Electronic device with display of continuously adjustable area
US7310050B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 10, 2005 |
| Grant date | Dec 18, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 24, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S345/905
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electronic device with a display of a continuously adjustable area. The electronic device includes a frame, a flexible display panel, a detent unit and a recovering unit installed in the frame and connected with the display panel. The frame includes a surface and a window formed on the surface. The flexible display panel, longer than the window, is partially exposed in the window and partially within the frame. The detent unit includes two arresting elements established in the flexible display panel and the window separately. The two arresting elements are capable of generating mutual interference. The relative motion between the flexible display panel and the window is not affected when an external force is greater than the interference. Therefore the electronic device has a display with a continuously adjustable area.
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