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US 2021/0200277 A1Published application
Hinge structure for terminal foldable in both directions
AssigneeAuflex Co., Ltd.
InventorsHyun Min PARK, Seoung Jun LEE
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Abstract
A hinge structure for a mobile communication terminal that is foldable in both directions is provided. The hinge structure for a mobile communication terminal having a flexible display panel installed therein is foldable in two opposite directions is foldable inward and outward in a fully unfolded state and a screen on which an image such as a moving image is displayed is invisibly disposed inside or visibly disposed outside in a state in which the mobile communication terminal is folded.
Claims5
A hinge structure for a mobile communication terminal that is foldable in both directions, the hinge structure comprising:
- upper panels (10) and lower panels (30) that are provided on right and left sides of a central joint (40) and that are foldable inward and outward with respect to the central joint (40);
- upper joints (41, 42) that are provided on the right and left sides of a top of the central joint (40) and that are connected to the upper panels (10) and connected to each other;
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- lower joints (34) that are provided on the right and left sides of a bottom of the central joint (40) and that are connected to lower sliders (32).
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