# US 2021/0240230 A1 · Electronic device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2021/0240230 A1 - Document ID: US20210240230A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 17/237,071 - Filed: 2021-04-22 - Published: 2021-08-05 - Earliest claimed: 2019-11-20 - Assignees: Acer Incorporated - Applicants: Acer Incorporated - Inventors: Chun-Hung Wen; Wei-Chih Wang; Chi-Tai Ho; Yu-Cheng Shih; Hui-Ping Sun; Chun-Hsien Chen; Kuan-Lin Chen; Chih-Heng Tsou; Yen-Chou Chueh - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20210240230A1 ## CPC - G06F 1/1679: {for locking or maintaining the movable parts of the enclosure in a fixed position, e.g. latching mechanism at the edge of the display in a laptop or for the screen protective cover of a PDA (G06F1/1681 takes precedence)} - 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} - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) ## Abstract An electronic device includes a first body, a second body pivoted to the first body and a magnetic force mechanism. The first body includes a driving portion. The second body includes a casing, a flexible display and a supporting mechanism movably disposed in the casing. The flexible display is attached to the supporting mechanism. The magnetic force mechanism is disposed in the casing, wherein a portion of the magnetic force mechanism is exposed from the casing and abuts against the driving portion. The magnetic force mechanism is magnetically coupled to the supporting mechanism, wherein the magnetic force mechanism generates a magnetic attraction force or a magnetic repulsion force to the supporting mechanism by the second body rotating relative to the first body. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An electronic device, comprising: a first body, comprising a driving portion; a second body, pivoted to the first body, wherein the second body comprises a casing, a flexible display and a supporting mechanism, the supporting mechanism is movably disposed in the casing, and the flexible display is attached to the supporting mechanism; and a magnetic force mechanism, disposed in the casing, wherein a portion of the magnetic force mechanism is exposed from the casing and abuts against the driving portion, the magnetic force mechanism is magnetically coupled to the supporting mechanism, wherein the magnetic force mechanism generates a magnetic attraction force or a magnetic repulsion force to the supporting mechanism by the second body rotating relative to the first body. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The electronic device according to claim 1, further comprising: a magnetic force mechanism, comprising a sliding rod, a first magnet, a second magnet and a third magnet, wherein the sliding rod is slidably disposed at the casing, the first magnet is disposed at the sliding rod and faces the supporting mechanism, the second magnet and the third magnet are disposed at the supporting mechanism and face the sliding rod, and the sliding rod has a driven end exposed from the casing and abuts against the driving portion, wherein the first magnet is aligned with the second magnet to generate a magnetic attraction force to the second magnet, and the first magnet is aligned with the third magnet to generate a magnetic repulsion force to the third magnet. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The electronic device according to claim 2, wherein the number of the driving portions is two, the number of the magnetic force mechanisms is two, the two magnetic force mechanisms are disposed at two sides of the supporting mechanism, and each of the driving portions abuts against the driven end of the sliding rod of one of the magnetic force mechanisms. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The electronic device according to claim 3, wherein the supporting mechanism comprises at least two side supporting blocks, two movable rods and a plurality of intermediate supporting blocks, each of the side supporting blocks is disposed with the second magnet and the third magnet of one of the magnetic force mechanisms, each of the movable rods passes through one of the side supporting blocks and is slidably disposed in the casing, the intermediate supporting blocks are arranged side by side between the two side supporting blocks, the intermediate supporting blocks are connected with each other, and at least two of the intermediate supporting blocks are connected with the two side supporting blocks. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The electronic device according to claim 4, wherein the sliding rod of each of the magnetic force mechanisms is configured to slide relative to the casing along a first sliding direction, and each of the movable rods is configured to slide relative to the casing along a second sliding direction, wherein the first sliding direction is perpendicular to the second sliding direction. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The electronic device according to claim 4, wherein the supporting mechanism further comprises a plurality of connecting blocks arranged side by side between the two side supporting blocks, one of the side supporting blocks and one of the intermediate supporting blocks that are adjacent to each other are connected with each other through one of the connecting blocks, and two of the intermediate supporting blocks that are adjacent to each other are connected with each other through one of the connecting blocks. ### Claim 7 (depends on 2) The electronic device according to claim 2, wherein the sliding rod is configured to slide relative to the casing along a sliding direction, and in the sliding direction, the second magnet is located between the third magnet and the driving portion. ### Claim 8 (depends on 2) The electronic device according to claim 2, wherein the casing has a side facing the driving portion and a pivoting portion protruding from the side, the electronic device comprises a rotation shaft, and the rotation shaft is inserted in the driving portion and the pivoting portion. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The electronic device according to claim 8, wherein the casing further has an opening located at the side, and the driven end of the sliding rod moves into or out of the casing through the opening. ### Claim 10 (depends on 2) The electronic device according to claim 2, wherein the first body has an input operation surface, and the driving portion protrudes from the input operation surface. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The electronic device according to claim 10, wherein the driving portion has a straight-line section, a turning section and a cam section, the straight-line section is connected with the input operation surface, the turning section is located between the straight-line section and the cam section, and the driven end of the sliding rod abuts against the straight-line section, and the first magnet is aligned with the second magnet, or the driven end of the sliding rod abuts against the cam section, and the first magnet is aligned with the third magnet.