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Foldable display apparatus

US11089695B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 13, 2018
Grant dateAug 10, 2021
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Expiry dateNov 13, 2038

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH05K5/03
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A foldable display apparatus includes a first housing, a second housing, a folding portion at a space between the first housing and the second housing to connect the first housing to the second housing so that the first and second housings are configured to be folded with respect to each other, a flexible display including a contraction surface supported by the first housing, the second housing, and the folding portion, and a tensile surface configured to display images, and a hinge holder configured to move between a first location for inhibiting folding of the folding portion, and a second location for enabling folding of the folding portion.

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