An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a hinge housing extending in a direction of a rotational axis, a first housing connected to one side of the hinge housing in a direction perpendicular to the rotational axis to rotate about the rotational axis relative to the hinge housing, a second housing connected to an opposite side of the hinge housing in a direction perpendicular to the rotational axis to rotate about the rotational axis relative to the hinge housing, and a flexible display including a bending area at least partially disposed in the hinge housing and formed to be a flat surface or a curved surface, a first area extending from the bending area in one direction perpendicular to the rotational axis, and a second area extending from the bending area in an opposite direction perpendicular to the rotational axis.

In an embodiment, an electronic device may include a housing including a hinge module, a first housing, and second housing. The first and second housings are rotatably coupled to each other via the hinge module to be in a folded state or an unfolded state. The electronic device may further include a flexible display, at least one conductive pattern disposed in the first housing, at least one conductor disposed at a position in the second housing corresponding to the at least one conductive pattern such that the at least one conductor is capacitively coupled to the conductive pattern when the electronic device is in the folded state, and a wireless communication circuit electrically connected to the at least one conductive pattern in the first housing. Other embodiments are also possible.

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing, a display, a middle plate, an adhesive layer, a support layer, and a coating layer. The housing includes a front plate facing a direction, a rear plate facing an opposite direction, and a lateral member surrounding a space between the front and rear plate. The display is configured to be seen through the front plate, and includes a first and second surface. The middle plate is disposed between the display and the rear plate, and includes a surface facing the display, and a recess. The adhesive layer is attached to the display, and the support layer is disposed between the adhesive layer and the middle plate. The coating layer is disposed between the support layer and the adhesive layer and is disposed in a first portion overlapped with the recess when viewed from the display.

A foldable display device includes a flexible display module, a case, first and second support plates, and a first protective film. The flexible display module includes a display surface and a back surface opposing the display surface. The case is on the back surface and includes: a hinge portion, and first and second covers rotatably coupled to the hinge portion in first and second directions, respectively. The second direction is opposite the first direction. The first support plate is between the flexible display module and the first cover, and supports a first side portion of the flexible display module. The second support plate is between the flexible display module and the second cover, and supports a second side portion of the flexible display module. The first protective film is coupled between the first and second support plates, and covers the back surface exposed between the first and second support plates.

The embodiments disclose a method including fabricating a one section foldable phone case for coupling with a foldable phone configured to fold from top to bottom, fabricating a one section foldable phone case for coupling with a foldable phone configured to fold from side to side, fabricating a two-section foldable phone case for coupling with a foldable phone configured to fold from top to bottom, fabricating a two-section foldable phone case for coupling with a foldable phone configured to fold from side to side, wherein phone cases are configured to view front and back foldable phone folded and unfolded screens, and embedding a RFID chip with a unique ID number into a foldable phone cases configured for locating and identifying a user's foldable phone case.

Problem: An object of the present invention is to provide a polyester film for a foldable display, the film having a hold angle in a bending direction of 155° or more and a maximum heat shrinkage at 150° C. of 1.5% or less (wherein the hold angle refers to an angle of a crease after fixing the film at room temperature for 72 hours in such a manner that a strain of 1.7% is applied to both surfaces of a bent portion of the film, and the bending direction refers to a direction that is orthogonal to a folding portion of a foldable display produced using the film.

Examples of a foldable device having a flexible display panel and an adjusting mechanism therefor is described herein. In one example, the foldable device can include an enclosure having a first segment and a second segment connected to each other by a hinge and the flexible display panel is housed inside the enclosure. The adjusting mechanism is operably coupled to the enclosure and he flexible display panel. The adjusting mechanism can adjust a curvature of the flexible display panel to about a permissible curvature upon relative motion between the first segment and the second segment of the enclosure.

A display device includes a display module, a case with a first cover, a second cover and a coupling cover, a first metal plate disposed between the display module and the case that includes a first fixed portion and a first rotatable portion, a second metal plate disposed between the display module and the case that includes a second fixed portion and a second rotatable portion, a first hinge rotatably connected to the coupling cover that includes a first fixed support portion that supports the first fixed portion and a first portion that supports the first or second rotatable portion according to rotation of the first cover, and a second hinge rotatably connected to the coupling cover and including a second fixed support portion that supports the second fixed portion and a second portion that supports the first or second rotatable portion according to rotation of the second cover.

An electronic apparatus includes: a first chassis equipped with a substrate on which a processing device is mounted; a second chassis which is provided adjacently to the first chassis and equipped with a battery device; a hinge device that connects the first chassis and the second chassis in such a manner as to be rotatable relative to each other between a first posture in which the first chassis and the second chassis are stacked to overlap each other in a surface normal direction and a second posture in which the first chassis and the second chassis are arranged side by side in a direction perpendicular in the surface normal direction; a spine component which is made of a thermally conductive material.

Electronic devices for moving a visual object located in a folding area and methods for controlling the same are provided. A foldable device according to an embodiment may include at least one sensor, a flexible display, and at least one processor. The at least one processor is configured to detect a folding angle of the foldable device by using the at least one sensor and detect that at least a part of a visual object is displayed in a folding area of the foldable device. In response to the detected folding angle being equal to or less than a predesignated angle, move, based on the displaying of the at least part of the visual object in the folding area, the visual object to an area other than the folding area and display the visual object in such area other than the folding area.