US 12,267,968 B2
Folding portable display device
Adrian Gheorghe Menea, Palo Alto, CA (US); Yi Tao, San Jose, CA (US); Kiarash Vakhshouri, San Jose, CA (US); Taesung Kim, Cupertino, CA (US); Yiting Liu, New Taipei (TW); Michael J. Lombardi, Chicago, IL (US); and Hao-Yuan Hou, Zhubei (TW)
Assigned to Google LLC, Mountain View, CA (US)
Appl. No. 17/756,387
Filed by Google LLC, Mountain View, CA (US)
PCT Filed Sep. 7, 2021, PCT No. PCT/US2021/049241
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date May 24, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2023/038616, PCT Pub. Date Mar. 16, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2023/0320003 A1, Oct. 5, 2023
Int. Cl. H05K 5/02 (2006.01); H10K 77/10 (2023.01); H10K 102/00 (2023.01)
CPC H05K 5/0217 (2013.01) [H10K 77/111 (2023.02); H10K 2102/311 (2023.02)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A folding device comprising:
a first assembly;
a second assembly;
a continuous display including:
a first rigid segment positioned on a first side of the continuous display that overlies the first assembly;
a second rigid segment positioned on a second side of the continuous display that overlies the second assembly;
a primary flexible segment disposed between the first rigid segment and the second rigid segment;
a primary supporting plate attached to the continuous display, wherein the primary supporting plate includes a single supporting plate attached to the primary flexible segment, the first rigid segment, and the second rigid segment, and wherein the single supporting plate is configured to permit bending at the primary flexible segment;
protective membrane attached to a portion of the single supporting plate that is attached to the primary flexible segment;
a first supplemental supporting plate attached to the primary supporting plate adjacent to the first rigid segment of the continuous display;
a second supplemental supporting plate attached to the primary supporting plate adjacent to the second rigid segment of the continuous display;
a first collapsible support platform attached to the first assembly and configured to support the protective membrane and push the first supplemental supporting plate against a rear surface of the continuous display when the folding device is fully opened, wherein the first collapsible support platform collapses to make room for the continuous display when the folding device is fully closed; and
a second collapsible support platform attached to the second assembly and configured to support the protective membrane and push the second supplemental supporting plate against the rear surface of the continuous display when the folding device is fully opened, wherein the second collapsible support platform collapses to make room for the continuous display when the folding device is fully closed.