Patent ID: 11950379
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. A display device comprising:
a display panel comprising a first non-folding area, a second non-folding area, and a folding area between the first non-folding area and the second non-folding area; and
a lower member under the display panel, the lower member comprising:
a first support layer comprising a first support portion corresponding to the first non-folding area and a first protective portion extending from the first support portion, corresponding to the folding area, and having an elastic modulus smaller than the first support portion;
a second support layer comprising a second support portion corresponding to the second non-folding area and a second protective portion extending from the second support portion, corresponding to the folding area, and having an elastic modulus smaller than the second support portion and disconnected and spaced apart from the first support layer in the folding area;
a cover layer under the first support layer and the second support layer, coupled with the first support layer and the second support layer, and corresponding to the first non-folding area, the second non-folding area, and the folding area;
a lower cushion layer under the cover layer, coupled to the cover layer, wherein the lower cushion layer comprises a first lower cushion layer and a second lower cushion layer such that the first lower cushion layer and the second lower cushion layer are spaced apart from each other by a distance,
wherein a side surface of the first protection portion and a side surface of the second protection portion most adjacent thereto are spaced apart by a first distance.