US Patent Application 18222822. FOLDABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING FLEXIBLE DISPLAY ELEMENT simplified abstract
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FOLDABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING FLEXIBLE DISPLAY ELEMENT
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FOLDABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING FLEXIBLE DISPLAY ELEMENT - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18222822 titled 'FOLDABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING FLEXIBLE DISPLAY ELEMENT
Simplified Explanation
The patent application describes an electronic device with a flexible display that can be folded.
- The device consists of two bodies connected by a hinge unit.
- The hinge unit includes a bendable support member and multiple slit members.
- The flexible display is placed on the hinge unit and extends across both bodies.
- Each slit member has a fixed end supported by the support member and a free end that reaches towards the flexible display.
- The slit members are arranged in a longitudinal direction and spaced apart.
- When the device is folded, the free ends of the slit members move closer to each other and touch, limiting the curvature of the flexible display.
Original Abstract Submitted
An electronic device includes a first and second body, a hinge unit configured to connect to the first and second body, and a flexible display disposed on the hinge unit, the first, and second body, wherein the hinge unit includes a bendable support member supported by the first and second body, and a plurality of slit members, wherein each slit member includes a fixed end that is supported by the support member and a free end that extends toward the flexible display, and wherein the plurality of slit members are arranged in a longitudinal direction relative to the flexible display and are spaced apart by an interval, wherein the free ends limit a curvature of the flexible display in a folded state by moving closer to each other and touching.
