Display device and method of manufacturing the same
AssigneeSamsung Display Co., Ltd.
InventorsMYUNGAN MIN, Yonggi KO, Hyoung-Jin LEE, Hyeji JANG
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Abstract
A display device includes a first non-foldable area, a second non-foldable area, and a foldable area. The display device includes a display module including a display panel, a support substrate supporting the display module, including an upper surface facing the display module and a lower surface opposite to the upper surface, and provided with a groove defined in the lower surface to overlap the foldable area, a first support plate disposed under the support substrate, and a second support plate disposed under the support substrate and spaced apart from the first support plate in the foldable area.
Claims22
A display device comprising a first non-foldable area, a second non-foldable area, and a foldable area, the display device comprising:
- a display module comprising a display panel;
- a support substrate supporting the display module, comprising an upper surface facing the display module and a lower surface opposite to the upper surface, and provided with a groove defined in the lower surface to overlap the foldable area in a thickness direction of the support substrate;
- a first support plate disposed under the support substrate;
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- a second support plate disposed under the support substrate and spaced apart from the first support plate in the foldable area.
A method of manufacturing a display device, comprising:
- providing a display module comprising a first non-foldable area, a second non-foldable area, and a foldable area;
- providing a support substrate under the display module;
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- providing a first support plate and a second support plate to be spaced apart from each other in the foldable area under the support substrate,
- wherein the support substrate comprises an upper surface facing the display module and a lower surface opposite to the upper surface and is provided with a groove defined in the lower surface to overlap the foldable area in a thickness direction of the support substrate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.