Slidable display device
AssigneeSamsung Display Co., Ltd.
InventorSun Haeng CHO
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Abstract
A slidable display device in which a display panel includes a first area and a second area extending from the first area. A plurality of rollers are inside the housing, which includes an opening. The first area is exposed to the outside through the opening when the second area is stored in the housing. The second area is bent toward a lower portion the first area so as to be located between the plurality of rollers and a lower surface of the housing. The display panel is configured to slide by rotating the plurality of rollers such that the second area is exposed to the outside through the opening or introduced to the inside, and thereby, an area of the display area may be adjusted.
Claims18
A slidable display device comprising:
- a display panel comprising:
- a first area;
- and
- a second area extending from a first side of the first area;
- a housing defining an opening at an upper portion thereof and configured to store the second area;
- a plurality of drive rollers inside the housing;
- a plurality of support rollers comprising:
- a plurality of upper support rollers between the plurality of drive rollers and the opening;
- and
- a plurality of lower support rollers between the plurality of drive rollers and a lower surface of the housing;
- and
- a side support roller between the plurality of drive rollers and a side surface of the housing,
- wherein the first area is on the plurality of upper support rollers and is exposed to the outside through the opening when the second area is stored in the housing,
- wherein when the second area is stored in the housing, the second area is bent to a lower portion of the first area to face the lower portion of the first area and is between the side support roller and the side surface of the housing and between the plurality of lower support rollers and the lower surface of the housing, and
- wherein the first area is configured to slide by rotating the plurality of drive rollers such that at least a portion of the second area adjacent to the first area is exposed to the outside through the opening or is stored inside the housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.