18089678. ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING FRICTION REDUCING STRUCTURE simplified abstract (SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.)
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ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING FRICTION REDUCING STRUCTURE
Organization Name
Inventor(s)
Myunghoon Kwak of Suwon-si (KR)
Moonchul Shin of Suwon-si (KR)
Seungjoon Lee of Suwon-si (KR)
Byounguk Yoon of Suwon-si (KR)
ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING FRICTION REDUCING STRUCTURE - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18089678 titled 'ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING FRICTION REDUCING STRUCTURE
Simplified Explanation
The patent application describes an electronic device with a slide structure that allows a flexible display to be partially hidden when the device is slid in. The device includes a housing, a reciprocating slide, and a flexible display.
- The electronic device has a housing with an inner space.
- A slide structure is included, which has a reciprocating slide that can slide out from the housing by a certain distance.
- The slide structure supports a flexible display, which can be partially hidden inside the inner space of the housing when the device is slid in.
- A first friction reducing structure is placed between the housing and the slide structure.
- The first friction reducing structure includes a guide slit in the housing and a guide protrusion in the slide structure, which is guided by the guide slit.
- The guide slit has magnets, and the guide protrusion has magnets that are affected by the magnetic force of the magnets in the guide slit.
- The magnets in the guide slit and the guide protrusion are arranged with identical polarities facing each other along a perpendicular direction.
Potential applications of this technology:
- Mobile phones or tablets with sliding screens that can be partially hidden for a more compact design.
- Portable electronic devices with flexible displays that can be slid in to protect the display when not in use.
Problems solved by this technology:
- Provides a mechanism for sliding out a flexible display from a housing, allowing for a larger screen size without increasing the overall device size.
- Allows the flexible display to be partially hidden when not in use, protecting it from potential damage.
Benefits of this technology:
- Provides a more compact and sleek design for electronic devices with sliding screens.
- Offers protection for the flexible display when not in use, increasing its lifespan.
- Allows for a larger screen size without compromising the overall device size.
Original Abstract Submitted
According to various embodiments, an electronic device may include: a housing including an inner space; a slide structure including a reciprocating slide configured to be slidable from the housing by a predetermined reciprocating distance along a first direction; a flexible display at least partially supported by the slide structure and configured to be received in the inner space to be at least partially invisible from the outside in a slide-in state of the electronic device; and a first friction reducing structure disposed between the housing and the slide structure. The first friction reducing structure may include: a guide slit disposed in the housing in a direction parallel to the first direction and having a predetermined length; a guide protrusion configured to be guided by the guide slit in the slide structure; at least one first magnet disposed on the guide slit; and at least one second magnet disposed on the guide protrusion at a position affected by the magnetic force of the first magnet. The at least one first magnet and the at least one second magnet may be arranged to have identical polarities at least partially facing each other along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction.
