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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2021
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a display extending from a first housing to a second housing, and a hinge structure rotatably connecting the first housing and the second housing and including a fixed member, a first rotary member coupled to the fixed member so as to be rotatable about a first axis extending parallel to an axial direction and connected with the first housing, a second rotary member coupled to the fixed member so as to be rotatable about a second axis parallel to the axial direction and connected with the second housing, a first guide member coupled to the first rotary member so as to be rotatable about a third axis parallel to the first axis, a second guide member coupled to the second rotary member so as to be rotatable about a fourth axis parallel to the second axis, a first rotary plate at least partially coupled to the first guide member to rotate about the third axis with the first guide member and supporting a partial area of the display, and a second rotary plate at least partially coupled to the second guide member to rotate about the fourth axis with the second guide member and supporting another partial area of the display. When the first housing or the second housing is folded or unfolded, the first rotary member rotates about the first axis in a first rotational direction, the first guide member and the first rotary plate rotate about the third axis in the first rotational direction, the second rotary member rotates about the second axis in a second rotational direction opposite to the first rotational direction, and the second guide member and the second rotary plate rotate about the fourth axis in the second rotational direction.