An electronic device includes: a first housing and second housing connected via a hinge, all of which are overlaid by a flexible display; a hinge housing in which the hinge is seated, and a supplementary structure coupled to an edge of the hinge housing to hide at least part of a peripheral edge of the flexible display, wherein the supplementary structure includes a fixing bracket coupled to the hinge housing, a first wing part coupled to the fixing bracket and disposed between the first member and the first housing, a second wing part coupled to the fixing bracket and disposed between the second member and the second housing, and a coupling part coupling the first wing part and the second wing part to the fixing bracket.

A rotary shaft and an electronic device having the rotary shaft, the rotary shaft being applied to a foldable electronic device, and the rotary shaft comprising at least one rotary shaft assembly, wherein the rotary shaft assembly comprises: a rotation shaft, a gear sleeved on the rotation shaft, and a first rotating arm, an end of the first rotating arm being fixedly connected to the gear; and a second rotating arm, a first end of the second rotating arm being provided with a rack that engages with the gear. The first rotating arm drives the gear to rotate about the rotation shaft such that a second end of the second rotating arm moves toward a direction away from or close to the rotation shaft.

A portable communication device or electronic device is provided. The communication device includes a housing including a first housing structure, a second housing structure, and a hinge cover positioned between at least a portion of the first housing structure and at least a portion of the second housing structure, a flexible display at least partially received in the housing and including a first portion corresponding to the first housing structure, a second portion corresponding to the second housing structure, and a third portion corresponding to the hinge cover, a hinge structure positioned between the third portion of the flexible display and the hinge cover and connected with the first housing structure and the second housing structure, and at least one sealing member positioned between the third portion of the flexible display and the hinge cover and contacting the hinge cover.

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a foldable housing configured to include a hinge structure, a first housing structure that has a first face that is connected to the hinge structure and is directed in a first direction, a second face that is directed in a second direction opposite to the first direction, and a first lateral member that at least partly surrounds a space between the first face and the second face, and a second housing structure that has a third face that is connected to the hinge structure and is directed in a third direction, a fourth face that is directed in a fourth direction opposite to the third direction, a second lateral member that at least partly surrounds a space between the third face and the fourth face, and that is folded about the hinge structure onto the first housing structure, a flexible display, a first magnet a second magnet and at least one electrical path.

An electronic device is provided, which includes a first housing; a second housing; a hinge structure connecting the first housing and the second housing in a foldable manner; a flexible display that includes a first region facing the first housing, a second region facing the second housing, and a folding region facing the hinge structure; a protective cap including a protrusion that projects outward from the hinge structure; and a blocking member that is disposed between the flexible display and the protective cap to be supported by the protrusion in the folding region and is made of a material having elasticity.

An electronic device includes a display panel including a first panel area, a bending area, and a second panel area, a support layer disposed under the first panel area of the display panel, a set bracket disposed under the support layer, a first waterproofing tape disposed between the support layer and the set bracket, the first waterproofing tape being attached to the set bracket, and a second waterproofing tape attached to the set bracket. The bending area may be bendable, the second panel area may be disposed under the first panel area, the first waterproofing tape may be spaced from the second panel area in a thickness direction of the display panel, and the second waterproofing tape may overlap the second panel area.

A display device includes: a display module having a first non-foldable area, a foldable area, and a second non-foldable area, which are arranged in a first direction in a unfolded state; and a first support layer disposed under the display module and having a lattice pattern including a plurality of first holes overlapping the foldable area, wherein the first holes are arranged in the first direction and a second direction intersecting the first direction, and wherein: each of the first holes has a first width in the second direction and a second width in the first direction, the first width is in a range from about 2,000 μm to about 9,000 μm, and the second width is in a range from about 100 μm to about 250 μm.

A hinge and a mobile terminal to resolve poor use effect of a foldable electronic device. The hinge includes a main body, and a first folding assembly and a second folding assembly that are symmetrically disposed along the main body. When the first folding assembly and the second folding assembly are rotated toward each other, a length of the hinge can be extended, and an accommodation space for accommodating the flexible display can be formed. When the first folding assembly and the second folding assembly are rotated away from each other, the length of the hinge can be reduced, and a support surface for supporting the flexible display can be formed, so that the flexible display cannot be stretched, compressed, or the like during folding and unfolding, thereby improving the use effect and safety of the mobile terminal.

A hinge assembly for an electronic device, the hinge assembly being moveable between an unfolded position and at least a first folded end position, and comprising a row of interconnected and abutting hinge blades and at least one linear actuator. The hinge blades are aligned in a common plane when the hinge assembly is in the unfolded position, each hinge blade being rotated relative neighboring hinge blades around a first hinge assembly rotation axis, when the hinge assembly is moved to the first folded end position. The linear actuator comprises a rotation shaft and a plurality of linear drive arrangements having different lengths. The rotation shaft extends in parallel with the first hinge assembly rotation axis and comprises sections having different diameters.

A portable communication device in an embodiment may include a housing which forms an exterior of the portable communication device; a flexible display at least partially received in the housing and bendable with respect to a bending axis, the flexible display including at least one layer, an opening formed in the at least one layer; and an image sensor module at least partially positioned in a space formed by the opening, wherein the at least one layer may include a first inner side surface positioned in a first direction based on the image sensor module and a second inner side surface positioned in a second direction opposite to the first direction based on the image sensor module, as the flexible display is at least partially bent, the first inner side surface may be moved in the second direction, and if the flexible display is substantially flat, a first separation distance between a first side surface of the image sensor module facing the first inner side surface of the at least one layer and the first inner side surface of the at least one layer may be greater than a second separation distance between a second side surface of the image sensor module facing the second inner side surface of the at least one layer and the second inner side surface of the at least one layer.