ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH STRUCTURE TO REDUCE DAMAGE TO GLASS

    公开(公告)号:US20240431055A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-12-26

    申请号:US18826777

    申请日:2024-09-06

    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.

    ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING WATERPROOF STRUCTURE

    公开(公告)号:US20230051260A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-16

    申请号:US17885945

    申请日:2022-08-11

    Abstract: According to various embodiments, an electronic device may include: a first housing including a first support member, a second housing including a second support member and foldably coupled to the first housing through a hinge device, a display panel supported by the first housing and the second housing, a support plate disposed under the display panel, a first reinforced plate at least partially disposed under the support plate to correspond to the first support member, a second reinforced plate at least partially disposed under the support plate to correspond to the second support member, a first waterproof structure disposed between the first housing and the first reinforced plate to define at least one first waterproof space, and a second waterproof structure disposed between the second housing and the second reinforced plate to define at least one second waterproof space.

    ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH STRUCTURE TO REDUCE DAMAGE TO GLASS

    公开(公告)号:US20220217863A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-07-07

    申请号:US17586038

    申请日:2022-01-27

    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.

    ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING FOLDABLE CONDUCTIVE PLATE

    公开(公告)号:US20200319672A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-08

    申请号:US16910665

    申请日:2020-06-24

    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.

    ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING FLEXIBLE DISPLAY

    公开(公告)号:US20250021132A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-01-16

    申请号:US18901903

    申请日:2024-09-30

    Abstract: According to various embodiments, an electronic device includes a first housing, a second housing, a hinge device, and a flexible display. The hinge device foldably combines the first housing and second housing. The flexible display has a folding region folded through the hinge device, a first bending region located at one side of the folding region, and a second bending region located on other side of the folding region, and includes a window layer, a display panel disposed under the window layer, and a support plate disposed under the display panel and including a pattern having at least one opening and/or at least one recess formed at a position corresponding to at least the folding region. The first bending region is configured to refrain from being attached to the first housing and a first hinge plate, and the second bending region is configured to refrain from being attached to the second housing and a second hinge plate. The support plate maintains a specific thickness in a portion corresponding to the first bending region and the second bending region.

    FLEXIBLE DISPLAY ASSEMBLY AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20230095925A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-30

    申请号:US16971173

    申请日:2020-08-06

    Inventor: Seonghoon KIM

    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.

    ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING WATERPROOF STRUCTURE

    公开(公告)号:US20220137667A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-05

    申请号:US17504701

    申请日:2021-10-19

    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.

    ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING FOLDABLE CONDUCTIVE PLATE

    公开(公告)号:US20210286407A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-16

    申请号:US17336754

    申请日:2021-06-02

    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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