Rollable display device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10289164-B2
Application number	US-201715604096-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 24, 2017
Priority date	Jun 9, 2016
Publication date	May 14, 2019
Grant date	May 14, 2019

Abstract

A rollable display device includes: a panel support including a plurality of support bars arranged in a direction and a plurality of flexible coupling portions between support bars of the plurality of support bars and coupling the plurality of support bars together; and a flexible display panel fixed to respective front sides of support bars of the plurality of support bars, and the plurality of support bars includes a first support bar that is spaced apart from an outermost support bar of the plurality of support bars, and the first support bar includes a pair of first holding bars that are spreadable toward an outside from a rear side of the first support bar.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A rollable display device comprising:
a panel support including a plurality of support bars arranged relative to each other along a first direction and a plurality of flexible coupling portions between support bars of the plurality of support bars and coupling the plurality of support bars together such that the support bars are rotatable relative to each other about an axis extending in a direction crossing the first direction; and
a flexible display panel fixed to respective front sides of support bars of the plurality of support bars,
wherein the plurality of support bars comprises a first support bar that is disposed between each of opposite outermost support bars of the plurality of support bars along the first direction, and
wherein the first support bar comprises a pair of first holding bars that are spreadable toward an outside from a rear side of the first support bar.

2. The rollable display device of claim 1 , wherein respective first ends of each of the pair of first holding bars are coupled to lateral ends of the rear side of the first support bar by first connection portions that are rotatable or bendable.

3. The rollable display device of claim 2 , wherein respective second ends of each of the pair of first holding bars opposite the first ends are inclined to be parallel with a bottom plane when the first holding bars are unfolded, and wherein each of the pair of first holding bars comprises a first anti-slip coating layer at the second end.

4. The rollable display device of claim 2 , wherein the first support bar includes first recess portions in the rear side of the first support bar, and each of the pair of first holding bars is receivable in the first recess portions while being in a folded state.

5. The rollable display device of claim 1 , wherein the panel support is configured to include a first flat portion to contact a bottom plane, a curved portion that is connected with the first flat portion, and a second flat portion that is connected with the curved portion to remain in a supported state above the bottom plane, and
wherein each of the pair of first holding bars is contactable with the bottom plane while being unfolded.

6. The rollable display device of claim 1 ,
wherein the plurality of support bars further comprises a pair of second support bars that are located at an outermost periphery of the panel support and do not overlap the flexible display panel, and
wherein each of the pair of second support bars includes a second holding bar that is spreadable to the outside from a front side of the second support bar.

7. The rollable display device of claim 6 , wherein the panel support is configured to include a flat portion or a curved portion and to stand to be perpendicular to a bottom plane.

8. A rollable display device comprising:
a panel support including a plurality of support bars arranged in a direction and a plurality of flexible coupling portions between support bars of the plurality of support bars and coupling the plurality of support bars together; and
a flexible display panel fixed to respective front sides of support bars of the plurality of support bars,
wherein the plurality of support bars comprises a first support bar that is spaced apart from an outermost support bar of the plurality of support bars,
wherein the first support bar comprises a pair of first holding bars that are spreadable toward an outside from a rear side of the first support bar,
wherein the panel support is configured to include a first flat portion to contact a bottom plane, a curved portion that is connected with the first flat portion, and a second flat portion that is connected with the curved portion to remain in a supported state above the bottom plane,
wherein each of the pair of first holding bars is contactable with the bottom plane while being unfolded, and
wherein the first support bar is a nearest support bar to the curved portion among support bars of the plurality of support bars that are included in the second flat portion.

9. A rollable display device comprising:
a panel support including a plurality of support bars arranged in a direction and a plurality of flexible coupling portions between support bars of the plurality of support bars and coupling the plurality of support bars together; and
a flexible display panel fixed to respective front sides of support bars of the plurality of support bars,
wherein the plurality of support bars comprises a first support bar that is spaced apart from an outermost support bar of the plurality of support bars,
wherein the first support bar comprises a pair of first holding bars that are spreadable toward an outside from a rear side of the first support bar,
wherein the plurality of support bars further comprises a pair of second support bars that are located at an outermost periphery of the panel support and do not overlap the flexible display panel,
wherein each of the pair of second support bars includes a second holding bar that is spreadable to the outside from a front side of the second support bar,
wherein each of the pair of second holding bars comprises a first portion and a second portion that are coupled to each other by a rotatable or bendable second connection portion, and
wherein an end of the second portion opposite the second connection portion is slideable along a length direction of the second support bar such that an angle between the first portion and the second portion is changed.

10. The rollable display device of claim 9 , wherein each of the pair of second holding bars is configured to be in an unfolded state such that the first portion is parallel with a bottom plane, and wherein each of the pair of second holding bars includes a second anti-slip coating layer on the first portion.

11. The rollable display device of claim 9 , wherein each of the pair of second support bars includes second recess portions in the front side of the second support bar, and the second holding bars are receivable in the second recess portions while being folded.

12. A rollable display device comprising:
a panel support including a plurality of support bars arranged in a direction and a plurality of flexible coupling portions between support bars of the plurality of support bars and coupling the plurality of support bars together; and
a flexible display panel fixed to respective front sides of support bars of the plurality of support bars,
wherein the plurality of support bars comprises a first support bar that is spaced apart from an outermost support bar of the plurality of support bars,
wherein the first support bar comprises a pair of first holding bars that are spreadable toward an outside from a rear side of the first support bar,
wherein the plurality of support bars further comprises a pair of second support bars that are located at an outermost periphery of the panel support and do not overlap the flexible display panel,
wherein each of the pair of second support bars includes a second holding bar that is spreadable to the outside from a front side of the second support bar, and
wherein each of the pair of second support bars comprises a third holding bar that is spreadable to the outside from a rear side of the second support bar.

13. The rollable display device of claim 12 , wherein the third holding bar comprises a third portion and a fourth portion that are coupled to each other by a rotatable or bendable fourth connection portion, and
wherein an end of the fourth portion opposite the fourth connection portion is slideable along a length direction of the second support bar such that an angle between the third portion and th

Assignees

• Samsung Display Co Ltd

Inventors

• Seo Tae An
• Kim Min-Sung
• Park Bo Ik
• Lee Jung Hun
• Choi Jin Hwan

Classifications

• G06F2203/04102

  Flexible digitiser, i.e. constructional details for allowing the whole digitising part of a device to be flexed or rolled like a sheet of paper · CPC title

• G09F9/301 Primary

  flexible foldable or roll-able electronic displays, e.g. thin LCD, OLED · CPC title

• E05Y2900/606

  Fixed Constructions · mapped topic

• H05K5/0017

  with operator interface units · CPC title

• E05D1/00

  Pinless hinges; Substitutes for hinges · CPC title