Display device
US10736225B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 7, 2019 |
| Grant date | Aug 4, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 7, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E10/549
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A display device reduces or minimizes a stress applied to a display panel in a folded state. The display device includes a display panel including a bendable area; and a panel support portion combined to the display panel and including a multi-joint member to support the bendable area, and the multi-joint member includes: a plurality of hard material portions sequentially arranged in a first direction, mutually combined to be rotated with respect to one another, and including a first surface arranged toward the bendable area; and a soft material portion contacting the first surface and fixed to the plurality of hard material portions.
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