US 11,983,047 B2
Foldable flexible display device and electronic device
Daehyeong Park, Gyeonggi-do (KR)
Assigned to Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do (KR)
Filed on Feb. 23, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/678,274.
Application 17/678,274 is a continuation of application No. PCT/KR2021/017544, filed on Nov. 25, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2021-0004474 (KR), filed on Jan. 13, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0221914 A1, Jul. 14, 2022
Int. Cl. G06F 1/16 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 1/1681 (2013.01) [G06F 1/1616 (2013.01); G06F 1/1624 (2013.01); G06F 1/1652 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electronic device, comprising:
a flexible display including a first region and a second region;
a first housing supporting the first region;
a second housing supporting the second region; and
a hinge structure connecting the first housing to the second housing, w % herein the hinge structure comprises:
an axis shaft forming a rotational axis;
a sliding cam slidably coupled to the axis shaft, and including a first sliding cam in which a first sliding cam nose is formed, a second sliding cam in which a second sliding cam nose is formed, a third sliding cam in which a third sliding cam nose is formed, and a fourth sliding cam in which a fourth sliding cam nose is formed;
a cam body including a first rotation cam including a first rotation cam nose engaged with the first sliding cam, a second rotation cam including a second rotation cam nose engaged with the second sliding cam and a third rotation cam nose engaged with the third sliding, and a third rotation cam including a fourth rotation cam nose engaged with the fourth sliding cam; and
elastic members including a first elastic member disposed between the first sliding cam and the second sliding cam, and a second elastic member disposed between the third sliding cam and the fourth sliding cam,
wherein the first rotation cam nose, the second rotation cam nose, the third rotation cam nose, and the fourth rotation cam nose are disposed on different imaginary lines extending parallel to the rotational axis of the axis shaft.