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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 02, 2015
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Inventors:
Beom Han Kim, Seoul, KR;
Jun Su Jung, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Assignee:
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21V 8/00 (2006.01); G02F 1/1333 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/0088 (2013.01); G02B 6/0011 (2013.01); G02B 6/0045 (2013.01); G02B 6/0073 (2013.01); G02B 6/0081 (2013.01); G02F 1/133308 (2013.01); G02F 2001/133322 (2013.01); G02F 2201/46 (2013.01);
Abstract
A display apparatus in which a display module in a state of a curved surface is provided. The display apparatus includes: a display panel configured to display an image and which is bendable; a light guide plate which guides light toward the display panel; and a guide unit which guides the light guide plate to be maintained in a state of a curved surface, wherein the guide unit includes a shape of a curved surface in which both ends of the guide unit protrude forward relative to a center portion of the guide unit.