US 11,792,947 B2
Electronic device including flexible display
Jongkeun Kim, Suwon-si (KR); Jongyoon Kim, Suwon-si (KR); and Yeonggyu Yoon, Suwon-si (KR)
Assigned to SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si (KR)
Appl. No. 17/434,177
Filed by SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si (KR)
PCT Filed Aug. 17, 2021, PCT No. PCT/KR2021/010857
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Aug. 26, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/050596, PCT Pub. Date Mar. 10, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2020-0112212 (KR), filed on Sep. 3, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0346256 A1, Oct. 27, 2022
Int. Cl. H05K 5/02 (2006.01); H05K 5/00 (2006.01)
CPC H05K 5/0226 (2013.01) [H05K 5/0018 (2022.08)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electronic device comprising:
a first housing;
a second housing;
a hinge module rotatably connecting the first housing and the second housing;
a flexible display disposed to reach one surface of the second housing from one surface of the first housing across an area in which the hinge module is disposed; and
a multi-bar assembly including a plurality of bars disposed between the first housing and the second housing, configured to vary in response to rotational movement of the hinge module, and supporting a bending area of the flexible display,
wherein the multi-bar assembly comprises:
a first bar and a second bar arranged side by side, each of the first bar and the second bar forming at least one guide recess, the guide recesses being disposed at positions corresponding to each other;
a first bar support bracket disposed under the first bar and comprising a first rail forming a curved shape and a first rail guide corresponding to a shape of the first rail; and
a second bar support bracket disposed under the second bar and comprising a second rail forming a curved shape and a second rail guide corresponding to a shape of the second rail, the second bar support bracket being coupled to be rotatable and slidable with respect to the first bar support bracket, and
wherein the first rail forming on the first bar support bracket is configured to perform sliding movement along the second rail guide of the second support bracket located adjacent thereto, and at least a portion of the first rail is insertable into the guide recess in the second bar through the sliding movement.