Display apparatus including multiportion spacer
US11621313B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 21, 2020 |
| Grant date | Apr 4, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 17, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E10/549
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A display apparatus includes a bending area and a non-bending area, a display panel including a first panel area, a second panel area, and a panel bending portion that is bent such that at least a portion of the first panel area overlaps a portion of the second panel area, the display panel may have a curvature in the bending area, and a spacer between the first panel area and the second panel area, the spacer including a first portion in the bending area and a second portion in the non-bending area, wherein the first portion of the spacer is different in material from the second portion, and wherein the first portion of the spacer may have a curvature in the bending area substantially equal to a curvature of the display panel in the bending area.
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