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Flexible display overcenter assembly

  • US 8,804,324 B2
  • Filed: 06/03/2011
  • Issued: 08/12/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/03/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An overcenter foldable assembly, comprising:

  • a first flange integrated in a first housing part of a foldable electronic device that includes a flexible display, the first housing part integrated with a first section of the flexible display;

    a second flange integrated in a second housing part of the foldable electronic device, the second housing part integrated with a second section of the flexible display, the first and second flanges being foldable to form a radius that supports the flexible display in a closed position of the foldable electronic device;

    a flexure structure, the flexure structure comprising pivotable links, that supports the flexible display in an open position of the foldable electronic device; and

    hinge assemblies that moveably couple the first housing part and the second housing part of the foldable electronic device, the flexible display that bends through a pivot axis of the hinge assemblies when the first and second housing parts of the foldable electronic device are closed.

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