公开(公告)号：US20230156947A1

公开(公告)日：2023-05-18

申请号：US18155355

申请日：2023-01-17

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Youngkyong JO ,  Wooktae KIM ,  Taehyeong RYU ,  Jungkyu PARK ,  Youngmin SEO ,  Bora LEE ,  Sangbong LEE ,  Wonho LEE ,  Jongsu LEE

IPC: H05K5/03 ,  B32B3/26 ,  B32B3/30 ,  B32B7/12 ,  B32B27/08 ,  B32B17/10

CPC classification number: H05K5/03 ,  B32B3/30 ,  B32B3/266 ,  B32B7/12 ,  B32B17/10005 ,  B32B27/08 ,  B32B2307/558 ,  B32B2307/732 ,  B32B2457/20

Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a foldable housing and a flexible display. The foldable housing may provide a front surface of the electronic device and a rear surface of the electronic device. The flexible display may be located in an inner space of the foldable housing. The flexible display may be combined with a front cover of the foldable housing providing the front surface. The front cover may include a pattern in which a plurality of openings corresponding to a folding portion of the foldable housing or a plurality of recesses provided in a surface facing the flexible display are periodically provided. A plurality of sub-pixels emitting light of a same wavelength in the flexible display may be arranged in a same direction as a direction in which the plurality of openings or the plurality of recesses are periodically arranged.

公开(公告)号：US20220413556A1

公开(公告)日：2022-12-29

申请号：US17831517

申请日：2022-06-03

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Sangbong LEE ,  Hoyeon KIM ,  Soonwoo KWON ,  Yongyi KIM ,  Jaesik KIM ,  Kyuyoung LEE ,  Jongsu LEE ,  Juha LEE

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  H04M1/02

Abstract: According to various embodiments, an electronic device may include: a first housing, a second housing foldably connected to the first housing through a hinge, and a flexible display supported by the first housing and the second housing, the flexible display including a window layer having a first surface and a second surface facing a direction opposite to the first surface, and including a glass layer, and a display panel corresponding to the second surface under the window layer, wherein the glass layer includes a plurality of first patterns on the first surface, a surface of the plurality of first patterns being lower than the first surface, and a plurality of second patterns on the second surface, a surface of the plurality of second patterns being lower than the second surface, and a first etching amount per unit area of the plurality of first patterns and a second etching amount per the unit area of the plurality of second patterns are different.

公开(公告)号：US20200014415A1

公开(公告)日：2020-01-09

申请号：US16449765

申请日：2019-06-24

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Sangbong LEE ,  Namhyung KIM ,  Taekon KIM ,  Kiyul LIM ,  Jaehoon LEE

IPC: H04B1/3888 ,  G06F1/16 ,  H04M1/02

Abstract: An electronic device according to certain embodiments includes a housing, a first glass plate coupled to the housing and defining an inner space, the first glass plate including a peripheral portion including: a first, second, third, fourth, and fifth surface forming an edge of the glass plate, the first and fifth surfaces being substantially parallel and the third surface being substantially perpendicular to the first and fifth surfaces, a decorative layer formed of a first material, disposed on a first area of the fifth surface such that a second area disposed between the fourth surface and the first area is uncovered by the decorative layer, and a protective layer formed of a second material, covering the second surface, the third surface, the fourth surface, the second area of the fifth surface, and a part of the decorative layer.

公开(公告)号：US20240251518A1

公开(公告)日：2024-07-25

申请号：US18624451

申请日：2024-04-02

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Youngkyong JO ,  Seokki KIM ,  Bora LEE ,  Sangbong LEE ,  Jongsu LEE ,  Seongwoo CHOI

IPC: H05K5/03 ,  H05K5/02

CPC classification number: H05K5/03 ,  H05K5/0226

Abstract: A foldable electronic device is provided. The foldable electronic device includes a foldable housing including multiple housings and at least one hinge configured to rotatably couple the multiple housings, the folding housing being folded around the hinge, and a flexible display disposed on the foldable housing so as to be folded according to a folding operation of the foldable housing, wherein the flexible display includes a panel layer configured to display image information, a glass layer positioned above the panel layer with reference to a direction in which the image information is displayed, the glass layer being folded when the flexible display is folded, a folding region positioned on a folding part of the glass layer, the folding region including multiple through-holes formed to penetrate the glass layer in the thickness direction and arranged regularly on a surface of the glass layer, and a rib, which is a region between the multiple through-holes adjacent to each other, a flexible polymer region including a transparent and elastic flexible polymer material positioned in the through-holes, and a hard coating layer positioned on upper surfaces of the glass layer and the flexible polymer region, the hard coating layer having a higher elastic modulus than the transparent and elastic flexible polymer material.