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Samsung patents curved phone glass that gets thinner at the edges

Samsung has been granted a patent for a protective glass cover used on flexible displays. The design features a glass panel that is thicker in the center and gradually becomes thinner and narrower as it curves around the sides of the device. A cushioning layer sits between this glass and the screen to protect the display.

Why it mattersThis design could make the curved edges of foldable or flexible phones feel smoother and less sharp to the touch.

In the filing’s own words

An electronic device and a method of manufacturing the electronic device are provided. The electronic device includes: a flexible display; and a cover window disposed on the flexible display, wherein the cover window includes a glass member and a buffer member disposed between the glass member and the flexible display, wherein the glass member includes at least one flat area and a bending area extending from the at least one flat area, and wherein a thickness of at least a portion of the bending area continuously decreases from a thickness of the at least one flat area as the bending area extends from the at least one flat area, and a width of the at least the portion of the bending area continuously decreases from a width of the at least one flat area as the bending area extends from the at least one flat area.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1. An electronic device comprising: a flexible display; and a cover window disposed on the flexible display, wherein the cover window comprises a glass member and a buffer member disposed between the glass member and the flexible display, wherein the glass member comprises at least one flat area and a bending area extending from the at least one flat area, and wherein a thickness of at least a portion of the bending area continuously decreases from a thickness of the at least one flat area as the bending area extends from the at least one flat area, and a width of the at least the portion of the bending area continuously decreases from a width of the at least one flat area as the bending area extends from the at least one flat area, wherein the bending area comprises a first recess on a first surface facing the buffer member and recessed in a first curved shape, and a second recess on an edge of the bending area and recessed in a second curved shape, and wherein the second recess extends continuously from the first recess.

Facts

Company
Samsung (SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.)
Official title
Electronic device including display and method for manufacturing same
Patent number
US12771767B2
Application number
18124430
Filed
Mar 21, 2023
Granted
Oct 20, 2026
Inventors
1
Claims
12

Classified under

H04M 1/0268 Electricity & electronicsG06F 1/1616 Physics & computingG06F 1/1624 Physics & computingG06F 1/1652 Physics & computingG06F 1/1656 Physics & computingG06F 1/1681 Physics & computing
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Summaries are simplified from the filing’s own abstract and first claim. A patent filing is not a product announcement.
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