Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Flexible display and electronic device including the same
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Application No.: US16716093Application Date: 2019-12-16
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Publication No.: US11197380B2Publication Date: 2021-12-07
- Inventor: Jungchul An
- Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
- Applicant Address: KR Suwon-si
- Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee Address: KR Suwon-si
- Agency: Nixon & Vanderhye P.C.
- Priority: KR10-2019-0002766 20190109
- Main IPC: H05K5/00
- IPC: H05K5/00 ; H05K5/02 ; H05K5/03

Abstract:
An electronic device includes a foldable housing and a flexible display. The foldable housing includes a first housing, a second housing foldably connected to the first housing, and a recess provided in both the first housing and the second housing. The first housing and the second housing are foldable about a first axis extending in a first direction, face each other in a folded state, and together define a plane in an unfolded state. The flexible display is disposed in the recess and includes a first area corresponding to the first housing and a second area corresponding to the second housing. The flexible display includes a plurality of layers, at least one of which includes a flat portion and a bent portion extending from an edge of the flat portion. The bent portion is bent about a second axis parallel to the first axis.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200221587A1 FLEXIBLE DISPLAY AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME Public/Granted day:2020-07-09
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