Patent ID: 11886255
Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 19:
20. A foldable display device, comprising:
a display panel;
a first casing supporting a first area of the display panel;
a second casing accommodating at least one slidable plate and including at least one sliding-guiding groove to guide a slide movement of the at least one slidable plate in a first direction, wherein the at least one slidable plate supports a second area of the display panel spaced from the first area of the display panel;
a support disposed between the first casing and the second casing to support the display panel and including a support body configured to ascend in a second direction toward the display panel during an out-folding operation of the foldable display device, and descend in the second direction away from the display panel during an in-folding operation of the foldable display, the second direction being substantially perpendicular to the first direction; and
a support plate including a foldable portion overlapping the foldable area of the display panel and configured to fold in response to the out-folding operation and in response to the in-folding operation,
wherein the foldable portion includes a plurality of holes, and
wherein an upper portion of the support body has a top face convexly curved toward the display panel with a fixed curvature and has a greater width than that of a lower portion of the support body including a rack gear.