H04M1/0268

ATTACHMENT STRUCTURE OF FLEXIBLE DISPLAY IN ELECTRONIC DEVICE
20230007796 · 2023-01-05 ·

According to various embodiments of the disclosure, an electronic device may include: a housing, a flexible display, and a roller unit. The flexible display may include a first portion, a second portion extending from the first portion in a first direction, and a third portion extending from the second portion. The second portion may be drawn into the inside of a first housing by sliding of a second housing in the first direction when the electronic device is converted from a second state to a first state, and may be drawn out from the inside of the first housing by sliding of the second housing in a second direction opposite to the first direction when the electronic device is converted from the first state to the second state. The third portion may be fixed to a flat region of the third section in the first state.

Mobile terminal

A mobile terminal includes a first display system, a second display system, and a foldable support frame. The support frame includes a first support frame, a second support frame, and a bending structure coupled to the first support frame and the second support frame. The first display system and the second display system are separately arranged on two opposite sides of the support frame. The support frame further includes a side frame fixedly coupled to the first support frame or the second support frame. After the first support frame and the second support frame are folded using the bending structure, the side frame is exposed outside an overlapping area of the first support frame and the second support frame. In addition, a sensor component is disposed on the side frame.

Fiberglass composite cover for foldable electronic display and methods of making the same

Optically transparent fiber glass cover substrates for electronic displays. The cover substrates include an optically transparent fiberglass composite layer including a fiberglass layer embedded in a matrix material and an optically transparent hard-coat layer bonded to a top surface of the optically transparent fiberglass composite layer. A bottom surface of the optically transparent fiberglass composite layer may define a bottommost exterior surface of a cover substrate. The bottommost exterior surface of a cover substrate may be disposed over a display surface of an electronic display to protect the display surface from damage.

Photographing parameter adjustment method, and mobile terminal
11711605 · 2023-07-25 · ·

A photographing parameter adjustment method includes: receiving a touch operation performed on the foldable display; in a process of receiving the touch operation, receiving a folding operation performed on the foldable display; and adjusting a photographing parameter of the camera module based on a touch position of the touch operation and a folding angle of the foldable display.

ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING ANTENNA AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF
20230029175 · 2023-01-26 ·

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a hinge module, a first housing at least partially coupled to a first side of the hinge module and including a first antenna, a second housing at least partially coupled to a second side of the hinge module, configured to be foldable and unfoldable with the first housing by using the hinge module, and including a second antenna, a sensor circuit configured to detect an unfolding state and/or a folding state of the first housing and the second housing, a processor operatively connected to the first antenna, the second antenna, and the sensor circuit, a first signal line configured to connect the processor and the first antenna, a tuner circuit disposed on the first signal line, and a second signal line configured to connect the processor and the second antenna, wherein the processor is configured to, in case that the first housing and the second housing are detected to be in the folding state by using the sensor circuit, receive feedback of a signal transmitted to the second antenna, detect a phase of the feedback signal, and determine a time constant of the tuner circuit disposed on the first signal line, based on the detected phase of the signal.

FOLDABLE DISPLAY DEVICE

A foldable display device includes a first support plate and a second support plate, a display panel disposed on the first support plate and the second support plate and a hinge assembly disposed between the first support plate and the second support plate, wherein the hinge assembly includes, a first hinge arm and a second hinge arm rotatably connected to each other, a first virtual axis gear coupled to the first hinge arm, a second virtual axis gear coupled to the second hinge arm, a first rotational gear and a second rotational gear disposed to mesh with each other between the first virtual axis gear and the second virtual axis gear and a first gear arm and a second gear arm fastened to interlock with the first virtual axis gear and the second virtual axis gear, wherein the first support plate, the second support plate, and the display panel perform folding and unfolding operations about a rotation axis different from central axes of the first virtual axis gear and the second virtual axis gear.

ANTENNA STRUCTURE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING SAME

An electronic device according to various embodiments of the disclosure may include: a first housing including a first conductive portion, a first non-conductive portion, and a first segmented portion extending from the first conductive portion, a second housing configured to accommodate at least a portion of the first housing and to guide a slide movement of the first housing, the second housing including a second conductive portion, and a flexible display including a first area connected to the first housing and a second area extending from the first area and configured to be bendable or rollable, wherein, from a slide-in state to a slide-out state of the first housing with respect to the second housing, the first conductive portion and the second conductive portion may be spaced apart from each other, and in the slide-in state of the first housing with respect to the second housing, at least a portion of the first non-conductive portion may overlap the second conductive portion.

WATER DROP-TYPE HINGE IN A COMPUTING DEVICE HAVING A FLEXIBLE DISPLAY
20230229203 · 2023-07-20 ·

An example computing device includes a flexible display coupled to a housing that includes a support plate having a first joint coupled to a first end of the support plate and a second joint coupled to a second end of the support plate. A slide module has a slot that guides a linear slide movement of the second joint along a linear path of movement within the slot as the support plate pivots about the first joint, where the support plate moves according to the first joint and the second joint to support at least the portion of the flexible display when the flexible display is unfolded and moves according to the first joint and the second joint to create a gap between at least a portion of the support plate and at least the portion of the flexible display when the flexible display is folded.

Flexible display device and flexible display apparatus

A flexible display device and a flexible display apparatus are provided. The flexible display device includes a flexible display module; an attaching frame fixed and connected with the flexible display module; a bending component disposed below the flexible display module, and fixed and connected with the attaching frame; and an elastic layer disposed between the flexible display module and the bending component, and attached on a bottom of the flexible display module. The elastic layer is bendable around a bending axis. Thus, the characteristics of easy assembling and flatness can be improved.

SUPPORT STRUCTURAL MEMBER AND DISPLAY DEVICE

Support structural members, which are used in a flexible display panel. The support structural members comprise a main body support member, which includes a bearing part used for bearing a portion of the flexible display panel; a sliding support member, which is connected to the main body support member in a manner that allows movement along a second direction, the sliding support member includes a first support part and a second support part which are distributed at an interval along a first direction, the first support part being used for extending the main body support member and jointly supporting the flexible display panel with the bearing part; a pushing member, which is connected to the second support part in a manner that allows movement along the second direction, the pushing member includes a stopping part.