Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Foldable display apparatus
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Application No.: US16035190Application Date: 2018-07-13
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Publication No.: US10466747B2Publication Date: 2019-11-05
- Inventor: YoungJoon Yun , Seungo Jeon , ShinSuk Lee
- Applicant: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
- Applicant Address: KR Seoul
- Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee Address: KR Seoul
- Agency: Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, LLP
- Priority: KR10-2017-0096398 20170728
- Main IPC: G06F1/16
- IPC: G06F1/16 ; G09F9/30 ; H05K5/02

Abstract:
A foldable display apparatus for minimizing a stress applied to a bending region of a flexible display panel is discussed. The foldable display apparatus includes a flexible display panel configured to display an image and including a first display area, a bending area, and a second display area, a first frame supporting a first rear surface of the flexible display panel overlapping the first display area, a second frame supporting a second rear surface of the flexible display panel overlapping the second display area, a first housing accommodating the first frame, a second housing accommodating the second frame, and a hinge module connected between the first housing and the second housing to support the bending area and to guide a bending of the bending area. The hinge module includes a hinge folding path disposed between a front surface and a rear surface of the flexible display panel.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190033920A1 FOLDABLE DISPLAY APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2019-01-31
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