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Granted Patent B2
US 9,338,905 · App. 13/949,796 · Granted May 10, 2016

Curved display apparatus

Inventors: Jun-seok Ahn (Suwon-si, KR); Chan-hong Park (Anyang-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
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Patent No.
US 9,338,905
App. No.
13/949,796
Granted
May 10, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A curved display apparatus is provided. The curved display apparatus includes a fixing member which is curved; and a display panel which is attached to the fixing member and curved along the fixing member.

Claims (20)

1. A curved display apparatus comprising:

a fixing member which is curved; and

a display panel which is attached to the fixing member and curved along the fixing member,

wherein the fixing member comprises:

a bottom chassis which is curved; and

a molding member which is flexible and connected with the bottom chassis in a curved state and to which the display panel is attached,

wherein the display panel is detachable from the molding member, and

wherein the molding member or the bottom chassis comprises a plurality of fixing protrusions which are attached to an edge of the display panel.

2. The curved display apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the display panel is attached to the molding member by an adhesive.

3. The curved display apparatus as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the adhesive comprises a double-sided tape disposed between the display panel and the molding member.

4. The curved display apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the plurality of fixing protrusions are arranged along the edge of the display panel at intervals.

5. The curved display apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a shape reinforcing structure is connected with the bottom chassis in order to prevent the curvature of the bottom chassis from being deformed.

6. The curved display apparatus as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the shape reinforcing structure comprises a core which has a honey comb structure or a corrugation structure fixed to a bottom of the bottom chassis.

7. The curved display apparatus as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the shape reinforcing structure further comprises a cover member to cover the core.

8. The curved display apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a top chassis which is connected to the bottom chassis and hides an edge of a top surface of the display panel.

9. The curved display apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the fixing member is formed with a single curvature or multiple curvatures.

10. The curved display apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the display panel is maintained with a single curvature or multiple curvatures.

11. The curved display apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the display panel is an LCD panel or an OLED panel.

12. The curved display apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the display panel is arranged in a landscape arrangement or a portrait arrangement.

13. The curved display apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the display panel is flexible.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 24, 2013
From: AHN, JUN-SEOK; PARK, CHAN-HONG
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2012-0126733 · Nov 9, 2012 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20140133073A1 · May 15, 2014