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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2025
Filed:
May. 23, 2023
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Gihoon Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Jaedeok Lim, Suwon-si, KR;
Dongyup Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Jeonggyu Jo, Suwon-si, KR;
Woosung Chun, Suwon-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Gyeonggi-Do, KR;
Abstract
An electronic device includes a display which is foldable at a folding region of the display, a housing which is foldable together with the display, the housing including a first housing and a second housing, and a sensor which is on the first housing and detects a magnetic field, and a hinge structure which corresponds to the folding region of the display, is foldable together with the display and hingedly connects the first housing and the second housing to each other, the hinge structure including a magnet which is slidable along the first housing. Folding of the hinge structure includes folding of the housing together with folding of the display and sliding of the magnet relative to the sensor.