公开(公告)号：US20240305705A1

公开(公告)日：2024-09-12

申请号：US18666055

申请日：2024-05-16

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Wonho LEE ,  Junghyeon KIM ,  Igor IVANOV ,  Youngmin JI ,  Myunghoon KWAK ,  Sanggon SHIN ,  Junyoung LEE ,  Yangwook KIM ,  Changryong HEO

IPC: H04M1/02 ,  H01Q1/24 ,  H05K9/00

CPC classification number: H04M1/0237 ,  H01Q1/243 ,  H04M1/0268 ,  H04M1/0277 ,  H05K9/0064

Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, an electronic device is provided. The electronic device may comprise: a housing including a second housing and a first housing slidable with respect to the second housing; a display configured such that at least a portion of the display is unrolled based on the sliding of the first housing; a printed circuit board arranged inside the housing; a ground structure comprising a conductive material and including an elastic region configured to provide a force to the first housing, and electrically connect the printed circuit board to the second housing; and at least one rail structure including a rail arranged inside the second housing parallel to the sliding direction of the first housing, and in contact with the ground structure while the first housing is in a sliding state or a stopped state with respect to the second housing. The at least one rail structure may comprise a first region and a second region that protrudes more than the first region toward the ground structure.

公开(公告)号：US20240221563A1

公开(公告)日：2024-07-04

申请号：US18605060

申请日：2024-03-14

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Youngrog KIM ,  Kibeom KIM ,  Junwoo CHOI ,  Myunghoon KWAK ,  Jookwan LEE ,  Jihea PARK ,  Yangwook KIM ,  Junghyeob LEE

IPC: G09G3/00 ,  G01K13/00 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/04845 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F3/16

CPC classification number: G09G3/035 ,  G01K13/00 ,  G06F3/04845 ,  G06F3/016 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F3/167 ,  G09G2320/041 ,  G09G2354/00

Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic device comprising: a sensor configured to measure a temperature of the electronic device; a flexible display wherein an area of the flexible display visible to the outside can be changed; a memory storing executable instructions; and at least one processor, comprising processing circuitry configured to access the memory and execute the instructions, wherein at least one processor, individually and/or collectively, is configured to: identify a first input for changing the size of the visible area of the flexible display, identify the temperature of the electronic device via the sensor based on the identification of the first input, and identify change conditions of the size of the flexible display based on the identified temperature.

公开(公告)号：US20240048025A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-08

申请号：US18488288

申请日：2023-10-17

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Hyoungtak CHO ,  Junyoung CHOI ,  Myunghoon KWAK ,  Moonsun KIM ,  Baekeun CHO ,  Soyoung LEE ,  Yangwook KIM ,  Junghyeob LEE ,  Jookwan LEE

IPC: H02K7/116 ,  H05K5/02 ,  H02P29/00

CPC classification number: H02K7/116 ,  H05K5/0217 ,  H02P29/00

Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a first housing, a second housing slidably coupled to the first housing, a flexible display configured to be expanded or contracted based on slide-out or slide-in movement of the second housing, a drive motor disposed in the second housing and including a pinion gear, a rack gear structure disposed in the first housing and including a rack gear engaged with the pinion gear, at least one sensor module configured to detect movement of the second housing, a memory configured to store executable instructions, and at least one processor configured to access the memory and execute the instructions, and control the drive motor based on sensing information detected from the at least one sensor module.

公开(公告)号：US20230324955A1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-12

申请号：US18209749

申请日：2023-06-14

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Byungwoo MIN ,  Myunghoon KWAK ,  Jookwan LEE ,  Yangwook KIM ,  Jihea PARK

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  H04M1/02 ,  G06F3/04886

CPC classification number: G06F1/1624 ,  G06F3/04886 ,  H04M1/0237

Abstract: According to certain embodiments, an electronic device further comprises: a first housing; a second housing slidably coupled with respect to the first housing; a display in which an viewable area to an outside of the electronic device is changeable from a first size to a second size according to a sliding distance of the second housing with respect to the first housing; a memory storing computer-executable instructions; and a processor configured to access the memory and execute the computer-executable instructions, wherein execution of the computer-executable instructions by the processor causes the processor to perform a plurality of operations, the plurality of operations comprising: in response to receiving a first input requesting a recent task list of at least one application being serviced when the viewable area has the first size, display at least one execution screen image having a first aspect ratio for the first size corresponding to the at least one application; and when the viewable area has the second size, displaying the at least one execution screen image having a second aspect ratio for the second size.

公开(公告)号：US20230217612A1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-06

申请号：US18076832

申请日：2022-12-07

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Bohyeon KIM ,  Myunghoon KWAK ,  Changryong HEO ,  Yangwook KIM ,  Soohyun SEO ,  Yeonggyu YOON ,  Jookwan LEE

IPC: H05K5/02

CPC classification number: H05K5/0217

Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing including a first housing and a second housing configured to contain at least a part of the first housing and to move relative to the first housing, a display configured to unfold based on sliding of the first housing, a motor structure disposed in the housing and configured to generate driving power for sliding of the first housing, a pinion gear configured to rotate based on the driving power generated by the motor structure, and a rack gear disposed in the housing and configured to mesh with the pinion gear. The rack gear includes a first part made of a first material, the first part including at least one recess, and a second part including a lower area disposed below the first part, at least a part of the second part being contained in the at least one recess.

公开(公告)号：US20230199984A1

公开(公告)日：2023-06-22

申请号：US18056011

申请日：2022-11-16

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Hojin JUNG ,  Moonsun KIM ,  Hyoungtak CHO ,  Yangwook KIM ,  Changryong HEO

IPC: H05K5/02 ,  H04M1/02

CPC classification number: H05K5/0217 ,  H04M1/0237 ,  H04M1/0268

Abstract: An electronic device may include a housing including a first housing and a second housing configured to receive at least a portion of the first housing and move relative to the first housing, a display configured to be rolled or unrolled based on a slide of the housing, a display supporting member supporting at least a portion of the display, a motor structure including a motor core configured to generate a driving force for the slide of the housing and disposed in the housing, a first gear assembly connected to the first housing and a first end of the motor structure and configured to transfer at least a portion of the driving force generated by the motor core to the first housing, and a second gear assembly connected to the display supporting member and a second end of the motor structure, which is opposite to the first end, and configured to transfer at least a portion of the driving force to the display supporting member.

公开(公告)号：US20230185421A1

公开(公告)日：2023-06-15

申请号：US18066650

申请日：2022-12-15

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Myunghoon KWAK ,  Sangeun LEE ,  Yangwook KIM ,  Jookwan LEE ,  Jihea PARK

IPC: G06F3/0481 ,  G06F3/04886 ,  G06F3/042

CPC classification number: G06F3/0481 ,  G06F3/04886 ,  G06F3/0428

Abstract: The electronic device detects a pointing input to an edge area in a viewable screen portion on one side of a display screen of a display module, provides an affordance for changing a size of the viewable screen portion based on one or a combination of two or more of a time when a pointing input is maintained in the edge area, a moving distance of the pointing input, and a moving speed of the pointing input, and changes an area of the viewable screen portion to a size determined by the pointing input through a variable driver.

公开(公告)号：US20230177982A1

公开(公告)日：2023-06-08

申请号：US18074005

申请日：2022-12-02

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Jookwan LEE ,  Yongjin KWON ,  Gyeongtae PARK ,  Yangwook KIM ,  Jihea PARK

IPC: G09F9/30 ,  G06F1/16 ,  H04M1/02 ,  G06F3/0346

CPC classification number: G09F9/301 ,  G06F1/1652 ,  H04M1/0268 ,  G06F3/0346 ,  G06F1/1677 ,  G06F1/1624

Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing, a flexible display, a memory storing executable instructions, and at least one processor, wherein the instructions are configured to, when executed, enable the at least one processor to identify a first event triggering a first display operation for displaying an image based on a rotation of the electronic device, identify a second event triggering a second display operation for displaying an image based on a change in an area of the flexible display, and sequentially change a display attribute of an image displayed on the flexible display.

公开(公告)号：US20230141581A1

公开(公告)日：2023-05-11

申请号：US18082062

申请日：2022-12-15

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Moonjeong KIM ,  Yangwook KIM ,  Gyeongtae PARK ,  Jookwan LEE ,  Myunghoon KWAK ,  Hyunju HONG

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  G06F3/0484

CPC classification number: G06F1/1652 ,  G06F1/1679 ,  G06F1/1677 ,  G06F3/0484

Abstract: An electronic device may output, on at least a portion of a flexible display, an affordance for adjusting a size of an exposed area of a flexible display, receive information about a target size based on the affordance, and control the flexible display to have the size of the exposed size correspond to the target size.

公开(公告)号：US20230097982A1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-30

申请号：US18074965

申请日：2022-12-05

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Taeyeong KIM ,  Kibeom KIM ,  Joungmin CHO ,  Myunghoon KWAK ,  Minsoo KIM ,  Sanghyuk PARK ,  Yangwook KIM ,  Hyunju HONG

IPC: H04M1/72469 ,  H04M1/02 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F3/04817 ,  G06F21/32 ,  G06F21/44 ,  G06V40/13 ,  G06V40/12

Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing, a first display slidable through the housing and having at least a portion exposed to the outside through the housing, wherein the area exposed to the outside, of the first display is changeable on the basis of the sliding through the housing, a second display spaced apart from the at least an exposed portion of the first display by a predetermined distance, and disposed on a plane together with the at least an exposed portion, and at least one processor disposed within the housing, wherein the at least one processor is configured to display first content on the first display and display second content on the second display.