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Electronic device including flexible display

US11792947B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 17, 2021
Grant dateOct 17, 2023
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Expiry dateApr 14, 2042

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2203/04102
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electronic device according to various embodiments of the disclosure may include: a first housing; a second housing; a hinge module rotatably connecting the first housing and the second housing; a flexible display disposed to reach one surface of the second housing from one surface of the first housing across an area in which the hinge module is disposed; and a multi-bar assembly disposed between the first housing and the second housing, configured to be variable in response to rotational movement of the module, and supporting a bending area of the flexible display. The multi-bar assembly may include: a first bar and a second bar arranged side by side, each of the first bar and second bar forming at least one guide recess disposed at positions corresponding to each other; a first bar support bracket disposed under the first bar and including a first rail forming a curved shape and a first rail guide corresponding to the shape of the first rail; and a second bar support bracket disposed under the second bar and including a second rail forming a curved shape and a second rail guide corresponding to the shape of the second rail, the second bar support bracket being coupled to be ro…

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