Display device
A display device, including a flexible display panel; and a first detector detecting deformation of the display panel, the display panel including a pixel portion including a plurality of pixels; and a driver including a circuit for writing data to the plurality of pixels, and the first detector being integrated into the driver.
1. A display device, comprising:
a flexible display including a plurality of pixels;
a flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) coupled to the flexible display;
a driving circuit writing data to the plurality of pixels of the flexible display; and
a first detector detecting deformation of the flexible display, wherein
the driving circuit and the first detector are integrated on the FPCB, wherein
the first detector is integrated on the FPCB as a chip on flexible printed circuit (COF), the first detector being folded away from the plurality of pixels of the flexible display.
2. The display device as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a grip portion at an edge of the flexible display to move the flexible display.
3. The display device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first detector is one or more of an acceleration sensor, a gyro sensor, or a geomagnetic sensor.
4. The display device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein:
the first detector detects the deformation of the flexible display to output a sensing signal,
pixels among the plurality of pixels to which data signals are applied according to the sensing signal are selected, and
the data signals are applied only to the selected pixels.
5. The display device as claimed in claim 1 , further including a main body accommodating the flexible display, the main body including a rotator inside the main body to rotate in response to drawn-out and drawn-in operations of the flexible display.
6. The display device as claimed in claim 5 , wherein:
the rotator is a plate rotating on a rotation axis, and
the display device further includes a printed circuit board (PCB) attached to one surface of the plate of the rotator and a second detector integrated into the PCB to detect rotation of the rotator.
7. The display device as claimed in claim 5 , wherein:
the main body further includes a grip portion attached to one edge of the flexible display.
8. The display device as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the grip portion of the main body is attached to one lateral side of the rotator.
9. The display device as claimed in claim 5 , wherein:
the rotator has a substantially cylindrical shape and includes a rotating body rotating inside of the main body, and
the flexible display is rolled around the rotating body.
10. A display device, comprising:
a flexible display including a plurality of pixels;
a flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) coupled to the flexible display;
a driving circuit writing data to the plurality of pixels of the flexible display;
a first detector detecting deformation of the flexible display; and
a main body accommodating the flexible display, the main body including a rotator inside the main body to rotate in response to drawn-out and drawn-in operations of the flexible display, wherein:
the driving circuit and the first detector are integrated on the FPCB,
the rotator is a plate rotating on a rotation axis,
the display device further includes a printed circuit board (PCB) attached to one surface of the plate of the rotator and a second detector integrated into the PCB to detect rotation of the rotator, and
the second detector outputs a sensing signal corresponding to a rotating direction and an amount of rotation of the rotator, and pixels among the plurality of pixels to which data signals are applied according to the sensing signal are selected and the data signals are applied to the selected pixels.
11. A display device, comprising:
a flexible display including a plurality of pixels;
a flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) coupled to the flexible display;
a driving circuit writing data to the plurality of pixels of the flexible display;
a first detector detecting deformation of the flexible display; and
a main body accommodating the flexible display, the main body including a rotator inside the main body to rotate in response to drawn-out and drawn-in operations of the flexible display, wherein:
the driving circuit and the first detector are integrated on the FPCB,
the main body further includes a support plate supporting the flexible display while being disposed thereunder, and
the FPCB is folded along a folding line to be attached under the support plate such that the driving circuit on the FPCB is under the support plate.
12. A display device comprising:
a display including a plurality of pixels and a plurality of scan and data lines connected thereto;
a scan driver applying a scan signal to the plurality of scan lines;
a data driver applying a data signal to the plurality of data lines;
a signal controller receiving image signals and an input control signal and controlling operations of the scan driver and the data driver; and
a detector detecting deformation of the display to output a sensing signal, and the signal controller controlling a display area where an image is displayed in the display according to the sensing signal, wherein
the detector, the scan driver, the data driver, and the signal controller are integrated on a flexible printed circuit board (FPCB), wherein
the detector is integrated on the FPCB as a chip on flexible printed circuit (COF), the detector being folded away from the plurality of pixels of the display.
13. The display device as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the signal controller selects pixels among the plurality of pixels to which data signals are applied according to the sensing signal, and applies the data signals only to the selected pixels.
14. The display device as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the detector is one or more of an acceleration sensor, a gyro sensor, or a geomagnetic sensor.
15. A display device, comprising:
a flexible display;
a rotator rotating in response to drawn-out and drawn-in operations of the flexible display;
a printed circuit board (PCB) attached to one surface of the rotator; and
a detector integrated on the PCB to detect deformation of the flexible display by detecting rotation of the rotator.
16. The display device as claimed in claim 15 , wherein the detector outputs a sensing signal corresponding to a rotating direction and an amount of rotation of the rotator, and pixels among a plurality of pixels included in the flexible display to which data signals are applied according to the sensing signal are selected and the data signals are applied only to the selected pixels.
17. The display device as claimed in claim 16 , wherein:
the rotator is a plate rotating based on a rotation axis, and
the PCB is attached to one surface of the plate of the rotator.
18. The display device as claimed in claim 16 , wherein:
the rotator has an approximately cylindrical shape and includes a rotating body rotating inside of a main body accommodating the flexible display, and
the flexible display is rolled around the rotating body.