IP Library Granted Patent US 12,256,504
Granted Patent B2
US 12,256,504 · App. 17/978,650 · Granted Mar 18, 2025

Holding system for foldable display device and foldable display set including the same

Inventors: Jung-Dae Lee (Paju-si, KR); Seok-Hyo Cho (Paju-si, KR); Ji-Woon Min (Paju-si, KR); Yong-Joon Jeon (Paju-si, KR); Sang-Yong Park (Paju-si, KR)
Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
H05K5/0217H10K77/111H10K2102/311
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Patent No.
US 12,256,504
App. No.
17/978,650
Granted
Mar 18, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A foldable display set may include: a foldable display device; and a holding system on a rear surface of the foldable display device and configured to fold and unfold the foldable display device. The holding system may include: a motor configured to generate a rotational force; a rotational arm configured to be rotated by the rotational force of the motor to fold and unfold the foldable display device; a fixing plate spaced apart from the rotational arm with the foldable display device in an unfolded state; a moving plate on the fixing plate and configured to be moved with respect to the fixing plate by the rotational arm; and a magnetic unit fixed on the moving plate. The foldable display device in a folded state may be fixed to the magnetic unit via a magnetic force.

Claims (67)

1. A foldable display set, comprising:

a foldable display device; and

a holding system on a rear surface of the foldable display device and configured to fold and unfold the foldable display device,

wherein the holding system includes:

a motor configured to generate a rotational force;

a rotational arm configured to be rotated by the rotational force of the motor to fold and unfold the foldable display device;

a fixing plate spaced apart from the rotational arm with the foldable display device in an unfolded state;

a moving plate on the fixing plate and configured to be moved with respect to the fixing plate by the rotational arm; and

a magnetic unit fixed on the moving plate, and

wherein the foldable display device in a folded state is fixed to the magnetic unit via a magnetic force, and

wherein the moving plate is disposed between the fixing plate and the magnetic unit.

2. A foldable display set, comprising:

a foldable display device; and

a holding system on a rear surface of the foldable display device and configured to fold and unfold the foldable display device,

wherein the holding system includes:

a motor configured to generate a rotational force;

a rotational arm configured to be rotated by the rotational force of the motor to fold and unfold the foldable display device;

a fixing plate spaced apart from the rotational arm with the foldable display device in an unfolded state;

a moving plate on the fixing plate and configured to be moved with respect to the fixing plate by the rotational arm; and

a magnetic unit fixed on the moving plate, and

wherein the foldable display device in a folded state is fixed to the magnetic unit via a magnetic force,

wherein the foldable display device includes a metal plate on the rear surface of the foldable display device, and

wherein the metal plate is fixed to the magnetic unit via the magnetic force with the foldable display device in the folded state.

3. The foldable display set of claim 1 , wherein the foldable display device includes a guide rail on the rear surface of the foldable display device, and

wherein the rotational arm is coupled to the guide rail and is configured to rotate along the guide rail to fold and unfold the foldable display device.

4. The foldable display set of claim 1 , wherein the fixing plate includes a fixing hole and a fixing protrusion,

wherein the moving plate includes a moving hole and a protrusion hole, and

wherein the moving hole is disposed over the fixing hole, and the fixing protrusion is disposed in the protrusion hole.

5. The foldable display set of claim 4 , wherein each of the fixing hole and the moving hole is open on one side, and the moving hole has a smaller width than the fixing hole horizontally.

6. The foldable display set of claim 5 , wherein the rotational arm is configured to be disposed in the fixing hole and the moving hole and to rotate in the fixing hole to move the moving plate to move the foldable display device to the folded state.

7. The foldable display set of claim 1 , wherein the holding system further includes:

a shaft configured to be rotated by the rotational force of the motor, the rotational arm being connected to the shaft; and

a gear for transmitting the rotational force of the motor to the shaft.

8. The foldable display set of claim 1 , wherein the holding system further includes a frame to house at least the motor, and

wherein the fixing plate is connected to the frame.

9. The foldable display set of claim 1 , wherein:

with the foldable display device in the unfolded state, the moving plate and the magnetic unit are in a first position with respect to the fixing plate, and

with the foldable display device in the folded state, the moving plate and the magnetic unit are in a second position with respect to the fixing plate, the magnetic unit being fixed to the foldable display device.

10. The foldable display set of claim 9 , wherein the magnetic unit is not fixed via the magnetic force to the foldable display device in the unfolded state.

11. The foldable display set of claim 9 , wherein the holding system further includes a restoration unit having one end connected to the fixing plate and another end connected to the moving plate, and

wherein the restoration unit has a greater length with the moving plate and the magnetic unit in the second position than in the first position.

12. The foldable display set of claim 1 , wherein the holding system further includes a front plate between the motor and the foldable display device, and the foldable display device is fixed to the front plate.

13. The foldable display set of claim 12 , wherein the front plate of the holding system is fixed to a center portion of the foldable display device in the unfolded state and in the folded state.

14. The foldable display set of claim 1 , wherein the rotational arm is configured to be rotated by the rotational force of the motor to fold and unfold a lateral side portion of the foldable display device, and

wherein the magnetic unit is fixed via the magnetic force to the lateral side portion of the foldable display device in the folded state.

15. A holding system for a foldable display device, the holding system comprising:

a frame;

a motor housed in the frame and configured to generate a rotational force;

a rotational arm configured to be rotated by the rotational force of the motor;

a fixing plate connected to the frame and spaced apart from the rotational arm;

a moving plate on the fixing plate and configured to be moved with respect to the fixing plate by the rotational arm; and

a magnetic unit fixed on the moving plate,

wherein the moving plate and the magnetic unit are configured to be moved by the rotational arm between a first position and a second position with respect to the fixing plate, and

wherein the moving plate is disposed between the fixing plate and the magnetic unit.

16. The holding system of claim 15 , further comprising:

a restoration unit having one end connected to the fixing plate and another end connected to the moving plate,

wherein the restoration unit has a greater length with the moving plate and the magnetic unit in the second position than in the first position.

17. The holding system of claim 15 , wherein the fixing plate includes a fixing hole and a fixing protrusion,

wherein the moving plate includes a moving hole and a protrusion hole, and

wherein the moving hole is disposed over the fixing hole, and the fixing protrusion is disposed in the protrusion hole.

18. The holding system of claim 17 , wherein each of the fixing hole and the moving hole is open on one side, and the moving hole has a smaller width than the fixing hole horizontally.

19. The holding system of claim 17 , wherein the rotational arm is configured to be disposed in the fixing hole and the moving hole and to rotate in the fixing hole to move the moving plate from the first position to the second position.

20. The holding system of claim 15 , further comprising:

a shaft configured to be rotated by the rotational force of the motor, the rotational arm being connected to the shaft; and

a gear for transmitting the rotational force of the motor to the shaft.

21. The holding system of claim 15 , wherein the magnetic unit is fixed directly on the moving plate through a screw or an adhesive member.

22. The foldable display set of claim 1 , wherein the magnetic unit is fixed directly on the moving plate through a screw or an adhesive member.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 1, 2022
From: LEE, JUNG-DAE; CHO, SEOK-HYO; MIN, JI-WOON; JEON, YONG-JOON; PARK, SANG-YONG
To: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2021-0188230 · Dec 27, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
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