Flexible display

Abstract

A flexible display is disclosed. In one aspect, the flexible display includes a window layer including a bending area and a non-bending area and a flexible display panel formed over a surface of the window layer and configured to display images. The bending area includes a plurality of cut portions which are configured to be at least partially separated along a plurality of cut lines formed therebetween.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A flexible display, comprising:
 a window layer including a bending area and a non-bending area; and   a flexible display panel formed over a surface of the window layer and configured to display images,   wherein the bending area includes a plurality of cut portions which are configured to be at least partially separated along a plurality of cut lines formed therebetween.   
     
     
         2 . The flexible display of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a hard coating layer formed over another surface of the window layer so as to oppose the flexible display panel; and   an adhesive layer interposed between the window layer and the hard coating layer, wherein an end of each of the cut portions is configured to slip along a surface of the adhesive layer as the flexible display is bent.   
     
     
         3 . The flexible display of  claim 2 , wherein the ends of the cut portions are further configured to slip along the surface of the adhesive layer so as to be spaced apart from each other. 
     
     
         4 . The flexible display of  claim 1 , wherein the flexible display panel includes:
 a display area including at least one pixel configured to emit light so as to display an image; and   a non-display area,   wherein the non-bending area is arranged at a position corresponding to the display area, and   wherein the bent area is arranged at a position corresponding to the non-display area.   
     
     
         5 . The flexible display of  claim 1 , wherein the cut portions are directly connected along the surface of the flexible display panel. 
     
     
         6 . A flexible display, comprising:
 a window layer including a bending area and a non-bending area; and   a flexible display panel formed over a surface of the window layer and including a plurality of emission areas configured to emit light to display an image,   wherein at least a portion of the window layer is removed from the bent area.   
     
     
         7 . The flexible display of  claim 6 , wherein the bent area includes:
 a plurality of protrusions, each having a greater cross-section than that of the emission area, wherein the protrusions are arranged at positions corresponding to the emission areas; and   a filler formed over the protrusions such that the height of the bending area is substantially equal to that of the window layer.   
     
     
         8 . The flexible display of  claim 7 , wherein the filler comprises transparent synthetic resins or glass. 
     
     
         9 . The flexible display of  claim 8 , further comprising a hard coating layer formed of the same material as the filler and formed over another surface of the window layer so as to oppose the flexible display panel. 
     
     
         10 . The flexible display of  claim 6 , wherein the bent area includes a plurality of grooves arranged at positions corresponding to the emission areas, wherein each of the grooves has a cross-section that is greater than that of the emission areas. 
     
     
         11 . The flexible display of  claim 10 , further comprising a hard coating layer formed on another surface of the window layer so as to oppose the flexible display panel, wherein the hard coating layer is formed of transparent synthetic resins or glass. 
     
     
         12 . The flexible display of  claim 11 , wherein a filler comprising the same material as the hard coating layer fills in the grooves.