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US 12,181,933 B2Granted
Display device
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsChangkyu Hwang, Sungkwon Jang
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Abstract
Disclosed is a display device. The display device of the present disclosure includes: a flexible display panel; a module cover positioned behind of the display panel and coupled to the display panel in a rearward direction of the display panel, the module cover having a plurality of segments which respectively extend long in a left-right direction of the display panel, and which are sequentially arranged in an up-down direction of the display panel; and a hinge shaft which is disposed between the plurality of segments, and to which the plurality of segments are rotatably coupled.
Claims14
A display device comprising:
- a flexible display panel;
- a module cover positioned behind of the display panel and coupled to the display panel, the module cover having a plurality of segments which respectively extend along a left-right direction of the display panel, and which are sequentially arranged in an up-down direction of the display panel;
- and
- a hinge shaft which is disposed between the plurality of segments, and to which the plurality of segments are rotatably coupled,
- wherein the segment comprises:
- a body facing a rear side of the display panel;
- a cover covering one lateral side of the display panel;
- a guide protruding from the cover and opposite to the body with respect to the display panel;
- and
- a boss protruding from the guide toward the body, and
- wherein the display panel is disposed between the body and the guide, and comprises a slot which extends along the one lateral side of the display panel and into which the boss is inserted.
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A display device comprising:
- a flexible display panel;
- a module cover positioned behind the display panel and coupled to the display panel, the module cover having a plurality of segments which respectively extend along a left-right direction of the display panel, and which are sequentially arranged in an up-down direction of the display panel;
- a hinge shaft which is disposed between the plurality of segments, and to which the plurality of segments are rotatably coupled;
- a roller which extends along a length direction of the segment, and around which the display panel and the module cover are wound, or from which the display panel and the module cover are unwound;
- a housing which provides an inner space in which the roller is installed, and which has an opening through which the display panel and the module cover pass;
- a link which is located in a rearward direction of the module cover, which has one end pivotably connected to the housing, and which has the other end movably connected to the module cover;
- and
- a slider protruding in a rearward direction from any one of the plurality of segments,
- wherein the link comprises:
- a first link which extends along a length direction of the roller, and which is fixed to the housing adjacent to the opening;
- and
- a second link which extends along a direction intersecting with a length direction of the first link, and which has one end pivotally coupled to a distal end of the first link, and
- wherein the second link comprises a link slot which is closer to the other end of the second link than to the one end, which extends along a length direction of the second link, and to which the slider is movably coupled.
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A display device comprising:
- a flexible display panel;
- a module cover positioned behind the display panel and coupled to the display panel, the module cover having a plurality of segments which respectively extend along a left-right direction of the display panel, and which are spaced apart from each other in an up-down direction of the display panel;
- a roller which extends along a length direction of the segment, and around which the display panel and the module cover are wound, or from which the display panel and the module cover are unwound;
- and
- an elastic member which has elasticity, and which extends along the up-down direction of the display panel,
- wherein each of the plurality of segments comprises a hole into which the elastic member is inserted,
- wherein the module cover comprises a base positioned between the display panel and the plurality of segments, and coupled to the display panel and the plurality of segments,
- wherein the base comprises:
- a first part facing a rear side of the display panel;
- a second part covering one lateral side of the display panel;
- and
- a third part protruding from the second part and opposite to the first part with respect to the display panel,
- wherein the display panel is disposed between the first part and the third part.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.