Hinge
US-2024056517-A1 · Feb 15, 2024 · US
Flexible display devices
US9504170B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9504170-B2 |
| Application number | US-201414335783-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Jul 18, 2014 |
| Priority date | Jul 6, 2011 |
| Publication date | Nov 22, 2016 |
| Grant date | Nov 22, 2016 |
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Electronic devices may be provided that contain multiple housing portions. The housing portions may be coupled together using hinges. The hinges may include hinges based on a three-bar linkage, hinges based on a four-bar linkage, hinges with slotted members, hinges formed from flexible support structures, and hinges based on flexible housing structures. Flexible displays may be mounted to the housing portions overlapping the hinges. When the housing portions in a device are rotated relative to each other, the flexible display may bend. The hinge may be configured to allow the flexible display to be placed in a front-to-front configuration in which an active side of the display faces itself or a back-to-back configuration. Engagement structures may be used to help the housing grip external objects and to hold the housing portions together. The hinges may be provided with rotational detents to help hold the flexible display in desired positions.
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What is claimed is: 1. An electronic device, comprising: a housing structure; a flexible support structure mounted to the housing structure; and a flexible display mounted to the flexible support structure, wherein the flexible display has first and second portions, wherein the flexible display is movable between a planar position in which the first and second portions of the flexible display are coplanar and a folded position in which the first portion of the flexible display…
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Electricity · mapped topic
Electricity · mapped topic
- H05K5/0017Primary
Electricity · mapped topic
Electricity · mapped topic
Physics · mapped topic
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- What does patent US9504170B2 cover?
- Electronic devices may be provided that contain multiple housing portions. The housing portions may be coupled together using hinges. The hinges may include hinges based on a three-bar linkage, hinges based on a four-bar linkage, hinges with slotted members, hinges formed from flexible support structures, and hinges based on flexible housing structures. Flexible displays may be mounted to the h…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Apple Inc
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification H04M1/0216. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Nov 22 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).