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: 11.04.2022
• 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, which comprises: a flexible display including first and second parts and a third part disposed between the first and second parts; a first body for supporting the first part; a second body for supporting the second part; a hinge unit for rotatably connecting the first and second bodies; and a support member for continuously supporting the third part by being moved in one direction toward the third part while the first and second bodies are rotated to unfold the flexible display, and being moved in the other direction opposite to the one direction while the first and second bodies are rotated to fold the flexible display. Therefore, the foldable device can be maintained at a predetermined unfolding angle. 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.