Flexible display device
US10820433B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 27, 2019 |
| Grant date | Oct 27, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 27, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05K5/0226
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A flexible display device including a first body; a second body; a flexible display unit arranged on a front surface of the first and second bodies; and a rear plate coupled to a rear surface of the flexible display unit, and configured to be transformed together with the flexible display unit. Further, in a folded state of the flexible display unit, the second body covers a rear surface of the first body, a first part of the rear plate is wound around a bearing portion in the first body together with a first part of the flexible display unit, and a second part of the rear plate is coupled to a second part of the flexible display unit exposed to the outside; in an unfolded state of the flexible display unit, the first body and the second body are arranged in parallel; and in an extending state of the flexible display unit from the unfolded state, the first body is extended and the first part of the rear plate is unwound from the bearing portion together with the flexible display unit to increase an exposed region of the flexible display unit.
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