IP Library Granted Patent US 10,809,784
Granted Patent B2
US 10,809,784 · App. 16/197,650 · Granted Oct 20, 2020

Electronic device

Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki (Tokyo, JP); Jun Ishikawa (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 10,809,784
App. No.
16/197,650
Granted
Oct 20, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic device having a novel structure is provided. A battery is provided in each component of an electronic device, whereby the electronic device includes two batteries. The electronic device including the two batteries and a display portion that can be called a flexible display and has a plurality of foldable portions is provided as a novel device.

Claims (49)

1. An electronic device comprising:

a first housing and a second housing connected with a hinge, the first housing including a wirelessly chargeable secondary battery;

a plurality of magnets;

a display portion overlapping with the first housing and the second housing in an open state, the display portion including a bendable portion, the bendable portion overlapping with the hinge; and

a touch input portion bonded to the display portion by a sealant,

wherein the display portion comprises a first display portion overlapping with the first housing and a second display portion overlapping with the second housing,

wherein the first display portion and the second display portion overlap and face each other in a folded state, and

wherein the first display portion is smaller than the second display portion.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the touch input portion includes a transistor including an oxide semiconductor layer.

3. The electronic device according to claim 1 , further comprising a second battery and a power management circuit,

wherein the power management circuit has a function of wirelessly transmitting power of the battery to the second battery.

4. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the display portion displays an image toward the outside when the electronic device being bended.

5. The electronic device according to claim 1 , further comprising a USB terminal, a GPS sensor, a card slot, a sensor for measuring light, a sensor for measuring distance, a microphone, and an antenna.

6. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the electronic device is configured to be bent with a radius of curvature of 1 mm to 150 mm inclusive.

7. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the bendable portion is configured to be bent with a radius of curvature of 4 mm or less.

8. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein a space exists in between the first housing and the second housing when the electronic device is folded and fixed with the magnets.

9. The electronic device according to claim 1 , further comprising a third display portion,

wherein the third display portion overlaps with the first housing and the second housing in the folded state, and

wherein the third display portion is visible by a user in the folded state and/or wherein the third display portion displays an image toward the outside when the electronic device in the folded state.

10. An electronic device comprising:

a first housing and a second housing connected with a hinge, the first housing including a wirelessly chargeable secondary battery;

a plurality of magnets;

a display portion overlapping with the first housing and the second housing in an open state, the display portion including a bendable portion, the bendable portion overlapping with the hinge; and

a touch input portion,

wherein the display portion comprises a first display portion overlapping with the first housing and a second display portion overlapping with the second housing,

wherein the first display portion and the second display portion overlap and face each other in a folded state, and

wherein the first display portion is smaller than the second display portion.

11. The electronic device according to claim 10 , further comprising a USB terminal, a GPS sensor, a card slot, a sensor for measuring light, a sensor for measuring distance, a microphone, and an antenna.

12. The electronic device according to claim 10 , wherein the electronic device is configured to be bent with a radius of curvature of 1 mm to 150 mm inclusive.

13. The electronic device according to claim 10 , wherein the bendable portion is configured to be bent with a radius of curvature of 4 mm or less.

14. The electronic device according to claim 10 , wherein a space exists in between the first housing and the second housing when the electronic device is folded and fixed with the magnets.

15. The electronic device according to claim 10 , further comprising a third display portion,

wherein the third display portion overlaps with the first housing and the second housing in the folded state, and

wherein the third display portion is visible by a user in the folded state and/or wherein the third display portion displays an image toward the outside when the electronic device in the folded state.

16. An electronic device comprising:

a first housing and a second housing connected with a hinge, the first housing including a wireless charging portion;

a plurality of magnets;

a display portion overlapping with the first housing and the second housing in an open state, the display portion including a bendable portion, the bendable portion overlapping with the hinge; and

a touch input portion,

wherein the display portion comprises a first display portion overlapping with the first housing and a second display portion overlapping with the second housing,

wherein the first display portion and the second display portion overlap and face each other in a folded state, and

wherein the first display portion is smaller than the second display portion.

17. The electronic device according to claim 16 , further comprising a USB terminal, a GPS sensor, a card slot, a sensor for measuring light, a sensor for measuring distance, a microphone, and an antenna,

wherein the electronic device is configured to be bent with a radius of curvature of 1 mm to 150 mm inclusive.

18. The electronic device according to claim 16 , wherein the bendable portion is configured to be bent with a radius of curvature of 4 mm or less.

19. The electronic device according to claim 16 , wherein a space exists in between the first housing and the second housing when the electronic device is folded and fixed with the magnets.

20. The electronic device according to claim 16 , further comprising a third display portion,

wherein the third display portion overlaps with the first housing and the second housing in the folded state, and

wherein the third display portion is visible by a user in the folded state and/or wherein the third display portion displays an image toward the outside when the electronic device in the folded state.

Continuity (3)
Continuation 15497252 · Apr 26, 2017
Continuation 14631370 · Feb 25, 2015
Related Publication 20190107876A1 · Apr 11, 2019
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