CN101185175A - Flexible display device - Google Patents

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CN101185175A
CN101185175A CN200680018902.1A CN200680018902A CN101185175A CN 101185175 A CN101185175 A CN 101185175A CN 200680018902 A CN200680018902 A CN 200680018902A CN 101185175 A CN101185175 A CN 101185175A
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M·克兰斯
M·F·吉利斯
E·胡伊特马
S·阿斯瓦蒂
A·H·J·伊明克
J·T·A·维尔德贝克
A·U·道格拉斯
J·范德里
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Abstract

The present invention relates to a flexible display device (10) comprising a flexible substrate (12), and a plurality of electro-optical switching elements (14) accommodated on the substrate. The device is characterized in that the substrate has a plurality of through openings (16) being arranged in a repetitive pattern so that the electro- optical switching elements are located in areas of the substrate adjacent to the openings. The through openings allow for bending the display device in two directions simultaneously, with reduced tensile or compressive stress in the plane of the substrate.

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Flexible display apparatus
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of flexible display apparatus that comprises flexible base, board, this flexible base, board accommodates a plurality of electrooptical switching elements.The invention still further relates to a kind of method of making this flexible display apparatus.
Background technology
The at present emerging market of flexible display apparatus.Typically, make bent thin substrate made of plastic provide mechanical flexibility for this display unit always.In document US 2004124763, disclosed the example of flexible display apparatus.A plurality of pixels that this flexible display apparatus comprises flexible base, board and be arranged to the row and column form on substrate surface.In order to improve the flexibility of display, a plurality of parallel grooves are provided in substrate surface, wherein each channel shaped is formed between adjacent two row or two row display pixels.Except providing flexible, groove also is used to reduce the propagation of the mechanical stress that causes when bending or rolled display device.
But, the shortcoming of the flexible display apparatus that discloses among the US2004124763 is that because the layout and the attribute of groove, it is flexible only on a dimension.Other known flexible display apparatus also show similar shortcoming.For example, for using two flexible plastic substrates and therebetween as for the flexible display apparatus of pixel or electrooptical switching element, may buckle (buckling) when simultaneously along two dimension bending displays the time, this may cause the local defect in the display again.In other words, on meaning more generally, these display unit are that can curl rather than flexible.
Summary of the invention
The objective of the invention is to overcome this problem, and the flexible display apparatus of improvement is provided, it can once be bent along surpassing a direction.
These and other purposes that will understand from following description are by realizing according to the flexible display apparatus of claims and the method for this flexible display apparatus of manufacturing.
According to an aspect of the present invention, a kind of flexible display apparatus is provided, it comprises: flexible base, board, and be contained in a plurality of electrooptical switching elements on the described substrate, wherein said substrate has a plurality of break-through openings of the repeat patterns be arranged to, and makes described electrooptical switching element be arranged in the substrate regions adjacent with described opening.Preferably, described opening is arranged to lattice, promptly is arranged to the network of evenly spaced horizontal line and vertical line.
The break-through opening allows to bend display unit along both direction simultaneously, has the tensile stress or the compression that reduce in base plan.
Preferably, at least one opening has the basic extension that equates along two vertical direction in the plane of described substrate, forms two main extensions.In addition, described at least one opening has than the described main little extension of extending along the direction between described two vertical direction.Described opening for example can form as cross.
Preferably, opening is evenly distributed, that is, all openings are orientated along equidirectional.In addition, each opening is set so preferably, makes two main extension align with lattice.For example, the described first main direction of extending can be parallel to the horizontal line of lattice, and the described second main extension can be parallel to the vertical line of lattice.This has realized the display unit increased flexibility.
Opening can define a plurality of first areas and a plurality of second area of substrate, and each first area can hold the part of at least one electrooptical switching element or electrooptical switching element, and second area does not have the electrooptical switching element and connects adjacent first area.Here, bending action focuses on second join domain.So the moment of rupture of display unit will mainly cause moment of rupture along join domain rather than by the first switch element zone.Join domain is long more, more flexible display device.In addition, can be used to be electrically connected the lead of electrooptical switching element by the second area guiding.
Can further stiffener be attached to each first area, wherein the size of stiffener corresponds essentially to the size of first area.For example stiffener can be placed on the opposite side of substrate, make not any light of interrupt switch element emission of plate with respect to the electrooptical switching element.Even stiffener makes that electrooptical switching element self is not the flexible very soft display unit that yet can provide.The bending action of substrate focuses on the join domain that connects each first area that holds the electrooptical switching element.
The substrate of display unit can be by plastic sheet, and for example the film plastic tablet is made.In addition, individually (individually) to electrooptical switching element addressing according to flexible display apparatus of the present invention.In this case, the electrooptical switching element can be a pixel, and flexible display apparatus can be used as display.Perhaps, can be used as light source according to flexible display apparatus of the present invention.In this case, the electrooptical switching element for example can be made of light-emitting diode (LED).
Can be further with encapsulation the substrate and the electrooptical switching component package of flexible display apparatus be got up, this encapsulation is preferably elastomeric material, makes substrate and electrooptical switching element be surrounded fully by elastomeric material.The mechanical performance that this has protected substrate and electrooptical switching element and has improved display unit.
In addition, flexible display apparatus can comprise, especially can comprise the flexible diffusion element as active display or (LED) during light source, and this diffuse component is used to receive and the light of diffusion from the electrooptical switching element.For example, inorganic LED is a spot light, and a plurality of LED that are distributed on the substrate surface will can not allow whole base plate luminous, and it is luminous only to allow to be coated with the fraction of substrate of light source.Adopt diffuser, can obtain more uniform decoupling light from substrate surface.When the electrooptical switching element by the long region separation that flexibly connects when opening, diffuser is especially favourable.Diffuser also is favourable when using inorganic LED, and wherein each LED is surrounded by conducting region, to distribute the heat that LED sends out.
Preferably, diffuse component comprises one deck fabric at least, and more preferably, diffuse component comprises one deck non-textile fabric at least.Non-textile fabric is to be made by fleece, by the machinery winding of fiber, or utilizes resin, thermal welding and formation chemical complex to make the fleece combination.Fiber in the net can be arranged to random fashion or oriented approach.So non-textile fabric comes down to the mixture of air and fiber at random.Therefore, it contains two kinds of essential elements and is used for diffusion: air, and the randomness of fiber material.And it is very soft, and this makes it be particularly suited for having the luminous display unit of the flexibility of enhancing.
The density of non-textile fabric on can be than diffuse component in the face of the density on the one side of electrooptical switching element opposite with the electrooptical switching element one side of diffuse component is low.For example, diffuse component can comprise with the ground floor non-textile fabric of the adjacent setting of electrooptical switching element and be arranged on second layer non-textile fabric on the ground floor that the density of the wherein said second layer is higher than the density of ground floor.
Diffuse component has low-density near the part of electrooptical switching element, so more provide the gap between the tight section at electrooptical switching element and diffuse component.In this gap, may spread apart before running into the more tight section of diffuse component from the light cone of electrooptical switching element or its emission, in the tight section most light diffusion is taking place more.Even when display unit is bent etc., the low-density part also help to make the electrooptical switching element and more the space between the tight section keep acceptable steady state value.The more tight section of diffuse component is used for diffused light and therefore provides homogeneity to the surface of containing light.
As substituting of non-textile fabric diffuse component, diffuse component for example can comprise foam, textile fabric or any other suitable material.
Display unit can also comprise the elastomer layer that is arranged between substrate and the diffuse component, is used to improve the homogeneity of display unit.
Display unit can also comprise outermost layer, and this outermost layer comprises one deck whitish fabric at least.The whitish fabric coating for example can be placed on the diffuse component.Fabric can be for example weave or the braiding, to bring the sensation of fabrics in general to device.Preferably, coating for white or turn white to avoid colour filter.
Outermost layer can also comprise at least one cover layer of colored open structure fabric on the whitish fabric coating.Perhaps, outermost layer only comprises this at least one cover layer of colored open structure fabric.Cover layer of colored open structure fabric for example can be fishnet or mesh fabric type fabric.The contrast that cover layer of colored open structure fabric is being served as on the display unit improves antireflecting coating, and it allows display to have random color in off position down, and (because hatch frame) do not serve as colour filter under opening.
Flexible display apparatus can also comprise the drive electronics that is used to drive the electrooptical switching element, and wherein drive electronics is separated with flexible base, board.So drive electronics is not on flexible base, board.Compare with the display that drive electronics is positioned on the flexible base, board, this can improve the flexibility of display base plate, because bigger drive electronics parts can't be injury-freely by the big angle of bending.Preferably, drive electronics is positioned on the rigid substrates that separates with flexible base, board.
According to a further aspect in the invention, a kind of method of making flexible display apparatus is provided, this method comprises: flexible base, board is provided, a plurality of electrooptical switching elements are provided on described substrate, and in substrate, provide a plurality of break-through openings, described opening is arranged to repeat patterns, makes described electrooptical switching element be arranged in the substrate regions adjacent with described opening.This method provides the advantage that is obtained to aspect of the present invention previously discussed similar advantage.
Can utilize piercer to realize the break-through opening by punching press.And, substrate can comprise plastic sheet up and down, the electrooptical switching element wherein can be heated to piercer the fusion temperature of described plastic sheet at least during punching operation between described plastic sheet, to produce sealing at described opening part between described plastic sheet.In the display unit of many types, for example in display based on polymer light-emitting device, need be to the optics active area, that is, the electrooptical switching element carries out gas-tight seal.
According to another aspect of the invention, provide a kind of textile product that comprises flexible display apparatus.
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Describe these and other aspects of the present invention in detail referring now to the accompanying drawing that currently preferred embodiments of the invention are shown.
Fig. 1 is the top view according to the flexible display apparatus of the embodiment of the invention,
Fig. 2 a-2b is the top view that illustrates according to the alternative opening shape of flexible display apparatus of the present invention,
Fig. 3 is the bottom view of flexible display apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention,
Fig. 4 a-4c is the perspective view that the manufacture method of flexible display apparatus is shown,
Fig. 5 is the end view that comprises according to the flexible display apparatus of the diffuser of the embodiment of the invention, and
Fig. 6 a-6b is the end view that comprises the flexible display apparatus of colour (colored) the open structure fabric lid according to the embodiment of the invention.
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Fig. 1 is the top view according to the flexible display apparatus 10 of the embodiment of the invention.For example, this display unit can be display or the light source that is used for display message, image etc.Flexible display apparatus 10 comprises the substrate of being made by flexible material 12.Substrate 12 for example comprises plastic tab.Substrate 12 also accommodates a plurality of electrooptical switching elements 14.The electrooptical switching element for example can be transmission, reflection or luminous.Light emitting-type electrooptical switching element for example can be one or more light-emitting diodes (LED).Drive electrooptical switching element 14 by the drive electronics 13 that is positioned on the rigid substrates 15, rigid substrates 15 is what to separate with flexible base, board 12.Be electrically connected 17 via in the substrate/on the lead (not shown) drive electronics 13 is connected to electrooptical switching element 14.Perhaps, drive electronics can be positioned on the flexible base, board.
In addition, in substrate 12, provide a plurality of break-through openings (through opening) 16.In the present embodiment, opening 16 is criss-cross.Opening 16 is arranged to repeat patterns on whole base plate 12.Here, opening 16 is arranged to lattice,, is arranged to the network that uniform horizontal line in interval and vertical line with the justified margin of substrate 12 constitute that is.Each opening 16 has equal extension along two vertical direction in the plane of substrate 12 (being x and y direction), has less extension (extension) along the direction between described two vertical direction, as finding out from Fig. 1.And whole equal and opposite in directions of the opening among Fig. 1 and along equidirectional orientation promptly, are arranged equably.In addition, opening 16 is arranged with lattice, that is, the first main direction of extending (x) is parallel to the horizontal line of lattice, and the second main extension (y) is parallel to the vertical line of lattice.
The shape of opening 16 and layout have formed the array in (first) zone 18, and this zone 18 is holding the electrooptical switching element 14 of display.In Fig. 1, in each zone 18, hold a pixel 14, this pixel is made by red emission element, green emission element and blu-ray reflection element.But, also might in each zone 18, place several pixels or sub-pixel.Preferably, each zone 18 is corresponding to the pixel or the sub-pixel of integer amount, and perhaps under the situation of sub-pixel, each pixel comprises the openings/patterns of integer amount.
(second) zone 20 by substrate 12 is connected with each other zone 18.These join domains 20 preferably do not contain the electrooptical switching element.In Fig. 1, each zone 18 except that the zone of substrate 12 edges, all is connected to the adjacent zone that accommodates the electrooptical switching element 18 by four join domains or arm 20.The lead (not shown) of any electrical connection electrooptical switching element 14 all should be preferably by join domain 20 guiding, and this lead has been realized the power supply and/or the addressing of electrooptical switching element.
As mentioned above, provide opening 16 to increase the flexibility of substrate 12 and display unit 10.Particularly, can not cause damage along both direction bending display unit 10 simultaneously.Bending and torsion action will focus on join domain 20.
Randomly, can be in the both sides of flexible display apparatus 10 all coating flexible waterproof material (not shown), for example resin of silicon rubber, polyurethane rubber or particular types.This makes and keeps its soft characteristic simultaneously by become wear-resistant, moisture-proof gas and staining of this flexible display apparatus.In addition, seal coat makes the mechanical stress minimum in the flexible display apparatus during the bending, and protects it not by overflexing.Coating can be transparent or diffusion fully.
Fig. 2 a and 2b show the alternate exemplary shape of break-through opening 16.In Fig. 2 a, each opening 16 form picture little plaque (plaquette), defined and be almost circular regions and be used to hold the electrooptical switching element.In Fig. 2 b, each opening 16 form the square of image-tape fillet.As mentioned above, each break-through opening among Fig. 2 a and the 2b has equal extension along two vertical direction in the plane of substrate 12, have less extension along the direction between described two vertical direction, obtained the flexible characteristic that substrate 12 and display unit 10 are improved.
Fig. 3 is the bottom view of flexible display apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.Flexible display apparatus among Fig. 3 is similar to the flexible display apparatus among Fig. 1, has just increased local stiffener 22.Here, stiffener 22 side opposite that be attached to substrate 12 with electrooptical switching element 14.That is so location-plate 22 makes them not block from the light active area emission of electrooptical switching element 14 or any light of reflection.The size of every block of plate 22 corresponds essentially to the size of above-mentioned first area 18, as seen from Figure 3.
In the present embodiment, the deflection of substrate 12 and display unit 10 action focuses on the join domain 20 between the zone 18.Advantageously, plate 22 and inflexibility electrooptical switching combination of elements are used,, also can be made flexible display apparatus even the inflexibility element is arranged thus.Because the character of opening 16 can not cause damage along both direction bending display unit simultaneously.
To method that make flexible display apparatus be described in conjunction with Fig. 4 a-4c now.Preferably in the method for making flexible display apparatus, will make the break-through opening as one of last step.Therefore, in Fig. 4 a, provide the substrate 12 that comprises electrooptical switching element 14, lead (not shown) etc.Substrate 12 preferably includes plastic tab.
In next step (Fig. 4 b), in substrate 12, make the break-through opening by punching press with piercer (punch) 24.Piercer 24 has cross section, and it is corresponding to the intended shape of the break-through opening that will be stamped.Piercer 24 among Fig. 4 b is suitable for making a break-through opening in each punching operation.In this case, must repeat punching operation several times for each display unit.Perhaps, can use punching operation to make the piercer of several break-through openings.In this case, in the single punching operation, can make a plurality of break-through openings even all break-through openings.
The final flexible display apparatus 10 that comprises a plurality of break-through openings 16 has been shown among Fig. 4 c.
Randomly, during punching operation (Fig. 4 b), piercer mould 24 is heated on the fusion temperature of sheet up and down (for example top flat and egative film) of substrate 12, can be by partly these sheets being melted to each the electrooptical switching element of gas-tight seal of coming together at opening 14 places.The condition of doing like this is that the electrooptical switching element is all covered by at least one substrate plastic sheet in its each side.
As shown in Figure 5, flexible display apparatus 10 can also comprise diffuser 26, it is set with the light that receives and diffusion electrooptical switching element 14 is launched.When being luminous display unit, display unit can advantageously use diffuser.When flexible display apparatus 10 was made of LED for pixelation light source and electrooptical switching element 14, diffuser was particularly useful.By adopting diffuser 26, can obtain more uniform light from the substrate surface decoupling.
Here, diffuser 26 comprises one deck non-textile fabric (non-woven fabric) at least.As mentioned above, this non-woven fabric diffuser shows good diffusive property, is particularly useful for flexible display apparatus, because diffuser is made by flexible material.Preferably, light diffuser 26 comprises the ground floor low-density non-textile fabric in the face of electrooptical switching element 14, and density is higher than the second layer non-textile fabric of ground floor.As the choice of non-woven fabric diffuser, diffuser for example can comprise foam (foam), textile fabric or any other material that is fit to.
Randomly, independently elastomer layer 28 can be set between substrate 12 that holds electrooptical switching element 14 and diffuser 26.Because electrooptical switching element 14 can have certain height, flexible elastomer layer 28 has opening or hole in the position of electrooptical switching element 14.Include this elastomer layer 28 in and bring more uniform sensation, for example when being stroked to display unit.Perhaps, as described in reference to figure 1, flexible base, board 12 and electrooptical switching element 14 can surround by complete coated (not shown).This coating can be an elastomeric material.For example can realize this coating by dip-coating.
Fig. 6 a-6b is that this flexible display apparatus comprises outermost layer according to the end view of the flexible display apparatus 10 of the embodiment of the invention, and this outermost layer comprises at least one cover layer of colored open structure fabric (cover layer of open structure fabric) 32.This cover layer of colored open structure fabric 32 for example can be fishnet or lace type fabric.The contrast that cover layer of colored open structure fabric is being served as on the display unit strengthens antireflecting coating, allows display to have random color in off position, and can not serve as colour filter in opening (because hatch frame).In Fig. 6 a, cover layer of colored open structure fabric 32 is positioned on the diffuser 26.In Fig. 6 b, cover layer of colored open structure fabric 32 is positioned at least one whitish fabric (whitish fabric) coating 30, and this whitish fabric coating is positioned at again on the diffuser 26.This whitish fabric for example can be the weaving or the braiding, to bring the sensation of conventional fabrics to device.Should be pointed out that if there is not diffuser this whitish fabric coating and/or cover layer of colored open structure fabric for example can be positioned on the elastomer layer 28.
Flexible display apparatus, especially the application according to flexible display apparatus of the present invention includes, but are not limited to: fabric and knapsack on pillow, toy, mat or carpet such as the bosom toy, tablecloth, the clothes such as gloves, curtain, drapery, vehicle ceiling (vehicle ceilings), the bed.Flexible display apparatus brought in this textile product allow textile product to become luminous and/or display message.
For example, flexible display apparatus can be included in the pillow.This pillow can also comprise the device that is used to receive the communicator of data and is used for exporting according to the display unit of the Data Control pillow that is received.This communicator for example can comprise gsm module, whereby the cellphone subscriber can send when and how to light pillow instruction also/or send the message that will on pillow, show, such as SMS message or MMS message.Perhaps communicator can comprise bluetooth module, near bluetooth equipment (for example computer) user can send whereby when and how light pillow instruction also/or send image or the message that will on pillow, show, for example e-mail message.Perhaps, can transmit instruction from remote equipment, image, message etc. to pillow with near bluetooth equipment.This pillow can also be further, or as alternatively, comprise the pressure sensor apparatus that is used to survey the pressure on the pillow, and this transducer is connected to control device, to realize touching sensitive function.Can flexible display apparatus be implemented in (bosom) toy in a similar manner.
Other communication technologys that can be used for communicating by letter with flexible product include, but are not limited to UMTS, NFC, RFID, WiFi, wire communication etc.
And, can guide the communication between (direct) two flexible products with communicator.For example, when the pressure sensor apparatus (or any other proper device) of first pillow detected input, the communicator of this first pillow can send data to second pillow, and these data comprise the instruction of display unit output how to control second pillow.In this way, can realize two two-way communications between the pillow.
In another example, flexible display apparatus can be included in car mat or carpet or the tablecloth.The device that mat can also comprise the pressure sensor apparatus that is used to survey the pressure on the mat and be used for exporting according to the display unit of the pressure control mat of being surveyed is to realize touching sensitive function.For example, the someone stands on the mat or the specific region of touching mat can cause the display unit of mat to send certain corresponding light, and for example this specific region is luminous.This mat for example can be used among recreation, exercise, the measurement weight etc.
In another example, flexible display apparatus can be included in the clothes, for example gloves or upper garment sleeve make display unit be connected to compass.Compass is suitable for surveying current orientation, and gloves can also comprise the device that is used for according to the output of the control of azimuth gloves display unit of being surveyed.The orientation of being surveyed can be by specific luminous expression of message that shows on the display unit and/or gloves display unit.For example, each direction can be represented with independent color or pattern.This allows definite direction that is referring to.Gloves can also be connected to GPS (global positioning system) receiver, with the direction guide garments wearer along expectation.
In another example, flexible display apparatus can be included in bag or the knapsack, it can also comprise audio system, or is connected to audio system.Here, display unit can be connected to audio system and show icon of for example audio equalizer signals, background patterns, song content description, independent image, safety or individual sex expression or communication etc.Preferably, with allowing the beholder to see that the translucent fabric (for example Bao fabric or mesh fabric) of the light of display unit emission covers display unit.
It will be understood by those skilled in the art that going up the present invention in all senses and all be not limited to above preferred embodiment.On the contrary, have a lot of modifications and modification within the scope of the appended claims.For example, can on the monolithic substrate, provide and have difform break-through opening.And opening can occupy than above bigger substrate regions shown in the drawings,, in the substrate more and/or bigger opening can be arranged that is.In addition, under the situation of coming with two destructuring parallel-plate electrodes the address pixels of display unit, the pattern of break-through opening and pattern of pixels can differ from one another.In addition, even accompanying drawing described above shows the flexible display apparatus of 3 * 3 pixels, can hold the pixel of bigger quantity according to flexible display apparatus of the present invention.

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1. a flexible display apparatus (10) comprising:
Flexible base, board (12), and
Be contained in a plurality of electrooptical switching elements (14) on the described substrate,
It is characterized in that
Described substrate has a plurality of break-through openings (16) of the repeat patterns be arranged to, and makes described electrooptical switching element be arranged in the substrate regions adjacent with described opening.
2. flexible display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said opening is arranged to lattice.
3. flexible display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein at least one opening has the basic extension that equates along two vertical direction in the plane of described substrate, forms two main extensions.
4. flexible display apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said at least one opening has than the described main little extension of extending along the direction between described two vertical direction.
5. flexible display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said opening is evenly distributed.
6. flexible display apparatus according to claim 3 wherein so is provided with each opening, makes two master extend and described alignment pattern.
7. flexible display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said opening defines:
A plurality of first areas (18) of described substrate, each first area is suitable for holding the part of at least one electrooptical switching element or electrooptical switching element, and
The a plurality of second areas (20) that do not have the electrooptical switching element, described second area connects adjacent first area.
8. flexible display apparatus according to claim 7 also comprises a plurality of leads that are used to be electrically connected described electrooptical switching element, and described lead is guided by described second area.
9. flexible display apparatus according to claim 7 wherein attaches stiffener (22) in each first area, and the size of described stiffener corresponds essentially to the size of described first area.
10. flexible display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said substrate comprises plastic sheet.
11. flexible display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said electrooptical switching element is separately addressable.
12. flexible display apparatus according to claim 1 also comprises flexible diffusion element (26), it is configured to receive also diffusion from the light of described electrooptical switching element.
13. flexible display apparatus according to claim 12, wherein said diffuse component comprise one deck fabric at least.
14. flexible display apparatus according to claim 13, wherein said diffuse component comprise one deck non-textile fabric at least.
15. flexible display apparatus according to claim 14, wherein said non-textile fabric is lower than density in the described diffuse component one side opposite with described electrooptical switching element at described diffuse component in the face of the density of the one side of electrooptical switching element.
16., also comprise the elastomer layer (28) that is arranged between described substrate and the described diffuse component according to each described flexible display apparatus of claim 12-15.
17. according to each described flexible display apparatus of claim 1-15, wherein said substrate and described electrooptical switching element are packed packaged.
18. flexible display apparatus according to claim 17, wherein said encapsulation comprises elastomeric material.
19. each the described flexible display apparatus according to aforementioned claim also comprises outermost layer, described outermost layer comprises at least one whitish fabric coating (30).
20. flexible display apparatus according to claim 19, wherein said outermost layer also comprise at least one cover layer of colored open structure fabric (32) on the described whitish fabric layer.
21. each the described flexible display apparatus according to claim 1-18 also comprises outermost layer, described outermost layer comprises at least one cover layer of colored open structure fabric (32).
22. flexible display apparatus according to claim 1 also comprises the drive electronics (13) that is used to drive described electrooptical switching element, wherein said drive electronics is separated with described flexible base, board.
23. flexible display apparatus according to claim 22, wherein said drive electronics are positioned on the rigid substrates (15) that separates with described flexible base, board.
24. a method of making flexible display apparatus comprises:
Flexible base, board is provided,
A plurality of electrooptical switching elements are provided on described substrate, and
A plurality of break-through openings are provided on described substrate, and described opening is arranged to repeat patterns, makes described electrooptical switching element be arranged in the substrate regions adjacent with described opening.
25. method according to claim 24 wherein utilizes piercer (24) to realize described break-through opening by punching press.
26. method according to claim 25, wherein said substrate comprises plastic sheet up and down, described electrooptical switching element is between described plastic sheet, and wherein during punching operation, described piercer is heated at least the fusion temperature of described plastic sheet, between described plastic sheet, to produce sealing at described opening part.
27. a textile product comprises flexible display apparatus.
28. textile product according to claim 27, wherein said flexible display apparatus are each the described flexible display apparatus according to claim 1-23.
29., also comprise being suitable for receiving the communicator of data and being used for device according to the output of the described described display unit of Data Control that receives according to claim 27 or 28 described textile products.
30., also comprise being suitable for the device surveying the sensor device of the condition relevant and be used for controlling the output of described display unit according to the described condition that detects with described textile product according to claim 27 or 28 described textile products.
31. textile product according to claim 30, wherein said sensor device are one of compass, pressure sensor, navigation system, photo-detector and temperature sensor.
32. according to each described textile product of claim 29-31, wherein said communicator also is suitable for sending data based on the input from the input unit of described textile product.
33. textile product according to claim 32, wherein said input unit is made of described sensor device.
34. according to each described textile product of claim 27-33, wherein said textile product is one of textile, toy, mat or carpet, tablecloth, clothes, sack, bag and knapsack on pillow, curtain, drapery, vehicle ceiling, the bed.
35. according to claim 27 or 28 described textile products, wherein said textile product is bag or knapsack, it also comprises audio system and is used for the device of basis from the output of the described display unit of signal controlling of described audio system.
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