# US 12,216,508 B2 · Arm structure, hinge structure including the arm structure, and electronic device including the same > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,216,508 B2 - Document ID: US12216508B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/170,071 - Filed: 2023-02-16 - Published: 2023-06-29 - Granted: 2025-02-04 - Earliest claimed: 2020-05-27 - Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Seunghyun Hwang; Donghyun Byun; Sukjin Yun; Uyhyeon Jeong - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12216508B2 ## CPC - G06F 1/1681: {Details related solely to hinges (hinge details related to the transmission of signals or power are classified in G06F1/1683)} - F16C 11/04: Pivotal connections (hinges for doors, windows or wings E05D) - G06F 1/1616: {with folding flat displays, e.g. laptop computers or notebooks having a clamshell configuration, with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position} - G06F 1/1652: {the display being flexible, e.g. mimicking a sheet of paper, or rollable} - H04M 1/022: {The hinge comprising two parallel pivoting axes} - H04M 1/0268: {including a flexible display panel} - E05D 3/122: {Gear hinges} - E05D 11/1014: {for maintaining the hinge in only one position, e.g. closed} - E05Y 2201/418: for holding - E05Y 2999/00: Subject-matter not otherwise provided for in this subclass - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - F16C: SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS - H04M: TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus G08) - E05D: HINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS (pivotal connections in general F16C11/00) - E05Y: INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES E05D AND E05F, RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, ELECTRIC CONTROL, POWER SUPPLY, POWER SIGNAL OR TRANSMISSION, USER INTERFACES, MOUNTING OR COUPLING, DETAILS, ACCESSORIES, AUXILIARY OPERATIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, APPLICATION THEREOF ## Abstract An arm structure of an electronic device is provided. The arm structure includes an arm body, a first cam disposed on one side of the arm body and including a first hole into which at least a portion of a rotating shaft providing a folding operation of the electronic device is inserted, a peak and a valley being formed around the first hole, a second cam arranged side-by-side on a same axis as the one side of the arm body, spaced apart from the first cam, and including a second hole into which at least a portion of the rotating shaft is inserted, a peak and a valley being formed around the second hole, and a connecting part disposed on another side of the arm body and fastened with a rotating part providing rotation of the electronic device. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A foldable electronic device comprising: a housing including a first housing part and a second housing part; a hinge structure connected to the first housing part and the second housing part, wherein the hinge structure includes: a first rotating shaft configured to rotate about a first axis; a second rotating shaft configured to rotate about a second axis; a first cam connected to the first rotating shaft and including at least two peaks; a second cam connected to the second rotating shaft and including at least two peaks; a third cam engaged with the first cam and including at least two peaks; and a fourth cam engaged with the second cam and including at least two peaks; and a flexible display disposed on the first housing part, the hinge structure, and the second housing part, wherein the display is configured to exert a restoring force from a folded state to an unfolded state when the housing is in an at least partially folded state, wherein the first cam is configured to rotate in a first direction and the second cam is configured to rotate in a second direction, the second direction being opposite with respect to the first direction, as the restoring force is applied to the hinge structure, wherein central portions of the peaks of the first cam and the fourth cam are inclined such that second sides thereof that face the second direction are higher than first sides thereof that face the first direction, and wherein central portions of the peaks of the second cam and the third cam are inclined such that second sides thereof that face the second direction are lower than first sides thereof that face the first direction. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The foldable electronic device of claim 1, further comprising: a first arm part including the first cam, and a fifth cam connected to the first rotating shaft and located to be parallel to the first cam; a second arm part including the second cam, and a sixth cam connected to the second rotating shaft and located to be parallel to the second cam; a seventh cam engaged with the fifth cam; and an eighth cam engaged with the sixth cam. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The foldable electronic device of claim 2, wherein the fifth cam is configured to rotate in the first direction and the sixth cam is configured to rotate in the second direction as the restoring force is applied to the hinge structure. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The foldable electronic device of claim 3, wherein central portions of peaks of the fifth cam and the eighth cam are inclined such that second sides thereof that face the second direction is higher than first sides thereof that faces the first direction, and wherein central portions of peaks of the sixth cam and the seventh cam are inclined such that second sides thereof that face the second direction is lower than first sides thereof that faces the first direction. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The foldable electronic device of claim 1, further comprising: a cam member including the third cam in a first area corresponding to the first rotating shaft and the fourth cam in a second area corresponding to the second rotating shaft. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The foldable electronic device of claim 5, wherein the cam member further includes: a cam body connecting the third cam and the fourth cam. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The foldable electronic device of claim 1, further comprising: a first arm part, in which the first cam is disposed, and into which a portion of the first rotating part is connected; and a second arm part, in which the second cam is disposed, and into which a portion of the second rotating part is connected. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The foldable electronic device of claim 7, further comprising: wherein the first rotating part is configured to rotate about a third axis, and wherein the second rotating part is configured to rotate about a fourth axis. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The foldable electronic device of claim 8, wherein a distance between the third axis and the fourth axis is smaller than a distance between the first axis and the second axis. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The foldable electronic device of claim 8, further comprising: a first fastening part fastening the first arm part and the first rotating part; and a second fastening part fastening the second arm part and the second rotating part, wherein the first rotating part is coupled to the first housing part, wherein the second rotating part is coupled to the second housing part, and wherein the first fastening part is configured to slide along a hole formed on one side of the first rotating part and the second fastening part is configured to slide along a hole formed on one side of the second rotating part while the first housing part and the second housing part are unfolded from the folded state or folded from the unfolded state. ### Claim 11 A foldable electronic device comprising: a housing including a first housing part and a second housing part; a hinge structure connected to the first housing part and the second housing part, wherein the hinge structure includes: a first rotating shaft configured to rotate about a first axis; a first cam connected to the first rotating shaft and including at least two peaks; and a second cam engaged with the first cam and including at least two peaks; and a flexible display disposed on the first housing part, the hinge structure, and the second housing part, wherein the display at least partially has a restoring force from a folded state to an unfolded state when the housing is in an at least partially folded state, wherein the first cam is configured to rotate in a first direction as the restoring force is applied to the hinge structure, wherein a central portion of a peak of the first cam is inclined such that a second side thereof that faces a second direction that is an opposite direction to the first direction is higher than a first side thereof that faces the first direction, and wherein a central portion of a peak of the second cam is inclined such that a second side thereof that faces the second direction is lower than a first side thereof that faces the first direction. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The foldable electronic device of claim 11, further comprising: an arm part including the first cam, and a third cam connected to the first rotating shaft and located to be parallel to the first cam; and a fourth cam engaged with the third cam. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The foldable electronic device of claim 12, wherein the third cam is configured to rotate in the first direction as the restoring force is applied to the hinge structure. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The foldable electronic device of claim 13, wherein a central portion of a peak of the third cam is inclined such that a second side thereof that faces the second direction is higher than a first side thereof that faces the first direction, and wherein a central portion of a peak of the fourth cam is inclined such that a second side thereof that faces the second direction is lower than a first side thereof that faces the first direction. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The foldable electronic device of claim 11, wherein the peak of the first cam includes, with respect to the first direction: a first part connected to one end of a valley of the first cam and having a first inclination angle; a second part connected to the first part, having a second inclination angle, and corresponding to the central portion of the peak of the first cam; and a third part connected to the second part and having a third inclination angle. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The foldable electronic device of claim 15, wherein an absolute value of the second inclination angle is smaller than an absolute value of the first inclination angle, and an absolute value of the second inclination angle is smaller than an absolute value of the third inclination angle. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The foldable electronic device of claim 15, wherein an absolute value of the third inclination angle is equal to or larger than an absolute value of the first inclination angle. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The foldable electronic device of claim 15, wherein the peak of the second cam includes, with respect to the second direction: a fourth part connected to one end of a valley of the second cam and having a fourth inclination angle; a fifth part connected to the fourth part, having a fifth inclination angle, and corresponding to the central portion of the peak of the second cam; and a sixth part connected to the fifth part and having a sixth inclination angle, wherein an absolute value of the fifth inclination angle is smaller than an absolute value of the fourth inclination angle, and wherein an absolute value of the fifth inclination angle is equal to or larger than an absolute value of the sixth inclination angle. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The foldable electronic device of claim 18, wherein an absolute value of the sixth inclination angle is equal to or smaller than an absolute value of the fourth inclination angle. ### Claim 20 (depends on 11) The foldable electronic device of claim 11, further comprising: a second rotating shaft configured to rotate about a second axis in correspondence to rotation of the second housing part; a third cam connected to the second rotating shaft and including at least two peaks; a fourth cam engaged with the third cam and including at least two peaks; a first elastic body exhibiting an elastic force such that the first cam and the second cam contact each other; and a second elastic body exhibiting an elastic force such that the third cam and the fourth cam contact each other, wherein the third cam is configured to rotate in the second direction as the restoring force is applied to the hinge structure, wherein a central portion of a peak of the third cam is inclined such that a second side thereof that faces the second direction is higher than a first side thereof that faces the first direction, and wherein a central portion of a peak of the fourth cam is inclined such that a second side thereof that faces the second direction is lower than a first side thereof that faces the first direction.