Hinge structure and foldale electronic device including the same

    公开(公告)号:US11886254B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-30

    申请号:US17517751

    申请日:2021-11-03

    CPC classification number: G06F1/1681 G06F1/1641

    Abstract: Disclosed is a foldable electronic device including a flexible display, a first housing and a second housing, a hinge housing, and a hinge structure. The hinge structure includes a first rotary member coupled to the first housing, a second rotary member coupled to the second housing, a first arm part coupled to the first rotary member and including a first rotary cam, a second arm part coupled to the second rotary member and including a second rotary cam, a fixed cam part including a first fixed cam engaged with the first rotary cam, a second fixed cam engaged with the second rotary cam, and a cam body connecting the first fixed cam and the second fixed cam, a stopper that restricts rotational angles of the arm parts, and an additional structure disposed between the stopper and the fixed cam part.

    Hinge structure and electronic device including the same

    公开(公告)号:US11353935B1

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-07

    申请号:US17520158

    申请日:2021-11-05

    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a first housing, a second housing, a hinge structure configured to connect the first housing and the second housing, and a foldable display module. The hinge structure includes a rotating shaft, a first idle gear, a second idle gear, a first gear, a second gear, a first pressing member configured to move the first gear toward the second gear, and a first interconnecting structure formed between the first gear and the second gear to enable the first gear to engage with the second gear, the first interconnecting structure being formed between the first gear and the second gear such that, as first pressing member moves the first gear toward the second gear, the first gear and the second gear receive with rotational forces in opposite directions.

    Hinge structure and electronic device including the same

    公开(公告)号:US11889007B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-30

    申请号:US17436902

    申请日:2021-08-31

    CPC classification number: H04M1/0216 F16C11/04

    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a first housing, a second housing, a hinge structure configured to connect the first housing and the second housing, and a foldable display module. The hinge structure includes a rotating shaft, a first idle gear, a second idle gear, a first gear, a second gear, a first pressing member configured to move the first gear toward the second gear, and a first interconnecting structure formed between the first gear and the second gear to enable the first gear to engage with the second gear, the first interconnecting structure being formed between the first gear and the second gear such that, as first pressing member moves the first gear toward the second gear, the first gear and the second gear receive with rotational forces in opposite directions.

    Hinge structure and electronic device including the same

    公开(公告)号:US11886257B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-30

    申请号:US17832218

    申请日:2022-06-03

    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a first housing, a second housing, a hinge structure configured to connect the first housing and the second housing, and a foldable display module. The hinge structure includes a rotating shaft, a first idle gear, a second idle gear, a first gear, a second gear, a first pressing member configured to move the first gear toward the second gear, and a first interconnecting structure formed between the first gear and the second gear to enable the first gear to engage with the second gear, the first interconnecting structure being formed between the first gear and the second gear such that, as first pressing member moves the first gear toward the second gear, the first gear and the second gear receive with rotational forces in opposite directions.

    Hinge structure and electronic device including the same

    公开(公告)号:US11385687B1

    公开(公告)日:2022-07-12

    申请号:US17520158

    申请日:2021-11-05

    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a first housing, a second housing, a hinge structure configured to connect the first housing and the second housing, and a foldable display module. The hinge structure includes a rotating shaft, a first idle gear, a second idle gear, a first gear, a second gear, a first pressing member configured to move the first gear toward the second gear, and a first interconnecting structure formed between the first gear and the second gear to enable the first gear to engage with the second gear, the first interconnecting structure being formed between the first gear and the second gear such that, as first pressing member moves the first gear toward the second gear, the first gear and the second gear receive with rotational forces in opposite directions.

    HINGE STRUCTURE AND FOLDALE ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20220206543A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-30

    申请号:US17517751

    申请日:2021-11-03

    Abstract: Disclosed is a foldable electronic device including a flexible display, a first housing and a second housing, a hinge housing, and a hinge structure. The hinge structure includes a first rotary member coupled to the first housing, a second rotary member coupled to the second housing, a first arm part coupled to the first rotary member and including a first rotary cam, a second arm part coupled to the second rotary member and including a second rotary cam, a fixed cam part including a first fixed cam engaged with the first rotary cam, a second fixed cam engaged with the second rotary cam, and a cam body connecting the first fixed cam and the second fixed cam, a stopper that restricts rotational angles of the arm parts, and an additional structure disposed between the stopper and the fixed cam part.

    ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING HINGE MODULE
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    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230384838A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-11-30

    申请号:US18231550

    申请日:2023-08-08

    CPC classification number: G06F1/1681 G06F1/1652 G06F1/1616 G06F3/0412

    Abstract: An electronic device includes: first and second housings configured to move relative to each other; a display disposed in the first and second housings; and a hinge module rotatably connecting the first and second housings, where the hinge module includes: first and second rotary members connected to the first and second housings; a rotary bracket in which the first and second rotary members are disposed; a first arm member connected to the first rotary member and including a first cam structure; a second arm member connected to the second rotary member and including a second cam structure; and a third cam structure facing the first and second cam structures, where the first and second cam structures include: an outer cam structure having a first cam profile; and an inner cam structure surrounded by the outer cam structure and having a second cam profile different from the first cam profile.

    Hinge structure and electronic device including the same

    公开(公告)号:US11788330B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-17

    申请号:US17425623

    申请日:2021-07-20

    CPC classification number: E05D3/122 E05D3/18 E05D11/105 E05Y2900/606

    Abstract: A hinge structure is provided. The hinge structure includes a fixed structure including a first guide rail and a second guide rail, a center of an arc of the first guide rail is a first axis of rotation parallel to an axial direction and a center of an arc of the second guide rail is a second axis of rotation parallel to the axial direction, a first rotary structure including a first guide portion accommodated in the first guide rail and a first helical groove extending around and along the first axis of rotation, a second rotary structure including a second guide portion accommodated in the second guide rail and a second helical groove extending around and along the second axis of rotation, and a sliding structure including a first guide protrusion accommodated in the first helical groove and a second guide protrusion accommodated in the second helical groove.

    Hinge structure and electronic device including the same

    公开(公告)号:US12168903B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-12-17

    申请号:US18485783

    申请日:2023-10-12

    Abstract: A hinge structure is provided. The hinge structure includes a fixed structure including a first guide rail and a second guide rail, a center of an arc of the first guide rail is a first axis of rotation parallel to an axial direction and a center of an arc of the second guide rail is a second axis of rotation parallel to the axial direction, a first rotary structure including a first guide portion accommodated in the first guide rail and a first helical groove extending around and along the first axis of rotation, a second rotary structure including a second guide portion accommodated in the second guide rail and a second helical groove extending around and along the second axis of rotation, and a sliding structure including a first guide protrusion accommodated in the first helical groove and a second guide protrusion accommodated in the second helical groove.

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