| CPC H05K 1/147 (2013.01) [H05K 1/028 (2013.01); H05K 2201/056 (2013.01); H05K 2201/2027 (2013.01)] | 13 Claims |
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1. An electronic device comprising:
a first housing comprising a first printed circuit board (PCB);
a second housing comprising a second PCB and configured to move in a first linear direction and a second linear direction opposite to the first linear direction with respect to the first housing;
a flexible display supported by at least one of the first housing and the second housing, wherein an area of a display screen of the flexible display is configured to be expanded or reduced by a linear movement of the second housing with respect to the first housing;
a flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) comprising:
a first part connected to the first PCB;
a second part connected to the second PCB; and
a third part between at least the first part and the second part, and
wherein the third part comprises a rigid area and a flexible area; and
a guide at least partially coupled to the rigid area,
wherein the FPCB is configured to change shape between a folded form in which the FPCB is folded inward and an unfolded form in which the FPCB is unfolded outward based on a linear position of the first housing relative to the second housing.
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