Foldable display device
A display device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: a display panel configured to display an image; a first supporting plate positioned to support the display panel thereon, the first supporting plate being rotatable based on a first rotation axis extending in a first direction; a second supporting plate positioned to support the display panel thereon, the second supporting plate being rotatable based on a second rotation axis extending in the first direction so that the first and second supporting plates then face each other with the display panel folded therebetween; and a first tension application unit disposed at the first supporting plate and configured to apply tension to the display panel in a second direction crossing the first direction.
1. A display device comprising:
a display panel configured to display an image;
a first supporting plate positioned to support the display panel thereon, the first supporting plate being rotatable based on a first rotation axis extending in a first direction;
a second supporting plate positioned to support the display panel thereon, the second supporting plate being rotatable based on a second rotation axis extending in the first direction so that the first and second supporting plates then face each other with the display panel folded therebetween; and
a first tension application unit disposed at the first supporting plate and configured to apply tension to the display panel in a second direction crossing the first direction,
wherein the first tension application unit includes:
a first roller having a surface to which a side of the display panel is bonded to and in contact with; and
a first winder directly coupled to the first roller and configured to rotate the first roller.
2. The display device of claim 1 , wherein
the first tension application unit is positioned at a side of the first supporting plate that is opposite to a side of the first supporting plate at which the first rotation axis is positioned.
3. The display device of claim 1 , wherein
the first roller is disposed to be parallel to the first rotation axis.
4. The display device of claim 1 , wherein
the first winder includes a spring.
5. The display device of claim 1 , wherein
the first rotation axis and the second rotation axis are separated by a predetermined interval.
6. The display device of claim 1 , wherein
the first supporting plate and the second supporting plate are formed such that they face each other.
7. The display device of claim 6 , wherein
the first supporting plate and the second supporting plate are substantially quadrangular.
8. The display device of claim 1 , wherein
the first supporting plate further comprises a groove formed in a surface of the first supporting plate that faces the display panel.
9. The display device of claim 8 , wherein
the groove is positioned proximate to the first rotation axis.
10. The display device of claim 8 , wherein
a width of the groove in the first direction is equal to or larger than a width of the display panel in the first direction.
11. The display device of claim 1 , further comprising
a second tension application unit disposed at the second supporting plate and configured to apply tension to the display panel in the second direction.
12. The display device of claim 11 , wherein
the second tension application unit is positioned at a side of the second supporting plate that is opposite to a side of the second supporting plate at which the second rotation axis is positioned.
13. The display device of claim 12 , wherein
the second tension application unit includes:
a second roller having a surface to which a side of the display panel is coupled; and
a second winder coupled to the second roller and configured to rotate the second roller.
14. The display device of claim 13 , wherein
the second roller is disposed to be parallel to the second rotation axis.
15. The display device of claim 13 , wherein
the second winder includes a spring.
16. The display device of claim 1 , wherein
the second supporting plate further comprises a second groove formed at a surface of the second supporting plate that faces the display panel.
17. The display device of claim 16 , wherein
the groove is positioned proximate to the second rotation axis.
18. The display device of claim 17 , wherein
a width of the groove in the first direction is equal to or larger than a width of the display panel in the first direction.
19. A display device comprising:
a display panel configured to display an image;
a first supporting plate positioned to support the display panel thereon, the first supporting plate being rotatable based on a first rotation axis extending in a first direction;
a second supporting plate positioned to support the display panel thereon, the second supporting plate being rotatable based on a second rotation axis extending in the first direction so that the first and second supporting plates then face each other with the display panel folded therebetween; and
a first tension application unit disposed at the first supporting plate and configured to apply tension to the display panel in a second direction crossing the first direction,
wherein the first supporting plate comprises a first groove formed in a surface of the first supporting plate that faces the display panel and the first groove is positioned proximate to the first rotation axis,
wherein the first tension application unit and at least a portion of the display panel are disposed in a second groove formed in a surface of the first supporting plate on an end of the first supporting plate opposite of the first rotation axis.