Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Foldable electronic device
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Application No.: US16723350Application Date: 2019-12-20
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Publication No.: US11212378B2Publication Date: 2021-12-28
- Inventor: Eunseok Hong
- Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Applicant Address: KR Gyeonggi-do
- Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: KR Gyeonggi-do
- Agency: The Farrell Law Firm, P.C.
- Priority: KR10-2018-0167336 20181221
- Main IPC: G09G5/00
- IPC: G09G5/00 ; H04M1/02 ; G06F1/20 ; G06F1/16

Abstract:
A foldable electronic device is provided, which includes a flexible display; a hinge assembly configured to fold and unfold a first area and a second area of the flexible display onto and away from each other; and a heat diffusion member. The hinge assembly includes a first hinge frame attached to a bottom face of the first area via a first adhesive member; a second hinge frame attached to a bottom face of the second area via a second adhesive member; a hinge pivotally connecting the first hinge frame and the second hinge frame to each other; and a hinge housing including a space, which accommodates the hinge, and connecting the first hinge frame and the second hinge frame to each other. At least a partial area of the heat diffusion member may be disposed between the flexible display and the hinge housing, in the space or at a position communicating with the space.
Public/Granted literature
- US11245782B2 Foldable electronic device Public/Granted day:2022-02-08
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