Display apparatus
A display apparatus can include a display panel constructed so that at least a portion thereof is deformable, an apron structure supporting the display panel, and a printed circuit board electrically connected to the display panel. At least a portion of the apron structure is bendable. The apron structure includes a gap-maintaining unit disposed at the bendable portion of the apron structure.
1 . A display apparatus comprising:
a display panel constructed so that at least a portion thereof is deformable;
an apron structure supporting the display panel;
a bottom plate disposed between the display panel and the apron structure;
a foam-tape disposed between the bottom plate and the apron structure; and
a printed circuit board electrically connected to the display panel,
wherein the apron structure includes at least a bendable portion,
wherein the apron structure further includes a gap-maintaining unit disposed at the bendable portion of the apron structure, and
wherein the gap-maintaining unit includes a gap-maintaining pin and a gap-maintaining hole.
2 . The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the apron structure includes a top apron disposed at a top region of the display panel, a link apron disposed at a middle region of the display panel, and a bottom apron disposed at a bottom region of the display panel.
3 . The display apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the top apron, the link apron, and the bottom apron are connected to each other.
4 . The display apparatus of claim 3 ,
wherein the link apron includes a plurality of gap-maintaining pins and a plurality of gap-maintaining holes.
5 . The display apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a back plate,
wherein the back plate are disposed between the display panel and the bottom plate.
6 . The display apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the foam-tape is attached to one face of the apron structure.
7 . The display apparatus of claim 2 , wherein at least a portion of the link apron has a trapezoidal cross section.
8 . The display apparatus of claim 4 , wherein each of the bottom apron and the top apron includes at least one gap-maintaining pin and at least one gap-maintaining hole.
9 . The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a cross section of the apron structure is shaped so that one face thereof adjacent to the display panel is kept flat, and another face thereof has a trapezoidal shape formed by removing a portion thereof.
10 . The display apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the gap-maintaining hole has a length which is smaller than that of the gap-maintaining pin, and a vertical dimension of the gap-maintaining hole is larger than that of the gap-maintaining pin.
11 . The display apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the gap-maintaining hole has an inner bent face, and the bent face is bent at an obtuse angle.
12 . The display apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the gap-maintaining pin includes a gap-maintaining extension and an elliptical gap-maintaining head, and the gap-maintaining head enters the gap-maintaining hole along the bent face of the gap-maintaining hole.
13 . The display apparatus of claim 12 , wherein a vertical dimension of a bent portion of the gap-maintaining hole is greater than or equal to that of the gap-maintaining head.
14 . A display apparatus comprising:
a display panel;
a back plate, a bottom plate, and an apron structure supporting the display panel; and
a foam-tape disposed between the bottom plate and the apron structure,
wherein at least a portion of the apron structure is bendable, and the apron structure includes a gap-maintaining unit disposed at the bendable portion of the apron structure, and
wherein the gap-maintaining unit includes a gap-maintaining pin and a gap-maintaining hole.
15 . The display apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the apron structure includes a top apron disposed at a top region of the display panel, a link apron disposed at a middle region of the display panel, and a bottom apron disposed at a bottom region of the display panel.
16 . The display apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the top apron, the link apron, and the bottom apron are connected to each other.
17 . The display apparatus of claim 16 ,
wherein the link apron includes a plurality of gap-maintaining pins and a plurality of gap-maintaining holes.
18 . The display apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the foam-tape is attached to one face of the apron structure.
19 . The display apparatus of claim 15 , wherein at least a portion of the link apron has a trapezoidal cross section.
20 . The display apparatus of claim 17 , wherein each of the bottom apron and the top apron includes at least one gap-maintaining pin and at least one gap-maintaining hole.
21 . The display apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the foam-tape is disposed on a top of the link apron.
22 . The display apparatus of claim 14 , wherein a cross section of the apron structure is shaped so that one face thereof adjacent to the display panel is kept flat, and another face thereof has a trapezoidal shape formed by removing a portion thereof.
23 . The display apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the gap-maintaining hole has a length which is smaller than that of the gap-maintaining pin, and a vertical dimension of the gap-maintaining hole is larger than that of the gap-maintaining pin.
24 . The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the apron structure includes a link apron,
wherein the link apron includes a plurality of interconnected apron links with each apron link including a plurality of gap-maintaining units, each gap-maintaining unit including a gap-maintaining pin and a gap-maintaining hole, and
wherein the foam-tape is attached to an upper surface of each apron link.
25 . The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the display panel includes a substrate, a transistor disposed on the substrate, and a light emitting element disposed on the transistor, and
the bottom plate is disposed between a bottom surface of the substrate of the display panel and a top surface of the apron structure.