ELECTRONIC DEVICES WITH FLEXIBLE DISPLAYS

Japanese Patent JP2017194975

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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide electronic devices containing flexible displays and internal components.SOLUTION: An internal component is positioned under a flexible display. The internal component may be an output device such as a speaker that transmits sound through the flexible display or an actuator that deforms the display in a way that is sensed by a user. The internal component may also be a microphone or pressure sensor that receives sound or pressure information through the flexible display. Structural components are used to permanently or temporarily deform the flexible display to provide tactile feedback to a user of the device. Electronic devices may be provided with concave displays or convex displays formed from one or more flexible layers including a flexible display layer. Portions of the flexible display may be used as speaker membranes for display-based speaker structures.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

FLETCHER R ROTHKOPF
SCOTT A MYERS
STEPHEN BRIAN LYNCH
BENJAMIN M RAPPOPORT
JEREMY C FRANKLIN

JP2017101613A

October 26, 2017

May 23, 2017

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Shinichiro Tanaka
Disciple Maru Ken
Fumiaki Otsuka
Takaki Nishijima
Takeo Nasu

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