US Patent Application 18301911. Electronic Devices with Expandable Displays simplified abstract
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Electronic Devices with Expandable Displays
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Inventor(s)
Tatsuya Sano of San Jose CA (US)
Michael B. Wittenberg of San Francisco CA (US)
Hoon Sik Kim of San Jose CA (US)
Electronic Devices with Expandable Displays - A simplified explanation of the abstract
- This abstract for appeared for US patent application number 18301911 Titled 'Electronic Devices with Expandable Displays'
Simplified Explanation
This abstract describes an electronic device with an expandable display that can be expanded and retracted. In the retracted state, a part of the display is visible on the outside of the device, while another part is hidden inside the device. When the device is expanded, the hidden part of the display rolls out onto the front of the device, increasing the size of the display. The frame of the device has a solid metal portion that supports the visible part of the display, and a flexible portion made of parallel metal strips that supports the hidden part of the display.
Original Abstract Submitted
An electronic device may have a housing, an expandable display mounted to the housing, and a frame for supporting the expandable display. The housing, display, and frame may be operable in expanded and retracted states. In the retracted state, an exposed portion of the display is viewable on the outside of the device, while a retractable portion of the display is enclosed within the housing and hidden behind the exposed portion of the display. As the device transitions from the retracted state to the expanded state, the retractable portion of the display may roll around an axis onto the front of the device to increase the size of the viewable display area. The frame may have a rigid portion that is mostly solid metal supporting the exposed portion of the display and a flexible portion formed from parallel strips of metal supporting the retractable portion of the display.
