Flexible display device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10691175-B2
Application number	US-201916552556-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 27, 2019
Priority date	Dec 29, 2017
Publication date	Jun 23, 2020
Grant date	Jun 23, 2020

Abstract

A display device includes a display panel including a folding area and a nonfolding area located around the folding area, a panel bottom member under the display panel and overlapping with the folding area and the nonfolding area, and a first pattern formed in the panel bottom member and overlapping with the folding area.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A display device comprising:
a display panel including a first area and a second area;
a panel bottom member under the display panel and overlapping with the first area and the second area; and
a first pattern formed in the panel bottom member and overlapping with the first area,
wherein the panel bottom member comprises a buffer member and a support member between the display panel and the buffer member, and the first pattern is recessed from a lower surface of the support member.

2. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the buffer member includes an elastic material, and
wherein the support member includes a rigid material.

3. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the first pattern has a groove shape recessed from the lower surface of the support member.

4. The display device of claim 3 , wherein the first pattern has a line shape extending continuously along the first area.

5. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the first pattern has an uneven shape on the lower surface of the support member.

6. The display device of claim 5 , wherein the first pattern includes a relatively protruded convex portion, and the convex portion is not protruded from the lower surface of the support member.

7. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the support member includes a metal.

8. The display device of claim 7 , wherein an end of the first pattern is aligned with a boundary between the first area and the second area.

9. The display device of claim 7 , wherein an end of the first pattern is in the second area.

10. The display device of claim 1 , further comprising a second pattern formed in the buffer member and overlapping with the first pattern.

11. A display device comprising:
a display panel including a first area and a second area located around the first area; and
a panel bottom member under the display panel and comprising a rigid material overlapping with the first area, the panel bottom member having a first thickness in the first area and a second thickness in the second area, the first thickness being thinner than the second thickness.

12. The display device of claim 11 , wherein the panel bottom member includes a buffer member, and a first pattern is formed on an upper surface or a lower surface of the buffer member.

13. The display device of claim 12 , wherein the first pattern has a groove shape recessed from the upper surface or the lower surface of the buffer member.

14. The display device of claim 12 , wherein the first pattern has an uneven shape on the upper surface or the lower surface of the buffer member.

15. The display device of claim 11 ,
wherein an interval between an upper surface of the panel bottom member and the display panel is constant.

16. The display device of claim 15 , wherein the rigid material includes a metal.

17. The display device of claim 15 , further comprising a buffer member at a lower portion of the panel bottom member.

18. The display device of claim 17 ,
wherein the buffer member has a third thickness in the first area and a fourth thickness in the second area, and the third thickness is thinner than the fourth thickness.

19. The display device of claim 18 , wherein the first thickness is thinner than the third thickness.

Assignees

• Samsung Display Co Ltd

Inventors

• Lee Jung Hun

Classifications

• Y02E10/549

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