Abstract: A foldable touch screen display device with a flexible display made up of segments that can be folded from a compact state to an expanded state which also includes a peripheral enclosure mechanism. The peripheral enclosure mechanism can be automatically repositioned to rotate out of a channel as the device is being folded in such a way that it can close the gap at the sides of the device between two flexible display segments when the device is fully configured to a folded state. The device may further include sensors to indicate the state of configuration and mechanisms for alignment, locking, and further structural support. In one embodiment, a module attached to, situated within, or otherwise associated with at least one segment of the flexible display or rigid display may contain all or substantially all processing and memory, along with a communications system, which may be used in any state.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a display panel including a first panel area, a bending area, and a second panel area, a support layer disposed under the first panel area of the display panel, a set bracket disposed under the support layer, a first waterproofing tape disposed between the support layer and the set bracket, the first waterproofing tape being attached to the set bracket, and a second waterproofing tape attached to the set bracket. The bending area may be bendable, the second panel area may be disposed under the first panel area, the first waterproofing tape may be spaced from the second panel area in a thickness direction of the display panel, and the second waterproofing tape may overlap the second panel area.

Abstract: An electronic device with a configurable housing assembly and a method enhances thermal energy spreading within the device via thermal spreader layer(s) of a flexible layer assembly extending through a channel defined in a hinge assembly of the device. The hinge assembly has a hinge body coupling first and second device housings of the configurable housing assembly. Purlin(s) of the hinge assembly support a back flexible display. A thermal spreader layer is positioned on a surface of a flexible circuit of the flexible layer assembly. The thermal spreader layer has one end thermally coupled within the first device housing and another end thermally coupled within the second device housing to transfer thermal energy between the first and the second structures. The flexible layer assembly deforms within the channel when the first and second device housings pivot about the hinge body from a closed position to an axially displaced open position.

Abstract: A device having a flexible touch screen display configured to display images in at least a first touch area and a second touch area. The first touch area is configured to rotate with respect to the second touch area along a folding axis. A first plurality of touch sensitive column electrodes are integrated into the first touch area, a second plurality of column electrodes are integrated into the second touch area of the flexible display, and a plurality of row electrodes are integrated into and extend across the first touch area and the second touch area. Also included are a plurality of drive-sense circuits that drive sensor signals on the electrodes.

Abstract: In a flexible display device including a non-bending area and a bending area, the flexible display device may include a circuit structure, a display structure on the circuit structure, and an organic layer under or over the circuit structure, the organic layer including a groove corresponding to the bending area.

Abstract: An accessory display device includes a back support having at least one female support rail, a first hinge coupled to the back support, and a first display coupled to the first hinge. The accessory also includes at least one male support rail configured to slide in an out of the at least one female support rail, a second hinge coupled to the at least one male support rail, and a second display coupled to the second hinge. Further, the accessory includes a tensioning member coupled to the back support on a first end and coupled to the male support rail, the tensioning member configured to cause elastic tension between the back support and the male support rail. Further still, the accessory includes a top lip coupled to the back support.

Abstract: A hinged mobile computing device includes a first housing part and a second housing part coupled by a hinge assembly having a harness, a harness cover, a first hinge body, and a second hinge body. The harness is configured to accommodate flexible printed circuitry and a cable that extend from the first housing part to the second housing part via the hinge assembly. The hinge bodies include respective friction bands, each friction band being configured to engage a respective shaft formed on the harness and having a gear configured to mesh with a respective cog arranged within the harness cover to coordinate a timing of the rotation of the first and second housing parts between face-to-face and back-to-back orientations. The hinge assembly further includes a spring-loaded opening mechanism.

Abstract: A display apparatus comprises a display device including a display panel and a back cover on a rear surface of the display panel, and a curvature variation device at the back cover to vary a curvature of the display device, the curvature variation device may include an arc member at a rear region of the display device parallel to a first direction, a supporting plate at the rear region of the display device, a rotation driver on the supporting plate, a rectilinear driver on the supporting plate to perform a rectilinear motion, a rotation link part coupled to a center portion of the arc member on the supporting plate to rotate the center portion of the arc member based on a rectilinear motion of the rectilinear driver, and a holder part rotatably supporting the center portion of the arc member on the supporting plate.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a rotating module and an electronic device. The rotating module includes a support, a rotating member, and an elastic damping member. The rotating member includes a first rotating member and a second rotating member connected to the support respectively. A first end of the damping member is fixed to the support. A second end of the damping member is in contact with the rotating member for providing a damping force for relative rotation of the first rotating member and the second rotating member. The second end is an opposite end of the first end. The support is located between the rotating member and the damping member.

Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a front plate, a rear plate facing away the front plate, a side member disposed to surround a space defined between the front plate and the rear plate, wherein the side member is coupled to the front plate and the rear plate to define a housing, wherein the side member is at least partially made of a metallic material, a polymer structure located in the space, and a display received in the space to be viewable through the front plat. The rear plate may be seated on the second surface.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a first housing including a first space and including a first support member. The device includes a second housing including a second space, including a second support member, and slidably combined with the first housing. The device includes a bendable member connected to the first housing, being at least partly accommodated in a second space in a slide-in state, and at least partly forming the same plane with the first housing in a slide-out state. The device includes a flexible display including a first part disposed to be seen from an outside in the slide-in state, and a second part not seen from the outside. The device includes at least one first antenna and a wireless communication circuit configured to transmit or receive a wireless signal. The first support member includes a non-overlapping part not overlapping the second support member in the slide-in state.

Abstract: A display device can include a display panel hinged to a support panel that includes a first portion hinged to a second portion, where the display panel includes a display surface and a back surface, where the support panel is foldable over the display surface and foldable over the back surface, and where the first portion is hingedly adjustable with respect to the second portion for angled support of the display panel.

Abstract: A display device includes a rollable display panel having two surfaces opposed to each other, and a heat dissipation sheet disposed on one of the two surfaces of the display panel and rollable together with the rollable display panel. The heat dissipation sheet has a thermal conductivity greater than 200 W/mK.

Abstract: An electronic device includes: a display panel having an active region and a peripheral region adjacent to the active region; an electronic module disposed below the display panel; a first light-blocking element disposed on the display panel and overlapping the peripheral region; and a second light-blocking element disposed on the electronic module with the display panel interposed therebetween. A hole is at least partially surrounded by the active region is defined in a portion of the display panel. The second light blocking element is disposed in an area adjacent to the hole, when viewed in a plan view. The first light-blocking element has a first thickness and the second light-blocking element has a second thickness less than the first thickness.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a display module including: a display panel foldable with respect to a folding axis and a support part disposed under the display panel; and an accommodating part which accommodates the display module. The display panel includes: a first display portion covered by the accommodating part in a folded state of the display panel; and a second display portion exposed to the outside in the folded state. The accommodating part includes: a first accommodating part which accommodates the first display portion in the folded state; and a second accommodating part which accommodates the first accommodating part in the folded state. As the display panel is folded, an included angle between the first display portion and the second display portion decreases, and an area in which the first accommodating part overlaps the second accommodating part increases in a plan view.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a display panel including a folding area and a non-folding area which is adjacent to the folding area along a first direction, and a support member facing the display panel. The support member includes in order from the display panel, an upper plate which faces the folding area and the non-folding area, has a thickness and in which are defined a plurality of openings corresponding to the folding area, and a lower plate having a thickness which is greater than the thickness of the upper plate and including a first lower plate and a second lower plate each corresponding to the folding area and the non-folding area. At the folding area, the second lower plate is spaced apart from the first lower plate by a gap along the first direction.

Abstract: A modular electronic device system includes an electronic device and a cover for the device that allows the device to be mechanically and electrically mounted to a stand or device adapter on the rear side of the cover. The cover or device adapter can be connectable to modularly attachable and removable accessory devices and can provide electrical ports for powering and operating the accessory devices. While mounted to a stand, power and data communications can be provided to the electronic device, cover, and accessory devices from the stand or an external source. The modular components of the system can be interchangeable to allow the system to be adapted to many different settings and use cases based on the types of components included as the accessory devices and based on the number of accessory devices used.

Abstract: A display apparatus and an electronic device relating to the field of display technologies are provided. The display apparatus includes: a first housing, one end of which includes an opening; a second housing slidably connected to the first housing and configured to slide out of a cavity of the first housing via the opening of the first housing; a flexible display screen configured to slide out of the cavity of the first housing along with the second housing when the second housing slides out of the cavity of the first housing; and at least one elastic assembly configured to provide an elastic force to the second housing when the second housing slides out of the cavity of the first housing so that a second lateral outer surface is kept flush with the first lateral outer surface.

Abstract: A flexible display module and a display device are provided. The flexible display module includes a flexible display panel; and a heat dissipation assembly. The heat dissipation assembly includes a fan assembly and a first air tube; the first air tube is disposed on at least one side edge of the flexible display panel; and the fan assembly provides an airflow to a surface of the flexible display panel through the first air tube.

Abstract: A display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus includes: a display panel having a first area, a second area, and a bending area between the first area and the second area and having a shape extending in a direction crossing an imaginary first straight line connecting the first area and the second area, the bending area being bendable; a support at a rear of the display panel and comprising a first support supporting the first area, a second support supporting the second area, and a connection portion connecting the first support and the second support and having a thickness less than a thickness of the first support or a thickness of the second support; and a magnetic field generation portion configured to generate a magnetic field in a direction from the first support toward the second support.