Display device and support film structure for display device

A display device comprising:

• a display panel comprising:
• a display area comprising a first area that extends in a first direction, the first area being bendable;
• and
• a non-display area adjacent to the display area;
• a flexible printed circuit board connected to the display panel;
• a polymer layer disposed below the display panel, coupled to the display panel, and overlapping with the first area;
• and
• a support film disposed below the display panel and coupled to the display panel, the support film comprising first and second film portions that are spaced apart from each other in a second direction with the polymer layer interposed therebetween, the second direction intersecting the first direction,
• wherein a width, in the second direction, of the polymer layer increases with increasing distance from the display panel along a thickness direction crossing the first and second directions,
• wherein the non-display area comprises:
• a first non-display area adjacent to the display area;
• a second non-display area more distant than the first non-display area from the display area, the second non-display area being connected to the flexible printed circuit board;
• and
• a second area disposed between the first and second non-display areas, the second area being bendable,
• wherein the first film portion overlaps with a portion of the display area, and
• wherein the second film portion overlaps with respective portions the display area and the first non-display area, the second film portion being spaced apart from the second area and the second non-display area when viewed in the thickness direction.