公开(公告)号：US20220077352A1

公开(公告)日：2022-03-10

申请号：US17390504

申请日：2021-07-30

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Chang-Chia Huang ,  Hoon Sik Kim ,  Paul S. Drzaic ,  Terry C. Lam ,  Yasmin F. Afsar ,  Zhichun Shao

IPC: H01L33/48

Abstract: A foldable electronic device may have a foldable housing. The foldable housing may be configured to bend about a bend axis. First and second portions of the housing that rotate relative to each other may be coupled by a hinge that is aligned with the bend axis. A foldable display may be coupled to the foldable housing and may be configured to bend along the bend axis as the foldable housing is folded. The display may have an array of pixels supported by a metal layer. The pixels may be interposed between a display cover layer and the metal layer. The foldable housing may have a support layer. To help support the display for bending about the bend axis while preventing damage to the display when the display is contacted by an external object, a spring layer may be interposed between the metal layer and the support layer.

公开(公告)号：US11961946B2

公开(公告)日：2024-04-16

申请号：US17390504

申请日：2021-07-30

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Chang-Chia Huang ,  Hoon Sik Kim ,  Paul S. Drzaic ,  Terry C. Lam ,  Yasmin F. Afsar ,  Zhichun Shao

IPC: H01L33/48 ,  H05K1/02

CPC classification number: H01L33/483 ,  H05K1/028 ,  H05K2201/10272

Abstract: A foldable electronic device may have a foldable housing. The foldable housing may be configured to bend about a bend axis. First and second portions of the housing that rotate relative to each other may be coupled by a hinge that is aligned with the bend axis. A foldable display may be coupled to the foldable housing and may be configured to bend along the bend axis as the foldable housing is folded. The display may have an array of pixels supported by a metal layer. The pixels may be interposed between a display cover layer and the metal layer. The foldable housing may have a support layer. To help support the display for bending about the bend axis while preventing damage to the display when the display is contacted by an external object, a spring layer may be interposed between the metal layer and the support layer.

公开(公告)号：US12087187B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-10

申请号：US17580080

申请日：2022-01-20

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Yasmin F. Afsar ,  Ben Hightower ,  Bhadrinarayana Lalgudi Visweswaran ,  Chang-Chia Huang ,  Hoon Sik Kim ,  Paul S. Drzaic ,  Prashant Mandlik ,  Terry C. Lam ,  Wen-I Hsieh ,  Zhichun Shao

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  G09F9/33 ,  G02B5/30

CPC classification number: G09F9/33 ,  G02B5/3025 ,  G06F1/1652

Abstract: A flexible display in a foldable electronic device may have a display cover layer and display panel that bend around a bend axis. The display panel may have an array of pixels configured to display an image through the display cover layer. The pixels may be formed from thin-film display circuitry that is supported by a flexible display panel substrate. The flexible substrate may be supported by a display support plate that bends about the bend axis. The display may be configured to allow attachment of the display panel substrate to the display support plate while helping to prevent undesired localized deformation of the thin-film display circuitry.

公开(公告)号：US20220270522A1

公开(公告)日：2022-08-25

申请号：US17580080

申请日：2022-01-20

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Yasmin F. Afsar ,  Ben Hightower ,  Bhadrinarayana Lalgudi Visweswaran ,  Chang-Chia Huang ,  Hoon Sik Kim ,  Paul S. Drzaic ,  Prashant Mandlik ,  Terry C. Lam ,  Wen-I Hsieh ,  Zhichun Shao

IPC: G09F9/30 ,  G09F9/33

Abstract: A flexible display in a foldable electronic device may have a display cover layer and display panel that bend around a bend axis. The display panel may have an array of pixels configured to display an image through the display cover layer. The pixels may be formed from thin-film display circuitry that is supported by a flexible display panel substrate. The flexible substrate may be supported by a display support plate that bends about the bend axis. The display may be configured to allow attachment of the display panel substrate to the display support plate while helping to prevent undesired localized deformation of the thin-film display circuitry.