Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Kwanghee Ryu

Jungchul An

Hyunju Hong

Youngjae Kim

Woosung Chun

Hoyeon Kim

Seongjun Kim

Changkwan Yang

Youngjae Kwon

Kyungho Lee

Jiwon Kim

Seungki Choi

Myeongsu Oh

Youngsun Lee

Kihun Eom

Taekeun Kim

Kihong Min

Kihoon Kang

Shinhyuk Yoon

Sunghun Shin

Chulhyo Yoon

An electronic device may include: a first housing; a second housing; a hinge structure; a display; and a sensor panel, wherein the sensor panel comprises: a support layer which comprises a polymer inclusive material and is in contact with an adhesive material arranged on at least one of a first surface of the first housing and a third surface of the second housing; a shielding layer arranged on the support layer; a first insulating layer arranged on the shielding layer; a first conductive pattern arranged on the first insulating layer; a second insulating layer arranged on the first conductive pattern; a second conductive pattern arranged on the second insulating layer; and a third insulating layer arranged on the second conductive pattern and facing one surface of the display, wherein the thickness of at least one of the first insulating layer and the third insulating layer is greater than the thickness of the second insulating layer.

Electronic device comprising sensor panel

An electronic device is disclosed, including: a first housing, a second housing, a folding housing that pivotably connects the first housing and second housing, a flexible display spanning the first, second and folding housings, a printed circuit board (PCB), a first camera module at least partly visible through a surface of the second housing, a first magnet disposed in the first housing, a second magnet disposed in the second housing, and a hall sensor disposed on the PCB, the hall sensor configured to detect magnetic flux caused by motion of the first and/or second magnet in folding and unfolding of the electronic device so as facilitate determination of a configuration state of the electronic device.

Electronic device comprising hall sensor for identifying folding state

A display structure according to an embodiment may include: a cover glass forming an outer face of the display structure, a display panel disposed under the cover class, a first dielectric layer having a first periphery formed at least in part on an outer side of a periphery of the display panel, and disposed under the display panel, a second dielectric layer disposed on a first face of the first dielectric layer adjacent to the display panel, and a third dielectric layer disposed on a second face corresponding to the first face of the first dielectric layer. A second periphery of the second dielectric layer and a third periphery of the third dielectric layer, corresponding to the first periphery of the first dielectric layer, may be formed on an inner side of the first periphery. The first dielectric layer may have a first permittivity. The second dielectric layer and the third dielectric layer may each have a permittivity greater than the first permittivity.

Display structure including dielectric layer and electronic device including same

An electronic device of various embodiments of the disclosure may include: a housing, a wireless communication circuit disposed inside the housing and configured to transmit and/or receive a signal of a specified frequency by feeding to at least a part of the housing, and a display structure coupled to the housing. The display structure may include: a cover glass coupled to the housing and forming at least a part of a front surface of the electronic device, a display panel disposed adjacent to one surface of the cover glass, a first layer including a dielectric material disposed under the display panel, and having a first edge spaced apart from the first side surface by a first distance, and a second layer disposed under the first layer, wherein a second edge of the second layer corresponding to the first edge of the first layer is spaced apart from the first side surface by a second distance less than the first distance. An edge of the display panel corresponding to the first edge of the first layer may be spaced apart from the first side surface by a third distance greater than the second distance and less than the first distance.

Display structure including dielectric material and electronic device including same

A housing of an electronic device according to an embodiment may include a combination of at least two housings, and the entire size or length of the electronic device may change according to relative movement between the housings. The electronic device may comprise: a flexible display configured to expand or contract according to a change in size of the electronic device. A portion of the flexible display may be inserted into the housing when the housing contracts and may be drawn out of the housing when the housing expands. The electronic device may comprise a distance sensor and/or an expansion sensor. The distance sensor is configured to measure a change in a relative distance of the housing, and the expansion sensor senses a contraction or expansion state of the housing, thereby contributing to correcting data measured by the distance sensor. The electronic device employing the distance sensor and/or the expansion sensor can accurately sense the size of an externally visible portion of a display and can display a screen appropriate to the size of the visible portion of the display.

Electronic device including rollable display

An electronic device is disclosed, including a hinge module, a first and second housing foldable about the hinge module, and a display spanning the housings. The display includes at least one polymer member, a flexible plate including a flexible portion that is bendable connecting first and second planar portions thereof. The flexible portion includes a plurality of support pieces spaced apart from each other via a plurality of slits, and a plurality of Velcro patterns extending lengthwise from the plurality of support pieces. The Velcro patterns of adjacent support pieces are disposed so as to be engaged with one another in a lattice form.

Electronic device including foldable flexible plate

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Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

Kwanghee Ryu