# US 12,010,253 B2 · Electronic device including flexible display > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,010,253 B2 - Document ID: US12010253B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/510,874 - Filed: 2021-10-26 - Published: 2022-05-12 - Granted: 2024-06-11 - Earliest claimed: 2020-11-06 - Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Seungjoon Lee; Moonchul Shin; Youngmin Kang; Hyunsuk Kim; Yeonggyu Yoon; Inkuk Yun; Hojin Jung; Joongyeon Cho; Junyoung Choi; Byounguk Yoon - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12010253B2 ## CPC - H04M 1/0237: {Sliding mechanism with one degree of freedom} - G06F 1/16: Constructional details or arrangements - G06F 1/1624: {with sliding enclosures, e.g. sliding keyboard or display} - G06F 1/1652: {the display being flexible, e.g. mimicking a sheet of paper, or rollable} - 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)} - G09F 9/30: in which the desired character or characters are formed by combining individual elements (panels comprising a number of electrodes in a single cell controlling light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. electro-optical or magneto-optical cell, G02F1/00) - H04M 1/0268: {including a flexible display panel} - H04W 4/80: Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication - H04M: TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus G08) - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - G09F: DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract According to various embodiments of the disclosure, an electronic device may comprise: a first housing, a flexible display including a first area disposed on the first housing and a second area extending from the first area and deformable into a curved shape, and a multi-bar structure comprising a plurality of bars and having an end coupled to the first housing and deformably supporting the second area. The multi-bar structure may include a support having a surface disposed to support the second area, and at least one rail disposed on another surface of the support when viewed from outside of the flexible display, wherein the rail is at least partially disposed in an area overlapping the second area. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An electronic device, comprising: a first housing; a second housing configured to be movable relative to the first housing; a flexible display including a first area disposed on the first housing and a second area extending from the first area, wherein the second area is configured to be deformable into a curved shape while the second housing moves relative to the first housing; and a multi-bar structure including a plurality of bars and supporting the second area, wherein the multi-bar structure includes: a support including a first surface, facing the flexible display, to support the second area; at least one first guide protrusion protruding from a second surface opposite to the first surface of the support, and at least one second guide protrusion extending from the first guide protrusion, and wherein while the second housing moves in the first housing, when viewed from outside of the flexible display, the at least one second protrusion is configured to be at least partially disposed to overlap at least portion of the second area. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the support includes a plurality of rods arranged along a direction, and wherein the at least one first guide protrusion protrudes from any one surface of each one of the plurality of rods. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The electronic device of claim 2, wherein a pair of the second guide protrusions extend from a pair of the first guide protrusions respectively in directions away from each other. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the at least one of second guide protrusion protrudes outward from ends of the plurality of rods in directions in which the plurality of rods extend. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first housing includes a first surface, a second surface facing away from the first surface of the first housing, and a side wall at least partially surrounding a space between the first surface and the second surface of the first housing, and wherein at least a portion of the multi-bar structure is configured to be selectively received in the space between the first surface and the second surface of the first housing. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The electronic device of claim 5, further comprising: at least one flange extending inwardly from the side wall; a circuit board disposed in the space between the first surface and the second surface of the first housing; at least one contact disposed on the circuit board and contacting the flange; and a processor or a communication module comprising communication circuitry disposed on the circuit board, wherein the processor or the communication module is configured to transmit and receive a wireless signal using at least a portion of the side wall. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The electronic device of claim 5, further comprising: at least one first guide disposed on an inner wall of the second housing and including a guide groove formed in one surface thereof; and a second guide mounted on the first guide, wherein the second housing is configured to be selectively received in the space between the first surface and the second surface of the first housing, and wherein the multi-bar structure is configured to be selectively received in the second housing. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The electronic device of claim 7, wherein the guide groove includes a pair of straight sections and a curved section connecting the straight sections, and wherein at least a portion of the at least one second guide protrusion is disposed to be movable in the guide groove. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The electronic device of claim 7, further comprising a processor or a communication module comprising communication circuitry configured to transmit and receive a wireless signal using at least a portion of the side wall, wherein the first guide at least partially includes an electrically insulating material and is configured to be at least partially disposed between the side wall and the multi-bar structure when the second housing is received in the first housing. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) The electronic device of claim 7, wherein the second area or the multi-bar structure is configured to be received in or withdrawn out of the second housing through an interval between an inner surface of the second housing and the second guide. ### Claim 11 (depends on 7) The electronic device of claim 7, wherein the second area or the multi-bar structure, together with the second housing, is configured to be received in the first housing, with the second area or the multi-bar structure received in the second housing. ### Claim 12 (depends on 7) The electronic device of claim 7, wherein a pair of the first guides are disposed in the second housing facing each other and are individually coupled to two opposite ends of the second guide. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising: a pair of first guides disposed on an inner wall of the second housing and facing each other; and a second guide mounted on the first guide, wherein as the second housing is received in the first housing, the second area or the multi-bar structure is configured to be received in the second housing while being guided by at least one of the first guides or the second guide. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The electronic device of claim 13, further comprising a processor or a communication module comprising communication circuitry, wherein the first housing includes a first surface, a second surface facing away from the first surface of the first housing, and a side wall at least partially surrounding a space between the first surface and the second surface, wherein the first guides at least partially include an electrically insulating material and are configured to be at least partially disposed between the side structure and the multi-bar structure when the second housing is received in the first housing, and wherein the processor or the communication module is configured to transmit and receive a wireless signal using at least a portion of the side wall adjacent to the multi-bar structure, with any one of the first guide members disposed therebetween.