Folding electronic device with continuous display

摘要

In general, in one aspect, the disclosure describes an apparatus that includes two panels pivotally connected together. The panels can pivot from an open arrangement where the two panels lay side by side to a closed arrangement where the two panels lay one on top of another. The apparatus also includes a flexible display connected to the two panels and having a portion that is mechanically free from the two panels. The apparatus further includes a cavity to receive at least a portion of the free portion of the display when the panels are pivoted into the closed arrangement.

主权项

1. An apparatus comprising:
a flexible display comprising two display portions coupled together using a flexible portion, wherein the flexible portion comprises a material capable to transfer light; covers connected together, wherein the covers can pivot from an open arrangement where the covers lay side by side to a closed arrangement where the covers lay with the flexible display between the covers, wherein the flexible display is coupled to the covers so that the flexible portion is mechanically free from the covers and the two display portions are positioned internal to the covers in the closed arrangement; and a cavity formed by a combination of a rounded curvature inside a cover and a second rounded curvature inside a second cover, wherein when the covers are pivoted into the closed arrangement, the cavity is to receive at least the flexible portion to prevent the flexible display from being mechanically folded at a damagingly small radius of curvature at or around a pivot point.