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Granted Patent B2
US 12,356,566 · App. 18/323,108 · Granted Jul 8, 2025

Display device

Inventors: Jihyo Yoon (Seoul, KR); Insu Song (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
H05K5/0217
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Patent No.
US 12,356,566
App. No.
18/323,108
Granted
Jul 8, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device is provided. The display device includes: a flexible display panel; a rear cover disposed at a rear of the display panel and coupled to the display panel; a driving module disposed at a rear of the rear cover and including a moving block that makes a reciprocal movement; a wing bracket fixed to the rear of the rear cover at a position adjacent to the driving module; and a wing elongated with a first end fixed to the moving block and a second end coupled to the rear cover, the wing pivotally connected to the wing bracket at a position between the first end and the second end.

Claims (27)

1. A display device comprising:

a flexible display panel;

a rear cover disposed at a rear of the display panel and coupled to the display panel;

a driving module disposed at a rear of the rear cover and including a moving block with a reciprocal movement;

a wing bracket fixed to the rear of the rear cover adjacent to the driving module; and

a wing elongated with a first end fixed to the moving block and a second end coupled to the rear cover, the wing pivotally connected to the wing bracket between the first end and the second end,

wherein the rear cover comprises:

a main frame extending along sides of the display panel;

an inner plate facing a rear surface of the display panel and coupled to the main frame;

a side bracket disposed adjacent to one side of the display panel and coupled to the main frame;

an outer plate disposed opposite the inner plate with respect to the main frame, wherein the outer plate is fixed to the main frame by an adhesive member,

wherein the side bracket is disposed between the inner plate and the outer plate, wherein the outer plate is fixed to the side bracket by a second adhesive member; and

a rear plate disposed between the outer plate and the inner plate and fixed to the outer plate and the inner plate, wherein the rear plate is smaller than the outer plate and the rear plate comprises cable holes.

2. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the main frame comprises:

a first long side part;

a second long side part opposite the first long side part;

a first short side part connecting one end of the first long side part with one end of the second long side part; and

a second short side part disposed opposite the first short side part and connecting the other end of the first long side part with the other end of the second long side part,

wherein the first long side part, the second long side part, the first short side part, and the second short side part are integrally formed with each other.

3. The display device of claim 2 , wherein the inner plate is fixed to the first long side part, the first short side part, and the second short side part of the main frame by a third adhesive member.

4. The display device of claim 3 , wherein the inner plate is fixed to the second long side part of the main frame by the third adhesive member.

5. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the display panel is fixed to the inner plate by a third adhesive member.

6. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the main frame comprises:

a horizontal part facing a rear surface of the display panel; and

a vertical part formed at an edge of the horizontal part and covering a side surface of the display panel,

wherein the inner plate is fixed to the horizontal part of the main frame by a third adhesive member.

7. The display device of claim 6 , wherein the horizontal part of the main frame is integrally formed with the vertical part of the main frame.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 10, 2025
From: YOON, JIHYO; SONG, INSU
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 071378/0884 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2022-0067925 · Jun 3, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230397351A1 · Dec 7, 2023
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