Display apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10680210-B2
Application number	US-201816195288-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 19, 2018
Priority date	Nov 30, 2017
Publication date	Jun 9, 2020
Grant date	Jun 9, 2020

Abstract

A display apparatus may solve roughness and heat dissipation of a display panel. The display apparatus comprises a display panel which includes a first display portion and a second display portion bent from the first display portion, a support plate coupled to a rear surface of the first display portion, and a housing for receiving the support plate, the housing coupled with a rear surface of the second display portion.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A display apparatus comprising:
a display panel including a first display portion and a second display portion bent from the first display portion;
a support plate coupled to a rear surface of the first display portion; and
a housing for receiving the support plate, the housing coupled with a rear surface of the second display portion, wherein the housing includes:
a rear frame for supporting a rear edge of the support plate, the rear frame including four edges;
a first housing sidewall, a second housing sidewall, and a third housing sidewall provided at three edges except one edge of the rear frame, the first housing wall, the second housing wall, and the third housing sidewall surrounding three sides of the support plate; and
a receiving portion provided at the one edge of the rear frame.

2. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the second display portion is rounded to have a predetermined curvature radius.

3. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first housing sidewall and the second housing sidewall are parallel with each other by interposing the support plate there between, the first housing sidewall and the second housing sidewall having a predetermined curvature radius.

4. The display apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the third housing sidewall surrounding one corresponding side surface of the display panel.

5. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a circuit board in which a plurality of circuits are packaged, the circuit board connected with the display panel,
wherein the circuit board is received in the receiving portion.

6. The display apparatus according to claim 5 , further comprising:
a non-display portion of the display panel surrounding the first display portion and the second display portion,
wherein a pad portion is provided at one edge of the non-display portion, and the pad portion is connected with the circuit board through a flexible film.

7. The display apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the flexible film is rounded to have a predetermined curvature radius.

8. The display apparatus according to claim 6 , further comprising:
a fixing member for supporting the rear frame,
wherein the one edge of the non-display portion is arranged between the rear frame and the fixing member and then fixed.

9. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a light transmittance film provided on an entire surface of the display panel.

10. The display apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the light transmittance film is attached to a rear surface of the housing.

11. A display apparatus comprising:
a flexible display panel including a first display portion and a second display portion having a viewing direction different from that of the first display portion;
a rigid support member including at least a flat surface and being coupled to the first display portion with the flat surface; and
a housing for supporting or coupling with the support member, the housing including:
a rear frame for supporting a rear edge of the support member and including four edges;
a first housing sidewall, a second housing sidewall, and a third housing sidewall provided at three edges except one edge of the rear frame surrounding three sides of the support member;
a receiving portion provided at the one edge of the rear frame,
wherein the second display portion is coupled with the housing or the support member.

12. The display apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the support member comprises a support plate.

13. The display apparatus according to claim 12 , further comprising:
a non-display portion of the display panel surrounding the display portion(s).

14. The display apparatus according to claim 13 , further comprising:
a circuit board, in which a plurality of circuits are packaged, connected with the display panel,
a pad portion being provided at one edge of the non-display portion, and connected with the circuit board through a flexible film that is rounded to have a predetermined curvature radius.

15. The display apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the non-display portion extends from at least one edge of the display portion(s) to a corresponding edge or a rear surface of the housing, so as to be attached to the housing.

16. The display apparatus according to any one of claim 13 , further comprising:
a fixing member at a rear surface of the housing,
wherein one edge of the non-display portion is arranged between the housing and the fixing member and is fixed to the housing by the fixing member.

17. The display apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein the first housing sidewall and the second housing sidewall are parallel with each other by interposing the support plate there between, the first housing sidewall and the second housing sidewall having a predetermined curvature radius.

Assignees

• Lg Display Co Ltd

Inventors

• Lee Moonsun

Classifications

• H01L51/5243

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H01L51/0097

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H01L51/5237

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H05K5/0017

  with operator interface units · CPC title

• H01L27/3244

  Electricity · mapped topic