Folding electronic device with continuous display
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprisinga first and a second panel pivotally connected together at inner edges with a hinge assembly, wherein the first and the second panels can pivot from an open arrangement where the first and the second panels lay side by side to a closed arrangement where the first and the second panels lay one on top of another, and wherein a cavity is formed between the inner edges of the first and the second panels and the hinge assembly when in the closed arrangement;
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Abstract
In general, in one aspect, the disclosure describes an apparatus that includes two panels pivotally connected together. The panels can pivot from an open arrangement where the two panels lay side by side to a closed arrangement where the two panels lay one on top of another. The apparatus also includes a flexible display connected to the two panels and having a portion that is mechanically free from the two panels. The apparatus further includes a cavity to receive at least a portion of the free portion of the display when the panels are pivoted into the closed arrangement.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising
a first and a second panel pivotally connected together at inner edges with a hinge assembly, wherein the first and the second panels can pivot from an open arrangement where the first and the second panels lay side by side to a closed arrangement where the first and the second panels lay one on top of another, and wherein a cavity is formed between the inner edges of the first and the second panels and the hinge assembly when in the closed arrangement; - and
a flexible display connected to outer edges of the first and the second panels and mechanically free from the inner edges of the first and the second panels, wherein when in the open arrangement the flexible display extends over the first and the second panels and when in the closed arrangement the flexible display is located internal to the first and the second panels and a portion of the flexible display that is mechanically free enters the cavity to prevent the flexible display from being mechanically folded at a damagingly small radius of curvature at or around the inner edges. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus comprising
a first and a second panel pivotally connected together at inner edges with a hinge assembly, wherein the first and the second panels can pivot from an open arrangement where the first and the second panels lay side by side to a closed arrangement where the first and the second panels lay one on top of another, and wherein the second panel includes a slot on an outer edge and a receiving portion in communication with the slot; - and
a flexible display fixedly connected to an outer edge of the first panel, tension connected to the receiving portion of the second panel through the slot, and mechanically free from the first and the second panels therebetween, wherein when in the open arrangement the flexible display extends over the first and the second panels and when in the closed arrangement the flexible display is located internal to the first and the second panels and a portion of the flexible display that is mechanically free enters the receiving portion of the second panel through the slot. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An electronic device comprising
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a battery; a first and a second panel pivotally connected together at inner edges, wherein the first and the second panels can pivot from an open arrangement where the first and the second panels lay side by side to a closed arrangement where the first and the second panels lay one on top of another, and wherein a cavity is formed between the inner edges of the first and the second panels when in the closed arrangement; and a flexible display connected to outer edges of the first and the second panels and mechanically free from the inner edges of the first and the second panels, wherein when in the open arrangement the flexible display extends over the first and the second panels and when in the closed arrangement the flexible display is located internal to the first and the second panels and a portion of the flexible display that is mechanically free enters the cavity.
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