Patent ID: 11926139
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Field: Surface technology, coating (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 17:
18. A display device comprising:
a display panel;
a first member disposed on the display panel;
a second member disposed on the display panel;
a first adhesive layer disposed between the display panel and the first member; and
a second adhesive layer disposed between the display panel and the second member,
wherein
spacers are disposed in the second adhesive layer,
the first and second adhesive layers each include a pressure sensitive adhesive,
the display device is configured to fold, and when the display device is in a folded state, a thickness of the second adhesive layer is smaller in curved parts of the display device than in non-curved parts of the display device, and
a diameter of each of the spacers is about 60% to about 96% of the thickness of the second adhesive layer in the non-curved parts of the display device,
wherein
the second adhesive layer has a first surface that faces the display panel and a second surface that is opposite to the first surface of the second adhesive layer, and
when the display device is in the folded state, the spacers are in contact with the first and second surfaces of the second adhesive layer, in a folding area of the display device.