Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Daehyeong Park

Jong-Min Choi

Seunghyun Hwang

Jaehee Kim

Uyhyeon Jeong

Byounguk Yoon

Minsung Lee

Young-Sik Choi

Sung-Gun Cho

Soonwoong Yang

Seungjoon Lee

Min-Sung Lee

Jongmin Choi

Woong-Chan Kim

Sung-Joo Cho

Yuchul Chang

Kwang-Hwan Kim

Minwoo Yoo

Sunggun Cho

Yonghwa Han

Jongyoon Kim

Chongkun Cho

Wonhee Choi

Jungwon Lee

Jongchul Choi

Changryong Heo

Hun Rae Kim

Seunghoon Lee

Sangmin Kim

Jungjin Kim

Chungkeun Yoo

Jinhoo Lee

Wonkyu Sung

Jongkeun Kim

Jungwon Park

Daeyoung Noh

Iksu Jung

Minchang Shim

Donghyun Byun

Hyoungwook Yi

Chungil Choi

Yongseok Lee

Byoung-Uk Yoon

Sunghyup Lee

Heeseok Jung

Gyeongtae Kim

Sangin Baek

Hun Sung Kim

Daum Hwang

Heebo Shim

Kyunghoon Hyun

Hyunjong Lee

Minjong Lim

According to various embodiments, an electronic device includes a first housing; a second housing; at least one hinge device configured to foldably couple the first housing and the second housing with respect to a folding axis, wherein the at least one hinge device includes a rotation bracket link; a first rotation bracket rotatably coupled to the rotation bracket link and connected to the first housing; a second rotation bracket rotatably coupled to the rotation bracket link and connected to the second housing; at least one hinge device including a first arm coupled to the first rotation bracket and a second arm coupled to the second rotation bracket; a flexible display disposed to receive support from the first housing, the second housing, and the hinge device; and a first plate and second plate disposed under the flexible display, wherein the first arm and the second arm have the second plate and a support area for supporting the second plate when the electronic device is in an unfolded state.

Electronic device including display support structure

According to certain embodiments, a foldable electronic device comprises: a first housing; a second housing; a display, wherein at least a portion of the display is positioned on the first housing and at least another portion of the display is disposed on the second housing; and a hinge structure coupling the first housing and the second housing; and wherein the hinge structure includes: a first rotary member coupled to the first housing; a second rotary member coupled to the second housing; a first arm part at least partially inserted onto a first rotary shaft; a second arm part at least partially inserted onto a second rotary shaft; a first link coupling the first rotary member and the first arm part; a second link coupling the second rotary member and the second arm part; a first actuator coupled to the first link and configured to provide rotational force; and a second actuator coupled to the second link and configured to provide rotational force.

Hinge structure using actuator and foldable electronic device comprising same

A hinge structure may include at least some of: a first rotary bar, a second rotary bar, a first interlocking gear bar and a second interlocking gear bar, a first support bar and a second support bar, a third interlocking gear bar and a fourth interlocking gear bar, a third support bar and a fourth support bar, a first fixing shaft, a second fixing shaft, a third fixing shaft, a fourth fixing shaft, a first connection shaft, a second connection shaft, a third connection shaft, and a fourth connection shaft, wherein each of the third fixing shaft and the fourth fixing shaft may include a column part, and rail bosses protruding from an outer peripheral surface of the column part, and each of the first interlocking gear bar and the second interlocking gear bar may include a first shaft insertion hole for insertion of the third fixing shaft, and a first hole extension part extending from the first shaft, and into which a first rail boss formed in the third fixing shaft is to be inserted.

Link hinge structure and electronic device comprising same

According to an example embodiment of the disclosure, an electronic device is provided, and the electronic device includes a foldable housing including a first housing, a second housing, and a folding part between the first housing and the second housing. A first support structure is positioned in an internal space of the first housing to support a portion of a flexible display of the device. A second support structure is positioned in an internal space of the second housing to support a second portion of the flexible display. A first plate assembly is positioned in an internal space of the foldable housing, coupled to the first support structure, to support a portion of the flexible display. The first plate assembly includes a first plate, a second plate, a third plate, and a fourth plate. The second plate is positioned between the third plate and the fourth plate, when viewed from above the fourth surface.

Foldable electronic device

Disclosed are an hinge structure including: a first housing, a second housing, a hinge, and a flexible display, the hinge structure includes: a first rotation part, a second rotation part, a fixing bracket, and a structure, the structure includes a first rotary shaft, a second rotary shaft, a first main gear formed in the first rotary shaft, a second main gear formed in the second rotary shaft, and at least one idle gear disposed between the first main gear and the second main gear, and the first gear may be geared with the first main gear, and the second gar may be geared with the second main gear, and a foldable electronic device including the same.

Structure including internal gears and electronic device including the same

Disclosed is an electronic device including a first housing, a second housing, a display disposed on the first housing and the second housing, a first hinge plate coupled to the first housing, a second hinge plate coupled to the second housing, and at least one hinge structure coupled to the first hinge plate and the second hinge plate, wherein the at least one hinge structure comprises a center bracket, a first hinge bracket coupled to the center bracket and configured to rotate in a first direction, a second hinge bracket connected to the center bracket and configured to rotate in a second direction, and at least one hole formed in the center bracket.

Device including hinge structure preventing foreign matter from entering electronic device

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing including first and second housings, a display including a first display region connected to the first housing and a second display region connected to the second housing, and a hinge module connected to the first housing and the second housing. The hinge module may include a rotation bracket including a first accommodation space providing a first rotation axis and a second accommodation space providing a second rotation axis, a rotation member including a first rotation member connected to the first display region and a second rotation member connected to the second display region, and a rail member including a first rail member connected to the first rotation member and configured to rotate in the first accommodation space, and a second rail member connected to the second rotation member and configured to rotate in the second accommodation space.

Electronic device including hinge module

The disclosure discloses a foldable electronic device including rotary supports connected to housings, arm parts connected to the rotary supports, and rotary shafts disposed in the arm parts. At least one arm part among the arm parts includes arm cam structures in which fastening holes spaced apart from each other by a predetermined gap are formed. A shape of a cross-section of a rotary shaft inserted into the fastening holes includes flat areas and curved areas when viewed in an axial direction in which the rotary shaft is inserted. The rotary shaft is formed such that a first thickness of a first portion at least partially disposed in one fastening hole among the fastening holes differs from a second thickness of a second portion at least partially disposed in another fastening hole among the fastening holes.

Hinge structure and foldable electronic device including the same

An electronic device, and flexible display for the same, are disclosed. The electronic device includes the flexible display having a first and second region, a first and second housing supporting the two regions of the display, a hinge enabling rotation of the first and second housing. The hinge includes an axis shaft providing a rotational axis, first to fourth sliding cams including a first to fourth cam noses, a cam body including first to fourth rotation cams and first to fourth rotation cam noses, a first elastic member disposed between the first and second sliding cams, a second elastic member disposed between the third and fourth sliding cams, wherein the first to fourth cam noses are disposed on different axes extending parallel to the rotational axis of the axis shaft.

Foldable flexible display device and electronic device

A wireless power transmission/reception device and a method of operating the same have been provided. The electronic device includes a first housing structure including a first surface and a second surface facing in a direction opposite to the first surface, and a second housing structure including a third surface and a fourth surface facing in a direction opposite to the third surface. The second housing structure is rotatable relative to the first housing structure. The electronic device also includes a display and a control circuit. The first housing is provided with a first wireless charger configured to perform a wireless charging function in relation to a first external electronic device, and the second housing is provided with a second wireless charger configured to perform a wireless charging function in relation to a second external electronic device. The second wireless charger is located to face the first wireless charger when the first housing structure and the second housing structure are folded to face each other.

Wireless power transmission/reception device and method of operating the same

An electronic device including a waterproof structure is provided. The electronic device includes a housing that includes a first face, a second face that faces in a direction substantially opposite to the first face, and a side surface that at least partially encloses a space between the first face and the second face, a middle plate arranged between the first face and the second face inside the housing to be substantially parallel to the first face, extending from the side surface, and including at least one opening, a printed circuit board arranged between the middle plate and the second face, a display arranged between the middle plate and the first face, and including a face directed toward the second face, and a seal member configured to hermetically seal the at least one opening of the middle plate, and arranged between the face of the display and the middle plate.

Electronic device including waterproof structure

A foldable electronic device is disclosed, including a first housing and a second housing coupled via a hinge allowing folding thereof, a camera configured to rotate with respect to the first housing to a change a field-of-view (FOV) of the camera, a display spanning across surfaces of the first and second housings, a motion sensor for detecting a posture of the foldable electronic device, a folding angle sensor for detecting a folding angle between the first and second housings, and at least one processor configured to: based on detecting an input requesting a function associated with photographic capture by the camera, detect a present posture via the motion sensor and a present folding angle via the folding angle sensor, and drive rotation of the camera, based on the detected present posture and the present folding angle, so as to adjust a present FOV of the camera.

Foldable electronic device having rotatable camera and method for capturing images thereby

According to an embodiment of the disclosure, an electronic device includes: a transparent front surface plate defining at least a portion of a front surface of the electronic device, and including a first edge and a second edge disposed on opposite sides, a third edge connecting one end of the first edge and one end of the second edge, and a fourth edge connecting another end of the first edge and another end of the second edge and disposed opposite the third edge; a rear surface plate defining at least a portion of a rear surface of the electronic device; a side housing surrounding at least a portion of a space between the front surface plate and the rear surface plate; a support disposed in the space and connected with the side housing or integrally formed with the side housing; a display disposed in the space and viewable through at least a portion of the front surface plate; a second flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) disposed to at least partially overlap the display when viewed above the front surface plate; a first FPCB connecting the display and the second FPCB, and disposed in a folded state within a specified proximity of the fourth edge and having a portion overlapping the display when viewed above the front surface plate; a first seal disposed between the first FPCB and the support, or between the second FPCB and the support, and extending from a first end to a second end along the fourth edge; a second seal disposed between the display and the support, and extending from a third end proximate the first end to a fourth end proximate the second end along the first edge, the third edge, and the second edge; and a third seal disposed between the first end of the first seal and the third end of the second seal, and between the second end of the first seal and the fourth end of the second seal, and connecting the first seal and the second seal.

Electronic device including display

An electronic device including a display is provided. The electronic device includes a housing, a display, and a bonding layer. The housing includes a front plate including a flat portion and at least one curved portion bent from a periphery of the flat portion, and disposed to face a first direction, a rear plate disposed to face a second direction that is opposite to the first direction, and a side member including a first surface disposed to face a direction that is perpendicular to the first and second directions, and extending while facing the curved portion and surrounding at least a partial space between the front plate and the rear plate. A first groove is recessed on the first surface in the second direction and in which an edge of the curved portion is accommodated, and a second groove is recessed on the inner side of the housing when viewed from the top of the front plate, the second groove is recessed in the second direction, and to which a bonding liquid is applied.

Disclosed is an electronic device including a first housing, a second housing, a display disposed on the first housing and the second housing, at least one hinge structure that connects the first housing and the second housing, a hinge housing that surrounds at least part of the at least one hinge structure, and at least one foreign matter collection member that is disposed on one side of the at least one hinge structure and that collects foreign matter introduced into the electronic device.

Electronic device including protective hinge structure preventing foreign matter from entering electronic device

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Seongnam-si, South Korea

Daehyeong Park