WO2013154275A1

WO2013154275A1 - Foldable display panel

Info

Publication number: WO2013154275A1
Application number: PCT/KR2013/002278
Authority: WO
Inventors: 이용노
Original assignee: Lee Yong Noh
Priority date: 2012-04-09
Filing date: 2013-03-20
Publication date: 2013-10-17
Also published as: KR20130006041U

Abstract

The present invention relates to a foldable display panel which can selectively display in full screen or small screen before and after the foldable display panel is folded, and comprises: first to fourth display main bodies (11 to 14) equally divided into four units; a first joining member (21) integrally joined over the first display main body (11) and the second display main body (12); a second joining member (22) integrally joined to the upper end surface of the third display main body (13); a third joining member (23) integrally joined to the upper end surface of the fourth display main body (14); a fourth joining member (24) integrally joined to the lower end surface over the first display main body (11) and the third display main body (13); and a fifth bonding member (25) integrally joined to the lower end surface over the second display main body (12) and the fourth display main body (14). According to the present invention, the small screen can be viewed by folding the display panel having a predetermined size in the partitioning direction, the full screen can be viewed by unfolding the folded display panel, and the size can be set as necessary for storage so as to increase user convenience based on a user selection.

Description

Folding display panel

The present invention relates to a collapsible display panel, and more particularly, to a folding display panel capable of selectively viewing a full screen and a small screen before and after folding the collapsible display panel.

Typical display panels are manufactured in various ways such as LCD, LED or OLED. Such a display panel is applied for displaying a visual image in various electronic devices such as a PC, a notebook computer, a tablet PC or a smartphone. Display panels vary in size and have different resolutions or methods.

Conventionally, a display panel is manufactured by applying semiconductor technology, and has a disadvantage in that it cannot be folded or unfolded. Therefore, the display panel is determined according to the screen size of the applied electronic device. In the past, an image is displayed by dividing a display panel into several sheets, but this is not designed to be folded or unfolded.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to allow a user to select a large screen and a small screen by folding and disabling the display panel.

In addition, the present invention meets the user's demand for a high-definition display panel that has been enlarged four times through the display panel of a small mobile terminal in a communication environment such as Wibro or Long Term Evolution (LTE) due to the development of communication technology. To do that is another purpose.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a display apparatus comprising: a four divided first to fourth display main body; A first joining member integrally bonded to an upper surface of the first display body and the second display body; A second joining member integrally joined to an upper end surface of the third display body; A third joining member integrally joined to an upper end surface of the fourth display body; A fourth joining member integrally joined to a bottom surface over the first display body and the third display body; And a fifth bonding member integrally bonded to the bottom surface over the second display body and the fourth display body.

In addition, the first to fourth display main body may be connected to transmit and receive an electrical signal by wire or wirelessly.

In addition, in the present invention, magnets may be respectively coupled to the right side surface of the third display body and the left side surface of the fourth display body.

The present invention allows the display panel of a certain size to be folded in a partitioned direction by the above solving means, so that a small screen can be viewed, and when the display panel in the folded state is unfolded, the screen of the original size can be seen, as necessary. You can set the size for storage to improve the convenience of the user's choice.

1 is a perspective view showing a folding display panel according to the present invention.

2 is an exploded perspective view showing a foldable display panel according to the present invention.

3 is a plan view showing a foldable display panel according to the present invention.

4 is a cross-sectional view of A-A and B-B of FIG. 3.

5 to 7 is a view showing a folding process of the folding display panel according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the folding display panel according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In Figure 1, the display panel of the present invention has a structure that can be folded or unfolded once in the horizontal and vertical directions.

In FIG. 2, the display panel 10 is divided into four parts, and is divided into a first display main body 11, a second display main body 12, a third display main body 13, and a fourth display main body 14. do. Bonding members foldable on the top and bottom surfaces of each display body are selectively integrally bonded to the display body.

The bonding member includes a first bonding member 21 integrally bonded to the first display main body 11 and an upper surface of the second display main body 12, and a second bonding unit integrally connected to the upper end surface of the third display main body 13. Integrated across the bonding member 22, the third bonding member 23 integrally bonded to the upper end surface of the fourth display body 14, and the lower surface of the first display body 11 and the third display body 13; And a fourth bonding member 24 to be bonded to each other, and a fifth bonding member 25 to be integrally bonded to the second display body 12 and the lower surface of the fourth display body 14.

The first bonding member 21 supports the first display main body 11 and the second display main body 12 so that the upper surfaces of the first display main body 11 and the second display main body 12 can be folded to be interviewed with each other. It is. The fourth bonding member 24 supports the first display main body 11 and the third display main body 13 so that the bottom surfaces of the first display main body 11 and the third display main body 13 can be folded to be interviewed with each other. will be. In addition, the fifth bonding member 25 supports the second display body 12 and the fourth display body 14 so that the bottom surfaces of the second display body 12 and the fourth display body 14 may be folded to be interviewed with each other. It is. Therefore, the first display main body 11 is interviewed with the upper surface of the second display main body 12 or the third display main body 13 and the lower surface with each other. In the second display main body 12, the first display main body 11 and the upper end face are interviewed with each other, or the fourth display main body 14 and the lower end face are interviewed with each other. In the third display main body 13, the first display main body 11 and the bottom surface are interviewed with each other. In the fourth display main body 14, the second display main body 12 and the bottom surface are interviewed with each other. Therefore, the display panel of the present invention can be easily seen from FIG. 4A by referring to the horizontal cross section A-A of the display panel 10 and FIG. 4B through the vertical cross section B-B of the display panel 10.

The third display main body 13 and the fourth display main body 14 are separated from each other in a structure in which the third display main body 13 and the fourth display main body 14 are not bonded to each other. The

magnets

31 and 32 are coupled to the right side of the third display body 13 and the left side of the fourth display body 14, respectively. The

magnets

31 and 32 are intended to be face bonded at the sides by mutual magnetic fields. This is because when the display panel is unfolded, the third display main body 13 and the fourth display main body 14 are not integrally bonded to each other, so that the sides of the third display main body 13 and the fourth display main body 14 are

magnets

31 and 32. It can be joined or separated by).

As the first bonding member 21 to the fifth bonding member 25, a transparent synthetic resin material is applied as a thin film, and a material having excellent durability is applied to the folding and unfolding of the bonded display body.

It is preferable that the first display main body 11 to the fourth display main body 14 are electrically connected. That is, one screen is formed from four display main bodies 11-14 divided into four when the folding display panel 10 is unfolded, or one screen is formed from any one display main body when the folding display panel 10 is folded. I will be able to. Also, each screen may be displayed from each display main body. This may enable a wired connection or a signal transmission and reception by wireless. The folding display panel of the present invention made as described above may be arranged in various forms according to a user's selection.

Next, the folding process of the folding display panel of the present invention will be described. First, in FIG. 5, the unfolded display panel 10 as shown in FIG. 1 is folded in a horizontal direction. That is, the back of the first display main body 11 and the second display main body 12 is folded so as to be interviewed with the back of the third display main body 13 and the fourth display main body 14. In FIG. 6, the planes of the first display main body 11 and the second display main body 12 are folded to be interviewed. In FIG. 7, the third display main body 13, the first display main body 11, the second display main body 12, and the fourth display main body 14 are stacked from the rear to the front. At this time, since the third display body 13 and the fourth display body 14 are separated, they may be easily folded. In addition, the folded display panel can be easily unfolded in the reverse order of the above process. After unfolding, the

magnets

31 and 32 provided on each side of the third display main body 13 and the fourth display main body 14 are bonded by magnetic force so that the first to fourth display main bodies 11-14 are unfolded into a flat plate. do.

In addition, each display body may be hinged to a hinge or the like to expand or fold the display panel.

Therefore, the foldable display panel of the present invention can fold or unfold the display body divided into several sheets according to the user's selection to view each image of the display body or to view a single image to provide convenience to the user, It has the advantage of free portability and storage.

While the invention has been shown and described in connection with specific embodiments thereof, it is well known in the art that various modifications and changes can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as indicated by the claims. Anyone who has a can easily know.

Folding display panel according to the present invention is to be able to fold a display panel of a certain size in a partitioned direction to see a small screen, and to expand the folded display panel to see the screen of the original size, and stored as needed Since it is possible to set the size for improving the convenience according to the user's choice, there is industrial applicability.

Claims

First to fourth display bodies divided into four;

A first joining member integrally bonded to an upper surface of the first display body and the second display body;

A second joining member integrally joined to an upper end surface of the third display body;

A third joining member integrally joined to an upper end surface of the fourth display body;

A fourth joining member integrally joined to a bottom surface over the first display body and the third display body; And

And a fifth bonding member integrally bonded to a bottom surface of the second display body and the fourth display body.
The method of claim 1,

The first to fourth display main body is a foldable display panel connected to transmit and receive an electrical signal by wire or wireless.
The method of claim 1,

And a magnet coupled to the right side of the third display body and the left side of the fourth display body.