Patent ID: 11892881
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A display device comprising:
a display panel including a flat area and bendable areas, which are adjacent to the flat area in a first direction, wherein the display panel is configured to be bendable; and
a support module disposed on the display panel, wherein the support module supports the display panel,
wherein
the support module includes a support plate and a plurality of joints, wherein the support plate is disposed to overlap with the flat area and the bendable areas and includes a plurality of lattice pattern areas including lattice patterns, and wherein the plurality of joints are disposed on a bottom surface of the support plate, are disposed to overlap with the bendable areas, and are spaced apart from one another in the first direction,
each of the plurality of joints has a top surface and a bottom surface, wherein the top surface is disposed on the bottom surface of the support plate, and the bottom surface is opposite to the top surface, and
a width, in the first direction, of each of the top surfaces of the plurality of joints is less than a width, in the first direction, of each of the bottom surfaces of the plurality of joints.