METHOD OF MANUFACTURING FLEXIBLE COVER WINDOW AND FLEXIBLE COVER WINDOW MANUFACTURED USING SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20220194848A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-23

    申请号:US17552950

    申请日:2021-12-16

    Applicant: UTI INC.

    Abstract: Proposed is a flexible cover window manufacturing method capable of simultaneously reinforcing a plane part and a folding part by using alkali-based metal ions having an ionic radius smaller than that of alkali-based metal ions contained in a glass. A flexible cover window manufactured using the same method is also proposed. The plane part and the folding part are simultaneously reinforced using alkali-based metal ions having a smaller ionic radius than alkali-based metal ions included in a glass to simplify the process, and the flexible cover window ensures strength and folding characteristics by controlling tensile stress of the entire part of the flexible cover window.

    METHOD OF MANUFACTURING FLEXIBLE COVER WINDOW

    公开(公告)号:US20210107826A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-04-15

    申请号:US17036164

    申请日:2020-09-29

    Applicant: UTI INC.

    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a flexible cover window is proposed. The flexible cover window includes a planar part and a folded part extending continuously from the planar part, wherein the folded part is thinner than the planar part. The method includes: forming a photoresist layer on a glass substrate, patterning the photoresist layer to form a gradation resist pattern layer for forming the folded part on the glass substrate, forming the folded part having an inclined portion formed between the folded part and the planar part using the gradation resist pattern layer as a mask, removing the gradation resist pattern layer, and reinforcing the glass substrate.

    FLEXIBLE COVER WINDOW
    15.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20210002947A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-01-07

    申请号:US16915392

    申请日:2020-06-29

    Applicant: UTI INC.

    Abstract: Proposed is a flexible cover window for a flexible display, the flexible cover window including: a first window made of glass and provided on an upper part of a first surface of the flexible display; a second window made of glass and provided on an upper part of a second surface of the flexible display; and a folding part provided between the first window and the second window by corresponding to a folding area of the display and filled with a transparent resin material, wherein a transparent resin layer is provided on a total surface of each of the first window and the second window by continuing to the folding part filled with the transparent resin material, and a chamfer part is provided on each of an end part of the first window and an end part of the second window, which are adjacent to the folding part.

    Flexible cover window and method of manufacturing same

    公开(公告)号:US12043570B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-23

    申请号:US17509503

    申请日:2021-10-25

    Applicant: UTI INC.

    CPC classification number: C03C21/002 C03C4/18 C03C2204/00

    Abstract: Proposed are a flexible cover window for simultaneously improving strength characteristics and folding characteristics of a glass-based ultra-thin flexible cover window, and a method of manufacturing the same. A glass-based flexible cover window is configured such that a ratio of the intensity of replacing metal ions at the glass center to the intensity of replacing metal ions at the glass surface is 1:3 or greater. The present disclosure can provide a flexible cover window with improved window strength characteristics and folding characteristics by adjusting the depth (ion penetration depth) and the surface compressive stress of a tempered layer by performing a gradient tempering process including primary tempering, slimming, and secondary tempering.

    Flexible cover window
    18.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11781371B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-10

    申请号:US16915392

    申请日:2020-06-29

    Applicant: UTI INC.

    CPC classification number: E06B3/28 B32B27/08 B32B2255/205 B32B2307/416

    Abstract: Proposed is a flexible cover window for a flexible display, the flexible cover window including: a first window made of glass and provided on an upper part of a first surface of the flexible display; a second window made of glass and provided on an upper part of a second surface of the flexible display; and a folding part provided between the first window and the second window by corresponding to a folding area of the display and filled with a transparent resin material, wherein a transparent resin layer is provided on a total surface of each of the first window and the second window by continuing to the folding part filled with the transparent resin material, and a chamfer part is provided on each of an end part of the first window and an end part of the second window, which are adjacent to the folding part.

    Flexible cover window
    19.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11644600B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-05-09

    申请号:US17580533

    申请日:2022-01-20

    Applicant: UTI INC.

    CPC classification number: G02B1/14 G02B5/3083 G06F1/1616 G06F1/1641 G09F9/301

    Abstract: Proposed is a flexible cover window including a window substrate and an elastic buffer layer having a single-layer structure or a multi-layer structure. The elastic buffer layer is provided on the rear surface of the window substrate to absorb deformation occurring in a folding part. The flexible cover window is a glass-based cover window for protecting a flexible display that is foldable, rollable, slidable, or stretchable. In addition, the flexible cover window has an elastic buffer layer on the rear surface of the window substrate to reduce the difference in elongation between the window substrate and a display panel so that delamination or buckling due to micro-deformation at the folding part thereof can be prevented. Therefore, the life span of the flexible cover window is prolonged and distortion of an image on the screen at the folding part can be prevented.

    FLEXIBLE COVER WINDOW
    20.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200342789A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-29

    申请号:US16856078

    申请日:2020-04-23

    Applicant: UTI INC.

    Abstract: A cover window is proposed. Particularly, a flexible cover window having improved visibility for a flexible display is proposed, the flexible cover window including: a first window made of glass and provided on an upper part of a first surface of the flexible display; a second window made of glass and provided on an upper part of a second surface of the flexible display; and a folding part provided between the first window and the second window by corresponding to a folding area of the display and filled with a transparent resin material, wherein a transparent resin layer is provided on a total surface of each of the first window and the second window by continuing to the folding part filled with the transparent resin material.

Patent Agency Ranking