Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including a first non-folding area, a folding area, and a second non-folding area and a support plate that is disposed under the display panel and that defines a plurality of openings overlapping the folding area and arranged in a first direction and a second direction intersecting the first direction. The support plate includes a first branch disposed between openings adjacent to each other in the second direction among the plurality of openings and a second branch disposed between openings adjacent to each other in the first direction among the plurality of openings. A first width of the first branch in the second direction is smaller than a second width of each of the openings in the second direction.

Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including a front surface that displays an image, and a rear surface, wherein the display panel is foldable with respect to a folding axis extending in a first direction; and a metal plate disposed on the rear surface of the display panel, wherein the metal plate includes a first body and a second body that are arranged in a second direction intersecting the first direction; a patterned portion disposed between the first body and the second body to overlap the folding axis in a thickness direction of the display device; and at least one protrusion protruding parallel to the folding axis from an edge of at least one of the first body, the second body, and the patterned portion.

Abstract: An electronic device including a display panel, a cushion member disposed below the display panel, an electronic module inserted into a hole defined by the display panel and the cushion member, and a light blocking pattern disposed on the electronic module with the display panel therebetween. The electronic module is spaced apart from a sidewall configured to define the hole in a first state in which the display panel and the cushion member are folded and a second state in which the display panel and the cushion member are unfolded.

Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including a first non-folding area, a folding area, and a second non-folding area and a support plate that is disposed under the display panel and that defines a plurality of openings overlapping the folding area and arranged in a first direction and a second direction intersecting the first direction. The support plate includes a first branch disposed between openings adjacent to each other in the second direction among the plurality of openings and a second branch disposed between openings adjacent to each other in the first direction among the plurality of openings. A first width of the first branch in the second direction is smaller than a second width of each of the openings in the second direction.

Abstract: A display device includes a display panel foldable with respect to a folding axis substantially parallel to a first direction and a support plate disposed under the display panel and including a folding plate foldable with respect to the folding axis. The folding plate includes at least one first support layer and at least one second support layer. The folding plate has a first elastic modulus corresponding to a bending strength with respect to a second direction intersecting the first direction and a second elastic modulus corresponding to a bending strength with respect to the first direction. The first elastic modulus is smaller than the second elastic modulus.

Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including a first area, a bending area, and a second area, and comprising a plurality of pixels disposed in the first area, a driving chip disposed on an upper surface of the second area of the display panel and electrically connected to the plurality of pixels, a support layer disposed on a lower surface of the first area of the display panel, and a spacer disposed on the lower surface of the first area and overlapping the support layer in a plan view, wherein the spacer comprises an upper layer, a lower layer, and a base layer having a thermal conductivity greater than a thermal conductivity of the upper layer and a thermal conductivity of the lower layer, and in case that the bending area of the display panel is folded, the spacer overlaps the driving chip in a plan view.

Abstract: An electronic device includes: a display panel including a first region having a pixel therein, a bending region bent with respect to a virtual axis, and a second region with the bending region between the first region and the second region, wherein the first region and the second region are configured to face each other in a bent configuration; a lower plate below the display panel; a flexible circuit board connected to the second region, and including insulating layers with an opening portion in at least part thereof, a ground signal line, and a ground pattern exposed from the insulating layers by the opening portion and connected to the ground signal line; a resin layer on a first surface of the flexible circuit board, and covering the opening portion, the resin layer having a flat surface; and an adhesive layer bonding the resin layer to the lower plate.

Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including a front surface that displays an image, and a rear surface, wherein the display panel is foldable with respect to a folding axis extending in a first direction; and a metal plate disposed on the rear surface of the display panel, wherein the metal plate includes a first body and a second body that are arranged in a second direction intersecting the first direction; a patterned portion disposed between the first body and the second body to overlap the folding axis in a thickness direction of the display device; and at least one protrusion protruding parallel to the folding axis from an edge of at least one of the first body, the second body, and the patterned portion.

Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including a first area, a bending area, and a second area, and comprising a plurality of pixels disposed in the first area, a driving chip disposed on an upper surface of the second area of the display panel and electrically connected to the plurality of pixels, a support layer disposed on a lower surface of the first area of the display panel, and a spacer disposed on the lower surface of the first area and overlapping the support layer in a plan view, wherein the spacer comprises an upper layer, a lower layer, and a base layer having a thermal conductivity greater than a thermal conductivity of the upper layer and a thermal conductivity of the lower layer, and in case that the bending area of the display panel is folded, the spacer overlaps the driving chip in a plan view.

Abstract: A display device including: a display module; a first support part and a second support part which are disposed under the display module and spaced apart from each other in a first direction; a first gear connected to each of both sides of the first support part which are opposite each other in a second direction crossing the first direction; and a second gear connected to each of both sides of the second support part which face each other in the second direction, where the second gear is disposed adjacent to the first gear in the first direction and engaged with the first gear. When viewed in the second direction, each of the first gear and the second gear has a shape corresponding to at least a portion of an elliptical shape.

Abstract: A display device includes a display panel having a first area, a second area, and a bendable area between the first area and the second area, wherein the bendable area is bent so that the second area is disposed below the first area, a driving integrated circuit (IC) disposed below the second area, a window disposed on the first area, and a window protection layer disposed on the window, wherein, one side of the window protection layer and one side of the window are spaced apart from a first boundary between the first area and the bendable area in a horizontal direction, and the one side of the window protection layer and the one side of the window are spaced apart from each other in the horizontal direction.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a supporting member for a display device, a display device including the same, and a manufacturing method of a supporting member for a display device. The supporting member for the display device according to an embodiment includes: a first region and a second region, and a third region positioned between the first region and the second region and made of a non-metal material. The supporting member includes a plurality of patterns positioned in the third region and adjacent to one another along a first direction and a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, where each of the plurality of patterns extends along the second direction.

Abstract: An electronic device may include a window, a display panel disposed below the window, a supporting member disposed below the display panel, and a light-blocking layer disposed on the supporting member. The light-blocking layer may include a light-blocking material, and the light-blocking layer may be directly disposed on the supporting member or may be directly attached to the supporting member by a light-blocking adhesive layer. Thus, the electronic device has an improved impact resistance property and may prevent reflection of an external light.

Abstract: A display device includes a display module including a first non-folding area, a second non-folding area, and a folding area disposed between the first and second non-folding areas which are arranged in a first direction, a first support disposed below the first non-folding area, a second support disposed below the second non-folding area, and a hinge including a biaxial rotation shaft disposed between the first support and the second support, the biaxial rotation shaft extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction. The folding area has a curvature radius in a range of about 1.5 mm to about 5.0 mm when the display module is folded by a rotation of the first support and the second support with respect to the biaxial rotation shaft.

Abstract: A display device includes a display module having a display region and a non-display region, and a window module disposed on the display module. The window module includes a thin glass substrate, a window protective layer disposed on the thin glass substrate, and a bezel pattern disposed on a surface of the thin glass substrate or disposed on a surface of the window protective layer. The bezel pattern overlaps the non-display region. The edge of the thin glass substrate does not overlap the bezel pattern in a plan view, and the edge of the thin glass substrate is not aligned with the outer edge of the bezel pattern in a plan view.

Abstract: A smart pen includes a body, a pen tip portion at an end of the body, and including a pen tip extending in a first direction, a pen tip support configured to support the pen tip, and a reflector on one surface of the pen tip support, and having a curvature, and a light emitter supported by the body, configured to emit light, and inclined at an angle with respect to the first direction.

Abstract: A display device includes a display module including a first non-folding region, a second non-folding region, and a folding region disposed between the first and second non-folding regions, a first body disposed on the first non-folding region, a second body disposed on the second non-folding region, a plurality of rotation pin units connected to the first and second bodies to provide a biaxial rotation axis, which is overlapped with the folding region, to the first and second bodies, and a plurality of gears which rotate in conjunction with the rotation pin units. The plurality of gears is disposed on the rotation pin units.

Abstract: Provided is a display device including a display panel including a first area, a second area, and a bendable area which is disposed between the first and second areas and is bent so that the second area is disposed below the first area, a driving IC disposed below the second area, a window disposed on the first area, a window protection layer disposed on the window, and a first panel protection layer disposed below the first area. When viewed on a plane, one side of the window protection layer and one side of the window are spaced apart from a first boundary between the first area and the bendable area, and the one side of the window protection layer is disposed between the first boundary ad the one side of the window.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a supporting member for a display device, a display device including the same, and a manufacturing method of a supporting member for a display device. The supporting member for the display device according to an embodiment includes: a first region and a second region, and a third region positioned between the first region and the second region and made of a non-metal material. The supporting member includes a plurality of patterns positioned in the third region and adjacent to one another along a first direction and a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, where each of the plurality of patterns extends along the second direction.

Abstract: A display device includes a display module including a first non-folding area, a second non-folding area, and a folding area disposed between the first and second non-folding areas which are arranged in a first direction, a first support disposed below the first non-folding area, a second support disposed below the second non-folding area, and a hinge including a biaxial rotation shaft disposed between the first support and the second support, the biaxial rotation shaft extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction. The folding area has a curvature radius in a range of about 1.5 mm to about 5.0 mm when the display module is folded by a rotation of the first support and the second support with respect to the biaxial rotation shaft.