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Granted Patent B2
US 11,899,507 · App. 17/371,373 · Granted Feb 13, 2024

Display device

Inventor: Ji Heon Lee (Hwaseong-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
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Patent No.
US 11,899,507
App. No.
17/371,373
Granted
Feb 13, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device includes a first body and a second body, a hinge part disposed between the first body and the second body and connected to the first body and the second body, a support plate connected to the first body and the second body, and a display panel attached to the support plate. The second body includes a first part and a second part that are slidably engaged, and the second part of the second body slides out from the first part of the second body.

Claims (91)

1. A display device comprising:

a first body and a second body;

a hinge part disposed between the first body and the second body and connected to the first body and the second body;

a support plate connected to the first body and the second body; and

a display panel connected to the support plate such that a portion of the display panel spaced apart from any edge of the display panel directly contacts the support plate, wherein

the second body includes a first part and a second part that are slidably engaged,

the second part of the second body slides out from the first part of the second body,

the display panel includes a screen that displays an image, and

a portion of the screen disposed on the second body is concealed by the first body when the display device is in a folded state.

2. The display device of claim 1 , wherein

in the folded state, part of the screen on the second body is exposed in case that the second part of the second body slides out from the first part of the second body.

3. A display device comprising:

a first body and a second body;

a hinge part disposed between the first body and the second body and connected to the first body and the second body;

a support plate connected to the first body and the second body; and

a display panel connected to the support plate, wherein

the second body includes a first part and a second part that are slidably engaged,

the second part of the second body slides out from the first part of the second body,

the first body includes a first set plate,

the second body includes a second set plate,

the second set plate includes a first part and a second part respectively corresponding to the first part of the second body and the second part of the second body,

the support plate is connected to the first set plate and the second part of the second set plate, and

the support plate is not connected to the first part of the second set plate.

4. The display device of claim 3 , wherein

the support plate includes:

a first flat portion;

a second flat portion; and

a bendable portion disposed between the first flat portion and the second flat portion,

the first flat portion is connected to the first set plate,

the second flat portion is connected to the second part of the second set plate, and

the bendable portion is not connected to the first set plate and not connected to the second set plate.

5. The display device of claim 4 , wherein

the bendable portion is bent with respect to a bending shaft in a folded state where the first body and the second body face each other, and

the bending shaft moves in a sliding direction in case that the second part of the second body slides out from the first part of the second body.

6. The display device of claim 5 , wherein

a bent area of the bendable portion moves toward the first flat portion in case that the second part of the second body slides out from the first part of the second body.

7. The display device of claim 5 , wherein

a moving distance of the bending shaft is half of a distance at which the second part of the second body slides out in case that the second part of the second body slides out from the first part of the second body.

8. The display device of claim 4 , wherein

a region of the display panel connected to the second flat part is exposed in case that the second part of the second body slides out from the first part of the second body.

9. The display device of claim 3 , wherein

a distance between the first part of the second set plate and the second part of the second set plate increases in case that the second part of the second body slides out from the first part of the second body.

10. The display device of claim 3 , wherein

the hinge part includes a shaft and hinges, and

the hinges include:

a first hinge connected to the shaft and the first set plate; and

a second hinge connected to the shaft and the first part of the second set plate.

11. A display device comprising:

a first body;

a second body including a first part and a second part that are slidably engaged;

a display panel disposed on the first body and the second body; and

a support plate having a first surface facing the display panel and a second surface facing an opposite direction to the first surface, wherein

the first surface of the support plate is connected to the display panel,

the second surface of the support plate is connected to the first body and the second part of the second body, and

the second surface of the support plate is not connected to the first part of the second body.

12. The display device of claim 11 , wherein

the first body includes a first set plate,

the second body includes a second set plate,

the second set plate includes a first part and a second part respectively corresponding to the first part of the second body and the second part of the second body,

the support plate is connected to the first set plate and the second part of the second set plate, and

the support plate is not connected to the first part of the second set plate.

13. The display device of claim 12 , wherein

the support plate includes:

a first flat portion;

a second flat portion; and

a bendable portion disposed between the first flat portion and the second flat portion,

the first flat portion is connected to the first set plate,

the second flat portion is connected to the second part of the second set plate, and

the bendable portion is not connected to the first set plate and not connected to the second set plate.

14. The display device of claim 13 , wherein

the bendable portion is bent with respect to a bending shaft in a folded state where the first body and the second body face each other, and

the bending shaft moves in a sliding direction in case that the second part of the second body slides out from the first part of the second body.

15. The display device of claim 14 , wherein

a bent area of the bendable portion moves toward the first flat portion in case that the second part of the second body slides out from the first part of the second body.

16. The display device of claim 14 , wherein

a moving distance of the bending shaft is half of a distance at which the second part of the second body slides out in case that the second part of the second body slides out from the first part of the second body.

17. The display device of claim 14 , wherein

a region of the display panel connected to the second flat part is exposed in case that the second part of the second body slides out from the first part of the second body.

18. The display device of claim 12 , wherein

a distance between the first part of the second set plate and the second part of the second set plate increases in case that the second part of the second body slides out from the first part of the second body.

19. The display device of claim 12 , further comprising:

a hinge part connected to the first body and the second body, wherein

the hinge part includes a shaft and hinges, and

the hinges include:

a first hinge connected to the shaft and the first set plate; and

a second hinge connected to the shaft and the first part of the second set plate.

20. The display device of claim 11 , wherein

the first part of the second body includes a wing and a guide that are perpendicular to each other,

the second part of the second body includes a wing and a guide that are perpendicular to each other,

an inner surface of the wing of the second part contacts an outer surface of the wing of the first part, and

an outer surface of the guide of the second part contacts an inner surface of the guide of the first part.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 9, 2021
From: LEE, JI HEON
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2020-0146272 · Nov 4, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220137673A1 · May 5, 2022
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