Samsung Could Use Reinforced Structure for Smartphone With Curved Display
In a patent utility filed in June that was recently published on the USPTO web site (via MSPoweruser), Samsung describes know-how to supply a curved show for a smartphone. The handset within the drawings used within the patent seems to resemble the Galaxy S23 Ultra and its predecessor, all the way down to the S Pen (Fig. 2), which can be seen in a housing positioned on the underside edge.
Samsung’s patent doc accommodates drawings with an S Pen
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This yr, Samsung launched the Galaxy S24 Ultra with a flat show together with an anti-reflective coating. However, the corporate’s new patent utility hints that it might finally return to producing flagship smartphones with curved screens.
The patent utility appears to sort out an vital challenge with curved shows — sturdiness. According to the corporate, utilizing two sealing layers in addition to a separate “blocking” part can stop the sealant that’s used to carry the display screen in place from spilling.
The first sealing layer described within the patent utility is positioned between the display screen and the housing, whereas the second sealing layer is discovered between the housing and the outer shell. Samsung additionally describes using a “connection gap” between these two sealing areas, and close to the buffer space.
Samsung’s patent doc reveals the sides its curved show
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The connection gap could be crammed with a cloth that may join the 2 sealing layers, whereas the blocking part that’s discovered between the buffer space and the connection gap would stop the filling materials from spilling over. This might decrease the variety of screens affected by leakage through the technique of assembling the corporate’s smartphones.
According to latest leaks, it appears unlikely that the corporate’s Galaxy S25 sequence of smartphones can be outfitted with curved shows. In reality, it’s not potential to foretell whether or not Samsung will use the know-how described within the patent utility in an upcoming flagship smartphone. However, it means that the corporate is working to beat challenges related to creating smartphones with curved shows.
