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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2018
Samsung Display Co., Ltd., Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-Do, KR;
Minsang Kim, Yongin-si, KR;
Ohjune Kwon, Yongin-si, KR;
Doohwan Kim, Yongin-si, KR;
Seungwook Kwon, Yongin-si, KR;
Hyojeong Kwon, Yongin-si, KR;
SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD., Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-Do, KR;
Abstract
A foldable display apparatus includes a display panel that is foldable, a protective film, that is foldable, disposed on one surface of the display panel, and a sub-layer disposed on the protective film. A folding portion of the display apparatus includes a thin film zone, of the protective film, that is thinner than a main body of the protective film, and a pair of bumps disposed on opposing sides of the thin film zone, each of the pair of bumps having a thickness greater than that of the main body of the protective film. When the foldable display apparatus is in a folding state, a portion of the sub-layer is provided between the pair of bumps and is pressed by the pair of bumps.