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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2017
Applicant:
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Sakai, Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Takashi Ochi, Sakai, JP;
Mamoru Ishida, Sakai, JP;
Tohru Sonoda, Sakai, JP;
Tohru Senoo, Sakai, JP;
Takeshi Hirase, Sakai, JP;
Assignee:
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Sakai, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09F 9/30 (2006.01); H05B 33/02 (2006.01); H01L 51/00 (2006.01); H01L 27/32 (2006.01); H01L 51/50 (2006.01); H01L 51/52 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G09F 9/301 (2013.01); H01L 27/3241 (2013.01); H01L 51/0097 (2013.01); H01L 51/5012 (2013.01); H05B 33/02 (2013.01); H01L 27/3244 (2013.01); H01L 51/5246 (2013.01); H01L 2251/5338 (2013.01);
Abstract
A display device includes: a display panel which is flexible, and including a pair of flat portions held in a flat state, and a bending portion provided between the pair of the flat portions and held to be bendable; a first support supporting one of the pair of the flat portions in a flat state; a second support supporting the other of the pair of the flat portions in a flat state; and a joint joining the first support and the second support together. The joint is flexible and provided not to interfere with the bending portion.