Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Yongwoon Kim

Jinwan An

Jiwoo Lee

Hyunsuk Choi

Eunsoo Park

Myeongsil Park

Hyosung Kang

Yongjoo Shin

Kwangho Shin

Nayoung Chu

Sangyup Lee

Sungjun Kim

Minsoo Kim

Hokyung Kang

Bowoong Seo

Minhong Do

Junghui Park

Yonglak Cho

Jonghoon Woo

Jaebum Bae

A foldable electronic device includes a display including a first and second areas; a first and second housings; a hinge structure foldably connecting the first housing and the second housing to each other on a folding axis; a flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) extending across the folding axis from a first space between the first housing and the display to a second space between the second housing and the display and including a first bending portion and a second bending portion; a sensor configured to identify an impedance in the FPCB; and a processor configured to identify a folding angle between the first housing and the second housing based on the impedance. The first bending portion includes a first sensing pattern part including a first pattern forming a first electrical path and a second pattern forming a second electrical path.

Electronic device including flexible printed circuit board and operating method thereof

According to an embodiment of the disclosure, an electronic device may comprise a housing including a first housing and a second housing configured to rotate relative to the first housing and a hinge module rotatably coupling the first housing and the second housing and received in the housing. The hinge module includes a hinge housing including a receiving space, a spring positioned in the receiving space of the hinge housing, a supporting member including an inclined portion coupled to one end of the spring, and a cam coupled to another end of the spring and configured to transfer force to the spring.

Electronic device including hinge module

An electronic device is provided, which includes a housing, a display, and a sensor panel that is disposed between the display and the housing and that senses input information of a stylus pen, in which the sensor panel includes a first sensor panel including an opening area and a second sensor panel disposed to cover at least part of the opening area and electrically connected with the first sensor panel, and the second sensor panel includes a first circuit board including a first sub-board and a second sub-board, at least part of the first sub-board and at least part of the second sub-board being spaced apart from each other to form a receiving space and a second circuit board, at least part of which being accommodated in the receiving space and surrounded by the first circuit board.

Electronic device including sensor panel

According to various embodiments, an electronic device includes: a hinge; a foldable housing including a first housing connected to the hinge and has a first surface facing a first direction and a second surface facing a second direction that is opposite to the first direction, and a second housing connected to the hinge has a third surface facing a third direction and a fourth surface facing a fourth direction that is opposite to the third direction, and is folded about the hinge to overlap the first housing; a flexible display disposed inside the foldable housing and extending from above the first surface of the first housing onto the third surface of the second housing; and a touch panel disposed adjacent to the flexible display, wherein the touch panel includes a first touch panel disposed on the first surface and a second touch panel disposed on the third surface.

Foldable electronic device

An electronic device according to various embodiments comprises: a housing, extended to be long, including a first end part having an opening of a first diameter and a second end part having an opening of a second diameter that is larger than the first diameter; a first internal structure which includes a third end part located between the first end part and the second end part and a fourth end part located between the third end part and the second end part, and which is arranged in a first space of the housing between the first end part and the second end part; a pen tip part which includes a dielectric tip extending outwardly from the inside of the housing through the first end part, and which is mounted on the third end part of the first internal structure; a printed circuit board mounted on the first internal structure between the third end part and the fourth end part; a second internal structure which includes a fifth end part engaged with the fourth end part and a sixth end part exposed to the outside of the housing, and which is arranged in a second space of the housing between the second end part and the first space; and a pressure structure partially exposed to the outside of the housing and engaged with the second internal structure through the sixth end part. Other additional embodiments are possible.

Digital pen including stepped structure and electronic device including same

According to various embodiments of the present invention, an electronic device comprises: a housing which comprises a first plate, a second plate facing the opposite direction from the first plate and a lateral member surrounding a space between the first plate and second plate; a hole which is formed through the lateral member and is connected to the space; a stylus pen which can be inserted to the space through the hole, wherein the stylus pen comprises a pen housing extending long between a first end part and a second end part and a first coil positioned inside the pen housing, wound about the axis in a first direction extending from the first end part to the second end part and having the coil length of a first length; a second coil which is disposed inside the space of the housing so as to partly face the first coil of the stylus pen when the stylus pen is fully inserted to the housing, wherein the second coil comprises a conductive wire extending over a first area facing the first coil and a second area not facing the first coil, wherein the conductive wire has a first width in the first area and a second width, which is smaller than the first width, in the second area; and a charging circuit which is electrically connected to the second coil. Other various embodiments other than the various embodiments disclosed in the present invention are possible.

Electronic device and stylus pen charging method using same

One or more embodiments disclosed herein relate to an electronic device antenna structure, and may provide an electronic device that includes a pen housing including a first end part, a second end part, and inner space; a printed circuit board (PCB) located in the inner space; and an antenna structure. The antenna structure may include a first conductive part located between the pen housing and the first surface of the PCB; a second conductive part electrically connected to the first conductive; and a third conductive part electrically connected to the first conductive part. At least one part of the PCB may be arranged between the second conductive part and the third conductive part when the first surface of the PCB is viewed from an upper surface thereof. Additional other embodiments can be provided.

Electronic device including antenna structure

One or more embodiments relate to a foldable electronic device. The electronic device includes a display, a foldable housing including a first housing structure and a second housing structure, and a hinge structure disposed between the first housing structure and the second housing structure. The hinge structure may include a first structure configured to enable the first housing structure to rotate about a first folding axis and the second housing structure to rotate about a second folding axis, and a second structure configured to fix the first housing structure and the second housing structure in an unfolded state or a folded state. Other various embodiments are possible.

Foldable electronic device and hinge structure thereof

An electronic device include a housing, a touchscreen display viewable through a portion of the housing, a wireless communication circuitry disposed inside the housing, a processor disposed inside the housing and operatively connected to the touchscreen display and the wireless communication circuitry, and a memory operatively connected to the processor. The memory stores instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to receive a first signal indicating a charging state of a battery from an external electronic device including the battery through the wireless communication circuitry, and to provide a user interface corresponding to charging of the battery, based at least partially on the first signal.

Electronic device for charging battery of external electronic device and method thereof

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a display, a input detection panel to detect an input of a digital pen, a sensor disposed to overlap the display and the input detection panel, when the display is viewed from a top, and at least one processor operatively connected with the display, the input detection panel, and the sensor. The at least one processor is to detect an attempt of activation of the sensor, activate the sensor and control at least a portion of a charging operation through the input detection panel, when the digital pen is positioned at a charging position, identify whether the input of the digital pen is detected, when the digital pen is not positioned at the charging position, deactivate the sensor, when the input of the digital pen is detected, or activate the sensor, when the input of the digital pen is not detected.

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Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

Yongwoon Kim