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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 25, 2015
Applicant:
Samsung Display Co., Ltd., Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventor:
Tae Woo Lim, Yongin-si, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Display Co., Ltd., , KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/1333 (2006.01); G02B 1/14 (2015.01); H04B 1/3888 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 1/14 (2015.01); G02F 1/133305 (2013.01); H04B 1/3888 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide a curved display device including: a display panel; and a protection pattern coupled to the display panel, wherein the protection pattern includes a plurality of first patterns and second patterns connecting adjacent first patterns, and the second patterns have arcuate shapes when the display panel is flat. According to embodiments of the present invention, the panel is prevented from being bent beyond a threshold curvature by the protection pattern, thereby preventing damage to the panel.