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US 8,229,522 B2Granted
Folder-type portable communication device having flexible display unit
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsYun-Su Kim, Jun-Sang Park
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Abstract
A portable communication device includes a main housing, a folding housing coupled to the main housing by a hinge unit to rotate about a hinge axis, and a flexible display unit that is drawn out from the main housing to open its display screen when the folding housing unfolds.
Claims12
A portable communication device, comprising:
- a main housing;
- a folding housing coupled to the main housing by a hinge unit to rotate about a hinge axis;
- and
- a flexible display unit that is drawn out from the main housing to open its display screen when the folding housing unfolds,
- wherein the hinge unit is a dual-axis hinge and provides a first hinge axis and a second hinge axis,
- wherein the first hinge axis and the second hinge axis are parallel to each other, and
- wherein the folding housing rotates up to a maximum angle of 180 degrees relative to a top surface of the main housing facing the folding housing.
4 more elements
A portable communication device, comprising:
- a main housing;
- a protrusion unit extending along a side end of the main housing;
- a folding housing coupled to the main housing by a hinge unit to rotate about a hinge axis;
- and
- a flexible display unit that is drawn out from the protrusion unit to open its display screen when the folding housing unfolds,
- wherein the hinge unit is a dual-axis hinge and provides a first hinge axis and a second hinge axis,
- wherein the first hinge axis and the second hinge axis are parallel to each other,
- wherein the folding housing rotates up to a maximum angle of 180 degrees relative to a top surface of the main housing facing the folding housing, and
- wherein the protrusion unit protrudes from the top surface of the main housing by a determined height.
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A portable communication device, comprising:
- a main housing comprising a plurality of first keys that are always exposed;
- a folding housing coupled to the main housing by a hinge unit to rotate about a hinge axis;
- and
- a flexible display unit that is drawn out from the main housing to open its display screen when the folding housing unfolds,
- wherein the hinge unit is a dual-axis hinge and provides a first hinge axis and a second hinge axis,
- wherein the first hinge axis and the second hinge axis are parallel to each other, and
- wherein the folding housing rotates up to a maximum angle of 180 degrees relative to a top surface of the main housing facing the folding housing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.