Electronic device including flexible display
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsJungjin KIM, Gidae KIM, Jungsik PARK, Hongsik PARK, Hyoseok NA, Jongchul CHOI
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Abstract
Disclosed is an electronic device including a flexible display. The electronic device may include a first structure including a first plate, the first plate including a first surface and a second surface facing a direction opposite the first surface, a second structure including a second plate facing the second surface of the first plate and a first side wall extending from the second plate, a flexible touch screen display, and a camera device arranged between the first structure and the second structure.
Claims22
1-20. (canceled)
An electronic device comprising:
- a first structure comprising a first plate;
- a second structure comprising a second plate that is slidable relative to the first structure;
- a flexible display, at least portion of which is configured to move together with the first structure;
- and
- a camera device including a lens and disposed between at least the first structure and the second structure;
- wherein the flexible display is configured to expand or reduce a front display area visually exposed at a front surface of the electronic device based on a sliding operation between the first structure and the second structure,
- wherein the electronic device is configured to be transitioned between a basic state in which a size of the front display area is a first size and an expanded state in which the size of the front display area is a second size larger than the first size, and
- wherein the camera device is configured to rotate between the first structure and the second structure when the electronic device is transitioned from the basic state to the extended state and/or from the extended state to the basic state.
An electronic device comprising:
- a first structure including a first plate, the first plate including a first surface and a second surface facing a direction opposite the first surface;
- a second structure including a second plate facing the second surface of the first plate;
- a flexible display, at least portion of which is disposed on the first structure and configured to move together with the first structure;
- a rollable module slidably connecting the first structure and the second structure and guiding the movement of the flexible display;
- and
- a camera device disposed between the first plate and the second plate, the camera device including a camera module on which the lens is disposed;
- wherein the flexible display is configured to expand or reduce a front display area visually exposed to a front surface of the electronic device based on a sliding operation between the first structure and the second structure,
- wherein the electronic device is transitioned between a basic state in which the size of the front display area is a first size and an expanded state in which the size of the front display area is a second size larger than the first size,
- wherein the camera module is configured to rotate between the first plate and the second plate based on an operation in which the electronic device is transitioned from at least one of the basic state to the extended state, or from the extended state to the basic state, and
- wherein the lens is configured to face the first plate and the display in the basic state, and face the second plate in the extended state.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.