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Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2020

Filed:

Apr. 09, 2019
Applicant:

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Inventors:

Sungho Lee, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Jungchul An, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Hanchul Jung, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Youngin Choi, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Donghyun Yeom, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Minwoo Yoo, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/16 (2006.01); H04M 1/02 (2006.01); H04M 1/03 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/1652 (2013.01); G06F 1/1626 (2013.01); H04M 1/0268 (2013.01); H04M 1/03 (2013.01);
Abstract

An electronic device is provided, which includes an expanding flexible display. The electronic device includes a first structure including a first face facing a first direction and a second face facing a second direction opposite to the first direction; a second structure that encloses at least a part of the first structure, and configured to guide a sliding movement of the first structure in a direction parallel to the first face or the second face of the first structure; a flexible display including a first region mounted on the first face of the first structure and a second region, which is different from the first region, the second region configured to be accommodated in the second structure or exposed to a first face of the second structure depending on the sliding movement of the first structure; and a first electronic component inside the second structure and exposed through a second face of the second structure, the second face of the second structure facing the second direction and facing away from a first face of the second structure. The flexible display includes an overlapping region at a portion of the flexible display that overlaps a region in which the first electronic component is disposed.


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