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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2016
Applicant:
Samsung Display Co., Ltd., Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventors:
Jaeseob Lee, Yongin-si, KR;
Youngshin Pyo, Yongin-si, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Display Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
A foldable display device and a method of operating the same are disclosed. In one aspect, the foldable display device includes a flexible display panel that is foldable and a heating element that provides heat to a folding portion of the flexible display panel. According to some embodiments, the foldable display device can minimize or prevent exfoliation of a protection film from the folding portion of the flexible display panel, and thus, the quality of a product using the foldable display device can be stabilized.