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公开(公告)号:US12007808B2
公开(公告)日:2024-06-11
申请号:US17526103
申请日:2021-11-15
Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Myeongsil Park , Joohoon Lee , Seonghoon Kim , Jonghae Kim
CPC classification number: G06F1/1618 , G06F1/1641 , G06F1/1643 , G06F1/1681 , H05K5/0226
Abstract: An electronic device is disclosed, including a foldable housing defining a folding axis, a first housing defining a first and second surface, a second housing defining a third and fourth surface, a display spanning from the first surface to the third surface, the display including a first and second layer disposed parallel to the first and/or the third surface, wherein the first and second layers include multiple first conductive lines extending in parallel, wherein the second layer includes multiple second conductive lines extending in parallel perpendicular to the first conductive lines as to form a plurality of intersects, wherein the display includes multiple conductive vias to electrically couple the first and second multiple conductive lines, and wherein the conductive vias are disposed on the display outside of the folding region.
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公开(公告)号:US12101902B2
公开(公告)日:2024-09-24
申请号:US17586038
申请日:2022-01-27
Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Seonghoon Kim , Kyungtae Kim , Kwangtai Kim , Donghyun Yeom
CPC classification number: H05K5/03 , B32B7/12 , B32B17/10018 , B32B17/1055 , B32B17/10779 , H05K5/0017 , H05K5/0226 , B32B2307/42 , B32B2307/558 , B32B2457/20 , G02B5/3025
Abstract: According to certain embodiments, an electronic device comprises a first housing; a second housing; a hinge disposed between the first housing and the second housing such that the second housing is foldable at one end of the first housing; and a flexible display disposed on a surface of the first housing and a surface of the second housing, wherein the flexible display comprises a display panel, and a glass layer disposed on the display panel, such that the display panel is between the glass layer and the surface of the first housing and the surface of the second housing, wherein the glass layer comprises: a bendable portion configured to be flat in an unfolded state when the first housing and the second housing are disposed horizontally adjacent, and to be bent in a folded state when the first housing and the second housing are vertically adjacent; and a first flat portion adjacent to the bending portion to form a boundary and a second flat portion disposed to extend from the first flat portion to an edge of the glass layer, wherein the glass layer comprises a glass member, wherein the glass member has a first thickness in the second flat portion, has a second thickness at the center of the bending portion, and has a third thickness less than the first thickness and greater than the second thickness in a section between the first flat portion and the center of the bending portion, and wherein the thickness of the glass member gradually decreases from the first flat portion to the center of the bending portion forming a concave portion.
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公开(公告)号:US10539979B2
公开(公告)日:2020-01-21
申请号:US16050440
申请日:2018-07-31
Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Dohyung Ha , Seonghoon Kim , Minsung Lee , Jieun Myung , Jisang Park , Hyungsup Byeon , Donghyun Yeom , Minwoo Yoo , Hyunju Hong
IPC: G06F3/041 , G06F1/16 , G06F3/0488 , G06F3/0485 , G06F3/0354
Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing including a first plate, a second plate, and a side member, the side member being attached to or integrally formed with at least one of the first plate or the second plate, a display positioned inside the housing and configured to form a display area through the first plate, a first touch panel positioned inside the housing and interposed between the display and the first plate or integrally formed with the display and including a first plurality of sensing elements having a first touch point density, a second touch panel positioned inside the housing, adjacent to the side member, and oriented to face a portion of the side member, and including a second plurality of sensing elements having a second touch point density lower than the first touch point density, and a processor.
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公开(公告)号:US11330743B2
公开(公告)日:2022-05-10
申请号:US16444456
申请日:2019-06-18
Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Hyunjun Park , Seonghoon Kim , Hongkook Lee , Donghwy Kim , Jongkon Bae , Dongkyoon Han
Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a display panel, a metal layer disposed on a surface of the display panel, a display driver integrated circuit (DDI) disposed on a surface of the metal layer, a bending part connecting the display panel to the DDI, and a cover member connected to the metal layer while covering the DDI. The cover member includes at least one conductive layer. The metal layer and the cover member form a space in which the DDI is disposed, and the bending part is connected to the DDI via a connection part in the space.
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公开(公告)号:US11300996B2
公开(公告)日:2022-04-12
申请号:US17336754
申请日:2021-06-02
Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Seonghoon Kim , Harksang Kim , Sungho Ahn , Donghyun Yeom , Chungkeun Yoo
Abstract: According to various embodiments, an electronic device may include a housing including an opening connected to an internal space; a tray socket disposed to be connected to the outside through the opening in the internal space and including a tray reception space; a tray inserted into the tray reception space, wherein the tray includes a tray body including at least one space configured to receive at least one external component; and a tray cover including a pin insertion hole configured to guide a tray ejecting pin to the opening; an eject bar movably disposed in a tray mounting direction or ejecting direction in the tray reception space and facing the pin insertion hole; and a rotation lever configured to press the tray in the ejection direction according to pressing of the eject bar in the tray reception space, wherein the eject bar is disposed at a position at least partially overlapped with the tray body when viewed from above the tray socket.
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公开(公告)号:US11178264B2
公开(公告)日:2021-11-16
申请号:US16872922
申请日:2020-05-12
Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Seonghoon Kim , Minsung Lee , Iksu Jung , Minwoo Yoo , Jongchul Choi
Abstract: An electronic device includes a foldable housing that includes a first hinge structure; a second hinge structure; a first housing structure including a first surface, a second surface facing away from the first surface, and a first side member surrounding a first space between the first surface and the second surface; a second housing structure including a third surface, a fourth surface facing away from the third surface, and a second side member surrounding a second space between the third surface and the fourth surface; a third housing structure including a fifth surface, a sixth surface facing away from the fifth surface, and a third side member surrounding a third space between the fifth surface and the sixth surface, wherein the first housing structure and the second housing structure are connected through the first hinge structure and the third housing structure are connected to the second housing structure through the second hinge structure, wherein through the first hinge structure, the second surface face the fourth surface in a folded state and the first surface and the third surface face in the same direction in an unfolded state, and wherein, through the second hinge structure, the third surface faces the fifth surface in the folded state and the third surface and the fifth surface face in the same direction in the unfolded state; and a flexible display extended from the first surface through the third surface to at least a portion of the fifth surface, wherein the second surface includes a recess whose vertical distance to the first surface is at least partially shorter than a vertical distance of a nearby site, and wherein the fourth surface includes a portion corresponding to the recess to make surface contact with the second surface.
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公开(公告)号:US12232286B2
公开(公告)日:2025-02-18
申请号:US18096225
申请日:2023-01-12
Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Inventor: Jungchul An , Seonghoon Kim , Hyunsuk Jung , Soyoung Lee
Abstract: A device includes: a first housing, a second housing rotatably connected to the first housing, a display panel, a partial area of which is deformed by rotation of the second housing with respect to the first housing, a support plate disposed on the rear surface of the display panel and having a first area corresponding to the deformable area of the display panel and including openings formed at specified intervals, and a second area excluding the first area, a cushion layer disposed on the rear surface of the support plate at a position corresponding to the second area and including an impact absorbing material, a blocking member comprising flexible material disposed on the rear surface of the support plate and configured to be elongated according to deformation of the display panel, and a reinforcing plate disposed under the cushion layer and the blocking member.
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公开(公告)号:US12038787B2
公开(公告)日:2024-07-16
申请号:US17504701
申请日:2021-10-19
Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Seonghoon Kim , Hyunho Shin , Sunggun Cho , Kyungtae Kim , Kwangtai Kim , Donghyun Yeom
CPC classification number: G06F1/1652 , G06F1/1656 , G06F1/1681 , H05K5/0226
Abstract: An electronic device is disclosed, including a first housing with a first support member, a second housing foldably coupled to the first housing through a hinge mechanism and including a second support member, a flexible display supported by the first housing and the second housing, the flexible display including: a window layer, a display panel disposed under the window layer, and a bending portion extended from the display panel and attached to a rear surface of the display panel, the bending portion including: an extension portion and a control circuit and a flexible substrate, a first waterproof member, a second waterproof member, and a third waterproof member that connects the first waterproof member and second waterproof member, wherein when the flexible display is viewed from above, the control circuit and the flexible substrate overlap a first waterproof space formed through the first, second and third waterproof member.
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公开(公告)号:US12007814B2
公开(公告)日:2024-06-11
申请号:US16971173
申请日:2020-08-06
Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Seonghoon Kim
CPC classification number: G06F1/1681 , G09G3/035
Abstract: A flexible display assembly and an electronic device are provided. The electronic device includes the flexible display assembly. The flexible display assembly includes a display panel layer, an un-even structure layer, at least a part of which includes protrusions and recesses, a buffer layer arranged between the display panel layer and the un-even structure layer and including at least one projection, at least a part of which is inserted into a valley of the protrusions and recesses, and a support layer arranged on one surface of the buffer layer and formed to support at least a part of the buffer layer.
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公开(公告)号:US11960321B2
公开(公告)日:2024-04-16
申请号:US17275548
申请日:2019-09-11
Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Seonghoon Kim , Jonghae Kim , Sungho Ahn , Kwangtai Kim , Donghyun Yeom
CPC classification number: G06F1/1616 , H04M1/0216 , H04M1/0268
Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic device comprising: a display, a buffer layer disposed on one surface of the display, an adhesive layer disposed on one surface of the buffer layer, and an adhesion prevention part disposed on a portion of one surface of the adhesive layer, the part corresponding to a folding area where the foldable electronic device is folded, wherein the adhesion prevention part is formed by printing an ink material and curing the ink material by an ultraviolet ray. In addition, various embodiments understood through the specification are possible.
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