Display device
A display device includes: a panel assembly including a display panel; a bracket to which the panel assembly is attached; and a buffer layer between the panel assembly and the bracket, and the buffer layer includes: a first portion having a first elastic modulus; and a second portion surrounded by the first portion and having a second elastic modulus that is less than the first elastic modulus.
1. A display device comprising:
a display panel;
a bracket overlapping the display panel;
a chassis between the display panel and the bracket and comprising an inner portion and an outer portion; and
a buffer layer between the chassis and the bracket,
wherein the buffer layer comprises:
a first portion overlapping the outer portion and having a first elastic modulus; and
a second portion overlapping the inner portion and having a second elastic modulus that is less than the first elastic modulus.
2. The display device of claim 1 , wherein
a distance between the first portion and the chassis is the same as a distance between the second portion and the chassis.
3. The display device of claim 1 , wherein
the display panel comprises a bending area, and
the chassis has an opening overlapping the bending area.
4. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the second portion is at least partially surrounded by the first portion.
5. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the second portion is spaced apart from the first portion.
6. The display device of claim 1 , wherein
at least part of the first portion and at least part of the second portion are disposed at a same distance from the chassis.
7. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the buffer layer further comprises a third portion at least partially surrounded by the second portion and having a third elastic modulus that is less than the second elastic modulus.
8. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the first portion is located along an edge of the display panel.
9. The display device of claim 1 , wherein
the display panel comprises a display area to display an image, and a non-display area around the display area, and
the first portion overlaps with the non-display area.
10. The display device of claim 9 , wherein the second portion overlaps with the display area.
11. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the first elastic modulus is 1000 MPa or more, and the second elastic modulus is 5 MPa or less.
12. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the first portion comprises a polymer or a metal.
13. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the second portion comprises a foam resin.
14. A foldable display comprising:
a display panel comprising a bending area;
a bracket overlapping the display panel;
a chassis between the display panel and the bracket and comprising an inner portion and an outer portion, the chassis comprising an opening overlapping the bending area; and
a buffer layer between the chassis and the bracket and comprising a first portion overlapping the outer portion and a second portion overlapping the inner portion,
wherein a distance between at least part of the first portion and the chassis is the same as a distance between at least part of the second portion and the chassis, and
the first portion has a rigidity that is greater than a rigidity of the second portion.
15. The display device of claim 14 , wherein the first portion at least partially surrounds the second portion, and the first portion is spaced apart from the second portion.
16. The display device of claim 14 , wherein the first portion has an elastic modulus that is 1000 MPa or more, and the second portion has an elastic modulus that is 5 MPa or less.
17. The display device of claim 14 , wherein the first portion comprises a polymer or a metal.
18. The display device of claim 14 , wherein the second portion comprises a foam resin.
19. The display device of claim 14 , wherein the buffer layer further comprises a third portion having a rigidity that is less than the rigidity of the second portion, the third portion being closer to a center of the display panel than the second portion.
20. The display device of claim 14 , wherein
the display panel comprises a display area to display an image, and a non-display area around the display area, and
the first portion overlaps with the non-display area, and the second portion overlaps with the display area.