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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2015
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Sakai, Osaka, JP;
Noriko Watanabe, Sakai, JP;
Akiko Itoh, Sakai, JP;
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Sakai, JP;
Abstract
A display deviceincludes a flexible display panel having a display surfaceand flexibility, display support portionssupporting the flexible display panel from a side opposite to the display surfaceside, a hinge portionsupporting the two adjacent display support portionsto be rotatable, and an angle restricting portionmounted on each of hinge partsand including at least a stopper projectionand a stopper holethat are stopped by each other when an angle formed by the two adjacent display supporting portionsreaches a predetermined value, the two adjacent display supporting portionsbeing rotated according to bending of the flexible display panelfrom the flat state and the angle being formed by the two adjacent display supporting portionsthat are rotated, and the angle restricting portionrestricting the angle.