Invention Application
- Patent Title: Electronic Devices With Flexible Displays
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Application No.: US18762440Application Date: 2024-07-02
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Publication No.: US20250028364A1Publication Date: 2025-01-23
- Inventor: Wenyong Zhu , ByoungSuk Kim , Hao Chen , Sijun Niu , Wei Lv , Han-Chieh Chang , Zhen Zhang
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Main IPC: G06F1/16
- IPC: G06F1/16 ; G01L1/22

Abstract:
An electronic device may have a hinge that allows the device to be flexed about a bend axis. A display may span the bend axis. The device may have a stainless steel and/or carbon fiber reinforced polymer layer with slots. The slots may overlap the bend axis. The slots may have at least one property that varies in a non-linear manner as a function of position on the layer. The device may include an adhesive layer with a cutout that overlaps the slots. An interface that defines the cutout may have a plurality of recesses with varying depths. A flexible printed circuit may be attached to an edge of the display panel. The display cover layer may overlap a bonding region between the flexible printed circuit and the edge of the display panel. A UV-curable gap filler may be interposed between the flexible printed circuit and the display cover layer.
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