# US 11,307,617 B2 · Rollable electronic device including clearance compensation structure > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,307,617 B2 - Document ID: US11307617B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/951,124 - Filed: 2020-11-18 - Published: 2021-06-17 - Granted: 2022-04-19 - Earliest claimed: 2019-12-16 - Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Sungchan Ko; Donghun Kim; Jooho Seo; Jaehyuk Lee; Kicheol Pak; Hankyung Ji - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11307617B2 ## CPC - G06F 1/1652: {the display being flexible, e.g. mimicking a sheet of paper, or rollable} - G06F 1/1624: {with sliding enclosures, e.g. sliding keyboard or display} - G06F 1/1637: {Details related to the display arrangement, including those related to the mounting of the display in the housing} - G06F 1/1656: {Details related to functional adaptations of the enclosure, e.g. to provide protection against EMI, shock, water, or to host detachable peripherals like a mouse or removable expansions units like PCMCIA cards, or to provide access to internal components for maintenance or to removable storage supports like CDs or DVDs, or to mechanically mount accessories (mounting of accessories to a computer display G06F1/1607; display hoods G06F1/1603; cooling arrangements for portable computers G06F1/203)} - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) ## Abstract According to certain embodiments, an electronic device comprises a first housing comprising a first plate having a first surface and a second surface facing away from the first surface, and a first side frame forming a first space and at least partially surrounding the first plate; and a second housing comprising a second plate comprising a third surface facing a same direction as the first surface and a fourth surface facing away from the third surface, and a second side frame forming a second space and at least partially surrounding the second plate, wherein at least a portion of the first side frame of the first housing is coupled to at least a portion of the second side frame to be slidable in a first direction, and the first housing movable between a slide-out state and a slide-in state relative to the second housing; a flexible display comprising: a first portion extending across at least a portion of the third surface; and a second portion extending from the first portion and located in the first space in the slide-in state of the first housing, wherein, when the first housing is switched from the slide-in state to the slide-out state, at least a portion of the second portion is exposed to an outside so as to form a substantially same plane as the first portion; and a clearance compensation structure disposed in the second space and configured to at least partially cover a clearance space generated between the second side frame and the flexible display when the first housing is switched from the slide-in state to the slide-out state. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An electronic device comprising: a first housing comprising a first plate having a first surface and a second surface facing away from the first surface, and a first side frame forming a first space and at least partially surrounding the first plate; and a second housing comprising a second plate comprising a third surface facing a same direction as the first surface and a fourth surface facing away from the third surface, and a second side frame forming a second space and at least partially surrounding the second plate, wherein at least a portion of the first side frame of the first housing is coupled to at least a portion of the second side frame to be slidable in a first direction, and the first housing movable between an slide-out state and a slide-in state relative to the second housing; a flexible display comprising: a first portion extending across at least a portion of the third surface; and a second portion extending from the first portion and located in the first space in the slide-in state of the first housing, wherein, when the first housing is switched from the slide-in state to the slide-out state, at least a portion of the second portion is exposed to an outside so as to form a substantially same plane as the first portion; and a clearance compensation structure disposed in the second space and configured to at least partially cover a clearance space generated between the second side frame and the flexible display when the first housing is switched from the slide-in state to the slide-out state. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the clearance compensation structure comprises: a guide block disposed to be movable between the second space and the clearance space; and an elastic member configured to press the guide block toward a third direction, and wherein, in the slide-out state, the guide block is moved to the clearance space by being pressed by the elastic member. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the elastic member comprises at least one of a coil spring, a plate-shaped spring, an elastic clip, or an elastic material such as rubber or silicone disposed between the guide block and the second housing in the second space. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the guide block comprises an inclined portion formed at a position facing a portion of the first housing that is in contact with the guide block, and when the first housing is switched to the slide-in state, the guide block is retracted into the second space, wherein the portion of the first housing pushes the inclined portion. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The electronic device of claim 4, wherein the portion of the first housing includes an inclined surface correspondingly formed to be in surface contact with the inclined portion. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The electronic device of claim 5, wherein a surface contact portion between the inclined portion and the inclined surface at least partially comprises a flat surface or curved surface. ### Claim 7 (depends on 2) The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the guide block comprises a magnet, and the first housing comprises magnetic material disposed in a region in which the magnetic material is affected by magnetic force of the magnet in the slide-out state. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The electronic device of claim 7, wherein, in the slide-out state, the magnetic force causes the guide block to maintains a position at least partially closing the clearance space. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The electronic device of claim 7, wherein the magnetic material comprises another magnet or a metal member affected by the magnetic force. ### Claim 10 (depends on 2) The electronic device of claim 2, wherein, in the slide-out state, the guide block is moved from the second space to at least partially cover the clearance space in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The electronic device of claim 10, wherein, in the slide-out state, the guide block is moved from the second space to at least partially cover the clearance space in the third direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising: a first guide plate disposed in the first space to correspond to the first surface and including at least one guide protrusion; and a second guide plate disposed in the second space to correspond to the third surface and including at least one guide slit, wherein the first housing is opened/closed from the second housing by guiding the guide protrusion of the first guide plate to the guide slit in the second guide plate. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The electronic device of claim 12, further comprising: a driving unit disposed between the first plate and the first guide plate in the first space, and comprising at least one driving motor and a pinion gear installed to be rotated via the driving motor, wherein the pinion gear is disposed to mesh with a rack gear formed on the second guide plate, and wherein the first housing is automatically opened/closed from the second housing through a method in which the pinion gear is rotated on the rack gear. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising: a guide rib formed in at least a portion of the first side frame; and a guide rail formed on at least a portion of the second side frame and configured to guide the guide rib, wherein the clearance space is generated due to separation between the guide rib and the guide rail in the slide-out state. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the clearance compensation structure comprises: a rotation roller rotatably disposed in the second space; and a band-shaped blocking member wound on the rotation roller at one end and fixed to at least a portion of the first housing at another end, wherein during switching from the slide-in state to the slide-out state, the band-shaped blocking member is moved to at least partially block the clearance space according to movement of the first housing. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The electronic device of claim 15, wherein the blocking member comprises a film formed of a polymer or a metal material. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The electronic device of claim 16, further comprising: a plurality of support blocks arranged at regular intervals on a top surface of the film. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The electronic device of claim 15, wherein the rotation roller further comprises an elastic member configured to press the blocking member in a direction in which the blocking member is to be wound. ### Claim 19 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the clearance compensation structure comprises: a plurality of guide blocks disposed to be individually movable from the second space and to at least partially cover the clearance space; and a plurality of elastic members each configured to individually press corresponding one of the plurality of guide blocks toward a third direction. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The electronic device of claim 19, wherein each of the plurality of guide blocks comprises an inclined portion formed at a position facing a portion of the first housing that is in contact with each of the plurality of guide blocks, and when the first housing is switched from the slide-in state to the slide-out state or from the slide-out state to the slide-in state, each of the plurality of guide blocks is individually moved to the second space through an operation in which the portion of the first housing pushes the inclined portion.