| CPC G06F 1/1681 (2013.01) [G06F 1/1652 (2013.01); H04M 1/0216 (2013.01); H04M 1/0268 (2013.01); H04M 2201/38 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
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1. An electronic device comprising:
a display comprising a first area, a second area, and a folding area between the first area and the second area;
a first housing configured to support the first area;
a second housing configured to support the second area; and
a hinge assembly configured to connect the first housing and the second housing and operate between a folded state in which the first area and the second area face each other and an unfolded state in which the first area and the second area do not face each other,
wherein the hinge assembly comprises:
a hinge bracket comprising a pair of first rail structures formed to define a pair of hinge axes,
a pair of hinge structures having one side connected to the first housing or the second housing and another side rotatably connected about the hinge axis along the first rail structure, and comprising a first cam structure,
an intermediate member connected to the hinge bracket to be rotatable about a middle axis perpendicular to the pair of hinge axes between the pair of hinge structures, wherein a second cam structure interoperating with the first cam structure is formed in each of both end portions of the intermediate member, and
an elastic member configured to provide an elastic force to the intermediate member in a direction in which the second cam structure is pressed toward the first cam structure.
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