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Granted Patent B2
US 11,037,472 · App. 16/778,592 · Granted Jun 15, 2021

Rollable display device

Inventors: Geunchang Park (Goyang-si, KR); Chounsung Kang (Goyang-si, KR); Jungkyu Park (Paju-si, KR)
Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
G09F9/301G06F1/1652G09G3/3233G09G2310/0264
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Patent No.
US 11,037,472
App. No.
16/778,592
Granted
Jun 15, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A rollable display device is disclosed. The rollable display device includes a display panel, a driving unit including a motion converting unit configured to linearly move in a width direction of the display panel in conjunction with a rotational motion of a motor, a lifting unit connected to one end of the display panel and the motion converting unit, and configured to move up and down the display panel in a longitudinal direction of the display panel in conjunction with a linear motion of the motion converting unit, and a panel roller unit connected to other end of the display panel, and configured to roll and unroll the display panel along a periphery of the panel roller unit in conjunction with moving up and down of the display panel.

Claims (40)

1. A rollable display device comprising:

a display panel;

a motor generating a rotational motion;

first and second motion converting units configured to convert the rotational motion into a linear motion in a first direction and disposed at side portions, respectively, of the motor;

first and second lifting units configured to move up and down the display panel in conjunction with the linear motion of the first and second motion converting units, respectively, in a second direction; and

a bevel gear configured to connect between the motor and the motion converting units;

wherein the first motion converting unit includes:

a first shaft receiving the rotational motion; and

a first nut coupled to the first shaft and generating the linear motion in the first direction corresponding a rotation direction of the first shaft, and

wherein the second motion converting unit includes:

a second shaft receiving the rotational motion; and

a second nut coupled to the second shaft and generating the linear motion in the first direction corresponding a rotation direction of the second shaft.

2. The rollable display device of claim 1 , wherein one end of the first shaft coupled to a first shaft bracket, and one end of the second shaft coupled to a second shaft bracket.

3. The rollable display device of claim 2 , further comprising a first bearing provided between the first shaft and the first shaft bracket and a second bearing provided between the second shaft and the second shaft bracket.

4. The rollable display device of claim 1 , further comprising first and second limit sensors configured to restrict a movement of the first and second nuts, respectively.

5. The rollable display device of claim 1 , wherein the first and second lifting units are spaced apart from each other in the first direction.

6. The rollable display device of claim 1 , wherein the first and second motion converting units to drive the first and second lifting units, respectively.

7. The rollable display device of claim 1 , wherein the first and second motion converting units are simultaneously driven by using only one motor such that the first and second lifting units are synchronized with each other.

8. The rollable display device of claim 1 , further comprising a head bar fixed to one end of the display panel and coupled to the first and second lifting units.

9. A rollable display device comprising:

a display panel;

a motor generating a rotational motion;

first and second motion converting units configured to convert the rotational motion into a linear motion in a first direction and disposed at side portions, respectively, of the motor;

first and second lifting units configured to move up and down the display panel in conjunction with the linear motion of the first and second motion converting units, respectively, in a second direction; and

a head bar fixed to one end of the display panel and coupled to the first and second lifting units,

wherein the first motion converting unit includes:

a first shaft receiving the rotational motion; and

a first nut coupled to the first shaft and generating the linear motion in the first direction corresponding a rotation direction of the first shaft, and

wherein the second motion converting unit includes:

a second shaft receiving the rotational motion; and

a second nut coupled to the second shaft and generating the linear motion in the first direction corresponding a rotation direction of the second shaft.

10. The rollable display device of claim 9 , further comprising a bevel gear configured to connect between the motor and the first and second motion converting units.

11. The rollable display device of claim 9 , wherein one end of the first shaft coupled to a first shaft bracket, and one end of the second shaft coupled to a second shaft bracket.

12. The rollable display device of claim 9 , further comprising a first bearing provided between the first shaft and the first shaft bracket and a second bearing provided between the second shaft and the second shaft bracket.

13. The rollable display device of claim 9 , further comprising first and second limit sensors configured to restrict a movement of the first and second nuts, respectively.

14. The rollable display device of claim 9 , wherein the first and second lifting units are spaced apart from each other in the first direction.

15. The rollable display device of claim 9 , wherein the first and second motion converting units drive the first and second lifting units, respectively.

16. The rollable display device of claim 9 , wherein the first and second motion converting units are simultaneously driven by using only one motor such that the first and second lifting units are synchronized with each other.

17. The rollable display device of claim 1 , wherein the bevel gear includes a first gear connected to the motor, a second gear connected to the first shaft and a third gear connected to the second shaft, and

wherein a rotation axis of the first gear intersects with rotation axes of the second and third gears, and the rotation axes of the second and third gears are parallel to each other.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 31, 2020
From: PARK, GEUNCHANG; KANG, CHOUNSUNG; PARK, JUNGKYU
To: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 051686/0225 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation 15794288 · Oct 26, 2017
Related Publication 20200168131A1 · May 28, 2020
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