Patents by Inventor Junghyeob Lee
Junghyeob Lee has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20250008013Abstract: An electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure includes a first housing, a second housing slidably coupled to the first housing, a flexible display configured to expand or reduce a size of a display area visible to the outside of the electronic device based on slide-in or slide-out of the second housing, a drive motor disposed to provide driving force to drive the second housing, a pinion gear coupled to the drive motor, a rack gear disposed to be driven to engage with the pinion gear, and a rack cover coupled to the rack gear, wherein the rack cover includes a first blocking mechanism blocking foreign substances from entering the rack cover, and wherein the rack gear includes a second blocking mechanism blocking foreign substances from entering the rack gear.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2024Publication date: January 2, 2025Inventors: Moonchul SHIN, Youngmin KANG, Yeonggyu YOON, Joongyeon CHO, Junyoung CHOI, Byounguk YOON, Junghyeob LEE, Sunggun CHO
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Publication number: 20250008672Abstract: An electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure includes a first housing including a first support member and a second support member. The electronic device also includes a second housing that slides with respect to the first housing, a flexible display which is a display including a first display region and a second display region extending from the first display region, and which enables at least a part of the second display region to be exposed on the basis of the slide movement of the second housing. The electronic device further includes a first circuit board arranged at the first support member and a second circuit board arranged at the second support member, where the second circuit board can be electrically connected to the first circuit board through a hole formed in one surface of the second support member.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2024Publication date: January 2, 2025Inventors: Wonho LEE, Joongyeon CHO, Hyunsuk KIM, Sanghyuk PARK, Soohyun SEO, Hojin JUNG, Baekeun CHO, Nakhyun CHOI, Junghyeob LEE, Hyunju HONG
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Publication number: 20240431018Abstract: An electronic device may include: a first housing; a second housing slidably coupled to the first housing; a flexible display including a display area that is reduced or expanded according to sliding-in or sliding-out of the second housing; a driving unit for driving the second housing; a support member disposed on the second housing and supporting at least a portion of the flexible display; a speaker assembly disposed on a surface of the support member, which is opposite to the surface of the support member facing the flexible display; and a printed circuit board disposed on a surface of the speaker assembly, which is opposite to the surface of the speaker assembly facing the flexible display. The speaker assembly may include a case electrically connecting the printed circuit board to the support member, and a speaker disposed in the case. Various other embodiments are also possible.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2024Publication date: December 26, 2024Inventors: Hyunggwang KANG, Hyunsuk KIM, Kyungmoon SEOL, Moonchul SHIN, Wonho LEE, Hojin JUNG, Baekeun CHO, Hyoungtak CHO, Junghyeob LEE, Hyunju HONG
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Publication number: 20240431028Abstract: The electronic device according to an embodiment include a first support member, a second support member slidably coupled to the first support member in a first direction, a first printed circuit board connected to an antenna module disposed on the first support member, a second printed circuit board disposed on the second support member, a first flexible printed circuit board electrically connecting the first printed circuit board and the second printed circuit board; and a second flexible printed circuit board, and the first flexible printed circuit board includes a conductive layer distinct from a signal line, is spaced apart from the second flexible printed circuit board, and overlaps the second flexible printed circuit board when the second support member is viewed in a direction perpendicular to a direction in which the display faces. Various other embodiments are possible.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2024Publication date: December 26, 2024Inventors: Wonho LEE, Hyunsuk KIM, Sanghyuk PARK, Soohyun SEO, Joongyeon CHO, Nakhyun CHOI, Junghyeob LEE, Hyunju HONG
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Publication number: 20240430349Abstract: An electronic device is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2024Publication date: December 26, 2024Inventors: Joongyeon CHO, Hyunsuk KIM, Sanghyuk PARK, Soohyun SEO, Wonho LEE, Nakhyun CHOI, Junghyeob LEE, Hyunju HONG
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Publication number: 20240431049Abstract: An electronic devices according to various embodiments disclosed in this document may include a first housing, a second housing coupled to the first housing so as to slide in a first direction and in a second direction opposite the first direction, a printed circuit board disposed in the second housing, a rear cover disposed in the second housing and configured to support the printed circuit board, a rollable display including a display area exposed to the outside of the electronic device, an accommodation area received inside the electronic device, and a bending area connecting the display area and the accommodation area and configured to be bent, and having the display area that is reduced or expanded based on a sliding-in or sliding-out operation of the second housing, a driving motor disposed in the first housing and configured to drive the second housing to slide in or slide out, and a battery disposed in a space provided in the first housing and the second housing, wherein the rear cover may be formed sType: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2024Publication date: December 26, 2024Inventors: Wonho LEE, Hyunsuk KIM, Sanghyuk PARK, Soohyun SEO, Joongyeon CHO, Nakhyun CHOI, Junghyeob LEE, Hyunju HONG
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Publication number: 20240431048Abstract: An electronic device is be provided. The electronic device includes a first housing, a second housing configured to slidably move relative to the first housing, a rollable display configured to be unrolled or rolled based on a slide movement of the second housing, a multi-bar structure supporting the rollable display, and attached to at least a portion of the rollable display, and a guide assembly configured to guide the slide movement of the second housing, wherein the guide assembly includes a rail structure connected to the second housing, and a rail receiving part including a first surface, in which a first slit receiving at least a portion of the multi-bar structure is formed, and a second surface opposite to the first surface and receiving at least a portion of the rail structure, and wherein the rail structure is configured to slide with respect to the rail receiving portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2024Publication date: December 26, 2024Inventors: Yeonggyu YOON, Youngmin KANG, Moonchul SHIN, Joongyeon CHO, Junyoung CHOI, Wonho SHIN, Byounguk YOON, Junghyeob LEE, Sunggun CHO
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Publication number: 20240420608Abstract: A portable electronic device may include: a first housing; a second housing disposed to be slidable with respect to the first housing; a flexible display in which a display area of the display is contracted or extended on the basis of slide-in or slide-out driving of the second housing; a motor for generating driving force to slide the second housing; a driving circuit for driving the motor; and a processor(s). The processor(s) may: configure the display area of the flexible display as an activation area for displaying visual information; recognize that a consistency problem occurs in an application execution screen when switching from the slide-out state to the slide-in state on the basis of occurrence of a slide-in trigger for contraction of the activation area while displaying the application execution screen on the activation area in the slide-out state; and provide a user interface to allow extension of the activation area on the basis of the occurrence of the consistency problem.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2024Publication date: December 19, 2024Inventors: Yangsoo CHOI, Youngrog KIM, Taeyang SONG, Changhan LEE, Donghyun JO, Sukdong KIM, Jihea PARK, Junghyeob LEE
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Publication number: 20240422925Abstract: An electronic device is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2024Publication date: December 19, 2024Inventors: Nakhyun CHOI, Hyunsuk KIM, Sanghyuk PARK, Soohyun SEO, Wonho LEE, Joongyeon CHO, Junghyeob LEE, Hyunju HONG
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Publication number: 20240419212Abstract: According to various embodiments of the disclosure, an electronic device may comprise a housing including a first housing and a second housing for guiding a slide of the first housing; a display including a first display area disposed on the first housing and a second display area extending from the first display area and configured to move at least a portion of the second display area based on the slide of the first housing; a supporting structure configured to support at least a portion of the first display area or at least a portion of the second display area and including a plurality of bars; and a blocking member for blocking influx of an external foreign object through a gap between the housing and the display. When the first housing slides, at least one of the plurality of bars may be configured to pressurize and push out the blocking member to space the display and the blocking member apart from each other. Other various embodiments are possible.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2024Publication date: December 19, 2024Inventors: Moonchul SHIN, Youngmin KANG, Yeonggyu YOON, Joongyeon CHO, Junyoung CHOI, Byounguk YOON, Junghyeob LEE, Sunggun CHO
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Publication number: 20240422928Abstract: An electronic device, according to various embodiments of the present disclosure, comprises: a second housing; a first housing which slidingly moves with respect to the second housing; a display which comprises a first display area and a second display area extending from the first display area, and which has at least a portion of the second display area move on the basis of the sliding movement of the first housing; a motor which is disposed in the second housing and provides a driving force for the sliding movement of the first housing; and a gear structure which transfers the driving force provided from the motor to the first housing. The gear structure comprises: a first gear unit which is connected to the motor; a second gear unit which is connected to the first gear unit; a third gear unit which is connected to or disconnected from the second gear unit; and a rack gear which is disposed in the first housing and is connected to the third gear unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2024Publication date: December 19, 2024Inventors: Yeonggyu YOON, Youngmin KANG, Moonchul SHIN, Joongyeon CHO, Junyoung CHOI, Byounguk YOON, Junghyeob LEE, Sunggun CHO
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Publication number: 20240411445Abstract: Disclosed are an electronic device for controlling attributes of one-handed mode screen on the basis of a grip shape and a method for controlling same. An electronic device according to an embodiment of the present document may be configured to display, on a flexible display, a one-handed mode screen which is reduced and displayed according to a predetermined ratio so as to correspond to a first screen, detect, while the one-handed mode screen is displayed, that a first housing is moved, and determine, on the basis of the detection of the movement of the first housing, the direction of expansion of the one-handed mode screen depending on whether a grip of a portion of a user's body on the top portion of the first housing is sensed by a first grip sensor, among grip sensors, which is disposed on the edge of the first housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2024Publication date: December 12, 2024Inventors: Jooyoung KANG, Hyunggwang KANG, Moonsun KIM, Soohyun SEO, Jihyung JUNG, Hojin JUNG, Hyoungtak CHO, Soyoung LEE, Junghyeob LEE
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Publication number: 20240414254Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic device including a first housing, a driving circuit provided within the first housing, a second housing provided to be movable with respect to the first housing and overlapping at least a portion of the first housing, and a flexible display at least partially mounted on a surface of the second housing and at least partially exposed to an outside of the electronic device. A portion of the flexible display is inserted into the first housing or exposed from the first housing according to a driving of the driving motor. The electronic device displays at least one image in a first area of the flexible display, and the at least one image includes a second area in which content of the at least one image is displayed, and a third area represented in a first color.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2024Publication date: December 12, 2024Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Sukdong KIM, Jihea PARK, Junghyeob LEE
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Publication number: 20240386822Abstract: An electronic device according to various embodiments of this document may include a first housing, a second housing coupled to slide relative to the first housing, a rollable display in which a display area is reduced or extended based on sliding-in or sliding-out of the second housing, and a processor operatively coupled to the rollable display, wherein the processor may be configured to display a screen of a running application on the rollable display when the rollable display is in a first state, detect an input for switching the rollable display from the first state to the second state, in response to the input, and determine whether or not a screen state of the running application is able to be maintained when switching the state of the rollable display.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2024Publication date: November 21, 2024Inventors: Youngrog KIM, Jihea PARK, Junghyeob LEE
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Publication number: 20240381552Abstract: An electronic device according to an embodiment comprises: a first housing; a second housing that is slidable with respect to the first housing; a display that moves into or out of the first housing; a plurality of supporting bars arranged on one surface of the display; a plurality of barriers arranged at one end of each of the plurality of supporting bars and facing a side surface of the display; and a plurality of guide protrusions extending in a direction opposite to an extension direction of the plurality of barriers, wherein an interval between side surfaces of the plurality of barriers facing each other is less than an interval between the plurality of guide protrusions.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2024Publication date: November 14, 2024Inventors: Youngmin KANG, Moonchul SHIN, Yeonggyu YOON, Joongyeon CHO, Junyoung CHOI, Byounguk YOON, Junghyeob LEE, Sunggun CHO
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Publication number: 20240373570Abstract: An electronic device is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2024Publication date: November 7, 2024Inventors: Nakhyun CHOI, Baekeun CHO, Myunghoon KWAK, Hyunsuk KIM, Sanghyuk PARK, Soohyun SEO, Wonho LEE, Joongyeon CHO, Junghyeob LEE, Hyunju HONG
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Publication number: 20240341038Abstract: An electronic device includes: a first housing; a second housing connected to the first housing and being partially moveable in a moving direction; a display supported by the first housing and the second housing and configured to change between a first state and a second state; and a flexible printed circuit board having a length in the moving direction which changes based one the movement of the first housing and the second housing, the flexible printed circuit board includes: a first wire including a first signal circuit formed along a first length direction; a second wire including a second signal circuit formed along a second length direction; a bonding sheet configured to bond the first wire and the second wire along a bonding area; and one or more signal vias penetrating the first wire and the second wire and electrically connecting the first signal circuit to the second signal circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2024Publication date: October 10, 2024Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Hyunggwang KANG, Myunghoon KWAK, Yangwook KIM, Junhyuk KIM, Wonho LEE, Hoyoung JEONG, Junyoung CHOI, Soyoung LEE, Jookwan LEE, Junghyeob LEE
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Publication number: 20240340367Abstract: According to various embodiments, an electronic device may include a first housing; a second housing slidably coupled to the first housing; a rollable display that is disposed to be supported by the first housing and the second housing; a support member disposed on the rear surface of the rollable display; a first printed circuit board disposed on the first housing; a second printed circuit board disposed on the second housing; a flexible printed circuit board that connects the first printed circuit board and the second printed circuit; a driving motor disposed on the second housing and providing a driving force to drive the second housing; a battery disposed on the second housing and supplying power to the driving motor; a pinion gear disposed on the second housing and transmitting power based on the driving force of the driving motor; and a rack gear disposed on the first housing and gear-coupled with the pinion gear.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2024Publication date: October 10, 2024Inventors: Sanghyuk PARK, Hyunsuk KIM, Soohyun SEO, Wonho LEE, Joongyeon CHO, Nakhyun CHOI, Junghyeob LEE, Hyunju HONG
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Publication number: 20240338790Abstract: An electronic device may include: a display module capable of changing the size of a display screen; a memory in which computer-executable instructions are stored; and a processor which accesses the memory and executes the instructions, wherein, when the size of the display screen is changed while displaying an image and a first navigation bar, the processor terminates output of the first navigation bar and initiates output of a second navigation bar; and changes the size of the image while maintaining an image ratio on the display screen.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2024Publication date: October 10, 2024Inventors: Jookwan LEE, Yongjin KWON, Junyoung CHOI, Yangwook KIM, Soyoung LEE, Junghyeob LEE
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Publication number: 20240314951Abstract: An electronic apparatus according to an embodiment comprises a first housing, a second housing, a display, a motor disposed in the first housing and providing the second housing with a driving force, a driving gear coupled to the motor, at least one transmitting gear which is engaged with the driving gear so as to be rotatable about a rotary shaft that is perpendicular to the rotary shaft of the driving gear according to the rotation of the driving gear, and a rack gear which is moved according to the rotation of the at least one transmitting gear, wherein the rack gear comprises a plurality of teeth engaged with the at least one transmitting gear, and has a gear surface facing a direction perpendicular to a direction in which one surface of the second housing faces.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2024Publication date: September 19, 2024Inventors: Sunggun CHO, Hwamok PAK, Jinwook BAIK, Byounguk YOON, Yeonggyu YOON, Youngmin KANG, Junghyeob LEE