable display panel of claim 3, wherein the first support group and/or the second support group is a hollow hose having a lower coefficient of elasticity than the substrate.
7. The stretchable display panel of claim 3, wherein the first support group and the second support group are each made of an elastic material having a lower coefficient of elasticity than the substrate.
8. The stretchable display panel of claim 5, wherein the first support and/or the second support are arranged in a matrix.
9. The stretchable display panel according to claim 5, wherein the material of the first support is the same as the material of one of the first elastomer and the substrate;
the material of the second support is the same as that of one of the second elastomer and the substrate.
10. The stretchable display panel according to claim 5, wherein the material of the first support and/or the second support is at least one of a flexible matrix, an elastomer, an organic polymer.
11. The stretchable display panel according to claim 5, wherein the first support and/or the second support has a shape of at least one of a cylinder, a triangular prism, a rectangular prism, and a polygonal prism.
12. The stretchable display panel according to claim 5, wherein the first elastomer, the first support group, the substrate, the second support group, and the second elastomer are sequentially bonded by a thermoplastic elastomer or an organic polymer coating.
13. A stretchable display panel according to claim 2, further provided with a first non-deformable material, a first intermediate material, a second non-deformable material; the first elastic body, the first intermediate material, the first non-deformable material, the substrate, the second non-deformable material, the second intermediate material and the second elastic body are arranged in a laminated mode; the first intermediate material and the second intermediate material have elasticity and are thick enough, and when the first elastic body and/or the second elastic body stretch, the stretching amount of one side of the first intermediate material and/or the second intermediate material facing the first non-deformable material and/or the second non-deformable material is smaller than the stretching amount of one side facing the first elastic body and/or the second elastic body.
14. The stretchable display panel according to claim 2, wherein the first surface of the substrate is a display module region for placing display modules, a plurality of display module regions form a spacing region therebetween, and the spacing regions are connected by the elastic wires; the elastic thread stretches along with the stretching of the first elastic body and/or the second elastic body, and accordingly the interval area is enlarged or reduced.
15. A method for manufacturing a stretchable display panel, comprising:
depositing a flexible substrate on a rigid substrate;
manufacturing a display module on a first surface of the flexible substrate, wherein the first surface faces away from the hard substrate;
adhering a first end of a prefabricated first support group to a first face of the flexible substrate, a second end of the prefabricated first support group being connected with a first elastomer, each first support group comprising a plurality of first supports;
peeling the hard substrate;
etching a second face of the flexible substrate to form a second set of struts, the second face opposite the first face, each second set of struts comprising a plurality of second struts;
and a second elastic body is adhered to one side of the second support body group opposite to the flexible substrate.
16. The method of claim 15, further comprising:
manufacturing an elastic body;
etching the elastomer to form the first elastomer and the preformed first support set attached to the first elastomer.
17. The method of claim 15, wherein the peeling the hard substrate comprises:
laser stripping; or
Prior to depositing the flexible substrate having the first thickness on the rigid substrate: depositing a sacrificial layer on the hard substrate; and the release hard substrate comprises: and removing the sacrificial layer.
18. A method for manufacturing a stretchable display panel, comprising:
depositing a flexible substrate on a rigid substrate;
manufacturing a display module on a first surface of the flexible substrate, wherein the first surface faces away from the hard substrate;
adhering a first end of a preformed first support group to the first face of the flexible substrate, a second end of the preformed first support group having a first elastomer attached thereto, each of the first support groups comprising a plurality of first supports;
and adhering the first end of a prefabricated second support body group to the second surface of the flexible substrate, wherein the second end of the prefabricated second support body group is connected with a second elastic body, and each second support body group comprises a plurality of second support bodies.
19. A method for manufacturing a stretchable display panel, comprising:
depositing a flexible substrate on a rigid substrate;
manufacturing a display module on a first surface of the flexible substrate, wherein the first surface faces away from the hard substrate;
depositing and etching a first support group on the flexible substrate;
a first elastic body is connected to the first support body group.
20. The method of claim 19, further comprising: etching a second side of the flexible substrate to form a second set of supports, the second side being opposite the first side; each second support group comprises a plurality of second supports;
and a second elastic body is adhered to one side of the second support body group opposite to the flexible substrate.
21. The method of claim 19, further comprising: and adhering the first end of a prefabricated second support body group to the second surface of the flexible substrate, wherein the second end of the prefabricated second support body group is connected with a second elastic body, and each second support body group comprises a plurality of second support bodies.
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