PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE

摘要

Disclosed are a portable electronic device having a display unit which can be bent or folded partially or wholly, and a control method thereof. The portable electronic device includes: a display unit having a front surface and a rear surface, and formed to be flexible; and a folding unit including a plurality of blocks and a connection unit, and configured to be foldable together with the display unit, the plurality of blocks overlapped with each other on the rear surface of the display unit, the connection unit configured to connect the plurality of blocks to each other, wherein the plurality of blocks are arranged such that at least part thereof is relatively-movable with respect to neighboring blocks in a direction to become far from or close to the neighboring blocks.

主权项

1. A portable electronic device comprising:
a flexible display unit having a front surface and a rear surface; and a folding unit in contact with the rear surface of the flexible display unit, the folding unit including a plurality of blocks and a connection unit, the connection unit connecting the plurality of blocks to each other, wherein the plurality of blocks and the connection unit are arranged such that at least one or more of the plurality of blocks move along a curved path when the flexible display unit transitions to and from a first state and a second state, wherein the flexible display unit is flat in the first state and folded in the second state.