Lg Display Co., Ltd.

GyuHo Lee

Suk Ho Choi

Sangwook Woo

Sungjin Park

Miyeon Seo

MinJic Lee

Sinchul Kang

A flexible display device can include a display area in which a plurality of sub pixels is disposed and a non-display area which encloses the display area, a flexible substrate including a folding area and a non-folding area with a folding axis, a thin film transistor disposed on the flexible substrate, an organic light emitting diode disposed on the thin film transistor, and an encapsulation layer disposed on the organic light emitting diode. Also, a touch buffer layer is disposed on the encapsulation layer, a touch sensor layer which is disposed on the encapsulation layer and includes a plurality of touch electrodes, and a dam is disposed on the flexible substrate corresponding to the non-display area. Further, an auxiliary spacer is disposed on the flexible substrate so as to overlap at least a part of an outer circumference of the dam.

Flexible display device with auxiliary spacer

A flexible display device includes a display panel configured to display an image; and a first substrate on the display panel and supporting the display panel, the first substrate including a plurality of first portions extending in a first direction and a second portion between the plurality of first portions that is more elastic than the plurality of first portions, the adhesive unit bonding together the display panel and the first substrate, each of the plurality of first portions includes a flat portion that faces the display panel and a curved portion connected to the flat portion and protruding in a direction away from the flat portion.

Flexible display device

A foldable display device includes a display panel including a folding area and non-folding areas on both sides of the folding area in a folding direction; a first support substrate configured to support the display panel under the display panel and including a plurality of opening patterns corresponding to the folding area; and a second support substrate between the display panel and the first support substrate and including a plurality of protrusion patterns protruding to be inserted into the plurality of opening patterns. Sizes of the plurality of protrusion patterns are smaller than sizes of the corresponding plurality of opening patterns. Therefore, it is possible to improve durability and prevent or at least reduce degradation of folding characteristics of the foldable display device.

Foldable display device

A foldable display device includes a first non-folding area, a first folding area, a second non-folding area, a second folding area, and a third non-folding area which are sequentially located along a folding direction, and a support substrate disposed below the display panel to support the display panel and including a plurality of opening patterns corresponding to the first folding area and the second folding area, so that a stress due to the folding during the process of folding or unfolding the foldable display device is relieved and suppress a damage that can be caused in the foldable display device.

A flexible display device includes a flexible substrate including a folding area and a non-folding area with a folding axis, a thin film transistor disposed on the flexible substrate, an organic light emitting diode disposed on the thin film transistor, an encapsulation layer disposed on the organic light emitting diode, a touch sensor layer disposed on the encapsulation layer and having a plurality of touch electrodes, a protective layer disposed on the touch sensor layer, and a plurality of shock-proof pattern units disposed on the protective layer. Each of the plurality of touch electrodes includes a plurality of metal lines, and each of the plurality of shock-proof pattern units is disposed on the protective layer so as to overlap at least a part of the plurality of metal lines.

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GyuHo Lee