Display device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11272626-B2
Application number	US-202016939833-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 27, 2020
Priority date	Aug 6, 2019
Publication date	Mar 8, 2022
Grant date	Mar 8, 2022

Abstract

Provided is a display device. The display device includes a display panel including a plurality of pixels. The display device further includes a roller to which the display panel is wound or unwound. The display device further includes a lifting unit configured to move the display panel in a vertical direction. The lifting unit lifting unit includes a plurality of unit blocks and a plate to which the plurality of unit blocks is fixed. Therefore, the structure of the lifting unit is simplified to improve the durability and the rocking.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A display device, comprising:
a display panel including a plurality of pixels;
a roller to which the display panel is wound or unwound; and
a lifting unit configured to move the display panel in a vertical direction, the lifting unit including:
a plurality of unit blocks; and
a plate to which the plurality of unit blocks is fixed,
wherein each of the plurality of unit blocks includes a groove,
wherein the plate includes:
a plurality of first areas fixed to one surface of the plurality of unit blocks and including a hole corresponding to the groove; and
a plurality of second areas between the plurality of first areas and including a plurality of openings.

2. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein a width of the plurality of openings in a first direction is smaller than a width in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and the first direction is parallel to a length direction of the plate.

3. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the plate includes a first plate and a second plate,
wherein the plurality of unit blocks includes a plurality of first unit blocks and a plurality of second unit blocks,
wherein the lifting unit includes:
a first lifting unit including the first plate and the plurality of first unit blocks fixed to the first plate; and
a second lifting unit including the second plate and the plurality of second unit blocks fixed to the second plate.

4. The display device according to claim 3 , wherein the first lifting unit and the second lifting unit are disposed to be engaged with each other and the lifting unit overlapping the unwound display panel is disposed to correspond to a center of the display panel in a direction perpendicular to the roller.

5. The display device according to claim 4 , wherein when the first lifting unit and the second lifting unit are engaged with each other, the first plate is in contact with the plurality of second unit blocks and the second plate is in contact with the plurality of first unit blocks.

6. The display device according to claim 4 , wherein a concave portion and a convex portion are disposed on both side surfaces of each of the plurality of first unit blocks and the plurality of second unit blocks,
wherein when the first lifting unit and the second lifting unit are engaged with each other, the concave portions of the plurality of first unit blocks are in contact with the convex portions of the plurality of second unit blocks, and the convex portions of the plurality of first unit blocks are in contact with the concave portions of the plurality of second unit blocks.

7. The display device according to claim 3 , wherein the first lifting unit and the second lifting unit are disposed at a left side and a right side of the display panel, respectively.

8. The display device according to claim 7 , wherein the first lifting unit and the second lifting unit are disposed at outside of the display panel.

9. The display device according to claim 7 , wherein flat portions are disposed on both side portions of each of the plurality of first unit blocks and the plurality of second unit blocks, and the lifting unit overlapping the unwound display panel is disposed such that flat portions of the plurality of first unit blocks are in contact with each other and flat portions of the plurality of second unit blocks are in contact with each other.

10. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the lifting unit overlapping the unwound display panel is disposed to correspond to a center of the display panel in a direction perpendicular to the roller.

11. The display device according to claim 10 , wherein flat portions are disposed on both side portions of each of the plurality of unit blocks, and the lifting unit overlapping the unwound display panel is disposed such that the flat portions of the plurality of unit blocks are in contact with each other.

12. The display device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a sprocket which rotates correspondingly to a rotation of the roller and includes a plurality of protrusions corresponding to grooves in the plurality of unit blocks and holes of the plurality of first areas,
wherein the sprocket is engaged with the lifting unit by the plurality of protrusions.

13. The display device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a housing unit which accommodates the roller; and
a guide member disposed in the housing unit to correspond to one side and another side of the lifting unit to guide the lifting unit.

14. A display device, comprising:
a display panel including a plurality of pixels;
a back cover configured to be rolled together with the display panel;
a roller winding and unwinding the display panel and the back cover; and
a lifting unit configured to move the display panel in a vertical direction, the lifting unit including:
a plurality of unit blocks including a groove formed on a top surface of the plurality of unit blocks; and
a plate fixing the plurality of unit blocks in one line,
wherein the plate includes:
a plurality of first areas fixed to the top surface of the plurality of unit blocks and including a hole corresponding to the groove; and
a plurality of second areas between the plurality of first areas and including a plurality of openings.

15. The display device according to claim 14 , further comprising:
a sprocket which rotates correspondingly to a rotation of the roller and includes a plurality of protrusions corresponding to the groove and the hole,
wherein the sprocket is engaged with the lifting unit by the plurality of protrusions.

16. The display device according to claim 14 , wherein the lifting unit overlapping the unwound display panel and the unwound back cover is disposed to correspond to a center of the back cover in a direction perpendicular to the roller.

17. The display device according to claim 16 , wherein the lifting unit includes:
a first lifting unit including a plurality of first unit blocks spaced apart from each other; and
a second lifting unit including a plurality of second unit blocks spaced apart from each other, and
the plurality of first unit blocks and the plurality of second unit blocks are disposed to be engaged with each other.

18. The display device according to claim 14 , wherein the lifting unit overlapping the unwound display panel and the unwound back cover is disposed at a left side and a right side of the back cover in a direction perpendicular to the roller.

19. The display device according to claim 14 , further comprising:
a head bar fastened with an upper end of the back cover and an upper end of the lifting unit.

Assignees

• Lg Display Co Ltd

Inventors

• Lee Seunghee
• Lee Hyosung
• Han Mijin

Classifications

• G09F9/33

  being semiconductor devices, e.g. diodes · CPC title

• G02F1/133305

  Flexible substrates, e.g. plastics, organic film · CPC title

• G06F1/1601 Primary

  Constructional details related to the housing of computer displays, e.g. of CRT monitors, of flat displays (constructional details related to flat displays integrated in a portable computer, e.g. laptop, handheld computer G06F1/1637; constructional details related to television receivers H04N5/64) · CPC title

• H05K5/0017

  with operator interface units · CPC title

• G06F1/1652

  the display being flexible, e.g. mimicking a sheet of paper, or rollable · CPC title