Display module
AssigneeSamsung Display Co., Ltd.
InventorSangjo Lee
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Abstract
A display module includes first, second and third parts. The first part includes a first display area. The second part includes a second display area. The third part is between the first and second parts and includes a folding axis. The third part moves from a first position to a second position when a force is applied. The first part folds over the second part along the folding axis to block the entire second display area when the third part is in the first position. The first part is offset relative to the second part to allow a portion of the second display area to be exposed to display an image when the third part is in the second position.
Claims18
A display module, comprising:
- a first part in which a first display area is defined;
- a second part in which a second display area is defined;
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- a third part between the first and second parts and overlapping a folding axis in a plan view, wherein the folding axis extends in a first direction, the third part is to change from a first state to a second state when a force is applied, wherein:
- the first part is folded over the second part along the folding axis to entirely cover the second display area when the third part is in the first position, and
- the first part or the second part moves to allow a portion of the second display area to be exposed to display an image when the third part is in the second state, wherein the first and second parts are to move in a second direction when the force is applied, the second direction crossing the first direction.
A display module, comprising:
- a display panel divided into a first display area, a folding area, and a second display area arranged in a plane defined by a first direction and a second direction;
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- a housing coupled to the display panel, the housing to fold and unfold along a folding axis substantially parallel to the first direction, wherein the housing includes:
- a first body part overlapping the first display area;
- a second body part overlapping the second display area;
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- a third body part overlapping the folding area and coupling the first body to the second body, the third body is to change from a first state to a second state when a force is applied to move the first body part over the second body part, a first portion of the second display area covered by the first body part and a second portion of the second display area uncovered by the first body part, the second portion of the second display area to display a first image when the first body part is over the second body part, wherein at least one of the first or second body parts is to move in the second direction by changing of the third body part when the force is applied, and wherein the changing of the third body part is rotating basis on the folding axis or changing shape.
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