Foldable display device
A foldable display device includes: a display panel including a folding portion that is foldable about a folding line; a metal plate on the display panel, the metal plate having substantially the same shape on a plane as the display panel; a jig supporting the display panel and the metal plate; and a magnetic member between the metal plate and the jig.
1. A foldable display device comprising:
a display panel comprising a folding portion that is foldable between an unfolded state and a folded state about a folding line;
a metal plate on the display panel, the metal plate having substantially the same shape on a plane as the display panel;
a jig supporting the display panel and the metal plate; and
a magnetic member to fix the display panel to the jig using a magnetic force of the magnetic member acting on the metal plate,
wherein, in the unfolded state, the metal plate and the magnetic member are between the folding portion and the jig.
2. The foldable display device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the magnetic member has substantially the same shape on a plane as the display panel.
3. The foldable display device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the magnetic member has substantially the same shape on a plane as the folding portion.
4. The foldable display device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the metal plate comprises a nickel-iron alloy, a cast-nickel alloy, stainless steel, or alloys thereof.
5. The foldable display device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the magnetic member is a permanent magnet or an electromagnet.
6. The foldable display device as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising an adhesive member between the display panel and the metal plate.
7. The foldable display device as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising an adhesive member between the magnetic member and the jig.
8. The foldable display device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the display panel further comprises planar portions at opposite ends of the folding portion.
9. The foldable display device as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the jig comprises a first jig supporting the folding portion and second jigs supporting the planar portions.
10. The foldable display device as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the first jig comprises an uneven portion.
11. The foldable display device as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the jig comprises second jigs supporting the planar portions, the second jigs being physically separated from each other.
12. The foldable display device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the magnetic member has a groove parallel to the folding line.
13. The foldable display device as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a guide ring fastening the display panel to the jig.
14. The foldable display device as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the first jig directly contacts a side surface of each of the second jigs.