- Patent Title: Foldable electronic device including display protection structure
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Application No.: US18175222Application Date: 2023-02-27
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Publication No.: US12045089B2Publication Date: 2024-07-23
- Inventor: Heecheul Moon , Sinyoung Park , Inyoul Baek , Seungwhee Choi , Jonghwan Choi , Jongchul Choi
- Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Applicant Address: KR Suwon-si
- Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: KR Suwon-si
- Priority: KR 20190131715 2019.10.22
- Main IPC: H05K5/00
- IPC: H05K5/00 ; G06F1/16 ; H05K5/02 ; H05K5/03

Abstract:
An electronic device includes a hinge module; a first housing, a second housing, and a flexible display. The first housing is connected to the hinge module. The second housing is connected to the hinge module. The flexible display is disposed through at least a portion of the first and second housings. The flexible display includes a display panel includes a first surface facing in a first direction and a second surface facing in a direction opposite, when the electronic device is in an unfolded state. The flexible display also includes a window layer disposed at the first surface and a metal sheet layer. The display panel, the window layer, and the metal sheet layer are disposed so that a separation distance between the display panel, the window layer, and the metal sheet layer and inner side walls of the first and second housings and generates different interlayer slips.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230221761A1 FOLDABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING DISPLAY PROTECTION STRUCTURE Public/Granted day:2023-07-13
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