US 12,072,744 B2
Hinge structure and electronic device including the same
Jaeho Kang, Suwon-si (KR); Minsung Lee, Suwon-si (KR); Seunghyun Hwang, Suwon-si (KR); Chungkeun Yoo, Suwon-si (KR); Jungjin Kim, Suwon-si (KR); and Jongyoon Kim, Suwon-si (KR)
Assigned to Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed on Apr. 17, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/301,672.
Application 18/301,672 is a continuation of application No. 17/556,356, filed on Dec. 20, 2021, granted, now 11,662,781.
Application 17/556,356 is a continuation of application No. 17/079,327, filed on Oct. 23, 2020, granted, now 11,231,754, issued on Jan. 25, 2022.
Application 17/079,327 is a continuation of application No. 16/862,891, filed on Apr. 30, 2020, granted, now 10,845,850, issued on Nov. 24, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2019-0050282 (KR), filed on Apr. 30, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0251692 A1, Aug. 10, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 1/16 (2006.01); E05D 3/12 (2006.01); H04M 1/02 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 1/1681 (2013.01) [E05D 3/122 (2013.01); G06F 1/1616 (2013.01); G06F 1/1652 (2013.01); H04M 1/022 (2013.01); H04M 1/0268 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A portable communication device comprising:
a housing including a first housing portion and a second housing portion;
a hinge connected to the first housing portion and the second housing portion; and
a flexible display disposed over the first housing portion, the hinge, and the second housing portion,
wherein the hinge includes:
a first shaft configured to rotate about a first axis;
a second shaft configured to rotate about a second axis;
a first arm configured to rotate about the first axis;
a second arm configured to rotate about the second axis;
a first rotational member including a first rail and configured to rotate about a third axis while the first arm rotates about the first axis;
a second rotational member including a second rail and configured to rotate about a fourth axis while the second arm rotates about the second axis; and
a support bracket configured to accommodate at least a portion of the first rotational member and at least a portion of the second rotational member, wherein the support bracket includes a first guide groove along which the first rail is configured to move, and a second guide groove along which the second rail is configured to move.