Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Foldable electronic device including a sliding-type hinge structure beneath a flexible display
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Application No.: US16847080Application Date: 2020-04-13
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Publication No.: US11737223B2Publication Date: 2023-08-22
- Inventor: Sangchul Lee
- Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Applicant Address: KR Gyeonggi-do
- Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: KR Gyeonggi-do
- Agency: The Farrell Law Firm, P.C.
- Priority: KR 20190042984 2019.04.12 KR 20190137847 2019.10.31
- Main IPC: H05K5/02
- IPC: H05K5/02 ; E05D1/04 ; E05D7/00 ; H05K5/00 ; G06F1/16 ; H04M1/02 ; E05D11/08

Abstract:
A foldable electronic device is provided. The foldable electronic device includes a housing including a first part and a second part; a flexible display seated on the first part and the second part; and a hinge structure configured to fold and unfold the first part and the second part of the housing. The hinge structure includes a hinge member including a sliding part and a connection part extending from the sliding part and connected to the first part or the second part; a guide member; and a hinge housing covering the hinge member and the guide member. The guide member is fastened to the hinge housing to form a space with the hinge housing, and the sliding part is received in the space and performs a sliding motion between the guide member and the hinge housing.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200329574A1 FOLDABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE Public/Granted day:2020-10-15
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