Display device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11310458-B2
Application number	US-201816958669-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 22, 2018
Priority date	Dec 27, 2017
Publication date	Apr 19, 2022
Grant date	Apr 19, 2022

Abstract

The present invention relates to a display device and a control method therefor. The display device comprises: a body including a fixed body configured to respond to an output format of various contents, and an extended body coupled to at least one corner of the fixed body so as to slide on the fixed body to expand or contract a front area; and a flexible display provided on the front surface of the body and having an output area and a non-output area rolled at an end of the output area and provided on a rear area of the output area, wherein the flexible display is configured such that the ratio of the output area to the non-output area is variable in accordance with the front area of the body.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A display device comprising:
a body including a fixed body and an extended body coupled to at least one corner of the fixed body and slidable with respect to the fixed body to enlarge or shrink a front area of the body;
a flexible display provided on a front surface of the body, the flexible display having an output area and a non-output area wound at an end of the output area and provided on a rear surface of the output area;
a first pinion gear provided in the body;
a second pinion gear provided in the flexible display, for controlling a winding level of the flexible display; and
a transmission gear jointing the first pinion gear to the second pinion gear and for delivering movement of the first pinion gear to the second pinion gear,
wherein a ratio of the output area to the non-output area of the flexible display is variable to correspond to the front area of the body.

2. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the flexible display includes:
a display panel; and
a display support supporting a rear surface of an output area of the display panel, and
wherein the display panel is provided to be wound by surrounding at least one corner of the display support, and the display support controls a ratio of the output area to a non-output area of the display panel by varying an interval of a plurality of frames having different widths.

3. The display device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a rotational driver provided in the fixed body, forming a rotary shaft vertical to the output area to provide a rotational force;
a rail including a plurality of points provided in the extended body, forming different distances from the rotary shaft; and
a rotary arm having a first end connected with the rotational driver and a second end jointed to the rail, for delivering a sliding force of the extended body by moving the second end along the rail based on the rotational force.

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Park Jinyung
• Bong Jeehoon
• Lee Seunghyun
• Lee Younkyung
• Lee Sanghyuck
• Lee Chulbae

Classifications

• H04N5/445

  for displaying additional information (H04N5/50 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H04N21/4316

  for displaying supplemental content in a region of the screen, e.g. an advertisement in a separate window · CPC title

• G09F9/301

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

• H04N5/655 Primary

  Construction or mounting of chassis, e.g. for varying the elevation of the tube · CPC title

• G06F1/1652

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