Display apparatus having deformable display module and method of controlling the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9645605-B2
Application number	US-201414554900-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 26, 2014
Priority date	Nov 28, 2013
Publication date	May 9, 2017
Grant date	May 9, 2017

Abstract

Display apparatuses and methods are provided. A display apparatus includes a display module, a driving device that is configured to deform the display module from a flat surface state to a curved surface state and deform the display module from the flat surface state to the curved surface state, and a base member that is disposed at a rear of the display module and supports the driving device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A display apparatus comprising:
a display module;
a driving device that is configured to deform the display module from a flat surface state to a curved surface state and deform the display module from the curved surface state to the flat surface state; and
a base member that is disposed at a rear of the display module and supports the driving device,
wherein the driving device comprises:
a driving unit installed at the base member and configured to generate a driving force;
a plurality of movement members configured to move linearly in opposite directions from one another based on a driving force generated by the driving unit; and
a plurality of rotation members configured to rotate in response to the linear movement of the plurality of movement members and configured to cause respective sides of the display module to be moved.

2. The display apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a case that covers a rear side of the base member.

3. The display apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the case is deformed to correspond to a deformation of the display module.

4. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of movement members comprise:
at least one first movement member that is configured to move linearly in a first direction; and
at least one second movement member that is configured to move linearly in a second direction opposite to the first direction, and
wherein the plurality of rotation members comprise:
at least one first rotation member having a first end that is rotatably installed at the at least one first movement member and a second end that is rotatably installed at a first side end of the display module; and
at least one second rotation member having a first end that is rotatably installed at the at least one second movement member and a second end that is rotatably installed at a second side end of the display module placed at an opposite side to the first side end.

5. The display apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the base member comprises a plurality of movement guides that support the at least one first movement member and the at least one second movement member to be movable.

6. The display apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the driving unit comprises:
a driving motor that is configured to generate a rotational force;
a pinion that is configured to rotate by the rotational force transmitted from the driving motor; and
a first rack and a second rack that horizontally move in opposite directions according to rotation of the pinion,
wherein the at least one first movement member is configured to move in the first direction toward the first side end of the display module using the first rack, and
wherein the at least one second movement member is configured to move in the second direction using the second rack.

7. The display apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the at least one first movement member comprises a pair of first movement members that are disposed to be spaced apart from each other in a vertical direction,
wherein the at least one second movement member comprises a pair of second movement members that are disposed to be spaced apart from each other in the vertical direction, and
wherein the driving device further comprises:
a first connection member configured to extend in a vertical direction, connect the pair of first movement members and be connected to the first rack; and
a second connection member configured to extend in a vertical direction, connect the pair of second movement members and be connected to the second rack.

8. The display apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the at least one first rotation member comprises a pair of first rotation members having a first end that is rotatably installed at the pair of first movement members and a second end is rotatably installed at the first side end of the display module, and
wherein the at least one second rotation member comprises a pair of second rotation members having a first end that is rotatably installed at the pair of second movement members and a second end that is rotatably installed at the second side end of the display module.

9. The display apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising at least one printed circuit board (PCB) disposed between the display module and the base member.

10. The display apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the at least one PCB comprises:
at least one of a power substrate that is configured to connect to an external power supply and supply power to the display apparatus;
a signal processing substrate configured to process various image and sound signals;
a panel driving substrate that is configured to control driving of a display module included in the display module; and
a timing control substrate that is configured to transmit the image signals to the display panel.

11. The display apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a stand fixed to the base member.

12. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the linear movements of the plurality of movement members cause the plurality of rotation members to simultaneously rotate with the linear movements of the plurality of movement members.

13. A display apparatus comprising:
a display module;
a driving device that is configured deform the display module from a flat surface state to a curved surface state and deform the display module from the flat surface state to the curved surface state, the driving device comprising:
a driving unit installed at the base member and configured to generate a driving force;
a first movement member;
a second movement member, the first and second movement members configured to move linearly in opposite directions from each other based on a driving force generated by the driving unit;
a first rotation member; and
a second rotation member, the first and second rotation members configured to rotate when the first and second movement members move linearly and configured to cause respective sides of the display module to be moved; and

a controller that is configured to control the driving device,
wherein the controller is configured to operate the driving device according to a user input.

14. The display apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the user input is received through a button disposed on one of a remote controller and the display apparatus.

15. The display apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the driving device is configured to deform a curvature of the display module in a continuous manner in proportion to a pressing time of the button on one of the remote controller and the display apparatus.

16. The display apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the driving device is configured to deform a curvature of the display module in a multi-stage manner according to a number of times the button on one of the remote controller and the display apparatus is pressed.

17. The display apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the linear movements of the first and second movement members cause the first and second rotation members to simultaneously rotate with the linear movements of the plurality of movement members.

18. A display apparatus comprising:
a display module;
a driving device that is configured to deform the display module from a flat surface state to a curved surface state and deform the display module from the flat surface state to the curved surface state, the driving device comprising:
a driving unit installed at the base member and configured to generate a driving force;
a first movement member;
a second movement member, the first and second movement members configured to move linearly in opposite directions from each other

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Park Jae Hoo
• Do Gyu Sung
• Lee Dong Yup
• In Woo Sung

Classifications

• H04N5/4403

  Electricity · mapped topic

• G06F1/16 Primary

  Constructional details or arrangements · CPC title

• G09G2380/02

  Flexible displays · CPC title

• H04N5/64

  Constructional details of receivers, e.g. cabinets or dust covers (furniture aspects {of television cabinets} A47B81/06) · CPC title

• H04N2005/4423

  Electricity · mapped topic