Display apparatus
AssigneeSamsung Display Co., Ltd.
InventorJi Heon LEE
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Abstract
A display apparatus includes a flexible 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 support structure that supports the flexible display panel. The support structure includes a first support portion, a second support portion, a hinge shaft portion disposed between the first support portion and the second support portion and having a semi-cylindrical shape, a first hinge portion, a second hinge portion, a first sliding portion slidable with respect to the first support portion and the hinge shaft portion, and a second sliding portion slidable with respect to the second support portion and the hinge shaft portion.
Claims20
A display apparatus comprising:
- a flexible 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;
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- a support structure that supports the flexible display panel, wherein the support structure includes:
- a first support portion that supports the first non-folding area;
- a second support portion that supports the second non-folding area;
- a hinge shaft portion disposed between the first support portion and the second support portion, and having a semi-cylindrical shape;
- a first hinge portion that contacts the hinge shaft portion, is rotatable about a rotation axis of the hinge shaft portion, and extends in a direction toward the first support portion;
- a second hinge portion that contacts the hinge shaft portion, is rotatable about the rotation axis of the hinge shaft portion, and extends in a direction toward the second support portion;
- a first sliding portion slidable with respect to the first support portion and the hinge shaft portion;
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- a second sliding portion slidable with respect to the second support portion and the hinge shaft portion.
A display apparatus comprising:
- a flexible 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;
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- a support structure that supports the flexible display panel, wherein the support structure includes:
- a first support portion that supports the first non-folding area;
- a second support portion that supports the second non-folding area;
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- a hinge structure disposed between the first support portion and the second support portion,
- wherein as the display apparatus is folded, the first support portion and the second support portion move in a direction close to the hinge structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.