IP Library Granted Patent US 11,521,521
Granted Patent B2
US 11,521,521 · App. 17/133,250 · Granted Dec 6, 2022

Display apparatus

Inventors: Woosung Chung (Suwon-si, KR); Beomkyun Rha (Suwon-si, KR); Kibum Seong (Suwon-si, KR); Seongwook Jeong (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
G09F9/301
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Patent No.
US 11,521,521
App. No.
17/133,250
Granted
Dec 6, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display apparatus including a housing provided with an opening; a first roll and a second roll provided in the housing and spaced apart from each other; and a display configured to be wound around the first roll and the second roll, and configured to be extracted out from the housing and retracted into the housing through the opening. The housing includes a transparent area configured to expose the display within the housing.

Claims (31)

1. A display apparatus comprising:

a housing provided with an opening;

a first roll and a second roll provided in the housing and spaced apart from each other;

a display configured to be wound around the first roll and the second roll, and to be extracted out from the housing and retracted into the housing through the opening;

a sensor configured to detect at least one of a surrounding illuminance of the display apparatus or a user location; and

a processor configured to control the display to display a predetermined image to be exposed through a transparent area based on information detected by the sensor,

wherein the housing includes the transparent area configured to expose the display within the housing.

2. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the display is further configured to be wound around the first roll and the second roll with an image outputting surface facing outward with respect to the first and second rolls.

3. The display apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:

a driving circuit provided within the housing,

wherein the driving circuit is connected to one end of the display through wiring.

4. The display apparatus of claim 3 , further comprising:

a link member including:

a first arm rotatably connected to the housing; and

a second arm having a first end connected to the display and a second end to rotatably connect to one end of the first arm,

wherein the wiring of the driving circuit is disposed along the link member.

5. The display apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:

a driving circuit disposed between the first roll and the second roll,

wherein the driving circuit is configured to connect with an end of the display through wiring.

6. The display apparatus of claim 1 ,

wherein the processor is further configured to control the display to output an image at a location corresponding to the transparent area as the display is being retracted into or extracted out from the housing.

7. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the transparent area is provided at a portion of a front-surface and a portion of top-surface of the housing.

8. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the transparent area is provided by the housing being opened or includes a transparent material.

9. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the transparent area includes a first transparent area which is provided at a front-surface of the housing and a second transparent area which is provided at a rear-surface of the housing.

10. The display apparatus of claim 9 ,

wherein the sensor is further configured to detect a wall located behind a rear of the display apparatus, and

wherein the processor is further configured to control, based on the sensor detecting the wall, the display to output a color corresponding to an image output toward a front of the display to the second transparent area.

11. The display apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:

a third roll and a fourth roll spaced apart within the housing,

wherein the display includes a first display configured to be wound around the first roll and the second roll, and a second display configured to be wound around the third roll and the fourth roll.

12. The display apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the transparent area includes a first transparent area configured to expose an area of the first display and a second transparent area configured to expose an area of the second display.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 23, 2020
From: CHUNG, WOOSUNG; RHA, BEOMKYUN; SEONG, KIBUM; JEONG, SEONGWOOK
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 054843/0564 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2020-0018863 · Feb 17, 2020 · national
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62954250 · Dec 27, 2019
Related Publication 20210201713A1 · Jul 1, 2021
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