Foldable display apparatus and method of manufacturing the same
AssigneeSamsung Display Co., Ltd.
InventorsChung-Seok Lee, Bong-Hyun You, Seong-Heon Cho
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Abstract
Provided is a foldable display apparatus that is foldable along a folding line. The foldable display apparatus includes a first display panel for displaying a first image, a second display panel for displaying a second image, wherein the second display panel is spaced apart from the first display panel, and a flexible electric connection unit disposed between the first and second display panels and electrically connecting the first and second display panels, the flexible electric connection unit comprising a groove overlapping with the folding line.
Claims20
A foldable display apparatus foldable along a folding line, the foldable display apparatus comprising:
- a first display panel for displaying a first image;
- a second display panel for displaying a second image, wherein the second display panel is spaced apart from the first display panel;
- a flexible electric connection unit disposed between the first and second display panels and electrically connecting the first and second display panels, the flexible electric connection unit comprising a groove overlapping with the folding line and a fold guide member comprising a first guide member and a second guide member that are spaced apart from each other relative to the folding line.
A method of manufacturing a foldable display apparatus foldable along a folding line, the method comprising:
- forming a flexible electric connection unit between a first display panel and a second display panel,
- wherein the first display panel is configured to display a first image and the second display panel is configured to display a second image, and
- wherein the flexible electric connection unit is configured to electrically connect the first and second display panels, the flexible electric connection unit comprising a groove overlapping with the folding line and a fold guide member comprising a first guide member and a second guide member that are spaced apart from each other relative to the folding line.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.