Title:
FOLDABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATING SAME
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2022/131701
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
A foldable electronic device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure comprises: a housing including a first housing, a second housing, and a hinge housing, wherein a first surface of the first housing and a second surface of the second housing face each other while the foldable electronic device is in a folded state; a display located on the first surface and the second surface; a first magnet located inside the first housing; a second magnet located inside the second housing and positioned at a position facing the first magnet in the folded state; and a gear structure located in the hinge housing and configured for simultaneous operation of the first housing and the second housing, wherein the gear structure comprises a first gear connected to the first magnet and a second gear connected to the second magnet, and the first magnet can be rotated by the same angle as the first gear when the first gear rotates.
Inventors:
SHIN SEUNGHUN (KR)
GOO GANGHYUN (KR)
WOO JONGHOON (KR)
KANG HOKYUNG (KR)
KIM YONGWOON (KR)
CHOI HYUNSUK (KR)
GOO GANGHYUN (KR)
WOO JONGHOON (KR)
KANG HOKYUNG (KR)
KIM YONGWOON (KR)
CHOI HYUNSUK (KR)
Application Number:
PCT/KR2021/018763
Publication Date:
June 23, 2022
Filing Date:
December 10, 2021
Export Citation:
Assignee:
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD (KR)
International Classes:
H04M1/02; F16C11/04
Foreign References:
| KR20170086369A | 2017-07-26 | |||
| KR20140066064A | 2014-05-30 | |||
| KR20170069115A | 2017-06-20 | |||
| KR20180083929A | 2018-07-23 | |||
| CN111200677A | 2020-05-26 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
BAE, KIM & LEE IP (KR)
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