Light-emitting device
A light-emitting device can be folded in such a manner that a flexible light-emitting panel is supported by a plurality of housings which are provided spaced from each other and the light-emitting panel is bent so that surfaces of adjacent housings are in contact with each other. Furthermore, in the light-emitting device, in which part or the whole of the housings have magnetism, the two adjacent housings can be fixed to each other by a magnetic force when the light-emitting device is used in a folded state.
1. An electronic device having a first form in which a display region is unfolded and a second form in which the display region is folded, the electronic device comprising:
a light-emitting panel comprising the display region;
a first protection fixed to a back of the light-emitting panel;
a second protection provided at a front of the light-emitting panel;
a first housing overlapping with the light-emitting panel; and
a second housing overlapping with the light-emitting panel,
wherein the first housing is less flexible than the light-emitting panel,
wherein the second housing is less flexible than the light-emitting panel,
wherein, in the second form, a plurality of magnets is embedded in the first housing and the second housing in regions facing each other,
wherein the plurality of magnets is configured to fix the electronic device in the second form by magnetic force of the plurality of magnets,
wherein the first protection comprises a metal or an alloy,
wherein, in the first form, when the display region is viewed from the front of the light-emitting panel, the second protection does not overlap with the display region,
wherein, in the first form, when the display region is viewed from the front of the light-emitting panel, the light-emitting panel and the first protection comprise a region overlapping with a gap formed between the first housing and the second housing, and
wherein the light-emitting panel and the first protection are configured to be bent in the region overlapping with the gap.
2. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein, in the first form, when the display region is viewed from the front of the light-emitting panel, the first protection comprises a region overlapping with the display region.
3. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the first protection is fixed to the back of the light-emitting panel using a sheet-like adhesive.
4. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein, in the second form, the light-emitting panel is configured to not display an image.
5. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein, in the first form and the second form, the plurality of magnets is not visible.
6. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the light-emitting panel comprises a transistor comprising an oxide semiconductor layer.
7. The electronic device according to claim 1 , further comprising a sensor configured to determine whether the electronic device is in the first form or the second form.
8. An electronic device having a first form in which a display region is unfolded and a second form in which the display region is folded, the electronic device comprising:
a light-emitting panel comprising the display region;
a first protection fixed to a back of the light-emitting panel;
a second protection provided at a front of the light-emitting panel;
a first housing overlapping with the light-emitting panel; and
a second housing overlapping with the light-emitting panel,
wherein the first housing is less flexible than the light-emitting panel,
wherein the second housing is less flexible than the light-emitting panel,
wherein, in the second form, a plurality of magnets is embedded in the first housing and the second housing in regions facing each other,
wherein the plurality of magnets is configured to fix the electronic device in the second form by magnetic force of the plurality of magnets,
wherein the first protection comprises a metal or an alloy,
wherein, in the first form, when the display region is viewed from the front of the light-emitting panel, the second protection comprises a region not overlapping with the display region,
wherein, in the first form, when the display region is viewed from the front of the light-emitting panel, the light-emitting panel and the first protection comprise a region overlapping with a gap formed between the first housing and the second housing, and
wherein the light-emitting panel and the first protection are configured to be bent in the region overlapping with the gap.
9. The electronic device according to claim 8 , wherein, in the first form, when the display region is viewed from the front of the light-emitting panel, the first protection comprises a region overlapping with the display region.
10. The electronic device according to claim 8 , wherein the first protection is fixed to the back of the light-emitting panel using a sheet-like adhesive.
11. The electronic device according to claim 8 , wherein, in the second form, the light-emitting panel is configured to not display an image.
12. The electronic device according to claim 8 , wherein, in the first form and the second form, the plurality of magnets is not visible.
13. The electronic device according to claim 8 , wherein the light-emitting panel comprises a transistor comprising an oxide semiconductor layer.
14. The electronic device according to claim 8 , further comprising a sensor configured to determine whether the electronic device is in the first form or the second form.
15. An electronic device having a first form in which a display region is unfolded and a second form in which the display region is folded, the electronic device comprising:
a light-emitting panel comprising the display region;
a first protection fixed to a back of the light-emitting panel;
a second protection provided at a front of the light-emitting panel;
a first housing overlapping with the light-emitting panel; and
a second housing overlapping with the light-emitting panel,
wherein the first housing is less flexible than the light-emitting panel,
wherein the second housing is less flexible than the light-emitting panel,
wherein, in the second form, a plurality of magnets is embedded in the first housing and the second housing in regions facing each other,
wherein the plurality of magnets is configured to fix the electronic device in the second form by magnetic force of the plurality of magnets,
wherein the first protection comprises a metal or an alloy,
wherein, in the first form, when the display region is viewed from the front of the light-emitting panel, the second protection comprises a region not overlapping with the display region,
wherein, in the first form, when the display region is viewed from the front of the light-emitting panel, the light-emitting panel, the first protection, and the second protection comprise a region overlapping with a gap formed between the first housing and the second housing, and
wherein the light-emitting panel, the first protection, and the second protection are configured to be bent in the region overlapping with the gap.
16. The electronic device according to claim 15 , wherein, in the first form, when the display region is viewed from the front of the light-emitting panel, the first protection comprises a region overlapping with the display region.
17. The electronic device according to claim 15 , wherein the first protection is fixed to the back of the light-emitting panel using a sheet-like adhesive.
18. The electronic device according to claim 15 , wherein, in the second form, the light-emitting panel is configured to not display an image.
19. The electronic device according to claim 15 , wherein, in the first form and the second form, the plurality of magnets is not visible.
20. The electronic device according to claim 15 , further comprising a sensor configured to determine whether the electronic device is in the first form or the second form.