Samsung patents flexible glass cover for bending or rolling screens
Samsung describes a protective glass layer for flexible screens that can bend or roll. The glass has a flat section and a curved section, with special coatings on both the front and back surfaces to support the movement.
In the filing’s own words
An electronic device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure may comprise: a first housing; a second housing; a flexible display panel including an area corresponding to the first housing and an area corresponding to the second housing; and a flexible cover structure disposed on the flexible display panel. The flexible cover structure can include: glass layer including a first area and a second area, which extends from the first area and corresponds to a bending or rolling area of the flexible display panel; a first coating layer disposed on at least a portion of the front surface of the glass layer; and a second coating layer disposed on the rear surface of the glass layer. At least a portion of the second area of the glass layer can be shaped to be bent in the direction toward the second coating layer.
What exactly they claim (claim 1)
1. An electronic device ( 101) comprising: a first housing ( 210); a second housing ( 220); a flexible display panel ( 235) including an area corresponding to the first housing and an area corresponding to the second housing; and a flexible cover structure ( 400) disposed on the flexible display panel, the flexible cover structure comprising: a glass layer ( 410) including a first area (S 1) and a second area (S 2) extending from the first area and corresponding to a bending or rolling area of the flexible display panel; a first coating layer ( 420) disposed over at least a portion of a front surface ( 410 a) of the glass layer; and a second coating layer ( 430) disposed on a rear surface ( 410 b) of the glass layer, wherein the first area is planar, and at least a portion of the second area of the glass layer is bent in a direction toward the second coating layer.
Facts
- Company
- Samsung (Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.)
- Official title
- COVER STRUCTURE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING SAME
- Publication number
- US20260323852A1
- Application number
- 19656271
- Filed
- Apr 23, 2026
- Published
- Oct 15, 2026
- Inventors
- 3
- Claims
- 20
Classified under
H05K 5/03 Electricity & electronicsC03C 17/3405 Chemistry & metalsH05K 5/0226 Electricity & electronicsMore from Samsung in Phones & computers
- Samsung patents phone that slides open to enlarge screen Sep 10, 2026
- Samsung patents folding phone that splits app windows when folded Sep 1, 2026
- Samsung patents slider phone with flexible screen that slides out Sep 8, 2026
- Samsung patents phone that shrinks screen when it gets hot Sep 8, 2026
- Samsung patents screen that narrows viewing angle for privacy Sep 15, 2026
Summaries are simplified from the filing’s own abstract and first claim. A patent filing is not a product announcement.
Patent data and drawings: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by the USPTO.