Display device

1. A display device, comprising:

a display panel configured to display an image;

a window placed over the display panel;

a plurality of partitions interposed between the display panel and the window; and

an adhesive formed between adjacent partitions, such as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 .

2. The display device of claim 1 , wherein each of the partitions has a substantially quadrilateral bar shape.

3. The display device of claim 2 , wherein the partitions contact the display panel and the window.

4. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the partitions are substantially evenly spaced apart.

5. The display device of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of protective layers formed on a top surface of the display panel and a bottom surface of the window.

6. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the display panel includes a foldable area and a non-foldable area, and wherein the partitions are spaced apart at larger intervals in the foldable area than in the non-foldable area.

7. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the adhesive is formed of an optical transparent adhesive material, and wherein at least one of the partitions is formed of a curable resin, perhydropolysilazane (PHPS), or silicon oxide (SiO 2 ).

8. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the partitions are spaced apart from one another and arranged in a first direction, and wherein each partition extends in a second direction crossing the first direction.

9. The display device of claim 8 , wherein the display panel has a width,

wherein each of the partitions has a length, and

wherein the length and width are measured in a third direction substantially perpendicular to the first and second directions.

10. The display device of claim 8 , wherein each of the partitions has a width measured in the first direction, and wherein the width is less than the distance between neighboring partitions.

11. A display device, comprising:

a display panel configured to display an image;

a window placed over the display panel;

a plurality of first partitions formed on a top surface of the display panel and spaced apart from one another;

a plurality of second partitions formed on a bottom surface of the window facing the first partitions, respectively, and spaced apart from one another; and

an adhesive layer placed between the adjacent partitions,

wherein the first partitions are spaced apart from the second partitions, such as shown in FIGS. 9 , 10 .

12. The display device of claim 11 , wherein a first distance is defined as the distance between adjacent first partitions, wherein a second distance is defined as the distance between adjacent second partitions, and wherein the first and second distances are substantially the same.

13. The display device of claim 11 , wherein at least one of the first partitions at least partially overlaps the corresponding second partition.

14. The display device of claim 11 , wherein at least one of the first partitions does not overlap the corresponding second partition.

15. The display device of claim 11 , wherein the display panel includes a foldable area and a non-foldable area, and wherein the first and second buffer members have a smaller cross-sectional area in the foldable area than in the non-foldable area.

16. The display device of claim 11 , wherein none of the first and second partitions overlap.

17. The display device of claim 16 , wherein the first and second partitions are alternately formed.

18. A display device, comprising:

a display panel configured to display an image;

a window placed over the display panel;

three or more partitions interposed between and configured to maintain a space between the display panel and the window; and

an adhesive layer placed between the adjacent partitions,

wherein the partitions are spaced apart from one another.