US 11,907,018 B2
Electronic devices with sliding device housings and translating flexible displays and corresponding methods
Alberto R. Cavallaro, Northbrook, IL (US); Yong-Ho Lim, Kildeer, IL (US); and Daniel P. Groebe, Lake Zurich, IL (US)
Assigned to Motorola Mobility LLC, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed by Motorola Mobility LLC, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed on Aug. 27, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/459,774.
Prior Publication US 2023/0063858 A1, Mar. 2, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 1/16 (2006.01); H04M 1/02 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 1/1652 (2013.01) [G06F 1/1681 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electronic device, comprising:
a flexible display;
a device housing comprising a translation surface for the flexible display;
a support layer positioned between a portion of the flexible display and the translation surface; and
a rotor positioned within a curvilinear section of the flexible display and causing a linear translation of the support layer across the translation surface by drawing the flexible display around the rotor when the rotor rotates.