Lg Electronics Inc.

Kyungsoo Son

Insu Song

Jihoon Lee

Kiseong Mun

Jaewook Lee

Dongwook Kim

Byunghwa Lee

Kyuho Lee

Choonghwan Shin

Chiyoung Kim

Yongil Kim

Seokyong Park

Bumoh Park

Hyeongwoo Ji

Cheolho Lim

Byungsoo Kang

A mobile terminal comprises: a frame having a changing shape or size; a flexible display unit having one side facing outwards, and comprising a fixed portion coupled to the frame and a variable portion bent in a first direction; and a support frame located on the other side of the variable portion of the flexible display unit, wherein the support frame comprises: a plurality of rigid bars extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and arranged side by side in the first direction; and a flexible portion for combining the rigid bars, wherein the support frame bends well in response to the flexural deformation of the flexible display unit and at the same time stably supports the other side of the variable portion, so that the flexible display unit may be stably deformed according to the deformation of the mobile terminal.

Mobile terminal

A mobile terminal according to an embodiment includes a display panel having flexibility, and a support plate configured to support the display panel and to include a curved edge, at least a part of which is surrounded by the display panel. The display panel includes a base substrate, a light-emitting layer provided on the base substrate and configured to include a light-emitting element, a thin-film encapsulation layer configured to seal the light-emitting element, and a thin-film transistor (TFT) film configured to supply a signal to the light-emitting element, a polarizing film provided on the light-emitting layer, and a protective film provided on the polarizing film. The TFT film is extended from the base substrate at the curved edge to cover an edge of the base substrate.

Mobile terminal including curved edge support plate

There is disclosed a mobile terminal deformable into a bar type mobile terminal including a main body in which a display unit is mounted in a front surface, and a strap coupled to both sides of the main body in a first direction to form a closed curvature shape with the main body, the strap comprising a pair of curved units, wherein the strap and the main body forming the closed curvature shape together are overlapped with each other to deform the mobile terminal into the bar type, as the curved units are folded.

A mobile terminal is provided. The mobile terminal includes a case defining an appearance of the terminal and a frame coupled to the case and configured to support electrical devices. The frame includes a first coupling unit provided at the frame such that the frame is fixable to the case, the first coupling unit having a first hole formed therein and a second coupling unit provided at the frame and located adjacent to the first coupling unit, the second coupling unit having a second hole formed therein, the first hole being greater in size than the second hole. The mobile terminal also includes a first boss unit integrally coupled to the first coupling unit and the second coupling unit.

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