Patent ID: 11956910
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Field: Telecommunications (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G  Y | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A display device comprising:
a display module having a first non-foldable area, a foldable area, and a second non-foldable area, which are arranged in a first direction in an unfolded state; and
a first support layer disposed under the display module and having a lattice pattern including a plurality of first holes overlapping the foldable area,
wherein the first holes are arranged in the first direction and a second direction intersecting the first direction,
wherein each of the plurality of first holes has a first width in the second direction and a second width in the first direction,
wherein the lattice pattern comprises:
a pattern portion in which the first holes are defined; and
a plurality of extension branches at both first and second ends of the lattice pattern opposite to each other in the second direction, arranged in the first direction, and extending in the second direction,
wherein a branch hole is defined between two extension branches adjacent to each other among the extension branches,
wherein the branch hole is open toward one of the first and second ends of the lattice pattern, and
wherein a length of the branch hole in the second direction is greater than the first width.