公开(公告)号：US11776440B2

公开(公告)日：2023-10-03

申请号：US17515990

申请日：2021-11-01

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Wankyu Kim ,  Raetae Kim ,  Bohyeon Kim ,  Byungwoo Min ,  Joongyeon Cho ,  Junwoo Choi ,  Jihea Park

IPC: G09G3/00 ,  G09G3/3208 ,  H05K5/00 ,  H10K77/10 ,  H10K102/00

CPC classification number: G09G3/035 ,  G09G3/3208 ,  H05K5/0017 ,  H05K5/0086 ,  H10K77/111 ,  G09G2330/021 ,  G09G2340/14 ,  H10K2102/311

Abstract: An electronic device according to various embodiments may include: a housing, a battery, a flexible display including a first area and a second area extending from the first area and configured to move from the housing to change the size of an area visible to the front face of the electronic device, a sensor configured to identify information related to the size of the visible area of the display, and a processor, wherein the processor may be configured to: identify size information of the visible area of the display using the information received from the sensor, and control the display to display information related to an available usage time of the electronic device based on the identified size information and the remaining amount of the battery.

公开(公告)号：US12035491B2

公开(公告)日：2024-07-09

申请号：US17525337

申请日：2021-11-12

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Junyoung Choi ,  Youngmin Kang ,  Moonchul Shin ,  Yeonggyu Yoon ,  Seungjoon Lee ,  Joongyeon Cho ,  Yangwook Kim ,  Byounguk Yoon

IPC: H05K5/02 ,  H05K5/00

CPC classification number: H05K5/0217 ,  H05K5/0017

Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a flexible display including a first area disposed to be visible to the outside and a second area extending from the first area and disposed to be accommodated inside the electronic device in a first state and to be at least partially visible to the outside in a second state, a bendable member disposed on the rear surface of the flexible display and configured to support the flexible display in the first state and the second state, a case configured to support at least a portion of the flexible display, a sliding frame slidably coupled to the case and including a slide plate having a plurality of first guide slits formed therein and a sliding bar extending from the slide plate and coming into contact with the bendable member in the second state, and a plurality of driving bodies configured to enable sliding movement of the flexible display while switching from the first state to the second state.

公开(公告)号：US11994910B2

公开(公告)日：2024-05-28

申请号：US17375581

申请日：2021-07-14

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Joongyeon Cho ,  Hyunsuk Kim ,  Soohyun Seo ,  Jihyung Jung ,  Nakhyun Choi ,  Yangwook Kim ,  Byounguk Yoon ,  Hyunju Hong

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  H04M1/02 ,  H05K5/00 ,  H05K5/02 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G09F9/30

CPC classification number: G06F1/1652 ,  G06F1/16 ,  G06F1/1624 ,  G06F1/1656 ,  G06F1/1686 ,  G06F1/1688 ,  G06F1/1698 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G09F9/30 ,  G09F9/301 ,  H04M1/0235 ,  H04M1/0237 ,  H04M1/026 ,  H04M1/0268 ,  H05K5/0004 ,  H05K5/0217

Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a first structure, a second structure coupled to the first structure so as to be slidable in a first direction or a second direction opposite to the first direction, a display that is at least partially disposed on the second structure and that moves relative to the first structure together with the second structure, in which a size of an area of the display exposed on a front side of the electronic device is changed in response to a sliding motion of the second structure, and a driving unit that connects part of the first structure and part of the second structure and generates an elastic force in the first direction or the second direction in response to a movement of the second structure.

公开(公告)号：US11531379B2

公开(公告)日：2022-12-20

申请号：US17666022

申请日：2022-02-07

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Youngmin Kang ,  Moonchul Shin ,  Yeonggyu Yoon ,  Seungjoon Lee ,  Joongyeon Cho ,  Junyoung Choi ,  Byounguk Yoon

IPC: G06F1/16

Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a flexible display, a first housing moving to correspond to change in a shape of the flexible display and including a contact region, a second housing sliding in a direction opposite to a direction in which the first housing moves of the first housing and to mount the flexible display, a rotary contact structure making contact with the contact region, and a printed circuit board (PCB) electrically connected with the at least one rotary contact structure. The at least one rotary contact structure includes a rotating part maintaining contact with the contact region while rotating in a process of changing a shape of the flexible display, a central part disposed inside the rotating part, a conductive member interposed between the rotating part and the central part, and a support part supporting the central part and electrically connecting the central part with the PCB.

公开(公告)号：US12192393B2

公开(公告)日：2025-01-07

申请号：US17713508

申请日：2022-04-05

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Junyoung Choi ,  Youngmin Kang ,  Myunghoon Kwak ,  Moonchul Shin ,  Yeonggyu Yoon ,  Seungjoon Lee ,  Joongyeon Cho ,  Junghyun Ahn ,  Byounguk Yoon

IPC: H04M1/02 ,  G06F1/16

Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a first housing including a first space, a second housing slidably coupled to the first housing along a first direction and including a second space, a bendable member connected to the first housing, at least partially accommodated in the second space in a slide-in state, and at least partially forming the same plane with the first housing in a slide-out state, a support plate including a plate part, and a pressing part extending from the plate part and supporting at least a portion of the bent bendable member in the slide-in state, the plate part including a first surface facing the bendable member, and a second surface facing a direction opposite to a direction of the first surface, and a flexible display disposed to be supported by at least a portion of the bendable member and at least a portion of the first housing.

公开(公告)号：US12120256B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-15

申请号：US18149483

申请日：2023-01-03

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Hyunsuk Kim ,  Soohyun Seo ,  Jihyung Jung ,  Joongyeon Cho ,  Nakhyun Choi ,  Yangwook Kim ,  Byounguk Yoon ,  Hyunju Hong

IPC: H04M1/02 ,  G09F9/30 ,  G06F1/16

CPC classification number: H04M1/0237 ,  H04M1/026 ,  H04M1/0268 ,  H04M1/0277 ,  G06F1/1624 ,  G06F1/1635 ,  G06F1/1652 ,  G06F1/1686 ,  G06F1/1698 ,  G09F9/301 ,  H04M1/0264

Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a first structure, a second structure slidably coupled to the first structure in a first direction or an opposite direction to the first direction, a display of which a partial area is arranged in the second structure so as to move together with the second structure, and of which at least part of the remaining area is positioned in the first structure, wherein the size of an area of the display that forms the front surface of the electronic apparatus changes in response to the sliding motion of the second structure, and a plurality of substrates which are arranged in the first structure and include at least one printed circuit board, wherein the first structure may be configured so that at least a portion thereof is electrically connected to the printed circuit board and used as an antenna radiator.

公开(公告)号：US11963312B2

公开(公告)日：2024-04-16

申请号：US17450774

申请日：2021-10-13

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Myunghoon Kwak ,  Kwangtai Kim ,  Donghyun Yeom ,  Wonho Lee ,  Joongyeon Cho

IPC: H05K5/00 ,  H01R35/02 ,  H05K5/02

CPC classification number: H05K5/0017 ,  H01R35/02 ,  H05K5/0217

Abstract: According to various embodiments, an electronic device may include: a housing including a first space; a slide structure including a first surface directed in a first direction and a second surface directed in a second direction opposite the first direction, and slidably combined with the housing; a bendable member connected to the slide structure, and at least partly accommodated in the first space in a slide-in state and forming a same plane as the slide structure in a slide-out state; a flexible display supported by the bendable member and the slide structure; a first substrate disposed in the first space; at least one electronic component disposed in a second space between the first surface of the slide structure and the flexible display; and at least one electrical connection member electrically connecting the flexible display to the first substrate.

公开(公告)号：US12181917B2

公开(公告)日：2024-12-31

申请号：US17586096

申请日：2022-01-27

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Moonchul Shin ,  Youngmin Kang ,  Yeonggyu Yoon ,  Seungjoon Lee ,  Joongyeon Cho ,  Junyoung Choi ,  Byounguk Yoon

IPC: G06F1/16

Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a first housing including a first space, a second housing including a second space, the second housing coupled to the first housing such that the second housing is slidable in a first direction, and a bendable member connected to the first housing. The bendable member is partially accommodated in the second space in a slid-in state and is at least partially coplanar to the first housing in a slid-out state. The electronic device includes a flexible display including a first portion disposed to be visible in the slid-in state and a second area extending from the first portion and accommodated in the second space through at least a portion of the bendable member, and a support assembly disposed to be oriented from the first housing toward the second space and configured to press the second housing in a slid-out direction.

公开(公告)号：US12101896B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-24

申请号：US17713487

申请日：2022-04-05

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Gisoo Lim ,  Myunghoon Kwak ,  Raetae Kim ,  Yongyoun Kim ,  Byunghun Cho ,  Joongyeon Cho ,  Byounguk Yoon ,  Hyunju Hong

IPC: H05K5/02 ,  H05K5/00

CPC classification number: H05K5/0217 ,  H05K5/0017

Abstract: According to an embodiment of the disclosure, an electronic device may include: a housing, a sliding plate configured to slide-out from the housing, a flexible display including a first section coupled to overlap the sliding plate, and a bendable section extending from the first section and configured to be pulled out from an inner space of the housing during the slide-out, a support sheet disposed on a rear surface of the flexible display, a first curved portion located inside the housing to correspond to the bendable section, a belt connecting the support sheet and the sliding plate to each other, and a second curved portion located inside the housing to correspond to the belt and spaced apart from the first curved portion in a slide-out direction.

公开(公告)号：US11940842B2

公开(公告)日：2024-03-26

申请号：US17505076

申请日：2021-10-19

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Youngmin Kang ,  Junyoung Choi ,  Moonchul Shin ,  Yeonggyu Yoon ,  Seungjoon Lee ,  Joongyeon Cho ,  Byounguk Yoon

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  H05K5/02 ,  H05K7/18

CPC classification number: G06F1/1652 ,  G06F1/1681 ,  H05K5/0226 ,  H05K7/183 ,  G06F2200/1612

Abstract: An electronic device is provided with a flexible display. The electronic device includes a housing, a flexible display, a display support structure including a plurality of support bars supporting a rear surface of the flexible display, and a display support disposed to correspond to the flexible display, a first guide rail including a recess formed along a path in which the display support structure is moved when the flexible display is drawn outside the housing or introduced into the inner space of the housing, a second guide rail including a recess formed along the path and into which end portions of the plurality of support bars are inserted, and a rotation part.