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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2017
Samsung Display Co., Ltd., Yongin-si, KR;
Sang-Hoon Kim, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Bo-A Kim, Incheon-si, KR;
Sang-Il Park, Yongin-si, KR;
Heon-Jung Shin, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Hyun-Joon Oh, Seongnam-si, KR;
Hye-Jin Oh, Asan-si, KR;
Jeoung-Sub Lee, Seoul, KR;
Min-Hoon Choi, Seoul, KR;
Samsung Display Co., Ltd., Yongin-si, KR;
Abstract
An electronic device includes a foldable display device, a supporting member, and a housing. The foldable display device includes at least one folding area and a plurality of non-folding areas. The supporting member is disposed in the non-folding areas to support the foldable display device. The housing includes a body part that contains the foldable display device and the supporting member, and a hinge member that folds or unfolds sections of the body part, the body part supporting the supporting member for movement relative to the housing. A folding axis defined in the folding area by the location of the hinge member is changeable in response to movement of the supporting member in the housing.