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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2023
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Tatsuya Sano, San Jose, CA (US);
Michael B Wittenberg, San Francisco, CA (US);
Hoon Sik Kim, San Jose, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
An electronic device may have a housing, an expandable display mounted to the housing, and a frame for supporting the expandable display. The housing, display, and frame may be operable in expanded and retracted states. In the retracted state, an exposed portion of the display is viewable on the outside of the device, while a retractable portion of the display is enclosed within the housing and hidden behind the exposed portion of the display. As the device transitions from the retracted state to the expanded state, the retractable portion of the display may roll around an axis onto the front of the device to increase the size of the viewable display area. The frame may have a rigid portion that is mostly solid metal supporting the exposed portion of the display and a flexible portion formed from parallel strips of metal supporting the retractable portion of the display.