Disclosure of Invention
The application provides a flexible display module assembly and display device can avoid flexible display module assembly to the wearing and tearing of display surface at the crimping in-process to protection display panel.
The application provides a flexible display module assembly, include:
a display panel having opposite display and non-display sides;
a support layer located on a non-display side of the display panel; and
The protection layer is located one side of the supporting layer, which is far away from the display panel, the protection layer comprises a body part, a plurality of holes are formed in the body part, the holes extend from one side of the body part, which is far away from the supporting layer, towards one side of the body part, which is close to the supporting layer, and the material of the protection layer comprises polyester fibers.
In one embodiment, the hole extends through the body portion.
In an embodiment, the protection layer further includes a plurality of microstructures located at a side of the body portion away from the support layer, the microstructures have opposite ends, one end of each microstructure is connected with the body portion, the other end of each microstructure extends towards a direction away from the body portion, and each microstructure has flexibility.
In one embodiment, the microstructure is integral with the body portion.
In an embodiment, the length of the microstructure ranges from 0.1mm to 0.2mm in a direction perpendicular to the display panel.
In one embodiment, the polyester fiber material has a density in the range of 1.38g/cm 3 ~1.40g/cm 3 。
In one embodiment, the thickness of the body portion ranges from 0.2mm to 0.5mm.
In an embodiment, the flexible display module further includes a first adhesive layer, and the first adhesive layer is located between the protective layer and the supporting layer.
In an embodiment, the flexible display module further includes a second glue layer, and the second glue layer is located between the pores of the protective layer material.
The application provides a display device comprising the flexible display module according to any one of the embodiments.
The application provides a flexible display module assembly and display device, through replacing polyester fiber protective layer with traditional metal supporting layer in the flexible display module assembly, at flexible display module assembly crimping in-process, flexible display module assembly's display surface and polyester fiber protective layer contact, because polyester fiber material's hardness is less than metal material's hardness far away, consequently be difficult for fish tail display surface, simultaneously, be provided with a plurality of holes on this application's the protective layer, the hole can hold the dust or the foreign matter that roll up in-process and fall into, avoids dust or the foreign matter to the wearing and tearing or the stabbing of display surface to protection display panel.
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. It will be apparent that the described embodiments are only some, but not all, of the embodiments of the present application. All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments herein without making any inventive effort, are intended to be within the scope of the present application.
In the description of the present application, it should be understood that the azimuth or positional relationship indicated by the terms "upper", "lower", etc. are based on the azimuth or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and are merely for convenience of description of the present application and to simplify the description, and do not indicate or imply that the apparatus or element referred to must have a specific azimuth, be configured and operated in a specific azimuth, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present application. Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and the like, are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying a relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defining "a first" or "a second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the described features. In the description of the present application, the meaning of "a plurality" is two or more, unless specifically defined otherwise.
The present application may repeat reference numerals and/or letters in the various examples, and such repetition is for the purpose of simplicity and clarity and does not in itself dictate a relationship between the various embodiments and/or configurations discussed.
The flexible display module provided by the application will be described in detail below with reference to specific embodiments and accompanying drawings.
As shown in fig. 4-5, in order to provide a flexible display module 100, the flexible display module 100 includes a protective layer 110, a supporting layer 120, and a display panel 130 that are sequentially stacked. The flexible display module 100 includes a display surface 101 and a back surface 102 opposite to each other, wherein the display surface 101 displays an image.
The display panel 130 may be an Organic Light-Emitting Diode (OLED) display panel, and the OLED display panel may include a flexible substrate, a thin film transistor layer, a Light-Emitting device layer, a packaging layer, etc. that are sequentially stacked, and the specific structure of the OLED display panel 130 may refer to the structure of the OLED display panel in the prior art, which is not described herein again. The display panel 130 has opposite display sides and non-display sides, the display sides for displaying images.
The supporting layer 120 is disposed on the non-display side of the display panel 130, and is used for supporting the display panel 130. Since the substrate of the display panel 130 is usually a polyimide film (PI), in the process of manufacturing the display panel 130, after the polyimide film is peeled off from the glass substrate, a layer of supporting layer 120 film needs to be attached immediately to protect the polyimide film from being scratched or curled due to the thinness, softness and weakness of the polyimide film. Further, the material of the supporting layer 120 may be an organic material, such as polyethylene terephthalate (polyethylene terephthalate, PET), or an inorganic material, which is not limited herein.
The protective layer 110 is disposed on a side of the support layer 120 away from the display panel 130, so as to form protection on the back surface of the flexible display module 100, and provide a certain supporting function for the flexible display module 100, so as to improve the curling service life of the flexible display module 100.
The protective layer 110 includes a body portion 111, a plurality of holes 112 are disposed on the body portion 111, the holes 112 extend from a side of the body portion 111 away from the supporting layer 120 toward a side of the body portion 111 near the supporting layer 120, and the material of the protective layer 110 includes polyester fiber.
The metal supporting layer 110' on the back of the flexible display module in the prior art is replaced by the protective layer 110 made of the polyester fiber material, and the film layer structure is not required to be additionally increased, so that the overall thickness of the flexible display module 100 cannot be increased, the weight of the flexible display module 100 can be further reduced due to the light weight of the polyester fiber material, and the design complexity and the material cost of the whole machine are reduced. The protection layer 110 of the present application not only can protect the back of the flexible display module 100, but also is less prone to abrasion and scratch of the protection layer 110 when the surface of the protection layer 110 contacts the display surface 101 of the flexible display module 100 in the process of curling the flexible display module 100 because the hardness of the polyester fiber material of the protection layer 110 is far lower than that of the metal material. Meanwhile, the protection layer 110 in the present application is provided with a plurality of holes 112, and the holes 112 can accommodate dust or foreign matters falling into the curling process, so as to avoid abrasion or puncture of the display surface 101 by the dust or the foreign matters, and further protect the display panel 130.
In one embodiment, the protective layer 110 comprisesComprising a body part 111, wherein the material of the body part 111 can be polyester fiber, and the density of the polyester fiber material is in the range of 1.38g/cm 3 ~1.40g/cm 3 . The density of the polyester fiber material is within the above range to ensure the strength and modulus of the polyester fiber material, so that the protective layer 110 has a certain supporting property and is flexible and crimpable.
Further, the thickness of the body 111 is in the range of 0.2mm to 0.5mm. The thickness of the body 111 is within this range, so that the supporting performance of the body 111 can be ensured, and the overall thickness of the flexible display module 100 is not significantly increased.
In an embodiment, the hole 112 may be a through hole penetrating the body 111, and dust or foreign matter falling between the protective layer 110 and the display surface 101 during the curling process of the flexible display module 100 may be contained in the through hole, so as to avoid abrasion and stabbing the display surface 101.
In other embodiments, the hole 112 may be a pit formed on the surface of the body 111 without penetrating the body 111, and dust or foreign matter may be contained in the through hole to avoid abrasion and stabbing on the display surface 101.
The protective layer 110 may be a mesh formed of a polyester fiber material, and the holes 112 are meshes on the mesh. Specifically, as shown in fig. 7, the protective layer 110 may be woven from polyester fibers 114, the polyester fibers 114 weaving the protective layer 110 may be, but not limited to, threads or strips, and the diameter of the polyester fibers 114 may range from 0.2mm to 0.5mm. The protective layer 110 woven from the polyester fiber 114 has flexibility and a certain strength, is suitable for curling the flexible display module 100, and provides protection and a certain supporting function for the back surface of the flexible display module 100. In addition, the mesh holes uniformly distributed on the mesh cloth can accommodate some small-particle dust or foreign matters, so that the dust or foreign matters falling off in the curling process of the flexible display module 100 can be prevented from directly contacting the display surface 101, and the scratch on the display surface 101 is avoided, so that the display surface 101 of the flexible display module 100 is further protected.
Further, as shown in fig. 7, the side length X of the mesh in the mesh cloth ranges from 0.5mm to 5mm. The mesh cloth with the above dimensions has larger mesh gaps, so that the size of the holes 112 on the protective layer 110 is larger than the size of dust or foreign matter, and the dust or foreign matter can be contained in the holes 112, so as to avoid the dust or foreign matter from directly contacting the display surface 101, thereby causing scratches on the display surface 101.
In an embodiment, as shown in fig. 8, the mesh shape of the mesh cloth may include diamond, rectangle, triangle, etc. As shown in fig. 8, a diagram a shows a mesh of a diamond mesh structure, a diagram b shows a mesh of a rectangular mesh structure, and a diagram c shows a mesh of a triangular mesh structure. The mesh cloth having the above mesh shape is convenient to weave and manufacture, has a stable structure, is not easy to deform, has a large mesh gap, has a good capability of containing dust or foreign matters, and is beneficial to protecting the display panel 130 of the flexible display module 100.
In other embodiments, the mesh shape in the mesh cloth may be a circle or other shapes, without limitation.
In an embodiment, as shown in fig. 6, the protection layer 110 further includes a plurality of microstructures 113 located on a side of the body portion 111 away from the supporting layer 120, the microstructures 113 have opposite ends, one end of the microstructures 113 is connected to the body portion 111, the other end of the microstructures 113 extends away from the body portion 111, and the microstructures 113 have flexibility. In the process of curling the flexible display module 100, the microstructure 113 is in contact with the display surface 101, and the microstructure 113 has flexibility, so that the display surface 101 can be further protected.
As shown in fig. 6, the microstructure 113 may be a fluff structure formed on a side surface of the body portion 111 remote from the support layer 120. The pile structures may be evenly distributed over the surface of the body portion 111.
In an embodiment, the microstructure 113 and the body portion 111 may be a unitary structure. Specifically, the body portion 111 may be a polyester fiber mesh fabric, the microstructure 113 may be a fluff structure, and the surface of the polyester fiber mesh fabric may be subjected to roughening treatment, for example, rubbing the surface of the polyester fiber mesh fabric through a rubbing process, so that the surface of the polyester fiber mesh fabric forms a fluff structure (i.e., the microstructure 113), and the fluff structure is in a fluffy state and has flexibility, and in the curling process of the flexible display module 100, the fluff structure contacts with the display surface 101 of the flexible display module 100, so that the display surface 101 may be further protected.
Further, the length of the microstructure 113 in the direction perpendicular to the display panel 130 ranges from 0.1mm to 0.2mm. The microstructures 113 within this length range can not only ensure protection of the display surface 101 of the flexible display module 100, but also not increase the overall thickness of the flexible display module 100.
In an embodiment, as shown in fig. 4, the flexible display module 100 further includes a first adhesive layer 170, where the first adhesive layer 170 is located between the protective layer 110 and the supporting layer 120, and the first adhesive layer 170 is used to bond and fix the protective layer 110 to a side of the supporting layer 120 away from the display panel 130. Further, the material of the first adhesive layer 170 may be PSA pressure sensitive adhesive or epoxy resin adhesive, but is not limited thereto.
Further, the flexible display module 100 further includes a second adhesive layer, and the second adhesive layer is located between the pores of the protective layer material. Specifically, when the protective layer 110 is fixed to the side of the support layer 120 away from the display panel 130, a glue layer material may be first coated on a surface of the protective layer 110 near the support layer 120, and at least a portion of the glue layer material may penetrate between the pores of the protective layer material, after the glue layer material is cured, the glue layer material penetrating into the protective layer 110 forms the second glue layer, and the glue layer material located on the protective layer 110 forms the first glue layer 170. In this embodiment, the adhesive layer material is made to penetrate into the material of the protective layer 110, so that on one hand, the elasticity of the polyester fiber material of the protective layer 110 can be increased, and on the other hand, the bonding strength between the material of the protective layer 110 and the supporting layer 120 can be higher, so that the connection between the film layers is more firm, which is beneficial to improving the curl life of the flexible display module 100.
In an embodiment, as shown in fig. 1, the flexible display module 100 further includes a polarizer 140, where the polarizer 140 is disposed on the display side of the display panel 130, i.e., the side of the display panel 130 away from the supporting layer 120. The polarizer 140 has the function of improving the optical characteristics, surface hardness, package protection, etc. of the display panel 130. When the polarizer 140 is not attached to the display side of the display panel 130, there is a significant color difference between the display area and the edge area of the display panel 130, because the lines in the edge area are denser and present a metallic color, while the lines in the display area are sparse and have a lot of color, and the polarizer 140 has the function of enabling the display panel 130 to be seen from the appearance, so that the entire light-emitting surface of the display panel 130 can be completely displayed as black, and eliminating the color difference between the edge area and the display area, so as to improve the optical characteristics of the display panel 130. On the other hand, the surface hardness of the polarizer 140 is greater than that of the display panel 130, so that a certain protection effect can be achieved on the surface of the display panel 130, when the flexible display module 100 is curled, a side surface of the polarizer 140 away from the display panel 130 is contacted with a side surface of the protective layer 110 away from the supporting layer 120, and the polarizer 140 can further protect the display side surface of the display panel 130, avoid abrasion or puncture, and prolong the curling life of the flexible display module 100.
In one embodiment, as shown in fig. 1, the flexible display module 100 further includes a circuit board 150 and a flexible circuit board 160, wherein the circuit board 150 is disposed on one side of the display panel 130 and is electrically connected to the display panel 130 through the flexible circuit board 160. Specifically, the circuit board 150 may be a printed circuit board (Printed circuit board, PCB), and the flexible circuit board 160 may be a Chip On Film (COF), but is not limited thereto.
The application also provides a display device comprising the flexible display module 100 according to any of the embodiments. The display device may be a cell phone, a tablet, a television, a display screen, etc.
To sum up, this application provides a flexible display module assembly and display device, through replacing polyester fiber protective layer with traditional metal supporting layer in the flexible display module assembly, at flexible display module assembly crimping in-process, flexible display module assembly's display surface and polyester fiber protective layer contact, because polyester fiber material's hardness is less than metal material's hardness far away, consequently be difficult for fish tail display surface, simultaneously, be provided with a plurality of holes on this application's the protective layer, the hole can hold the dust or the foreign matter that roll into in-process, avoids dust or the foreign matter to the wearing and tearing or the stab of display surface to protection display panel.
In summary, although the present application has been described with reference to the preferred embodiments, the preferred embodiments are not intended to limit the application, and those skilled in the art can make various modifications and adaptations without departing from the spirit and scope of the application, and the scope of the application is therefore defined by the claims.