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Display apparatus

a technology of display apparatus and display screen, which is applied in the field of display screen, can solve problems such as more difficult implementation

Inactive Publication Date: 2016-07-07
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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The patent describes a display apparatus that includes a flexible display panel and an image processing board. The image processing board has a flexible artificial muscle that can be deformed to change the shape of the support member. The apparatus also includes a sensor to sense the bending state of the artificial muscle and a controller to apply voltage to the artificial muscle to maintain the desired shape. The apparatus can be used for user interface design and can be bent for user convenience. The technical effects of the invention include improved flexibility, responsiveness, and user-friendliness of the display apparatus.

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However, with various kinds of contents and various demands of users, the display apparatus has been required to have a rigid structure of a curved display panel or a flexible structure.
In particular, the latter case is more difficult to implement since all the elements of the display apparatus such as the housing, the image processing board, etc. need to be flexible.
Although all the elements of the display apparatus are flexible, many problems, which are not caused in the rigid structure, may arise while the display apparatus is used.

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[0065]Below, exemplary embodiments will be described in detail with reference to accompanying drawings. The following descriptions of the exemplary embodiments are made by referring to elements shown in the accompanying drawings, in which like numerals refer to like elements having substantively the same functions.

[0066]In the description of the exemplary embodiments, an ordinal number used in terms such as a first element, a second element, etc. is employed for describing variety of elements, and the terms are used for distinguishing between one element and another element. Therefore, the meanings of the elements are not limited by the terms, and the terms are also used just for explaining the corresponding embodiment without limiting the idea of the invention.

[0067]Further, the exemplary embodiments will describe only elements directly related to the idea of the invention, and description of the other elements will be omitted. However, it will be appreciated that the elements, the...

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Abstract

A display apparatus includes a flexible display panel; an image processing board configured to output a video signal to the display panel; and a support member provided between the display panel and the image processing board and configured to support the display panel, the support member including: at least two plates arranged along one side of the display panel; and at least one artificial muscle connecting the at least two plates and configured to be deformed to change a shape of the support member in accordance with a voltage applied thereto.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]This application claims priority from U.S. Provisional Application No. 62 / 100,579, filed on Jan. 7, 2015 in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and Korean Patent Application No. 10-2015-0129958, filed on Sep. 14, 2015 in the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference.BACKGROUND[0002]1. Field[0003]Apparatuses and methods consistent with exemplary embodiments relate to a display apparatus, and more particularly to a display apparatus having a bendable structure in which an overall shape is not fixed and the whole apparatus including a plate of a display panel is flexible as desired by a user.[0004]2. Related Art[0005]To process information in accordance with a certain process, an electronic apparatus, which typically includes and utilizes electronic elements such as a central processing unit (CPU), a chipset, a memory and the like, may be classified into various kinds of appa...

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IPC IPC(8): G06F1/16G09G5/00G06F1/18G06F3/0484
CPCG09G2354/00G09G2380/02G06F1/1652G06F1/188G06F3/04847G09G5/006G06F1/1694G09G5/00G06F1/1626G06F3/016G06F3/017G06F2203/04102G06F3/0412Y02E10/549G09F9/301H10K59/40H10K77/111H10K59/10H10K71/00H10K2102/311G06F3/041
Inventor HUH, JAE YOUNGPARK, KYUNG WANJEONG, HEE SEOKKANG, SEUNG SOO
Owner SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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