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US 12,693,708 B2Granted
Display device including a foldable display panel and a window of which a portion overlaps a folding area of the foldable display panel and electronic device including the same
AssigneeSamsung Display Co., Ltd.
InventorsIn-Bae Kim, Jinseock Kim
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Abstract
A display device includes a display panel configured to display an image, the display panel including a first non-folding area; a second non-folding area; and a folding area disposed between the first non-folding area and the second non-folding area; and a window disposed on the display panel and including a folding portion overlapping the folding area of the display panel. The folding portion of the window includes a first substantially curved surface, a substantially flat surface extending from the first substantially curved surface; and a second substantially curved surface extending from the substantially flat surface.
Claims10
A display device comprising:
- a display panel configured to display an image, the display panel including:
- a first non-folding area;
- a second non-folding area;
- and
- a folding area disposed between the first non-folding area and the second non-folding area;
- and
- a window disposed on the display panel and comprising a folding portion overlapping the folding area of the display panel, a first non-folding portion overlapping the first non-folding area of the display panel, and a second non-folding portion overlapping the second non-folding area of the display panel,
- wherein the folding portion of the window comprises:
- a first substantially curved surface, a substantially flat surface extending from the first substantially curved surface;
- and
- a second substantially curved surface extending from the substantially flat surface,
- wherein the substantially flat surface, an upper surface of the first non-folding portion, and an upper surface of the second non-folding portion are parallel to a first direction and a second direction intersecting the first direction,
- wherein the first substantially curved surface, the substantially flat surface, and the second substantially curved surface are in sequence in the second direction,
- wherein each of a first width of the first substantially curved surface, parallel to the second direction, and a second width of the second substantially curved surface, parallel to the second direction, is greater than a third width of the substantially flat surface, parallel to the second direction, and
- wherein the third width of the substantially flat surface is equal to or greater than 8 millimeters and is not greater than half of the first width.
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An electronic device comprising:
- a display device;
- and
- a main controller configured to control the display device,
- wherein the display device comprises:
- a display panel configured to display an image, the display panel including:
- a first non-folding area;
- a second non-folding area;
- and
- a folding area disposed between the first non-folding area and the second non-folding area;
- and
- a window disposed on the display panel and comprising a folding portion overlapping the folding area of the display panel, a first non-folding portion overlapping the first non-folding area of the display panel, and a second non-folding portion overlapping the second non-folding area of the display panel,
- wherein the folding portion of the window comprises:
- a first substantially curved surface, a substantially flat surface extending from the first substantially curved surface;
- and
- a second substantially curved surface extending from the substantially flat surface,
- wherein the substantially flat surface, an upper surface of the first non-folding portion, and an upper surface of the second non-folding portion are parallel to a first direction and a second direction intersecting the first direction,
- wherein the first substantially curved surface, the substantially flat surface, and the second substantially curved surface are in sequence in the second direction,
- wherein each of a first width of the first substantially curved surface, parallel to the second direction, and a second width of the second substantially curved surface, parallel to the second direction, is greater than a third width of the substantially flat surface, parallel to the second direction, and
- wherein the third width of the substantially flat surface is equal to or greater than 8 millimeters and is not greater than half of the first width.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.