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US 12,632,081 · App. 17/992,835 · Granted May 19, 2026

Display apparatus

Inventors: Junjae Lee (Paju-si, KR); Chanhyeok Park (Paju-si, KR)
Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
G06F1/1601G06F1/1637H10K59/00G09F9/301H05K1/189H05K2201/0116
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Patent No.
US 12,632,081
App. No.
17/992,835
Granted
May 19, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display apparatus includes a cover member, a display panel disposed on a back surface of the cover member, a cushion plate disposed on a back surface of the display panel, and a through-hole extending through the cushion plate, the cushion plate includes a porous member and a metal coating layer disposed on a back surface of the porous member, and the metal coating layer contains nickel (Ni) and has a thickness in a range from 0.2 μm to 0.5 μm.

Claims (33)

1 . A display apparatus comprising:

a cover member;

a display panel disposed under the cover member;

a cushion plate disposed under the display panel; and

a through-hole extending through the cushion plate,

wherein the cushion plate includes a porous member and a metal coating layer disposed on a back surface of the porous member,

wherein the metal coating layer contains nickel (Ni) and has a thickness in a range from 0.2 μm to 0.5 μm,

wherein the metal coating layer has a value in a* color coordinates in a range from 1.5 to 2.0 and in b* color coordinates in a range from 5.8 to 6.4, and

wherein the metal coating layer has a gray-based color.

2 . The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the porous member contains a conductive metal and a plurality of pores disposed inside the conductive metal.

3 . The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the cushion plate further includes an adhesive member,

wherein the adhesive member is disposed between the porous member and the display panel, and

wherein the adhesive member has a gray-based color.

4 . The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the display panel includes a display area and a non-display area,

wherein the through-hole is disposed within the display area.

5 . The display apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the cushion plate is disposed under the display area and overlaps with the display area.

6 . The display apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a first plate disposed between the display panel and the cushion plate,

wherein the through-hole extends through the first plate.

7 . The display apparatus of claim 6 , further comprising a first connecting member disposed between the display panel and the cover member,

wherein the through-hole extends through the display panel and the first connecting member.

8 . The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a sensor module or a camera module is inserted into the through-hole.

9 . A display apparatus comprising:

a cover member;

a first connecting member disposed under the cover member;

a display panel disposed under the first connecting member;

a first plate disposed under the display panel;

a cushion plate disposed under the first plate; and

a through-hole extending through the cushion plate, the first plate, the display panel and the first connecting member,

wherein the cushion plate includes a porous member, a metal coating layer disposed on a back surface of the porous member and an adhesive member disposed between the porous member and the first plate,

wherein the metal coating layer contains nickel and has a thickness in a range from 0.2 μm to 0.5 μm,

wherein the metal coating layer and the adhesive member each has a gray-based color, and

wherein the metal coating layer has a value in a* color coordinates in a range from 1.5 to 2.0 and in b* color coordinates in a range from 5.8 to 6.4.

10 . The display apparatus of claim 9 , wherein a sensor module or a camera module is inserted into the through-hole.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 23, 2022
From: LEE, JUNJAE; PARK, CHANHYEOK
To: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2021-0193276 · Dec 30, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230213964A1 · Jul 6, 2023
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