US 12,468,345 B2
Display system with a flexible display
Kwok Wah Mok, Eindhoven (NL); Noortje Grundlehner-Bos, Eindhoven (NL); Volker Barnhart Verschoor, Eindhoven (NL); Robert Sjang Josine Van Dijk, Eindhoven (NL); and Johannes Cornelis Adriaan Hamers, Eindhoven (NL)
Assigned to Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed on Aug. 7, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/366,329.
Application 15/608,221 is a division of application No. 14/586,792, filed on Dec. 30, 2014, granted, now 9,696,763, issued on Jul. 4, 2017.
Application 14/586,792 is a division of application No. 13/569,080, filed on Aug. 7, 2012, granted, now 8,971,031, issued on Mar. 3, 2015.
Application 18/366,329 is a continuation of application No. 17/397,332, filed on Aug. 9, 2021, granted, now 11,762,426.
Application 17/397,332 is a continuation of application No. 16/875,430, filed on May 15, 2020, granted, now 11,122,155, issued on Sep. 14, 2021.
Application 16/875,430 is a continuation of application No. 16/181,924, filed on Nov. 6, 2018, granted, now 10,659,584, issued on May 19, 2020.
Application 16/181,924 is a continuation of application No. 15/608,221, filed on May 30, 2017, granted, now 10,154,124, issued on Dec. 11, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2023/0376078 A1, Nov. 23, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 1/16 (2006.01); G09F 9/30 (2006.01); H04M 1/02 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 1/1652 (2013.01) [G06F 1/1656 (2013.01); G06F 1/1681 (2013.01); G09F 9/301 (2013.01); H04M 1/0216 (2013.01); H04M 1/0268 (2013.01)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A display system comprising:
a flexible display;
two main display supports being hingeable with respect to each other and each configured to support a respective portion of the flexible display;
two hinges, each of the two hinges being configured for rotation of a respective one of the two main display supports;
a movement synchronizing coupling enabling a synchronized rotating of the two main display supports during movement between a storage position and an open position of the display system; and
at least one additional display support configured to support a display segment located between said respective portions of the flexible display,
wherein between the two main display supports and at least one of the at least one additional display support, free space for positioning the display segment is provided without conflicting with a respective main display support in the storage position, and
wherein, to provide the free space in the storage position, one or more first additional display supports among the at least one additional display support extend away from the flexible display in a direction from a respective hinge among the two hinges toward a closest main display support among the two main display supports.