Foldable device

• Main Authors: PARK KYUNG WAN, CHO SHI YUN, LEE GA EUN, JUNG JI HYUN, SEO HO SEONG
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Korean
• Published: 10.06.2019
• Subjects: ADVERTISING; CALCULATING; COMPUTING; COUNTING; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS, THE OPTICAL OPERATION OF WHICH ISMODIFIED BY CHANGING THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIUM OF THEDEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF THE INTENSITY,COLOUR, PHASE, POLARISATION OR DIRECTION OF LIGHT, e.g.SWITCHING, GATING, MODULATING OR DEMODULATING; DISPLAY; DISPLAYING; EDUCATION; ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING; FREQUENCY-CHANGING; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICS; PHYSICS; SEALS; SIGNS; TECHNIQUES OR PROCEDURES FOR THE OPERATION THEREOF

Disclosed is a foldable device. The foldable device comprises: a flexible display including a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion disposed between the first and second portions; a first body supporting the first portion; a second body supporting the second portion; a hinge unit connecting the first and second bodies to be rotatable; and a support member moving in one direction towards the third portion while the first and second bodies rotate to fold the flexible display and moving in the other direction opposed to the one direction while the first and second bodies rotate to unfold the flexible display to continuously support the third portion. 접철식 기기가 개시된다. 접철식 기기는 제1 부분, 제2 부분 및 제1 부분과 제2 부분 사이에 배치된 제3 부분을 포함하는 플렉서블 디스플레이; 제1 부분을 지지하는 제1 몸체; 제2 부분을 지지하는 제2 몸체; 제1 몸체와 제2 몸체를 회전 가능하게 연결하는 힌지유닛; 및 플렉서블 디스플레이가 펼쳐지도록 제1 및 제2 몸체가 회전하는 동안 제3 부분을 향하는 일방향으로 이동하고 플렉서블 디스플레이가 접혀지도록 제1 및 제2 몸체가 회전하는 동안 상기 일방향과 반대되는 타방향으로 이동하여, 제3 부분을 지속적으로 지지하는 지지부재;를 포함한다.