Curved display device
US10114244B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 10, 2016 |
| Grant date | Oct 30, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 5, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02F1/133317
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A curved display device includes a display panel having a curved shape, and including a first segment, a second segment, and a third segment that are sequentially defined along a curved edge in the display panel, a support member combined with the display panel to support the curved shape of the display panel, and a spacer placed in correspondence with the second segment of the first to third segments and disposed between the display panel and the support member, where the display panel is curved with a first curvature radius along a first direction in the second segment, where the display panel is shaped in at least one of a flat form in each of the first and third segments, and a curved form with a second curvature radius that is larger than the first curvature radius.
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