Housing structure and foldable display device having the same

A display device comprising:

• a first portion, a folding portion at which the display device is foldable, and a second portion in order along a first direction,
• a display panel which is foldable and extends along each of the first portion, the folding portion and the second portion,
• the first portion comprising a first housing structure which includes a first horizontal portion, the first horizontal portion comprising edge portions opposite to each other along a second direction crossing the first direction, and a first protruding portion between the edge portions and protruding further than the edge portions in a direction away from the display panel at the first portion,
• the second portion comprising a second housing structure which surrounds a bottom surface and side surfaces of the display panel at the second portion, the second housing structure comprising second protruding portions opposite to each other along the second direction and corresponding to the side surfaces of the display panel,
• wherein the display device which is folded at the folding portion disposes:
• the first portion facing the second portion,
• the first horizontal portion of the first housing structure facing the display panel at the second portion, and
• the second protruding portion of the second housing structure facing the edge portions of the first housing structure.

A display device comprising:

• a display panel which is foldable;
• and
• a housing structure which extends along the display panel and is coupled with the display panel, the housing structure foldable together with the display panel,
• wherein the housing structure comprises:
• a first end portion and a second end portion respectively corresponding to opposing ends of the display panel,
• the second end portion comprising a first protruding portion having a distal end,
• the second end portion, a first folding portion, a non-folding portion comprising a second protruding portion defining a recess of the non-folding portion which exposes a non-folding portion of the display panel to outside the housing structure, a second folding portion and the first end portion in order in a direction along the display panel,
• a boundary which is between the non-folding portion and the second folding portion and corresponds to the non-folding portion of the display panel,
• wherein the display panel which is folded disposes the first protruding portion of the second end portion at the boundary between the non-folding portion and the second folding portion, and facing and spaced apart from the non-folding portion of the display panel which is at the boundary.