Electronic apparatus and display assembly

An electronic apparatus, comprising:

• a first chassis;
• a second chassis configured to be adjacent to the first chassis and connected to the first chassis to be relatively rotatable between a first posture in which the first chassis and the second chassis are stacked such that surface normal directions of the first chassis and the second chassis overlap each other, and a second posture in which the surface normal directions of the first chassis and the second chassis are disposed side by side each other on left and right sides;
• and
• a display assembly configured to be provided over between the first chassis and the second chassis, and be bent according to relative rotations of the first chassis and the second chassis,
• wherein the display assembly includes
• a first plate configured to have a first end portion and be fixed to the first chassis,
• a second plate configured to have a second end portion that is provided to face the first end portion with a predetermined gap and be fixed to the second chassis such that the first plate and the second plate are stacked such that surface normal directions of the first plate and the second plate overlap each other during the first posture and the first plate and the second plate are disposed with the surface normal directions of the first plate and the second plate being aligned side by side each other on left and right sides during the second posture, and
• a flexible display configured to have a first region fixed to a surface of the first plate, a second region fixed to a surface of the second plate, and a bending region disposed to straddle the gap between the first region and the second region,
• the bending region of the display is formed with an arc-shaped bent portion at a position protruding from the first end portion and the second end portion during the first posture, and the bent portion has an outer diameter that is larger than a stacked height of the first plate and the second plate in a stacking direction of the first plate and the second plate,
• a gap is provided between the display and the surface of the first plate in a predetermined range from the first end portion, and
• a gap is provided between the display and the surface of the second plate in a predetermined range from the second end portion.

An electronic apparatus, comprising:

• a first chassis;
• a second chassis configured to be adjacent to the first chassis and connected to the first chassis to be relatively rotatable between a first posture in which the first chassis and the second chassis are stacked such that surface normal directions of the first chassis and the second chassis overlap each other, and a second posture in which the surface normal directions of the first chassis and the second chassis are disposed side by side each other on left and right sides;
• and
• a display assembly configured to be provided over between the first chassis and the second chassis, and be bent according to relative rotations of the first chassis and the second chassis,
• wherein the display assembly includes
• a first plate configured to have a first end portion and be fixed to the first chassis,
• a second plate configured to have a second end portion that is provided to face the first end portion with a predetermined gap and be fixed to the second chassis such that the first plate and the second plate are stacked such that surface normal directions of the first plate and the second plate overlap each other during the first posture and the first plate and the second plate are disposed with the surface normal directions of the first plate and the second plate being aligned side by side each other on left and right sides during the second posture, and
• a flexible display configured to have a first region fixed to a surface of the first plate, a second region fixed to a surface of the second plate, and a bending region disposed to straddle the gap between the first region and the second region,
• the bending region of the display is formed with an arc-shaped bent portion at a position protruding from the first end portion and the second end portion during the first posture, and the bent portion has an outer diameter that is larger than a stacked height of the first plate and the second plate in a stacking direction of the first plate and the second plate, and
• during the first posture, the display is formed with reverse bent portions configured to be bent in a direction opposite to the bent portion at each of a position overlapping the surface of the first plate in a predetermined range from the first end portion and a position overlapping the surface of the second plate in a predetermined range from the second end portion.

A display assembly, comprising:

• a first plate configured to have a first end portion;
• a second plate configured to have a second end portion that is provided to face the first end portion with a predetermined gap and be disposed side by side with the first plate;
• and
• a flexible display configured to have a first region fixed to a surface of the first plate by using a first adhesive member, a second region fixed to a surface of the second plate by using a second adhesive member, and a bending region disposed to straddle the gap between the first region and the second region,
• wherein the first plate and the second plate are connected via the display such that the first plate and the second plate are relatively rotatable between a first posture in which the first plate and the second plate are stacked such that surface normal directions of the first plate and the second plate overlap each other and a second posture in which the surface normal directions of the first plate and the second plate are disposed side by side each other on left and right sides,
• the bending region of the display is formed with an arc-shaped bent portion at a position protruding from the first end portion and the second end portion during the first posture, and the bent portion has an outer diameter that is larger than a stacked height of the first plate and the second plate in a stacking direction of the first plate and the second plate,
• the first plate has a first non-adhesive portion in which the first region is not fixed without the first adhesive member being provided in a predetermined range from the first end portion on the surface of the first plate, and
• the second plate has a second non-adhesive portion in which the second region is not fixed without the second adhesive member being provided in a predetermined range from the second end portion on the surface of the second plate.