发明名称 Flexible Display Devices
摘要 Electronic devices may be provided that contain multiple housing portions. The housing portions may be coupled together using hinges. The hinges may include hinges based on a three-bar linkage, hinges based on a four-bar linkage, hinges with slotted members, hinges formed from flexible support structures, and hinges based on flexible housing structures. Flexible displays may be mounted to the housing portions overlapping the hinges. When the housing portions in a device are rotated relative to each other, the flexible display may bend. The hinge may be configured to allow the flexible display to be placed in a front-to-front configuration in which an active side of the display faces itself or a back-to-back configuration. Engagement structures may be used to help the housing grip external objects and to hold the housing portions together. The hinges may be provided with rotational detents to help hold the flexible display in desired positions.
申请公布号 US2014328041(A1) 申请公布日期 2014.11.06
申请号 US201414335783 申请日期 2014.07.18
申请人 Apple Inc. 发明人 Rothkopf Fletcher R.;Janis Andrew J.M.;Dabov Teodor
分类号 H05K5/00;H05K5/02 主分类号 H05K5/00
代理机构 代理人
主权项 1. An electronic device, comprising: a housing; a flexible support structure mounted to the housing; and a flexible display mounted to the flexible support structure, wherein the flexible display and flexible support structure are movable to a planar position in which the flexible display has a planar shape and wherein the flexible support structure is configured to retain a bent configuration when the flexible display and flexible support structure are bent away from the planar position.
地址 Cupertino CA US