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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2019
Samsung Display Co., Ltd., Yongin-si, KR;
Changmin Park, Gwangmyeong-si, KR;
Samsung Display Co., Ltd., Yongin-si, KR;
Abstract
A display apparatus includes: a display module configured to display an image and to be folded about a folding axis at a folding area defined on a plane; a support member below the display module; and a protective member between the display module and the support member. The support member includes a folding part overlapping the folding area and configured to be folded about the folding axis, and the folding part includes a plurality of joint portions extending parallel to the folding axis and connected to each other. Each of the joint portions includes a support surface supporting the display module, and when the support member is folded, a cusp point is formed between adjacent ones of the support surfaces on a cross-section.