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Display device including a hinge and support portions having an increasing thickness

US10908644B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 24, 2019
Grant dateFeb 2, 2021
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Expiry dateJul 24, 2039

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M1/0268
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A display device includes a first support portion and a second support portion arranged in a first direction with the first support portion. The display device further includes a display panel disposed on the first and second support portions, and a hinge configured to provide first and second rotation axes to the first and second support portions, respectively, the first and second rotation axes extending in a second direction crossing the first direction. A thickness of the first support portion increases from a first side surface of the first support portion toward a second side surface of the first support portion. A thickness of the second support portion increases from a first side surface of the second support portion toward a second side surface of the second support portion. The first side surface of the second support portion faces the first side surface of the first support portion.

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