CN214587755U

CN214587755U - Flexible display module and electronic equipment

Info

Publication number: CN214587755U
Application number: CN202120375793.0U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 李艺宾
Original assignee: Shenzhen Royole Technologies Co Ltd
Current assignee: Shenzhen Royole Technologies Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-02-18
Filing date: 2021-02-18
Publication date: 2021-11-02
Anticipated expiration: 2031-02-18

Abstract

The application provides a flexible display module and electronic equipment. The flexible display module comprises a flexible cover plate, a protection plate and a display panel arranged between the flexible cover plate and the protection plate. The display panel comprises a display area, a non-display area and a bending area connected between the display area and the non-display area, the display area comprises a display surface and a non-display surface, the display surface and the non-display surface are located on two opposite sides of the display area, and the non-display area is arranged on one side of the non-display surface of the display area in a bending mode through the bending area. The flexible cover plate is stacked on the display surface and used for protecting the display panel. The protection shield includes the supporting part and buckles the anticollision portion that extends from the supporting part, and the supporting part sets up in the one side that the display area was kept away from in the non-display area of display panel, and the one end butt that the supporting part was kept away from to anticollision portion is in flexible apron. The protection shield encloses jointly with flexible apron and establishes into a protection architecture, and protection architecture is used for acceping and protects display panel's bending region, can prevent that the bending region from causing the circuit damage because of receiving external force to strike.

Description

Flexible display module and electronic equipment

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of displays, in particular to a flexible display module and electronic equipment.

Background

With the development of display technology, the flexible display screen can bring more experiences to users by virtue of self thinning and flexibility, and gradually becomes a new development direction of the display industry. Nowadays, electronic devices seek higher and higher screen occupation ratios of display screens, which require that the borders of the display screens are reduced as much as possible, and the existing border designs generally adopt a border bending (bezel bending) manner to bend the non-display area of the display panel, where the display function is not required to be executed, to the non-display surface of the display area of the display panel, so as to reduce the border (border) size of the display screens, thereby improving the screen occupation ratio of the display screens.

The flexible display screen at least comprises a display panel and a supporting film attached to the non-display surface of the display panel. Since the support film in the display panel cannot be bent with an excessively large curvature, it is necessary to scrape the support film in the bezel bonding region. Because the bezel bonding area is thin and is not supported and protected by a supporting film, the bezel bonding area is easy to damage the circuit in the area due to the action of external force, and the display function of the display screen is abnormal.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

In view of this, a first aspect of the present application provides a flexible display module, which includes a flexible cover plate, a protection plate, and a display panel disposed between the flexible cover plate and the protection plate. The display panel comprises a display area, a non-display area and a bending area connected between the display area and the non-display area, the display area comprises a display surface and a non-display surface, the display surface and the non-display surface are located on two opposite sides of the display area, and the non-display area is arranged on one side of the non-display surface of the display area in a bending mode through the bending area. The flexible cover plate is stacked on the display surface and used for protecting the display panel. The protection shield includes the supporting part and follows the anticollision portion that the supporting part buckled and extends, the supporting part set up in display panel's non-display area is kept away from one side of display area, the anticollision portion is kept away from the one end butt of supporting part in flexible apron. The protection board with flexible apron encloses jointly and establishes into a protection architecture, protection architecture is used for acceping and protecting display panel's bending region.

The second aspect of the present application provides an electronic device, which includes the flexible display module according to the first aspect of the present application.

The application provides a flexible display module assembly includes the protection shield, the protection shield with flexible apron encloses jointly and establishes into a protection architecture, protection architecture can with display panel's bending zone is acceptd inside it, can prevent the bending zone causes the circuit damage because of receiving external force to strike, thereby ensures flexible display module assembly's display function is normal.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, the drawings needed to be used in the embodiments will be briefly described below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are some embodiments of the present application, and it is obvious for those skilled in the art to obtain other drawings based on these drawings without creative efforts.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device in an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 2 is a partially enlarged view of a portion a in fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of another view angle of the flexible display module in fig. 1.

Description of the main elements

Flexible display module 10

Flexible cover plate 200

Display panel 300

Display area 301

Inflection zone 302

Non-display region 303

Support film 304

Protection plate 400

Supporting part 401

Bump guard 402

Supporting plate 500

Connecting member 600

Adhesive layer 700

Electronic equipment 1

Housing 30

Accommodating cavity 40

The following detailed description will further illustrate the present application in conjunction with the above-described figures.

Detailed Description

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 only a part of the embodiments of the present application, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without inventive step, are within the scope of the present disclosure.

In the description of the present application, it should be noted that the terms "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", "outer", and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience in describing the present application and simplifying the description, but do not indicate or imply that the referred device or element must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present application.

Referring to fig. 1 to 3, an embodiment of the present application provides a flexible display module 10, where the flexible display module 10 includes a flexible cover 200, a protection plate 400, and a display panel 300 disposed between the flexible cover 200 and the protection plate 400.

The display panel 300 includes a display area 301, a non-display area 303, and a bending area 302 connected between the display area 301 and the non-display area 303, wherein the display area 301 includes a display surface 310 and a non-display surface 320 located on two opposite sides of the display area 301, and the non-display area 303 is bent and disposed on one side of the non-display surface 320 of the display area 301 through the bending area 302. In this embodiment, the display surface 310 of the display area 301 can display information, such as text or images. In some embodiments, the bending region 302 and the non-display region 303 include traces, etc., and it can be understood that the non-display region 303 is bent to the non-display surface 320 side of the display region 301, so as to achieve the effects of reducing the frame of the flexible display screen and improving the screen occupation ratio.

The flexible cover 200 is stacked on the display surface 310, and the flexible cover 200 is used for protecting the display panel 300.

The protection plate 400 includes a support portion 401 and an anti-collision portion 402 extending from the support portion 401, the support portion 401 is disposed on a side of the non-display area 303 of the display panel 300 away from the display area 301, and one end of the anti-collision portion 402 away from the support portion 401 abuts against the flexible cover plate 200. The protection plate 400 and the flexible cover plate 200 together enclose a protection structure for receiving and protecting the bending region 302 of the display panel 300. In some embodiments, the plane of the bump guard 402 is substantially perpendicular to the plane of the flexible cover 200.

The application provides a flexible display module assembly 10 includes and constitutes by supporting part 401 and anticollision portion 402 protection board 400, protection board 400 with flexible apron 200 encloses jointly and establishes into a protection architecture, protection architecture can accept and protect display panel 300's bending zone 302 avoids bending zone 302 leads to this regional interior circuit damage because of receiving the exogenic action, thereby ensures flexible display module assembly 10's display function is normal.

In this embodiment, the flexible display module 10 further includes a supporting film 304, and the supporting film 304 is attached to the non-display surface 320 of the display area 301 and attached to the surface of the non-display area 303 away from the protection plate 400. Wherein the support film 304 can provide a supporting function for the display panel 300. In this embodiment, the support film 304 is not disposed in the bending region 302 because the support film 304 cannot meet the bending curvature requirement of the bending region 302.

In this embodiment, the flexible display module 10 further includes a supporting plate 500, the supporting plate 500 is sandwiched between the display area 301 and the non-display area 303, and two opposite side surfaces of the supporting plate 500 are respectively bonded to the supporting film 304 on the display area 301 and the supporting film 304 on the non-display area 303. The supporting plate 500 has a high rigidity characteristic, and is used for supporting the display panel 300 and protecting the non-display surface 320 of the display area 301 from being scratched by other components. In this embodiment, one surface of the supporting board 500 close to the display area 301 is adhered to the non-display surface 320 of the display area 301 through an adhesive layer 700. In some embodiments, the Adhesive layer 700 includes an Optical Clear Adhesive (OCA).

In this embodiment, the support portion 401 of the protection plate 400, the non-display region 303 and the support plate 500 are fixed by a connection member 600, and a gap is left between the anti-collision portion 402 of the protection plate 400 and the bending region 302. Preferably, the plane of the supporting portion 401 of the protection plate 400 is parallel to the plane of the supporting plate 500. It can be understood that the gap between the bump protection portion 402 of the protection plate 400 and the bending region 302 can prevent the bump protection portion 402 from being pressed to the bending region 302 due to external impact.

Illustratively, the coupling member 600 includes at least one of a screw or a pin. Here, the number of the connection members 600 is not limited.

In this embodiment, the non-display region 303 is provided with a through hole (not shown), the connection member 600 passes through the through hole, and opposite ends of the connection member 600 are fixed to the support plate 500 and the support part 401, respectively. The positions of the through holes are staggered with the positions of the wires or other components in the non-display area 303, so that the connecting component 600 does not affect the display function of the display panel 300. In some embodiments, when the supporting plate 500 and the supporting portion 401 are fixed by the connecting member 600, a gap is left between the supporting portion 401 and the non-display region 303, so that the non-display region 303 is prevented from being pressed by the supporting portion 401.

In this embodiment, the protection plate 400 has characteristics of high strength and light weight. For example, the protection plate 400 is selected from one of a stainless steel plate, an aluminum alloy plate, and a magnesium alloy.

As shown in fig. 3, in the present embodiment, the protection plate 400 includes a protection plate having a width in a predetermined direction greater than or equal to a width of the non-display area in the predetermined direction. The preset direction (X direction shown in fig. 3) is parallel to the plane where the supporting portion 401 is located, and is parallel to the plane where the anti-collision portion 402 is located. In other embodiments, the protection plate 400 may include a plurality of protection plates spaced apart from each other and arranged in parallel. Here, the number of the protection plate 400 is not limited as long as the bending region 302 can be surrounded and protected.

In this embodiment, the connection between the supporting portion 401 and the bumper portion 402 of the protection plate is in a shape of a smooth arc or a right angle. In some embodiments, the supporting portion 401 and the bump guard 402 may be integrally formed, or may be configured to be connected through a transition member.

The embodiment of the present application further provides an electronic device 1, where the electronic device 1 includes the flexible display module 10. As shown in fig. 1, the electronic device 1 further includes a housing 30 and components (not shown). The specific type of the electronic device 1 is not particularly limited, and may be any device or apparatus with a display function in the field, such as, but not limited to, a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a wearable apparatus, and the like. Of course, those skilled in the art will understand that the components may include necessary structures and components of a conventional electronic device, and the components are described by taking a mobile phone as an example, and may include structures and components of a conventional mobile phone, such as a touch screen CPU, a camera module, a main board, a battery, and a sound processing system.

The housing 30 and the flexible cover plate 200 jointly form a containing cavity 40, the component is contained in the containing cavity 40, and the housing 30 can protect the component and the flexible display module 10.

In the electronic device 1 provided by the present application, the flexible display module 10 includes the protection board 400 that comprises supporting part 401 and anticollision portion 402, protection board 400 with flexible apron 200 encloses jointly and establishes a protection architecture, protection architecture can accept and protect the bending region 302 of display panel 300 avoids bending region 302 leads to this regional interior circuit damage because of receiving the exogenic action, thereby ensures the display function of flexible display module 10 is normal.

The foregoing is an implementation of the embodiments of the present application, and it should be noted that, for those skilled in the art, several modifications and decorations can be made without departing from the principle of the embodiments of the present application, and these modifications and decorations are also regarded as the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A flexible display module is characterized by comprising a flexible cover plate, a protection plate and a display panel arranged between the flexible cover plate and the protection plate;

the display panel comprises a display area, a non-display area and a bending area connected between the display area and the non-display area, wherein the display area comprises a display surface and a non-display surface which are positioned on two opposite sides of the display area, and the non-display area is arranged on one side of the non-display surface of the display area in a bending mode through the bending area;

the flexible cover plate is stacked on the display surface and used for protecting the display panel;

the protection plate comprises a supporting part and an anti-collision part bent and extended from the supporting part, the supporting part is arranged on one side, away from the display area, of the non-display area of the display panel, and one end, away from the supporting part, of the anti-collision part abuts against the flexible cover plate; the protection board with flexible apron encloses jointly and establishes into a protection architecture, protection architecture is used for acceping and protecting display panel's bending region.

2. The flexible display module according to claim 1, further comprising a support film attached to the non-display surface of the display area and to a surface of the non-display area away from the protection plate.

3. The flexible display module according to claim 2, further comprising a support plate sandwiched between the display region and the non-display region, wherein surfaces of two opposite sides of the support plate are respectively bonded to the support film on the display region and the support film on the non-display region.

4. The flexible display module according to claim 3, wherein the support portion of the protection plate, the non-display area and the support plate are fixed by a connecting member, and a gap is left between the anti-collision portion of the protection plate and the bending area.

5. The flexible display module of claim 4, wherein the connection component comprises at least one of a screw or a pin.

6. The flexible display module according to claim 5, wherein a through hole is formed in the non-display area, the connecting member passes through the through hole, and opposite ends of the connecting member are fixed to the supporting plate and the supporting portion, respectively.

7. The flexible display module of claim 1, wherein the protective plate has a high strength and a low weight.

8. The flexible display module of claim 1, wherein the protection plate comprises a protection plate having a width in a predetermined direction greater than or equal to a width of the non-display area in the predetermined direction.

9. The flexible display module according to claim 1, wherein the joint between the support portion and the bump guard of the protection plate is a smooth arc or a right angle.

10. An electronic device, characterized in that the electronic device comprises the flexible display module according to any one of claims 1 to 9.