Electronic devices with flexible displays having fastened bent edges

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 12066867
APP PUB NO 20220253105A1
SERIAL NO

17733576

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An electronic device may be provided with a display having a flexible substrate with fastened bent edges. The flexible substrate may have an active region that includes an array of light-emitting elements such as organic light-emitting diodes. The flexible substrate may also have inactive regions that lie outside of the active region. The bent edges may include portions of the inactive regions and portions of the active region. The bent edges may be wrapped to conform to the shape of an internal support structure. The bent edges may be fastened to the support structure with fastening members that attach a housing member or an internal clamp to the support structure. The bent edges may be secured between the housing member or the internal clamp and the support structure. The fastening members may be engaged in openings in the support structure and may pass through or alongside the bent edges.

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APPLE INCCALIFORNIA USA

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Myers, Scott A Saratoga, US 244 9544
Raff, John Menlo Park, US 172 3738
Stringer, Christopher Woodside, US 41 1364

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