HINGE APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING SAME

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HINGE APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING SAME

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 19018849 titled 'HINGE APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING SAME

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An electronic device according to an embodiment of the disclosure may include a first housing, a second housing, and a hinge apparatus configured to foldably connect the first housing and the second housing to each other. The hinge apparatus may include a bracket including a first coupling portion and a second coupling portion spaced apart from the first coupling portion, a first rotator including a first rotating portion fastened to the first coupling portion of the bracket to rotate relative to the bracket, a second rotator including a second rotating portion fastened to the second coupling portion of the bracket to rotate relative to the bracket, and a damper disposed on at least one of the first coupling portion and the second coupling portion to come into contact with at least one of the first rotating portion and the second rotating portion depending on a degree of rotation of the first rotator and the second rotator relative to the bracket.