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Foldable display device

US10585457B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims
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Filing dateDec 20, 2017
Grant dateMar 10, 2020
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Expiry dateApr 19, 2038

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10K2102/311
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A display device includes: a first supporting member; a second supporting member on the first supporting member and having a plurality of openings therein; a plurality of push units on the first supporting member and in the openings of the second supporting member; a third supporting member on the second supporting member; a display module on the third supporting member, the display module having non-folding regions adjacent each other in a first direction with a folding region therebetween; a hinge connected to the first and second supporting members overlapping the folding region, the hinge being providing a plurality of rotating axes extending in a second direction crossing the first direction; and a plurality of supporting bars connected to the third supporting member, the supporting bars extending in a third direction and being in the openings, the third direction crossing a plane parallel to the first and second directions.

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