Electronic device having flexible display
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsKyu-hyun Cho, Hee-seok Jeong
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Abstract
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing having an opening, a roll installed in the housing, a flexible display configured to be wound on the roll and to be withdrawn from the housing through the opening in accordance with a rotating direction of the roll. The electronic device further includes moveable housing parts and a housing guide configured to guide and retract at least one part of the housing as space within the housing becomes available due to withdrawal of the flexible display, so that a height, width and/or overall size of the housing is reduced when the flexible display is withdrawn through the opening and extended outside of the housing.
Claims19
An electronic device comprising:
- a housing having an opening to an exterior of the electronic device located at a top of the housing;
- a roll installed in the housing;
- a flexible display disposed in the housing, wherein the flexible display is configured to:
- be wound on the roll, and
- be withdrawn through the opening to the exterior of the electronic device in accordance with a rotating direction of the roll;
- and
- a housing guide disposed in the housing and configured to guide a part of the housing so that a height of the housing is reduced as the flexible display is withdrawn through the opening,
- wherein a size of the housing is reduced as the flexible display is withdrawn through the opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.