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Title:
ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING HINGE STRUCTURE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2024/019263
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
An electronic apparatus according to an embodiment disclosed herein may comprise a first housing, a second housing, a hinge structure, and/or a flexible display. The hinge structure may rotatably connect the second housing to the first housing. At least a portion of the flexible display may bend in response to the rotation of the second housing relative to the first housing. The hinge structure may include at least one rotary member, at least one detent member, and/or at least one pin member. The rotary member may include a first rotary member coupled to the first housing and rotatable about a first rotation axis and/or a second rotary member coupled to the second housing and rotatable about a second rotation axis parallel to the first rotation axis. The detent member may include a first detent member disposed in the first rotary member and including a first detent slot and/or a second detent member disposed in the second rotary member and including a second detent slot. The pin member may include a first pin member slidably connected to the first detent slot and/or a second pin member slidably connected to the second detent slot. The first detent member can provide elastic force to the first pin member. The second detent member can provide elastic force to the second pin member.

Inventors:
KIM TAEJEONG (KR)
PARK BYOUNGGYU (KR)
CHOI HYUNSUK (KR)
KIM JONGKEUN (KR)
MAENG JUSUNG (KR)
LEE GARAM (KR)
SONG KYUNGHWAN (KR)
SON KIDOC (KR)
Application Number:
PCT/KR2023/005150
Publication Date:
January 25, 2024
Filing Date:
April 17, 2023
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Assignee:
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD (KR)
International Classes:
G06F1/16; F16C11/04; H04M1/02
Domestic Patent References:
WO2022119360A12022-06-09
WO2021115462A12021-06-17
Foreign References:
KR20210068880A2021-06-10
KR20220069755A2022-05-27
CN112911033A2021-06-04
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
LEE, Keon-Joo et al. (KR)
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