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Foldable electronic device having wireless communication circuits distributively arranged around folding axis

An electronic device according to various embodiments of the present invention can comprise: a foldable housing, which comprises a hinge structure, a first housing structure connected to the hinge structure and including a first surface facing a first direction, a second surface facing a second direction that is opposite to the first direction, and a first side member that encompasses at least a portion of the space between the first and second surfaces and includes at least one first conductive part, and a second housing structure connected to the hinge structure, including a third surface facing a third direction, a fourth surface facing a fourth direction that is opposite to the third direction, and a second side member that encompasses at least a portion of the space between the third and fourth surfaces and includes at least one second conductive part, and which comes into contact with the first housing structure with the hinge structure as the center thereof, wherein the first surface faces the third surface in a folded state and the third direction is the same as the first direction in an unfolded state; a flexible display extending from the first surface to the third surface; a first communication processor arranged inside the first housing structure; a first wireless communication circuit arranged inside the first housing structure, electrically connected to the first conductive part and the first communication processor, and configured to transmit and/or receive a first signal having a first frequency; and a second wireless communication circuit arranged inside the second housing structure, electrically connected to the second conductive part and the first communication processor, and configured to transmit and/or receive a second signal having a second frequency. Other various embodiments are possible.

Hinge module and foldable electronic device including the same

A hinge module according to one embodiment includes a fixed structure including a central portion, a guide portion having an edge facing an edge of the central portion, and a support portion configured to connect the central portion and the guide portion, wherein an interior space is formed between the central portion and the guide portion, a connecting shaft extending into the interior space through the central portion and including a gear formed on at least a part of an outer circumferential surface of the connecting shaft, and a rotary structure disposed in the interior space, the rotary structure including a circular arc shaped gear having a plurality of gear teeth arranged in a circular arc shape and that are engaged with the gear, wherein the rotary structure rotates about a virtual axis of rotation passing through a center of a circular arc of the circular arc shaped gear.

Infolding-type hinge structure having flexible display panel installed thereon
11616866 · 2023-03-28 · ·

An in-folding type hinge structure having a flexible display panel installed thereon for a mobile communication terminal is provided. In the in-folding type hinge structure, a flexible display panel is provided in two panel portions which are foldably connected to each other, in which folding units can perform a stable folding operation while the two panel portions are being folded or unfolded and the two panel portions are supported such that the panel portions do not rotate over 180 degrees when the two panel portions are fully unfolded, whereby damage of the flexible display panel provided on the surfaces of the two panel portions can be prevented.

Foldable mobile phone
11616867 · 2023-03-28 ·

The invention relates to a panorama shooting may be performed in the process of switching from the open state to the folded state of the mobile phone, the panorama shooting can be started by pressing a predetermined button or by a voice command on the menu screen in the folded state, and the ending of the panorama shooting is performed through any one of pressing end button, uttering voice command, or detecting the state in which the mobile phone is completely opened.

INSULATING MEMBER ARRANGEMENT STRUCTURE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME
20230034551 · 2023-02-02 ·

An electronic device is disclosed, including: a housing including a first surface, a second surface parallel to the first surface, and a side surface surrounding a space formed between the first surface and the second surface, a first printed circuit board (PCB) disposed on the first surface of the housing, a second PCB disposed on the first surface of the housing and spaced apart from the first PCB, a flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) connecting the first PCB and the second PCB, a conductive sheet disposed on the second surface of the housing and spaced apart from the first PCB, the second PCB, and the FPCB, and an insulating member disposed on one surface of the FPCB and contacting the conductive sheet.

ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD THEREOF
20230035808 · 2023-02-02 ·

According to various embodiments, an electronic device may include: a housing, a flexible display configured to change in a form in response to a movement of the housing, a communication circuit configured to perform communication through a plurality of communication schemes, and a processor operatively connected to the communication circuit. The processor may be configured to: based on identifying that the form of the display is changed from a second form to a first form, control the communication circuit to perform a communication connection in a first communication connection scheme different from a second communication connection scheme designated for the second form among the plurality of communication schemes and perform communication through the first communication connection scheme in the first form.

Electronic device and method for controlling operation mode based on state of electronic device

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a sensor circuit, a display, a processor operationally connected to the sensor circuit and the display, and a memory operationally connected to the processor, wherein the processor may detect, via the sensor circuit, whether the electronic device is unfolded at a predetermined angle, detect a placement state of the electronic device via the sensor circuit when the electronic device is unfolded at the predetermined angle, when the detected placement state of the electronic device is a first state, control the electronic device to operate in a first operation mode corresponding to the first state, and when the detected placement state of the electronic device is a second state, control the electronic device to operate in a second operation mode corresponding to the second state.

Camera module with fixed and movable cameras and portable electronic device including the same

A camera module device includes: a base plate; one or more cameras fixed to and disposed on one surface of the base plate; a plurality of movable cameras movably disposed on the one surface of the base plate and configured to move individually or collectively; a driving gear disposed on the base plate; and a plurality of sub-gears engaged with the driving gear, wherein positions of the plurality of sub-gears are configured to change to selectively transfer power to one or more of the plurality of movable cameras.

ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING PANEL FOR CONTROL OF APPLICATION IN ELECTRONIC DEVICE

An electronic device includes a hinge configured to foldably connect a first housing to a second housing; a display including a first display area disposed on the first housing, and a second display area and a third display area arranged on the second housing; and at least one processor configured to: in a first state in which the hinge is unfolded, display a first application in the first display area and the second display area, and display, in the third display area, at least one default button, in a second state in which the hinge is folded, control the display to display a panel button, in the third display area, and based on a selection of the panel button in the second state, display the first application in the first display area, and display, in the second display area, a first panel including at least one control button and at least one system button.

Camera assembly and electronic device

A camera assembly includes a time-of-flight module and a circuit board. The circuit board is provided with an avoidance space. The time-of-flight module includes a transmit module and a receive module. The transmit module is configured to emit a detection optical signal. The receive module is configured to receive an induction optical signal formed after the detection optical signal is reflected by a to-be-measured object. The receive module is located in the avoidance space. A connection end of the receive module is fixed to the circuit board. The transmit module is located around the receive module and fixed to the circuit board.