Mobile terminal

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10735570-B2
Application number	US-201616334227-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 28, 2016
Priority date	Sep 28, 2016
Publication date	Aug 4, 2020
Grant date	Aug 4, 2020

Abstract

A mobile terminal is disclosed. The mobile terminal includes a first body including a first display; and a second body hinge-coupled to the first body, the second body including a second display, wherein the first display includes a first flat display and a first curved display positioned on a side of the first body and extended and curved from the first flat display, wherein the second display includes a second flat display and a second curved display positioned on a side of the second body and extended and curved from the second flat display, wherein at least a portion of the first and second curved displays is deactivated when an outer surface of the first curved display faces an outer surface of the second curved display.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A mobile terminal comprising:
a first body including a first display;
a second body hinge-coupled to the first body, the second body including a second display; and
a controller configured to determine activated areas of the first display and the second display depending on an angle formed between the first body and the second body,
wherein the first display includes:
a first flat display positioned on one surface of the first body; and
a first curved display positioned on a side of the first body adjacent to a rotation axis of the first body and extended and curved from the first flat display,
wherein the second display includes:
a second flat display positioned on one surface of the second body; and
a second curved display positioned on a side of the second body adjacent to a rotation axis of the second body and extended and curved from the second flat display,
wherein at least a portion of the first and second curved displays is deactivated when an outer surface of the first curved display faces an outer surface of the second curved display, and
wherein when a rear surface of the first body faces a rear surface of the second body, the controller activates at least one of the first flat display and the second flat display and activates entire areas of the first and second curved displays.

2. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein when the first and second curved displays form a valley, areas of the first and second curved displays adjacent to the valley are in a deactivated state.

3. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , further comprising a hinge assembly hinge-coupled to the first body and the second body.

4. The mobile terminal of claim 3 , wherein the first body has a first axis coupled to the hinge assembly,
wherein the second body has a second axis coupled to the hinge assembly, and
wherein the first axis is parallel to the second axis.

5. The mobile terminal of claim 4 , wherein the first axis and the second axis are differently located in the hinge assembly depending anon the angle formed between the first body and the second body.

6. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the first curved display includes a first curved glass, a first semi-transparent deposition layer, and a first curved display panel that are sequentially stacked, and
wherein the second curved display includes a second curved glass, a second semi-transparent deposition layer, and a second curved display panel that are sequentially stacked.

7. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the first curved display includes a first front area that is in contact with the first flat display, a first rear area adjacent to the second curved display, and a first middle area between the first front area and the first rear area, and
wherein the second curved display includes a second front area that is in contact with the second flat display, a second rear area adjacent to the first curved display, and a second middle area between the second front area and the second rear area.

8. The mobile terminal of claim 7 , wherein when the first body and the second body are unfolded, the controller activates the first and second flat displays, the first and second front areas, and the first and second middle areas and deactivates the first and second rear areas.

9. The mobile terminal of claim 7 , wherein when the first flat display is observed at the second flat display, the controller activates the first and second flat displays and the first and second front areas and deactivates the first and second rear areas and the first and second middle areas.

10. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , further comprising:
a first earphone jack disposed on one side of the first body; and
a second earphone jack disposed on one side of the second body.

11. The mobile terminal of claim 10 , wherein the controller is configured to output a first content to the first display and the first earphone jack and output a second content to the second display and the second earphone jack.

12. The mobile terminal of claim 11 , wherein the first content includes at least one of an audio file, a video file, a streaming, a message reception notification, a call reception notification, an email reception notification, a voice call, and a video call, and
wherein the second content includes at least one of an audio file, a video file, and a streaming.

13. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the first curved display forms one body with the first flat display, and
wherein the second curved display forms one body with the second flat display.

14. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the second body is lighter than the first body.

15. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the first curved display or the second curved display displays at least one icon (IC).

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Lee Haklim
• Im Sanghyuk
• Cha Sunglyong
• Han Jongbeom

Classifications

• H04M1/0266 Primary

  for a display module assembly · CPC title

• H04M1/0243 Primary

  using the relative angle between housings · CPC title

• H04M1/0269

  mounted in a fixed curved configuration, e.g. display curved around the edges of the telephone housing · CPC title

• G06F1/1647

  including at least an additional display (G06F1/1692 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G06F3/041

  Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means · CPC title