Patents by Inventor Insu Song

Insu Song has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240080383
    Abstract: Disclosed is a mobile terminal including: a first frame; a second frame slidable in the first direction with respect to the first frame; a flexible display unit that is bent to surround a portion of the mobile terminal, wherein the flexible display unit includes a front surface whose area size is variable based on the slide movement of the second frame and a rear surface; a slide frame slidable on a rear surface of the second frame in the first direction or a second direction, wherein an end of the rear surface of the display unit is coupled to a rear surface of the slide frame; and a stopper that restricts a movement range of the slide frame in the first direction. The mobile terminal provides a flat screen even in an extended state by minimizing a lift phenomenon of a variable portion of the display unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2021
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Insu SONG, Hyeonung JO, Jaewook LEE, Hyoyeol LEE
  • Publication number: 20230397351
    Abstract: A display device is provided. The display device includes: a flexible display panel; a rear cover disposed at a rear of the display panel and coupled to the display panel; a driving module disposed at a rear of the rear cover and including a moving block that makes a reciprocal movement; a wing bracket fixed to the rear of the rear cover at a position adjacent to the driving module; and a wing elongated with a first end fixed to the moving block and a second end coupled to the rear cover, the wing pivotally connected to the wing bracket at a position between the first end and the second end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jihyo YOON, Insu SONG
  • Publication number: 20230397350
    Abstract: A display device is provided. The display device includes: a flexible display panel; a bottom cover disposed at a rear of the display panel and coupled to the display panel; a driving module disposed at a rear of the bottom cover and including a moving block that makes a reciprocal movement; a wing bracket fixed to the rear of the bottom cover at a position adjacent to the driving module; and a wing elongated with a first end fixed to the moving block and a second end coupled to the bottom cover, the wing pivotally connected to the wing bracket at a position between the first end and the second end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jihyo YOON, Insu SONG
  • Publication number: 20230397348
    Abstract: A display device is provided. The display device includes: a flexible display panel; a flexible plate disposed at a rear of the display panel and coupled to the display panel; a driving module disposed at a rear of the plate and including a moving block that moves in a reciprocating motion on the lead screw; sliding mounts spaced apart from the driving module and fixed to the rear of the plate; a slide bracket movably coupled to the sliding mounts; wings elongated with a first end coupled to the moving block and a second end coupled to the slide bracket, and having pivot shafts disposed adjacent to the moving block between the moving block and the slid bracket; and wing brackets connected with the pivot shafts and fixed to the rear of the plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventor: Insu SONG
  • Publication number: 20230397352
    Abstract: A display device is provided. The display device includes: a flexible display panel; a flexible plate disposed at a rear of the display panel and coupled to the display panel; a driving module disposed at a rear of the plate and including a moving block that moves in a reciprocating motion on the lead screw by rotation of the lead screw; wings elongated with a first end coupled to the moving block and a second end coupled to the rear of the plate, and having pivot shafts disposed adjacent to the first end between the first end and the second end; wing brackets connected with the pivot shafts and fixed to the rear of the plate; and an elastic member having a first side supported by the wing brackets and a second side supported by the wings to push the wings in one of moving directions of the moving block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventor: Insu SONG
  • Publication number: 20230389201
    Abstract: A display device is provided. The display device includes: a flexible display panel; a flexible plate disposed at a rear of the display panel and coupled to the display panel; a driving module disposed at a rear of the plate and including a flip frame that linearly reciprocates; wings elongated with a first end fixed to the flip frame and a second end coupled to the rear of the plate, and having pivot shafts disposed adjacent to the first end between the first end and the second end; and wing brackets connected with the pivot shafts and fixed to the rear of the plate, wherein the driving module includes: a rotatable lead screw; and a moving block that moves on the lead screw by rotation of the lead screw, wherein the flip frame has a first side fixed to the wings and a second side pivotally connected to the moving block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventor: Insu SONG
  • Patent number: 11815948
    Abstract: A mobile terminal includes a first frame, a second frame slidably-movable in a first direction or in a second direction opposite to the first direction from the first frame, a slide frame movable in the first direction or in the second direction with respect to the second frame, a flexible display unit including a first region coupled to the first frame, a second region coupled to the slide frame, and a third region positioned between the first region and the second region and bent while surrounding the second frame, a driving unit disposed to be positionally biased in a third direction perpendicular to the first direction, wherein the driving unit provides a force to the second frame to move, and a linear guide positioned between the first frame and the second frame and guiding the movement of the second frame in the first direction or in the second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Insu Song, Kyuho Lee, Taeki Um, Sungchul Hong, Jaewook Kim, Minsoo Kim
  • Publication number: 20230283697
    Abstract: Provided is a mobile terminal switchable from a first state to a second state extended in a first direction, the mobile terminal comprising: a first frame; a second frame slidable in the first direction or in a second direction opposite to the first direction, with respect to the first frame; a roller coupled to the end of the second frame in the first direction; a flexible display part including a fixing part coupled to the first frame and a variable part which has a variable area, extends from the fixing part in a direction toward the rear surface thereof while surrounding the roller, and is positioned on the front surface according to the sliding movement of the second frame; and a rolling hinge positioned on the rear surface of the variable part and changing correspondingly to the shape of the variable part, wherein the roller includes a sawtooth part formed on the outer surface thereof, and the rolling hinge includes a concave-convex part corresponding to the sawtooth part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jaewook KIM, Jaewook LEE, Insu SONG, Sungchul HONG
  • Patent number: 11750237
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a flexible display device case that is mounted to a flexible display device including a first body and a second body configured to be movable relative to the first body, and including a first member mounted to the first body to surround a side surface portion of the first body, and a second member mounted to the second body to surround a side surface portion of the second body, wherein an area overlapped by the first member and the second member changes as the first body and the second body move relative to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jaewook Kim, Woojin Lee, Taeki Um, Insu Song
  • Publication number: 20230231943
    Abstract: Provided is a mobile terminal further comprising: a first frame; a second frame which is converted from a first state to a second state by moving in a first direction from the first frame, and which is converted from the second state to the first state by sliding in a second direction opposite to the first direction; a slide frame which moves in the first direction or the second direction with respect to the second frame, in correspondence to the sliding movement of the second frame; a flexible display part which comprises a first region coupled to the first frame, a second region coupled to the slide frame, and a third frame positioned between the first region and the second region and bending and surrounding the second frame; a rolling plate which couples to the rear surface of the second region of the display part, and which is capable of bending deformation in the first direction; and a slide curtain which covers at least a portion of an end, in the third direction perpendicular to the first direction, of
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2020
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Insu SONG, Insun LEE, Kyunghwan LEE, Minsoo KIM
  • Publication number: 20230185341
    Abstract: A mobile terminal that can be switched from a first state to a second state by expanding in a first direction comprises: a body that can expand in the first direction; a display unit including a front part positioned on the front surface of the body, a rear part positioned on the rear surface of the body, and a side part which is positioned between the front part and the rear part and which encompasses the side surface of the body in the first direction; and a side frame which covers the side part of the display unit and which is coupled to the body, wherein, with respect to the side frame, the mobile terminal including a dustproof pad for removing foreign substances includes the side frame for covering the side part of the flexible display unit, and thus can prevent the display unit from being damaged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2020
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jaewook KIM, Minsoo KIM, Insu SONG, Hoseok CHUNG
  • Publication number: 20230176622
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a flexible display device comprising: a first body, a second body configured to be movable relative to the first body, a flexible display part disposed to be exposed to the front side of the first body and the back side of the second body, and a link module that guides the first body and second body to move relative to each other, wherein the link module fixes the first body and the second body to each other to prevent the first body and the second body from moving closer to or away from each other when the first body and the second body have been positioned to be spaced a pre-configured distance apart from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2020
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jaewook KIM, Insu SONG, Hoseok CHUNG, Minsoo KIM
  • Patent number: 11632451
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a mobile terminal for minimizing waviness in a variable portion of a display. The mobile terminal may include: a first frame and a second frame configured to slide with respect to the first frame in a first direction or a second direction opposite to the first direction; a flexible display comprising a front surface, wherein an area of the front surface of the flexible display is configured to vary according to a sliding position of the second frame; a rivet rail formed at the second frame and longitudinally extending in the first direction; and a slide rivet coupled at an inner side of the flexible display and configured to move along the rivet rail as the second frame slides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Insu Song, Insun Lee, Changsue Park, Minsoo Kim
  • Publication number: 20230075243
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a mobile terminal including a first frame, a second frame, a slide frame movable with respect to the second frame in a first direction or a second direction, a flexible display including a third region bent to surround the second frame, and a rolling plate attached to a rear of the flexible display. The second frame includes a side portion at an end thereof facing in a third direction perpendicular to the first direction, and a slide rail formed on the side portion. The rolling plate includes a plurality of support bars extending in the third direction and arranged in the first direction, and a slide hook protruding from an end of each of the support bars and movably inserted into the slide rail. The terminal may maintain the display in a flat state by preventing the display from being separated when the second frame is moved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Insu SONG, Jaewook KIM, Seongcheol LEE, Minsoo KIM
  • Patent number: 11581500
    Abstract: A mobile terminal according to an embodiment includes a display panel having flexibility, and a support plate configured to support the display panel and to include a curved edge, at least a part of which is surrounded by the display panel. The display panel includes a base substrate, a light-emitting layer provided on the base substrate and configured to include a light-emitting element, a thin-film encapsulation layer configured to seal the light-emitting element, and a thin-film transistor (TFT) film configured to supply a signal to the light-emitting element, a polarizing film provided on the light-emitting layer, and a protective film provided on the polarizing film. The TFT film is extended from the base substrate at the curved edge to cover an edge of the base substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Insu Song, Kyungsoo Son, Jihoon Lee, Kiseong Mun, Jaewook Lee
  • Publication number: 20230008000
    Abstract: In a mobile terminal of the present disclosure, the open portion of an extended part is covered when a state is changed to a second state so that the inside of the mobile terminal can be protected, the mobile terminal comprising: a first frame; a second frame moved in a first direction from the first frame so as to change from a first state to the second state a central bracket rotatably coupled to one side of the first frame or the second frame; and a spiral spring having an inner end portion fixed to the central bracket, and an outer end portion fixed to the other side of the first frame or the second frame, wherein the spiral spring is spirally wound in the first state and unwound in the second state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Insu SONG, Taeki UM, Minsoo KIM, Woojin LEE
  • Publication number: 20230007112
    Abstract: A mobile terminal according to an embodiment may comprise: a first frame; a second frame which comprises a third rear part provided on the rear surface of the first frame and movable in a first direction and a first roller provided at the end of the third rear part in the first direction; a flexible display panel which is provided to surround the first roller; a driving part for driving the second frame in the first direction or a second direction opposite to the first direction from the first frame; and a side cover which comprises a first plate extending in the second direction from both sides of the first roller and a second plate moving forward and backward on the first plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2020
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Sungchul HONG, Woojin LEE, Insu SONG
  • Publication number: 20220408573
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a mobile terminal comprising: a first frame; a second frame which is coupled so as to be movable in a first direction from the first frame, and comprises a third rear unit moving along the back surface of the first frame, and a first roller provided on the end part in the first direction of the third rear unit; a flexible display unit which has one end thereof fixed to the front surface of the first frame, and is provided so as to cover the first roller; a drive unit which moves the second frame in the first direction or moves same in a second direction which is the opposite direction from the first direction; and a connection band which covers the end part in the second direction of the third rear unit, has one end thereof connected to the end part in the first direction of the first frame, and has the other end thereof connected to the other end of the flexible display unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Junghyun JO, Insu SONG, Jaewook LEE
  • Patent number: 11497127
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for fabricating a rear cover glass and a flexible display device including a first body, a second body configured to be movable relative to the first body, a flexible display disposed on a front surface of the first body and a rear surface of the second body and configured such that a size of an area exposed to the front surface of the first body and a size of an area exposed to the rear surface of the second body vary as the first body and the second body are moved relative to each other, and a rear cover glass mounted on the second body and disposed to cover at least a part of the rear surface of the second body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Insu Song, Insun Lee, Sunggab Kim, Seungyeop Song, Minsoo Kim, Seongcheol Lee
  • Patent number: 11497130
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a mobile terminal including: a body including a first frame and a second frame configured to slide in a first direction with respect to the first frame and slide in a second direction; a flexible display configured to cover a part of the body, wherein a front surface area of the flexible display is configured to vary according to the sliding of the second frame; and a rolling hinge disposed on a rear surface of the flexible display and deformable in response to bending deformation of the flexible display. The rolling hinge includes: a first rolling sheet including a first hinge hole; a second rolling sheet overlapping with the first rolling sheet, wherein the second rolling sheet includes a second hinge hole overlapping at least partially with the first hinge hole; and a first rivet configured to penetrate the first hinge hole and the second hinge hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Insu Song, Jaewook Lee, Insun Lee, Kiseong Mun