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Granted Patent B2
US 9,817,261 · App. 14/810,818 · Granted Nov 14, 2017

Curved cover for curved display and curved type display apparatus including the same

Inventors: Myoung Soo Lee (Paju-si, KR); Chang Hoon Song (Paju-si, KR); Min Roh (Paju-si, KR)
Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
G02F1/133308G06F1/16G02F2001/13332G02F2001/133322
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Patent No.
US 9,817,261
App. No.
14/810,818
Granted
Nov 14, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed are a curved cover for curved display and a curved type display apparatus including the same in which the curved type display apparatus includes a curved part that includes a front part covering one edge of a display panel having a curved shape, and the front part includes a curved part having a curved shape and a bending part provided at each of both edges of the curved part.

Claims (33)

1. A curved type display apparatus comprising:

a display panel;

a panel supporting part configured to support the display panel; and

a curved cover coupled to the panel supporting part, the curved cover including a front part that covers one edge of the display panel, wherein the front part comprises: a curved part having a curved shape; and a bending part provided at each of both edges of the curved part, wherein the both edges of the curved part have a first curvature and the bending part has a second curvature different from the first curvature of the curved part,

wherein the bending part is provided at a corner of each of the both edges of the curved part and is bent toward the display panel to have a larger curvature than the first curvature of the curved part.

2. The curved type display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the bending part is bent toward the display panel to have a larger curvature than the first curvature of the curved part.

3. The curved type display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein

the one edge of the display panel is covered by the front part of the curved cover, and

a front surface of the display panel other than the one edge of the display panel is externally exposed.

4. The curved type display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein

the panel supporting part comprises:

a guide frame configured to support a rear edge of the display panel; and

a panel coupling member configured to couple the rear edge of the display panel to the guide frame, and

one side of the guide frame surrounds one side surface of the display panel and supports the front part of the curved cover, and a portion other than the one side of the guide frame is disposed under the display panel.

5. The curved type display apparatus of claim 4 , further comprising an external case configured to accommodate the panel supporting part and surround side surfaces of the panel supporting part and a side surface of the curved cover,

wherein the curved cover further comprises a side wall part bent from the front part, coupled to one side of the guide frame, and covered by the external case.

6. The curved type display apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the guide frame comprises:

an upper guide frame coupled to the rear edge of the display panel by the panel coupling member; and

a lower guide frame configured to support the front part of the curved cover and the upper guide frame.

7. A curved cover for curved display, the curved cover comprising:

a front part configured to cover a pad part which is provided in a display panel;

a panel supporting part configured to support the display panel;

a curved cover coupled to the panel supporting part, the curved cover including the front part; and

a side wall part bent from the front part, wherein the front part comprises:

a middle part having a first curved shape having a first curvature;

one edge having a second curved shape having a second curvature different from the first curvature; and another edge having a third curved shape having the second curvature,

wherein the second and third curved shapes are provided at a corner of each of the one edge and the another edge and are bent toward the display panel to have a larger curvature than the first curvature of the middle part.

8. The curved cover of claim 7 , wherein a corner of each of the one edge and the other edge of the front part has a triangular shape.

9. The curved cover of claim 1 , wherein the bending part is bent toward the display panel to have a triangular shape.

10. The curved cover of claim 1 , wherein the bending part is bent toward the display panel to have a triangular shape in at a corner of each of the both edges of the curved part.

11. The curved cover of claim 1 , wherein the bending part is stepped by a length from a front surface to form the curved part.

12. The curved cover of claim 11 , wherein the length is set to a thickness of the front part.

13. The curved cover of claim 11 , wherein the length is set to a distance between the display panel and the front part.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 28, 2015
From: LEE, MYOUNG SOO; SONG, CHANG HOON; ROH, MIN
To: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 036195/0934 →
Priority Claims (2)
KR 10-2015-0060049 · Apr 28, 2015 · national
KR 10-2015-0060062 · Apr 28, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
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