US 11,730,050 B2
Display apparatus with porous metal substrate
Myeongah Shin, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to LG Display Co., Ltd., Seoul (KR)
Filed by LG Display Co., Ltd., Seoul (KR)
Filed on Jun. 23, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/356,229.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2020-0185501 (KR), filed on Dec. 29, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0209144 A1, Jun. 30, 2022
Int. Cl. H01L 51/52 (2006.01); H01L 27/32 (2006.01); G02F 1/13 (2006.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); G09F 9/30 (2006.01); H10K 77/10 (2023.01); H10K 50/844 (2023.01); G02F 1/1333 (2006.01); H10K 59/12 (2023.01); H10K 59/35 (2023.01); H10K 59/38 (2023.01); H10K 102/00 (2023.01)
CPC H10K 77/111 (2023.02) [H10K 50/844 (2023.02); G02F 1/133305 (2013.01); G06F 1/1641 (2013.01); G06F 1/1652 (2013.01); H10K 59/12 (2023.02); H10K 59/35 (2023.02); H10K 59/351 (2023.02); H10K 59/38 (2023.02); H10K 2102/00 (2023.02); H10K 2102/311 (2023.02)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A display apparatus, comprising:
a display panel including a display area configured to output light in a first direction and display an image, the display area of the display panel including:
a flat display area;
a first bent display area convexly curved toward the first direction; and
a second bent display area convexly curved toward a second direction opposite to the first direction; and
a porous metal substrate disposed below the display panel, the porous metal substrate including:
a flat substrate portion corresponding to the flat display area;
a first bent substrate portion corresponding to the first bent display area; and
a second bent substrate portion corresponding to the second bent display area, wherein a thickness of the first bent substrate portion is different from a thickness of the second bent substrate portion.