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.

公开(公告)号：US20220336772A1

公开(公告)日：2022-10-20

申请号：US17749734

申请日：2022-05-20

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Jonghwan CHOI ,  Namhyung KIM ,  Jihoon KANG ,  Seokki KIM ,  Chijoon KIM ,  Changyong SEO ,  Wonho LEE ,  Soonwan CHUNG

IPC: H01L51/52 ,  C09K3/10

Abstract: Disclosed is a foldable electronic device including a sealing member for protecting a side surface of flexible display. A foldable electronic device according to various embodiments of the disclosure may include: a foldable housing configured to be folded and unfolded, a flexible display disposed in the foldable housing, the flexible display including a display panel configured to display image information and a cover window covering a first surface of the display panel on which image information is displayed, the display panel having at least one portion configured to be bent according to folding and unfolding operations of the foldable housing, and a seal contacting a region of a side part of the flexible display with reference to the first surface of the flexible display, the region including a space between the cover window and the display panel, wherein the seal may include a polymer material which is configured to be bent according to the bending operation in a state of being in contact with a side surface of the flexible display during the bending operation of the flexible display.