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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2021
Samsung Display Co., Ltd., Yongin-si, KR;
Jungil Lee, Seoul, KR;
Samsung Display Co., Ltd., Yongin-si, KR;
Abstract
A display apparatus includes: a display panel including: a folding area foldable around a virtual folding axis extending in a first direction; and non-folding areas spaced from each other with the folding area therebetween; and a protection member including: a hinge member below the display panel, and overlapping with the folding area to be foldable around the folding axis; a base member overlapping with the non-folding areas; and a support member connected to the hinge member and the base member. The hinge member includes: extension parts extending in the first direction and located along a second direction crossing the first direction, each of the extension parts having a guide groove; joint parts connected to opposite ends of the extension parts, and rotatably connected to one another; and a guide part including a protruding part protruding in the first direction to be connected to the guide grooves of the extension parts.