US 10,257,945 B2 · Rollable display

Abstract

A rollable display includes a flexible display panel where pixels are arranged to display an image; a reinforcing structure that is bonded to the rear side of the flexible display panel and divided into a plurality of segments; a roller that is bonded to one end of the flexible display panel and allows the flexible display panel to be rolled around the circumference; a data PCB (printed circuit board) located on the rear side of the flexible display panel; a first connecting member that connects the data PCB to the flexible display panel; a control board accommodated in the internal space of the roller; and a second connecting member that connects the control board to the data PCB, wherein each of the segments of the reinforcing structure comprises a through hole into which the second connecting member is slidably inserted.

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Dependent claims

A rollable display comprising:

a flexible display panel with pixels to display an image on a front side of the flexible display panel;
a reinforcing structure attached to a rear side of the flexible display panel and comprising a plurality of segments having at least one through hole in a first direction;
a roller attached to one end of the flexible display panel and having a circumference surface onto which the flexible display panel is rolled, the roller rotatable about an axis extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction;
a printed circuit board on the flexible display panel;
a control board in the roller;
and
a connecting member that electrically connects the control board to the printed circuit board to transmit signals for displaying images on the flexible display panel, the connecting member slidably inserted into the through hole.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Rollable display

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Rollable display

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Abstract

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