HINGE STRUCTURE, AND FOLDABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20250055930A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-02-13

    申请号:US18930647

    申请日:2024-10-29

    Abstract: A foldable electronic device includes a first fixed rail, at least a portion of which has a curved shape; a second fixed rail, at least a portion of which has a curved shape; a first movable rail, which is rotated along the first fixed rail and at least a portion of which has a curved shape; a second movable rail, which is rotated along the second fixed rail and at least a portion of which has a curved shape; a first cam structure configured such that a first fixed cam formed in the first fixed rail and a first movable cam formed in the first movable rail, contact each other; and a second cam structure configured such that a second fixed cam formed in the second fixed rail and a second movable cam formed in the second movable rail contact each other.

    HINGE MODULE AND FOLDABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20230205281A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-06-29

    申请号:US18117629

    申请日:2023-03-06

    CPC classification number: G06F1/1681 G06F1/1616 G06F1/1641 H04M1/0216

    Abstract: A hinge module according to one embodiment includes a fixed structure including a central portion, a guide portion having an edge facing an edge of the central portion, and a support portion configured to connect the central portion and the guide portion, wherein an interior space is formed between the central portion and the guide portion, a connecting shaft extending into the interior space through the central portion and including a gear formed on at least a part of an outer circumferential surface of the connecting shaft, and a rotary structure disposed in the interior space, the rotary structure including a circular arc shaped gear having a plurality of gear teeth arranged in a circular arc shape and that are engaged with the gear, wherein the rotary structure rotates about a virtual axis of rotation passing through a center of a circular arc of the circular arc shaped gear.

    HINGE MODULE INCLUDING DETENT STRUCTURE AND FOLDABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE HINGE MODULE

    公开(公告)号:US20220283612A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-08

    申请号:US17752247

    申请日:2022-05-24

    Abstract: A portable communication device includes a housing including a first housing portion and a second housing portion; a flexible display accommodated in the first housing portion and the second housing portion; a first hinge plate coupled to the first housing portion; a second hinge plate coupled to the second housing portion; and a first hinge structure disposed between the first hinge plate and the second hinge plate, the first hinge structure including a first plate coupling portion coupled with the first hinge plate, the first plate coupling portion including a first protruding portion and a second protruding portion spaced apart from each other to form a space therebetween; and a second plate coupling portion coupled with the second hinge plate, the second plate coupling portion configured to be, at least partially, engaged in the space between the first protruding portion and the second protruding portion if the housing is unfolded, and to be disengaged from the space if the housing is folded.

    ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING FOLDABLE DISPLAY

    公开(公告)号:US20220244761A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-08-04

    申请号:US17660592

    申请日:2022-04-25

    Abstract: An electronic device includes a foldable housing including a first housing structure and a second housing structure that are foldably connected with each other and that form a recess together and a flexible display located in the recess. The flexible display includes a first part located in the first area of the recess and having a first gap from the first portion of the second housing structure in the unfolded state, the first part including a first peripheral portion facing the first portion of the second housing structure and a second part located in the second area of the recess and having a second gap from the second portion of the second housing structure, the second part including a second peripheral portion facing the second portion of the second housing structure, in which the second gap is smaller than the first gap in the unfolded state.

    HINGE STRUCTURE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20210041921A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-02-11

    申请号:US17079327

    申请日:2020-10-23

    Abstract: A hinge structure includes a first rotary bracket that rotates about a first virtual axis and a second rotary bracket that rotates about a second virtual axis The hinge structure also includes a fixed bracket that includes the first rotary bracket and the second rotary bracket fixed thereto. The hinge further structure includes a first rotary member, a second rotary member, a first arm and a second arm. Additionally, the hinge structure includes a cam part that includes bumpy structures. A first elastic body is mounted on the first rotary member and supports at least one side of the cam part and second elastic body is mounted on the second rotary member and supports at least an opposite side of the cam part. The hinge structure also includes a support bracket that supports the first elastic body and the second elastic body.

    HINGE STRUCTURE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20200348732A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-11-05

    申请号:US16862891

    申请日:2020-04-30

    Abstract: A hinge structure includes a first rotary bracket that rotates about a first virtual axis and a second rotary bracket that rotates about a second virtual axis The hinge structure also includes a fixed bracket that includes the first rotary bracket and the second rotary bracket fixed thereto. The hinge further structure includes a first rotary member, a second rotary member, a first arm and a second arm. Additionally, the hinge structure includes a cam part that includes bumpy structures. A first elastic body is mounted on the first rotary member and supports at least one side of the cam part and second elastic body is mounted on the second rotary member and supports at least an opposite side of the cam part. The hinge structure also includes a support bracket that supports the first elastic body and the second elastic body.

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