SUPPORTING APPARATUS AND FOLDABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING THE SAME

Abstract: a foldable electronic apparatus includes a flexible display, a housing unit, and a supporting device. the supporting device includes a flexible first supporting plate, a flexible second supporting plate, and a plurality of supporting members. each of the supporting members has a first end portion that is connected to the first supporting plate, a second end portion that is connected to the second supporting plate, and a main body portion that has two opposite sides respectively connected to the first end portion and the second end portion. the supporting device is operable to convert between a first state, in which two opposite sides of the supporting device are distal from each other, and a second state, in which the supporting device is folded along a folding axis such that the opposite sides of the supporting device are proximate to each other.

Inventor(s): Chun-Han LIN, Yung-Chih TSENG

CPC Classification: G06F1/1656 ({Details related to functional adaptations of the enclosure, e.g. to provide protection against EMI, shock, water, or to host detachable peripherals like a mouse or removable expansions units like PCMCIA cards, or to provide access to internal components for maintenance or to removable storage supports like CDs or DVDs, or to mechanically mount accessories (mounting of accessories to a computer display ; display hoods ; cooling arrangements for portable computers )})

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