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Granted Patent B2
US 12,468,338 · App. 18/464,722 · Granted Nov 11, 2025

Display device

Inventor: JiCheol Son (Hanam-si, KR)
Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
G06F1/1616G06F1/1652G06F1/1656
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Patent No.
US 12,468,338
App. No.
18/464,722
Granted
Nov 11, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device includes a folding area and a non-folding area. The display device further includes a display panel and a bottom plate disposed under the display panel to support the display panel. The bottom plate may include different materials. The bottom plate may also include a first area overlapping the folding area of the display device and a second area overlapping the non-folding area of the display device. The first area includes a pattern part and a non-pattern part between the pattern part and the second area.

Claims (24)

1 . A device, comprising:

a display device having a folding area and a non-folding area, the display device including:

a display panel; and

a bottom plate disposed under the display panel and supporting the display panel,

wherein the bottom plate includes at least two different materials from each other,

wherein the bottom plate includes a first area overlapping the folding area of the display device and a second area overlapping the non-folding area of the display device,

wherein the first area includes a pattern part including at least one hole and a non-pattern part between the pattern part and the second area,

wherein the non-pattern part includes a plurality of first protrusions protruding toward the non-folding area of the display device,

wherein the plurality of first protrusions overlap the non-folding area of the display device, and

wherein a portion of the non-pattern part excluding the plurality of first protrusions overlaps a part of the folding area and a part of the non-folding area of the display device.

2 . The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the first area includes a metal material, and the second area includes a plastic material.

3 . The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the non-pattern part further includes a plurality of first recesses disposed between the plurality of first protrusions.

4 . The display device according to claim 3 , wherein the second area includes a plurality of second protrusions protruding toward the folding area of the display device and a plurality of second recesses disposed between the plurality of second protrusions.

5 . The display device according to claim 4 , wherein each of the plurality of first protrusions is disposed to correspond to each of the plurality of second recesses, and

wherein each of the plurality of second protrusions is disposed to correspond to each of the plurality of first recesses.

6 . The display device according to claim 3 , wherein each of the plurality of first protrusions has a rectangular shape.

7 . The display device according to claim 3 , wherein each of the plurality of first protrusions has a semi-circular shape or a semi-oval shape.

8 . The display device according to claim 3 , wherein each of the plurality of first protrusions has a rhombic shape.

9 . The display device according to claim 3 , wherein the plurality of first protrusions are spaced apart from each other at a same interval.

10 . The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the non-pattern part surrounds edges of the second area.

11 . The display device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a top plate between the display panel and the bottom plate.

12 . The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the non-folding area of the display device includes a first non-folding area and a second non-folding area disposed on both sides of the folding area of the display device, and

wherein the second area of the bottom plate includes a first sub-area overlapping the first non-folding area of the display device and a second sub-area overlapping the second non-folding area of the display device.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 19, 2023
From: SON, JICHEOL
To: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 064953/0367 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2022-0184182 · Dec 26, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240210989A1 · Jun 27, 2024
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