Display apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9823700-B2
Application number	US-201514793937-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 8, 2015
Priority date	Nov 17, 2014
Publication date	Nov 21, 2017
Grant date	Nov 21, 2017

Abstract

A display apparatus includes a flexible display part expressing images, a housing accommodating the display part, the display part being drawn into and out of the housing, a revolving part in the housing, the display part being wound on the revolving part in a predetermined rotation direction, a fixing part in the housing, the fixing part securing the display part when fully spread out, and a pressing part connected to an interior of the housing, the pressing part pressing the fixing part toward the revolving part.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A display apparatus, comprising:
a flexible display part expressing images;
a housing accommodating the display part, the display part being drawn into and out of the housing;
a revolving part in the housing, the display part being wound on the revolving part in a predetermined rotation direction;
a fixing part in the housing, the fixing part securing the display part when fully spread out; and
a pressing part connected to an interior of the housing, the pressing part pressing the fixing part toward the revolving part,
wherein the fixing part includes:
a holding rod extending in a longitudinal direction of the housing to hold the display part,
first and second protrusions contacting an outer periphery of the revolving part, the protrusions being spaced apart from each other along the longitudinal direction of the housing, and
first and second supports connecting the first and second protrusions to respective edges of the holding rod, centers of the first and second supports being connected to the housing, and the holding rod moving in accordance with a seesaw mechanism with the first and second protrusions, and

wherein the holding rod presses the display part to fix the display part when spread out beyond a predetermined value.

2. The display apparatus according as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a grip connected to the display part, wherein:
the display part includes a long side extending along a first direction, and a short side extending along a second direction,
a first side of the display part is connected to the housing in the first direction, and
a second side of the display part is connected to the grip in the first direction.

3. The display apparatus according as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the housing includes an opening, the display part being drawn into and out of the opening.

4. The display apparatus according as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the housing further comprises:
an upper housing; and
a lower housing connected with a bottom of the upper housing, the opening being in a lateral side of the upper housing and extending in the second direction.

5. The display apparatus according as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the grip is longer than the opening in the second direction.

6. The display apparatus according as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the revolving part includes:
a roll shaped as a cylinder extending in the second direction, the display part being wound on an outer surface of the roll; and
an axis penetrating the roll in the second direction, opposite edges of the axis in the second direction being fixed to an inner surface of the housing, and the roll revolving in a predetermined direction around the axis.

7. The display apparatus according as claimed in claim 6 , wherein:
the roll includes first and second rails on an outer periphery of the roll at opposite ends in the second direction,
the first and second rails progress in spirals in the second direction while the roll is revolving, and
the display part is wound on the outer periphery of the roll between the first and second rails.

8. The display apparatus according as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the first and second rails include intaglios, the first and second protrusions being engaged with the first and second rails, respectively, and the first and second protrusions progress in the second direction along the spirals while the roll is revolving.

9. The display apparatus according as claimed in claim 8 , wherein:
a depth of the intaglio decreases as the display part is spread out,
the first and second protrusions ascend as the roll is revolving in a direction of spreading the display part, and
the holding rod descends and presses down the display part in correspondence with the ascended first and second protrusions.

10. The display apparatus according as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the spirals of the first and second rails are longer than the long side of the display part in the first direction.

11. The display apparatus according as claimed in claim 10 , further comprising a plurality of elastic members, each elastic member including at least one springs, wherein:
the first and second pressing parts are connected with an interior of the upper housing via the elastic members,
a bottom surface of the first pressing part contacts a top surface of the first protrusion, and a bottom surface of the second pressing part contacts a top surface of the second protrusion, and
the first pressing part presses the first protrusion downwardly, while the second pressing part presses the second protrusion downwardly.

12. The display apparatus according as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the first and second pressing parts correspond respectively to the first and second rails by length along a longitudinal direction of the housing.

13. The display apparatus according as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the roll includes:
a circuit sheet to output image signals;
an elastic circuit sheet to connect the circuit sheet with the display part; and
a drive IC on the elastic circuit sheet, the drive IC converting the image signals, which are supplied from the circuit sheet, into drive signals to activate the display part.

14. The display apparatus according as claimed in claim 7 , further comprising a lockup member adjacent to the first and second rails, the lock up member affixing the first and second protrusions.

15. The display apparatus according as claimed in claim 14 , wherein the lockup member has a bottom end movable in the second direction to overlap the first and second rails, the lockup member blocking movement of the first and second protrusions along the first and second rails.

16. The display apparatus according as claimed in claim 15 , wherein the lockup member is L-shaped.

17. The display apparatus according as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the holding rod is curved in the second direction.

18. The display apparatus according as claimed in claim 17 , wherein the grip and opening are curved in the second direction.

19. A display apparatus, comprising:
a flexible display part expressing images;
a housing accommodating the display part, the display part being drawn into and out of the housing;
a revolving part in the housing, the display part being wound on the revolving part in a predetermined rotation direction;
a fixing part in the housing, the fixing part seceding the display part when fully spread out;
a pressing part connected to an interior of the housing, the pressing part pressing the fixing part toward the revolving part; and
a lockup member adjacent to the revolving part,
wherein the revolving part includes first and second rails at opposite ends of the revolving part, the display part being wound on the revolving part between the first and second rails,
wherein the fixing part further includes first and second protrusions engaged with the first and second rails, respectively, to progress along the first and second rails while the revolving part is revolving, and
wherein the lockup member is adjacent to the first and second rails to affix the first and second protrusions.

20. A display apparatus, comprising:
a flexible display part expressing images;
a housing accommodating the display part, the display part being drawn into and out of the housing;
a revolving part in the housing, the display part being wound on the revolving part in a predetermined rotation direction;
a fixing part in the housing, the fixing part including a holding rod along a longitudin

Assignees

• Samsung Display Co Ltd

Inventors

• Lee Jusuck
• Kim Youn Joon
• Baek Kyunghyun
• Shin Yoonjee
• Lee Sangjo
• Lee Junghun
• Jang Mi
• Choi Kyungmin

Classifications

• G06F1/1652 Primary

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

• G09F11/02 Primary

  the display elements being secured to rotating members, e.g. drums, spindles · CPC title