Foldable device
First Claim
1. A foldable device comprising:
- a flexible display comprising a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion disposed between the first portion and the second portion;
a body comprising a first support portion which supports the first portion of the flexible display, a second support portion which supports the second portion of the flexible display, and a third support portion which supports the third portion of the flexible display;
a hinge comprising a first rotation axis which connects the first support portion to the third support portion, and a second rotation axis which connects the second support portion to the third support portion;
a first slot hole having a curved shape which shifts the first rotation axis along a first inner surface of the first slot hole when the first support portion rotates; and
a second slot hole having the curved shape which shifts the second rotation axis along a second inner surface of the second slot hole when the second support portion rotates.
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Abstract
A foldable device includes a flexible display including first, second, and third portions; a body including first, second, and third support portions which respectively supports the first, second, and third portions; a hinge including a first rotation axis which connects the first support portion to the third support portion, and a second rotation axis which connects the second support portion to the third support portion; and a slot hole which is rotatably coupled with the first and second rotation axes, and which moves the first rotation axis and the second rotation axis when the first support portion and the second support portion rotate with respect to the third support portion. The first and second rotation axes allow the first and second support portions to rotate with respect to the third support portion when the flexible display changes from an open state to a closed state.
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1. A foldable device comprising:
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a flexible display comprising a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion disposed between the first portion and the second portion; a body comprising a first support portion which supports the first portion of the flexible display, a second support portion which supports the second portion of the flexible display, and a third support portion which supports the third portion of the flexible display; a hinge comprising a first rotation axis which connects the first support portion to the third support portion, and a second rotation axis which connects the second support portion to the third support portion; a first slot hole having a curved shape which shifts the first rotation axis along a first inner surface of the first slot hole when the first support portion rotates; and a second slot hole having the curved shape which shifts the second rotation axis along a second inner surface of the second slot hole when the second support portion rotates. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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