Hinge for a flexible electronic device

Abstract

A hinge is mountable between two support parts of a flexible electronic device for mounting a flexible display thereon. Each support part includes first, second and third support plates. The hinge includes two rotating units rotatably mounted at two sides of a base seat to be shifted among an unfolded state, a transition folded state and a fully folded state. Each rotating unit includes a primary rotating member, a secondary rotating member, first and second shaft members and a support bracket. In the transition folded state, the first, second and third support plates cooperatively define two parallel planes for resting two halves of the flexible display. During shifting to the fully folded state, the shaft members are inclined to bring the third support plates close to each other such that a distance between the third support plates is smaller than that between the first support plates.