US 12,032,413 B2
Foldable display device
In-Seo Kee, Yongin (KR); So-Youn Jung, Yongin (KR); Hyoung-Wook Lee, Yongin (KR); and Sang-Wol Lee, Yongin (KR)
Assigned to SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD., Gyeonggi-Do (KR)
Filed by Samsung Display Co., Ltd., Yongin (KR)
Filed on Apr. 10, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/297,819.
Application 18/297,819 is a continuation of application No. 17/488,912, filed on Sep. 29, 2021, granted, now 11,625,071, issued on Apr. 11, 2023.
Application 17/488,912 is a continuation of application No. 16/561,632, filed on Sep. 5, 2019, granted, now 11,137,800, issued on Oct. 5, 2021.
Application 16/561,632 is a continuation of application No. 15/923,080, filed on Mar. 16, 2018, granted, now 10,444,797, issued on Oct. 15, 2019.
Application 15/923,080 is a continuation of application No. 15/161,338, filed on May 23, 2016, granted, now 9,939,847, issued on Apr. 10, 2018.
Application 15/161,338 is a continuation of application No. 14/049,334, filed on Oct. 9, 2013, granted, now 9,348,369, issued on May 24, 2016.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2013-0063507 (KR), filed on Jun. 3, 2013.
Prior Publication US 2023/0244275 A1, Aug. 3, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 1/16 (2006.01); H04M 1/02 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 1/1652 (2013.01) [G06F 1/1616 (2013.01); G06F 1/1641 (2013.01); H04M 1/0268 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A foldable display device comprising:
a case including a hinge portion, two rotation shafts at each end of the hinge portion, and a pair of supports respectively coupled to the hinge portion at opposing sides of the hinge portion and rotated by each of the two rotation shafts, respectively;
a flexible display panel including a bendable area corresponding to the hinge portion, planar areas respectively at opposing sides of the bendable area and corresponding to the pair of supports; and
a bonding member attaching at least a portion of the planar areas to the pair of supports,
wherein the bendable area is not attached to the hinge portion,
wherein the bendable area has a planar surface when the pair of supports are unfolded and in parallel to each other and has an arc shape when the pair of supports are pivoted by the two rotation shafts and folded,
wherein the bonding member includes:
a first bonding member disposed corresponding to outer edges of the pair of supports, and
a second bonding member disposed between the first bonding member and the hinge portion, and
wherein the second bonding member is at least partially detached from the pair of supports when the pair of supports are folded and is at least partially attached to the pair of supports when the pair of supports are unfolded.