Display apparatus

US9107320B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9107320-B2
Application numberUS-201213721791-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateDec 20, 2012
Priority dateFeb 2, 2012
Publication dateAug 11, 2015
Grant dateAug 11, 2015

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Abstract

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A display apparatus includes a flexible display panel including a display area that displays an image and a non-display area adjacent to at least a part of the display area, a driver circuit unit connected to the non-display area and driving the flexible display panel, a cover member covering at least a part of the driver circuit unit and at least a part of the non-display area of the flexible display panel, and a fixing unit spaced apart from the driver circuit unit and overlapping the non-display area. The fixing unit is between the cover member and the flexible display panel and fixes the cover member and the flexible display panel.

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What is claimed is: 1. A display apparatus, comprising: a flexible display panel including a display area that displays an image and a non-display area adjacent to at least a part of the display area; a driver circuit unit connected to the non-display area, the driver circuit unit driving the flexible display panel; a cover member covering at least a part of the driver circuit unit and at least a part of the non-display area of the flexible display panel; and a fixing unit s…

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What does patent US9107320B2 cover?
A display apparatus includes a flexible display panel including a display area that displays an image and a non-display area adjacent to at least a part of the display area, a driver circuit unit connected to the non-display area and driving the flexible display panel, a cover member covering at least a part of the driver circuit unit and at least a part of the non-display area of the flexible …
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Kim Min Cheol, Samsung Display Co Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H05K1/189. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Aug 11 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).