Display device and panel storage container
A display device and a panel storage container are provided. The display device includes a display panel including a flat area and a bendable area disposed on a side of the flat area; and a storage container storing the bendable area of the display panel. The bendable area includes an active area having a side adjacent to the flat area, a dummy bending area disposed on another side of the active area, and a dummy flat area disposed on a side of the dummy bending area opposite to the active area. The dummy bending area is interposed between the active area and the dummy flat area, at least a portion of the bendable area is bent with a radius of curvature in the storage container, and a length of the dummy bending area is greater than a length of a portion of which the bendable area is bent.
1 . A display device comprising:
a display panel including a flat area and a bendable area disposed on a side of the flat area; and
a storage container configured to store the bendable area of the display panel, wherein
the bendable area includes:
an active area having a side adjacent to the flat area;
a dummy bending area disposed on another side of the active area; and
a dummy flat area disposed on a side of the dummy bending area opposite to the active area,
the dummy bending area is interposed between the active area and the dummy flat area,
the storage container includes a curved support surface having a radius of curvature corresponding a bent portion of the bendable area of the display panel, and
a length of the dummy bending area is greater than a length of a portion of which the bendable area is bent.
2 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the bendable area is configured to bend about a predetermined axis.
3 . The display device of claim 2 , wherein in a state in which the display panel has a maximum display area, the portion of which the bendable area is bent includes the dummy bending area.
4 . The display device of claim 3 , wherein in the state in which the display panel has the maximum display area,
the dummy flat area is flat, and
a length of the dummy flat area is greater than or equal to about 4 mm.
5 . The display device of claim 4 , wherein
the storage container includes a cover portion covering an entirety of the portion of which the bendable area is bent, and
in the state in which the display panel has the maximum display area, at least a portion of the dummy bending area is exposed from the cover portion.
6 . The display device of claim 5 , wherein
the portion of which the bendable area is bent is bent about 180°, and
the length of the dummy bending area is equal to or greater than a value obtained by multiplying the radius of curvature by a value of π.
7 . The display device of claim 2 , wherein in a state in which the display panel has a maximum display area, the portion of which the bendable area is bent includes a portion of the dummy bending area and a portion of the active area.
8 . The display device of claim 7 , wherein
the storage container includes a cover portion partially exposing the portion of which the bendable area is bent, and
in the state in which the display panel has the maximum display area, at least a portion of the dummy bending area is exposed from the cover portion.
9 . The display device of claim 8 , wherein
the portion of which the bendable area is bent is bent about 180°,
the cover portion covers about half of the portion of which the bendable area is bent, and
the length of the dummy bending area is equal to or greater than a value obtained by multiplying the radius of curvature by a value of π/2.
10 . The display device of claim 9 , wherein
in the state in which the display panel has the maximum display area, the dummy flat area is flat, and
a length of the dummy flat area is greater than or equal to about 4 mm.