Electronic device including camera module

    公开(公告)号:US11463567B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-04

    申请号:US16923179

    申请日:2020-07-08

    Abstract: According to certain aspects of the disclosure, an electronic device comprises a housing including a first plate facing a first direction, a second plate facing a second direction opposite to the first direction, and a side member configured to surround a space between the first plate and the second plate; a camera module, at least part of which is disposed in the space; a printed circuit board disposed in the space; and a flexible printed circuit board connecting the camera module and the printed circuit board, wherein between a first position in which the at least part of the camera module is located in the space and a second position in which the at least part of the camera module is located outside the housing in a third direction substantially orthogonal to the first direction and the second direction, the camera module moves in the third direction and rotates to face the first direction or the second direction, wherein the camera module includes a flexible printed circuit board frame configured to receive or shield at least part of the flexible printed circuit board, wherein the flexible printed circuit board includes: a rollable portion including a first distal end of the flexible printed circuit board and a rollable area, wherein the first distal end is connected to one area of the camera module, and at least part of the rollable area is wrapped or unwrapped in the same direction as the rotation of the camera module; a movable portion including a curved area and a second distal end of the flexible printed circuit board, wherein the second distal end extends from the curved area and is connected to the printed circuit board, and a position of the curved area is changed to correspond to the motion of the camera module in the third direction; and a connecting portion configured to connect the rollable portion and the movable portion, and wherein the flexible printed circuit board frame includes: a cylindrical area configured to receive or shield at least part of the rollable portion; and a planar area configured to receive or shield at least part of the movable portion and at least part of the connecting portion, wherein the at least part of the connecting portion is fixed to the planar area.

    Electronic device including opening

    公开(公告)号:US11252831B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-02-15

    申请号:US16901159

    申请日:2020-06-15

    Abstract: An electronic device according to various embodiments includes: a housing; at least one input area disposed on an outer surface of the housing and facing a first direction; a sensor assembly including at least one pressure sensor disposed on an inner surface of the housing facing a second direction opposite the first direction, and configured to sense pressure applied to the input area; at least one first opening provided at a first portion of the housing adjacent to the sensor assembly; and a second opening provided at a second portion of the housing spaced apart from the first opening in the second direction, wherein the first opening and the second opening are configured to be deformed based on the pressure that is applied to the input area.

    METHOD FOR DISPLAYING CONTENT IN EXPANDABLE SCREEN AREA AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE SUPPORTING THE SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20210191558A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-24

    申请号:US17197972

    申请日:2021-03-10

    Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic device including a first plate, a second plate disposed under the first plate, a flexible display including a screen area configured to expand based on a movement of the first plate from a closed state to an open state with respect to the second plate, at least one display driver integrated circuit, and a processor electrically connected to the flexible display and the at least one display driver integrated circuit, and the at least one display driver integrated circuit being configured to display, in a first state where the processor is in an inactive state and the screen area of the flexible display is not expanded, at least one first object in a first area of the screen area, and display, in a second state where the processor is in the inactive state and the screen area of the flexible display is expanded, at least one second object associated with the at least one first object, in a second area of the screen area of the expanded flexible display.

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