Display apparatus

A display apparatus comprising:

• a display module comprising a folding region and a plurality of non-folding regions adjacent to the folding region, and having a display surface to display an image;
• and
• a support member below the display module to support the display module, wherein
• the display module is configured to operate in a plurality of modes, and
• the plurality of modes comprises:
• an unfolding mode in which an entire display module is unfolded to have a flat-plate shape;
• a first mode in which the folding region has a first radius of curvature and is folded in a first bending direction around a first bending axis below the display module;
• and
• a second mode in which the folding region has a second radius of curvature and is folded in a second bending direction around a second bending axis above the display module, wherein
• the first bending axis is substantially parallel to the second bending axis, and
• the first radius of curvature is greater than the second radius of curvature,
• wherein
• the folding region comprises:
• a first region configured to be folded in the first bending direction in the first mode and to be folded in the second bending direction in the second mode;
• and
• a second region adjacent to the first region, and configured to be folded in the first bending direction in the first mode and to be unfolded to have a flat-plate shape in the second mode, wherein
• the first region is at a center of the folding region on a first plane, and
• the second region comprises a plurality of second regions and adjacent to both sides of the first region in a first direction.

A display apparatus comprising:

• a display module to display an image;
• and
• a support member below the display module, wherein
• the display module and the support member are configured to be folded in a plurality of modes, and
• the plurality of modes comprises:
• a first mode in which the display module is folded in a direction around a first bending axis below the display module;
• and
• a second mode in which the display module is folded in a direction around a second bending axis above the display module, wherein
• a region in which the display module and the support member are substantially folded has a first area in the first mode and a second area less than the first area in the second mode,
• wherein the support member comprises a folding unit comprising a plurality of joints, and
• the plurality of joints are connected to each other through an inner connection member and an outer connection member spaced apart from the inner connection member.