FOLDABLE DISPLAY DEVICE
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1. A foldable display device, comprising:
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a window panel placed over the display panel, wherein the window panel includes;
i) a flexible area and ii) a rigid area adjacent to at least one side of the flexible area, wherein the rigid are is less flexible than the flexible area,wherein the elastic modulus of the flexible area is less than that of the rigid area.
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Abstract
A foldable display device is disclosed. In one aspect, the foldable display device includes a display panel and a window panel provided on a front surface of the display panel. The window panel includes a flexible area and a rigid area provided adjacent to at least one side of the flexible area. The elastic modulus of the flexible area of the window panel is lower than that that of the rigid area.
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36 Claims
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1. A foldable display device, comprising:
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a display panel; and a window panel placed over the display panel, wherein the window panel includes;
i) a flexible area and ii) a rigid area adjacent to at least one side of the flexible area, wherein the rigid are is less flexible than the flexible area,wherein the elastic modulus of the flexible area is less than that of the rigid area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A foldable display device, comprising:
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a base substrate comprising a flexible area and a rigid area adjacent to at least one side of the flexible area, wherein the rigid area is less flexible than the flexible area; and an image display layer formed over the base substrate, wherein the elastic modulus of the flexible area is less than that of the rigid area. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A foldable display device, comprising:
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a display panel; and a window panel comprising first and second layers formed over the display panel, wherein the window panel includes a flexible area and a rigid area adjacent to at least one side of the flexible area, wherein the rigid area is less flexible than the flexible area wherein the elastic modulus of the first layer is less than that of the second layer, and wherein the thickness of the first layer is greater in the flexible area than in the rigid area. - View Dependent Claims (36)
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