Patent · US10606395B2 · B2 · US

Vehicle interior systems having a curved cover glass and a display or touch panel and methods for forming the same

(11) Publication number

US10606395B2

(21) Application number

16/504,966

(22) Filing date

2019-07-08

(30) Priority date

2017-01-03

(43) Publication date

2020-03-31

(45) Date of grant

2020-03-31

(52) CPC

G06F Electric digital data processing: 3/0412
B32B Layered products, i.e. products built-up of strata of flat or non-flat, e.g. cellular or honeycomb, form: 1/00, 17/06, 17/10036, 17/10853, 17/10889, 2457/20, 2605/003, 2605/08, 38/0012, 7/12
B60K Arrangement or mounting of propulsion units or of transmissions in vehicles; arrangement or mounting of plural diverse prime-movers in vehicles; auxiliary drives for vehicles; instrumentation or dashboards for vehicles; arrangements in connection with cooling, air intake, gas exhaust or fuel supply of propulsion units in vehicles: 2360/1438, 2360/693, 2360/92, 2370/1438, 2370/152, 35/10, 35/22, 35/50, 37/06
B60R Vehicles, vehicle fittings, or vehicle parts, not otherwise provided for: 1/00, 11/0229, 11/0235, 13/02
C03B Manufacture, shaping, or supplementary processes: 23/02, 23/0357
G02F Optical devices or arrangements for the control of light by modification of the optical properties of the media of the elements involved therein; non-linear optics; frequency-changing of light; optical logic elements; optical analogue/digital converters: 1/13338

(73) Assignee

CORNING INC

(54) Title

Vehicle interior systems having a curved cover glass and a display or touch panel and methods for forming the same

(57) Abstract

Embodiments of a vehicle interior system are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, the system includes a base with a curved surface, and a display or touch panel disposed on the curved surface. The display includes a cold-bent glass substrate with a thickness of 1.5 mm or less and a first radius of curvature of 20 mm or greater, and a display module and/or touch panel attached to the glass substrate having a second radius of curvature that is within 10% of the first radius of curvature. Methods for forming such systems are also disclosed.

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A kit comprising: a curved cover glass substrate that comprises a first major surface, a second major surface opposing the first major surface and a minor surface connecting the first major surface and the second major surface, a thickness defined as a distance between the first major surface and the second major surface, a width defined as a first dimension of one of the first or second major surfaces orthogonal to the thickness, and a length defined as a second dimension of one of the first or second major surfaces orthogonal to both the thickness and the width, and wherein the thickness is 1.5 mm or less, and wherein the second major surface comprises a first radius of curvature; and a removable frame having a curved surface having the first radius of curvature, wherein the curved surface is removably coupled to the second major surface of the curved glass substrate and wherein the removable frame is configured for attachment to a base of a vehicle interior system.
The kit of claim 1, wherein the first radius of curvature is 20 mm or greater, and wherein the width is in a range from about 5 cm to about 250 cm, and the length is from about 5 cm to about 250 cm.
The kit of claim 1, either one of or both the first major surface and the second major surface comprises a surface treatment.
The kit of claim 1, further comprising a display module, a touch panel, or a display module and a touch panel.
The kit of claim 1, wherein the display module, the touch panel or the display module and the touch panel are assembled with the second major surface of the curved cover glass substrate.
The kit of claim 4, wherein the display module comprises an OLED display.
The kit of claim 4, wherein the display module comprises a display and a backlight unit.
The kit of claim 7, wherein the display comprises a second glass substrate that is curved.
The kit of claim 4, wherein the touch panel comprises a second glass substrate that is curved.
The kit of claim 1, further comprising an adhesive between the removable frame and the second major surface of the cover glass substrate.
The kit of claim 1, wherein the cover glass substrate comprises a strengthened cover glass substrate.
The kit of claim 4, further comprising an adhesive between the second major surface and the display module, the touch panel, or the display module and the touch panel.
The kit of claim 3, wherein the surface treatment comprises any one of an easy-to-clean surface, an anti-glare surface, an anti-reflective surface, a haptic surface, and a decorative surface.
A kit comprising: a curved cover glass substrate that comprises a first major surface, a second major surface opposing the first major surface and a minor surface connecting the first major surface and the second major surface, a thickness defined as a distance between the first major surface and the second major surface, a width defined as a first dimension of one of the first or second major surfaces orthogonal to the thickness, and a length defined as a second dimension of one of the first or second major surfaces orthogonal to both the thickness and the width, and wherein the thickness is 1.5 mm or less, and wherein the second major surface comprises a first radius of curvature; a removable frame having a curved surface having the first radius of curvature, wherein the curved surface is removably coupled to the second major surface of the curved glass substrate; and a display module, a touch panel, or a display module and a touch panel; wherein the display module comprises a display and a backlight unit; wherein the display comprises a second glass substrate that is curved; and wherein the display comprises a second glass substrate that is substantially flat and is cold-bendable to a second radius of curvature that is within 10% of the first radius of curvature.
A kit comprising: a curved cover glass substrate that comprises a first major surface, a second major surface opposing the first major surface and a minor surface connecting the first major surface and the second major surface, a thickness defined as a distance between the first major surface and the second major surface, a width defined as a first dimension of one of the first or second major surfaces orthogonal to the thickness, and a length defined as a second dimension of one of the first or second major surfaces orthogonal to both the thickness and the width, and wherein the thickness is 1.5 mm or less, and wherein the second major surface comprises a first radius of curvature; a removable frame having a curved surface having the first radius of curvature, wherein the curved surface is removably coupled to the second major surface of the curved glass substrate; and a display module, a touch panel, or a display module and a touch panel; wherein the touch panel comprises a second glass substrate that is substantially flat and is cold-bendable to a second radius of curvature that is within 10% of the first radius of curvature.
A kit comprising: a curved cover glass substrate that comprises a first major surface, a second major surface opposing the first major surface and a minor surface connecting the first major surface and the second major surface, a thickness defined as a distance between the first major surface and the second major surface, a width defined as a first dimension of one of the first or second major surfaces orthogonal to the thickness, and a length defined as a second dimension of one of the first or second major surfaces orthogonal to both the thickness and the width, and wherein the second major surface comprises a first radius of curvature; a removable frame having a curved surface having the first radius of curvature, wherein the curved surface is removably coupled to the second major surface of the curved glass substrate and wherein the removable frame is configured for attachment to a base of a vehicle interior system; and a display module, a touch panel, or a display module and a touch panel.
The kit of claim 16, wherein the display module, the touch panel or the display module and the touch panel are assembled with the second major surface of the curved cover glass substrate.
The kit of claim 16, wherein the first radius of curvature is 20 mm or greater, and wherein the width is in a range from about 5 cm to about 250 cm, and the length is from about 5 cm to about 250 cm.
The kit of claim 16, wherein the thickness is 1.5 mm or less.
The kit of claim 16, either one of or both the first major surface and the second major surface comprises a surface treatment.
The kit of claim 16, wherein the display module comprises an OLED display.
The kit of claim 16, wherein the display module comprises a display and a backlight unit.
The kit of claim 22, wherein the display comprises a second glass substrate that is curved.
The kit of claim 22, wherein the display comprises a second glass substrate that is substantially flat and is cold-bendable to a second radius of curvature that is within 10% of the first radius of curvature.
The kit of claim 16, wherein the touch panel comprises a second glass substrate that is curved.
The kit of claim 16, wherein the touch panel comprises a second glass substrate that is substantially flat and is cold-bendable to a second radius of curvature that is within 10% of the first radius of curvature.
The kit of claim 16, further comprising an adhesive between the removable frame and the second major surface of the cover glass substrate.
The kit of claim 16, wherein the cover glass substrate comprises a strengthened cover glass substrate.
The kit of claim 16, further comprising an adhesive between the second major surface and the display module, the touch panel, or the display module and the touch panel.
The kit of claim 20, wherein the surface treatment comprises any one of an easy-to-clean surface, an anti-glare surface, an anti-reflective surface, a haptic surface, and a decorative surface.

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  "abstract": "Embodiments of a vehicle interior system are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, the system includes a base with a curved surface, and a display or touch panel disposed on the curved surface. The display includes a cold-bent glass substrate with a thickness of 1.5 mm or less and a first radius of curvature of 20 mm or greater, and a display module and/or touch panel attached to the glass substrate having a second radius of curvature that is within 10% of the first radius of curvature. Methods for forming such systems are also disclosed.",
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    "1. A kit comprising: a curved cover glass substrate that comprises a first major surface, a second major surface opposing the first major surface and a minor surface connecting the first major surface and the second major surface, a thickness defined as a distance between the first major surface and the second major surface, a width defined as a first dimension of one of the first or second major surfaces orthogonal to the thickness, and a length defined as a second dimension of one of the first or second major surfaces orthogonal to both the thickness and the width, and wherein the thickness is 1.5 mm or less, and wherein the second major surface comprises a first radius of curvature; and a removable frame having a curved surface having the first radius of curvature, wherein the curved surface is removably coupled to the second major surface of the curved glass substrate and wherein the removable frame is configured for attachment to a base of a vehicle interior system.",
    "2. The kit of claim 1, wherein the first radius of curvature is 20 mm or greater, and wherein the width is in a range from about 5 cm to about 250 cm, and the length is from about 5 cm to about 250 cm.",
    "3. The kit of claim 1, either one of or both the first major surface and the second major surface comprises a surface treatment.",
    "4. The kit of claim 1, further comprising a display module, a touch panel, or a display module and a touch panel.",
    "5. The kit of claim 1, wherein the display module, the touch panel or the display module and the touch panel are assembled with the second major surface of the curved cover glass substrate.",
    "6. The kit of claim 4, wherein the display module comprises an OLED display.",
    "7. The kit of claim 4, wherein the display module comprises a display and a backlight unit.",
    "8. The kit of claim 7, wherein the display comprises a second glass substrate that is curved.",
    "9. The kit of claim 4, wherein the touch panel comprises a second glass substrate that is curved.",
    "10. The kit of claim 1, further comprising an adhesive between the removable frame and the second major surface of the cover glass substrate.",
    "11. The kit of claim 1, wherein the cover glass substrate comprises a strengthened cover glass substrate.",
    "12. The kit of claim 4, further comprising an adhesive between the second major surface and the display module, the touch panel, or the display module and the touch panel.",
    "13. The kit of claim 3, wherein the surface treatment comprises any one of an easy-to-clean surface, an anti-glare surface, an anti-reflective surface, a haptic surface, and a decorative surface.",
    "14. A kit comprising: a curved cover glass substrate that comprises a first major surface, a second major surface opposing the first major surface and a minor surface connecting the first major surface and the second major surface, a thickness defined as a distance between the first major surface and the second major surface, a width defined as a first dimension of one of the first or second major surfaces orthogonal to the thickness, and a length defined as a second dimension of one of the first or second major surfaces orthogonal to both the thickness and the width, and wherein the thickness is 1.5 mm or less, and wherein the second major surface comprises a first radius of curvature; a removable frame having a curved surface having the first radius of curvature, wherein the curved surface is removably coupled to the second major surface of the curved glass substrate; and a display module, a touch panel, or a display module and a touch panel; wherein the display module comprises a display and a backlight unit; wherein the display comprises a second glass substrate that is curved; and wherein the display comprises a second glass substrate that is substantially flat and is cold-bendable to a second radius of curvature that is within 10% of the first radius of curvature.",
    "15. A kit comprising: a curved cover glass substrate that comprises a first major surface, a second major surface opposing the first major surface and a minor surface connecting the first major surface and the second major surface, a thickness defined as a distance between the first major surface and the second major surface, a width defined as a first dimension of one of the first or second major surfaces orthogonal to the thickness, and a length defined as a second dimension of one of the first or second major surfaces orthogonal to both the thickness and the width, and wherein the thickness is 1.5 mm or less, and wherein the second major surface comprises a first radius of curvature; a removable frame having a curved surface having the first radius of curvature, wherein the curved surface is removably coupled to the second major surface of the curved glass substrate; and a display module, a touch panel, or a display module and a touch panel; wherein the touch panel comprises a second glass substrate that is substantially flat and is cold-bendable to a second radius of curvature that is within 10% of the first radius of curvature.",
    "16. A kit comprising: a curved cover glass substrate that comprises a first major surface, a second major surface opposing the first major surface and a minor surface connecting the first major surface and the second major surface, a thickness defined as a distance between the first major surface and the second major surface, a width defined as a first dimension of one of the first or second major surfaces orthogonal to the thickness, and a length defined as a second dimension of one of the first or second major surfaces orthogonal to both the thickness and the width, and wherein the second major surface comprises a first radius of curvature; a removable frame having a curved surface having the first radius of curvature, wherein the curved surface is removably coupled to the second major surface of the curved glass substrate and wherein the removable frame is configured for attachment to a base of a vehicle interior system; and a display module, a touch panel, or a display module and a touch panel.",
    "17. The kit of claim 16, wherein the display module, the touch panel or the display module and the touch panel are assembled with the second major surface of the curved cover glass substrate.",
    "18. The kit of claim 16, wherein the first radius of curvature is 20 mm or greater, and wherein the width is in a range from about 5 cm to about 250 cm, and the length is from about 5 cm to about 250 cm.",
    "19. The kit of claim 16, wherein the thickness is 1.5 mm or less.",
    "20. The kit of claim 16, either one of or both the first major surface and the second major surface comprises a surface treatment.",
    "21. The kit of claim 16, wherein the display module comprises an OLED display.",
    "22. The kit of claim 16, wherein the display module comprises a display and a backlight unit.",
    "23. The kit of claim 22, wherein the display comprises a second glass substrate that is curved.",
    "24. The kit of claim 22, wherein the display comprises a second glass substrate that is substantially flat and is cold-bendable to a second radius of curvature that is within 10% of the first radius of curvature.",
    "25. The kit of claim 16, wherein the touch panel comprises a second glass substrate that is curved.",
    "26. The kit of claim 16, wherein the touch panel comprises a second glass substrate that is substantially flat and is cold-bendable to a second radius of curvature that is within 10% of the first radius of curvature.",
    "27. The kit of claim 16, further comprising an adhesive between the removable frame and the second major surface of the cover glass substrate.",
    "28. The kit of claim 16, wherein the cover glass substrate comprises a strengthened cover glass substrate.",
    "29. The kit of claim 16, further comprising an adhesive between the second major surface and the display module, the touch panel, or the display module and the touch panel.",
    "30. The kit of claim 20, wherein the surface treatment comprises any one of an easy-to-clean surface, an anti-glare surface, an anti-reflective surface, a haptic surface, and a decorative surface."
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