Hinge device and foldable display apparatus having the same

摘要

A foldable display apparatus is provided. The foldable display apparatus includes a flexible display panel, first body configured to support a left portion of a flexible display panel, and second body configured to support a right portion of the flexible display panel, first and second frames configured to surround portions of outlines of the first and second bodies, a hinge member configured to hinge-connect the first and second frames with each other in a foldable manner, and first and second supports having sides hinge-connected to the first and second frames, and configured to form an accommodation space in which a folded portion of the flexible display panel is folded to form a curvature at a first position at which the first and second bodies are folded, and to support the folded portion of the flexible display panel at a second position at which the first and second bodies are unfolded.

主权项

1. A hinge device comprising:
a first body configured to support a first portion of a flexible display panel; a second body configured to support a second portion of the flexible display panel; a hinge member configured to hinge-connect the first body and the second body with each other in a foldable manner; a first support, comprising an end portion of the first support pivotably attached to the first body and a free end portion of the first support; and a second support, comprising an end portion of the second support pivotably attached to the second body and a free end portion of the second support, wherein the first support and the second support respectively include sides respectively arranged on the first body and the second body to swing and configured to form with the hinge member an accommodation space into which a folded portion of the flexible display panel extends and is folded to form a curvature in a folded arrangement in which the first body and the second body are folded such that the first portion and the second portion are disposed face to face, and to support the folded portion of the flexible display panel in an unfolded arrangement in which the first body and the second body are unfolded such that the first portion, the second portion, and the folded portion are disposed supported in substantially a single plane.