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US 2023/0143520 A1Published application
Hinge structure for in-folding type display device
AssigneeAuflex Co., Ltd.
InventorsHyun Min PARK, Seoung Jun LEE
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Abstract
A hinge structure for an in-folding type display device is provided which allows a smartphone to be automatically folded or unfolded with an elastic force of a spring and in which the spring is disposed inside of foldable connecting plates instead of being disposed at positions of a fixing cam and a moving cam, whereby a large space for disposing the spring can be secured to use a spring with a large diameter.
Claims6
A hinge structure for an in-folding type display device, the hinge structure comprising:
- a pair of connecting plates that rotates in opposite directions;
- an elasticity unit that provides an elastic force to rotation of the connecting plates;
- a plate connecting portion that connects the pair of connecting plates;
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- an elastic connecting portion that connects the connecting plates and the elasticity unit by causing the elasticity unit to generate an elastic force when the pair of connecting plates rotate.
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