公开(公告)号：US20230229204A1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-20

申请号：US18125493

申请日：2023-03-23

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Heebo SHIM ,  Jongmin KANG ,  Jingook KIM ,  Suman LEE ,  Wonseok RHEE ,  Seongki JEONG ,  Seungwhee CHOI

IPC: G06F1/16

CPC classification number: G06F1/1681 ,  G06F1/1652 ,  G06F1/1641 ,  H04M1/0268

Abstract: An electronic device is provided, which includes a first housing including at least one first electronic component, a second housing including at least one second electronic component, a hinge housing disposed between the first housing and the second housing, a hinge assembly assembled to the hinge housing to rotatably couple the first housing and the second housing, a flexible printed circuit board electrically coupling the first electronic component and the second electronic component via the hinge housing, and a flexible display, wherein the hinge assembly comprises a support portion located between the flexible printed circuit board and the flexible display, wherein, as the electronic device rotates from folded to 180-degree unfolded, the support portion moves into the flexible display, and wherein, as the electronic device rotates from 180-degree unfolded to folded, the support portion moves into the flexible printed circuit board to be spaced apart from the flexible display.

公开(公告)号：US20240329697A1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-03

申请号：US18736898

申请日：2024-06-07

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Heebo SHIM ,  Jongmin KANG ,  Jingook KIM ,  Suman LEE ,  Wonseok RHEE ,  Seongki JEONG ,  Seungwhee CHOI

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  H04M1/02

CPC classification number: G06F1/1681 ,  G06F1/1641 ,  G06F1/1652 ,  H04M1/0268

Abstract: An electronic device is provided, which includes a hinge structure having a support portion located between the flexible printed circuit board and the flexible display, wherein, in an unfolded state, at least part of the support portion is disposed between the first hinge plate and the second hinge plate, a first bracket coupled to the first housing and rotating as the first housing rotates about a first rotation axis, and a second bracket coupled to the second housing and rotating as the second housing rotates about a second rotation axis, wherein, in the unfolded state of the electronic device, the support portion, the first hinge plate and the second hinge plate support at least one region of the flexible display in a state that the first hinge plate is at least partially supported by a first area of the support portion and the second hinge plate is at least partially supported by a second area of the support portion opposite to the first area, and wherein, in a folded state of the electronic device, the support portion is spaced apart from the first hinge plate and the second hinge plate.

公开(公告)号：US20210247815A1

公开(公告)日：2021-08-12

申请号：US17172768

申请日：2021-02-10

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Heebo SHIM ,  Jongmin KANG ,  Jingook KIM ,  Suman LEE ,  Wonseok RHEE ,  Seongki JEONG ,  Seungwhee CHOI

IPC: G06F1/16

Abstract: An electronic device is provided, which includes a first housing; a second housing; a hinge housing; a hinge assembly; first and second hinge plates covering at least part of the hinge assembly; an FPCB; and a flexible display. The hinge assembly includes a support portion having a plurality of support grooves and at least part of the first and second hinge plates may be supported by the support grooves in an unfolded state of the electronic device.