The US Patent and Trademark Office has published a new Apple patent related to flexible displays.
The document explains that the flexible screen can be installed in a foldable housing with an image array forming a display panel. It can be pulled over the bracelet so that when you turn your smartphone.
A special polymer seal is placed deep into the fold, which visually hides the layer.
Rigid structures, such as glass strips and/or glass beads of one or more diameters, can be embedded in the polymer to help anchor the display cover top layer in a locally thinned area so that the outer surface of the display cover layer does not deform too easily when manipulated from the side object. , such as a stylus.
Supporting the outer surface of the cover’s outer layer, the rigid structure allows the cover to flex comfortably around the axis of the belt.
— excerpt from the patent
The particles that are found in the depths can be spheres or other shapes. They are selected from materials such as glass with a modulus of elasticity/elasticity. This polymer helps prevent parts of the surface from penetrating too easily. In other words, these particles are able to stabilize the action of the flexible screen, visually hiding its irregularities.
This modification can be used not only in the iPhone, but also in the iPad, as well as the MacBook. For now, this patent is only unknown whether the company will use it in future gadgets. [Patently Apple]
Source: Iphones RU
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