IP Library Granted Patent US 12,461,572
Granted Patent B2
US 12,461,572 · App. 18/668,447 · Granted Nov 4, 2025

Display apparatus

Inventors: JaeHo Kim (Paju-si, KR); SeokHyo Cho (Paju-si, KR); Homin Lee (Paju-si, KR)
Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd
G06F1/181G06F1/1605G09F9/301G10K9/122F16M11/2021F16M11/28
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Patent No.
US 12,461,572
App. No.
18/668,447
Granted
Nov 4, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display apparatus comprises a display device including a display panel and a back cover on a rear surface of the display panel, and a curvature variation device at the back cover to vary a curvature of the display device, the curvature variation device may include an arc member at a rear region of the display device parallel to a first direction, a supporting plate at the rear region of the display device, a rotation driver on the supporting plate, a rectilinear driver on the supporting plate to perform a rectilinear motion, a rotation link part coupled to a center portion of the arc member on the supporting plate to rotate the center portion of the arc member based on a rectilinear motion of the rectilinear driver, and a holder part rotatably supporting the center portion of the arc member on the supporting plate.

Claims (31)

1 . A display apparatus comprising:

a display device having a display panel configured to display an image;

a curvature variation device having a plurality of fixing bracket movably supporting an arc member disposed at a rear region of the display device; and

a sound generating device disposed on the display panel to vibrate the display panel and disposed between the plurality of fixing bracket.

2 . The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the arc member comprises a first arc member and a second arc member respectively disposed at a first rear region and a second rear region of the display device.

3 . The display apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the first arc member and the second arc member are configured to be symmetrical with each other with respect to a rear center region of the display device.

4 . The display apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the first arc member and the second arc member respectively have a curved shape curved in opposite directions.

5 . The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of fixing bracket is movably supported the one end and the another end of the arc member.

6 . The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of fixing bracket is disposed at a first rear periphery portion and a second rear periphery portion of the display device.

7 . The display apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a back cover disposed at a rear surface of the display panel and supporting the curvature variation device.

8 . The display apparatus of claim 7 , further comprising a groove portion formed to be concave from the back cover overlapping with the curvature variation device and accommodating the curvature variation device.

9 . The display apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the sound generating device comprises a bobbin and a coil wound around the bobbin, and

wherein the bobbin passes through the back cover and is connected to the rear surface of the display panel.

10 . The display apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the back cover comprises a slit overlapping the sound generating device.

11 . The display apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the sound generating device is disposed between the display panel and the back cover.

12 . The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the sound generating device comprises:

a piezoelectric vibration portion having a piezoelectric characteristic;

a first electrode portion disposed on a first surface of the piezoelectric vibration portion; and

a second electrode portion disposed on a second surface, which is opposite to the first surface, of the piezoelectric vibration portion.

13 . The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the sound generating device comprises:

a piezoelectric vibration portion including a plurality of inorganic material portions having a piezoelectric characteristic and an organic material portion between the plurality of inorganic material portions;

a first electrode portion disposed on a first surface of the piezoelectric vibration portion; and

a second electrode portion disposed on a second surface, which is opposite to the first surface, of the piezoelectric vibration portion.

14 . The display apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the sound generating device comprises a pair of sound generating devices coupled to the back cover to vibrate the display panel, and

wherein the back cover comprises a slit disposed between the pair of sound generating devices.

15 . The display apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the display panel comprises a first vibration region and a second vibration region divided by an intermediate member.

16 . The display apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the sound generating device comprises:

a first sound generating device vibrating the first vibration region of the display panel; and

a second sound generating device vibrating the second vibration region of the display panel.

17 . The display apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the display panel further comprising a groove portion formed to be concave from the back cover overlapping with the curvature variation device and accommodating the curvature variation device.

18 . The display apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the intermediate member is disposed between the groove portion and the display panel.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 21, 2024
From: KIM, JAEHO; CHO, SEOKHYO; LEE, HOMIN
To: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2020-0086902 · Jul 14, 2020 · national
Continuity (3)
Continuation 18088526 · Dec 24, 2022
Continuation 17375866 · Jul 14, 2021
Related Publication 20240302873A1 · Sep 12, 2024
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