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US 2019/0098775 A1Published application
Flexible display device
AssigneeLG Display Co., Ltd.
InventorSeokHyo CHO
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides a flexible display device in which a predetermined area of a display panel can be bent and returned to a plate state in use, depending the intention of a user, and that can provide touch sensing convenience of a user in the bent and divided area the display panel, because bending actuators bend and return a flexible display panel into a housing.
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A flexible display device comprising:
- a flexible display panel divided to have a joint section being bendable and returnable between a first display section and a second display section;
- a housing accommodating the flexible display panel and supporting the second display section such that the joint section is bendable and returnable;
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- bending-actuators each having a first end coupled to the first display section and a second end coupled to the housing to bend or return the first display section and the joint section by axially stretching and contracting.
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A flexible display device comprising:
- a flexible display panel divided into first and second display sections and a joint section, wherein the joint section is disposed between the first and second display sections and positioned between a bent state and a flat state;
- a polarization film disposed on the flexible display panel;
- a housing accommodating the flexible display panel and supporting the second display section to secure the bent state and the flat state;
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- a bending-actuator having first and second ends, wherein the first and second end are respectively attached to the first display section and the housing and pushing and pulling the first display section and the joint section to be respectively in the bent state and the flat state through linear stretching and contracting movements.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.