Electronic Devices with Translating Flexible Display and Corresponding Methods
AssigneeMotorola Mobility LLC
InventorsJun Hee Lee, Wayne G Morrison, Daniel P Groebe, Nigil George Valikodath, Alberto R Cavallaro
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Abstract
An electronic device includes a flexible display and a device housing that defines a translation surface for the flexible display. A blade assembly is positioned between the flexible display and the translation surface. A rotor is positioned within a curvilinear section of the blade assembly and flexible display. A translation mechanism translates the blade assembly and flexible display between an extended position, a retracted position, and a peek position revealing an image capture device.
Claims20
An electronic device, comprising:
- a device housing;
- and
- a blade assembly comprising a blade substrate, carrying a blade, and slidably coupled to the device housing;
- wherein the blade assembly is operable to slidably transition between:
- an extended position where the blade extends beyond an edge of the device housing;
- and
- a retracted position where a major surface of the blade abuts a major surface of the device housing.
An electronic device, comprising:
- a device housing;
- and
- a blade assembly comprising a blade substrate supporting a flexible display;
- wherein the blade assembly is operable to slidably transition between:
- an extended position where a blade extends beyond an edge of the device housing;
- a retracted position where a major surface of the blade abuts a major surface of the device housing;
- and
- the blade substrate defines a flexible section separating a rigid header section of the blade substrate and a rigid section of the blade substrate.
An electronic device, comprising:
- a device housing;
- and
- a blade assembly comprising a blade substrate;
- wherein the blade assembly is operable to slidably transition between:
- an extended position where a blade extends beyond an edge of the device housing;
- a retracted position where a major surface of the blade abuts a major surface of the device housing;
- and
- the blade substrate defines one or more apertures chemically etched in a flexible section separating a rigid header section and a rigid section, the one or more apertures configured as one or more partial ribs that extend distally across the flexible section.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.