Electronic device including foldable display
According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, an electronic device may include a first housing, a second housing connected to the first housing via a hinge structure, an electronic component, a flexible display being configured to be foldable according to rotation, a heat dissipation sheet arranged under the flexible display, and a first adhesive layer configured to bond the flexible display and the heat dissipation sheet to each other. The heat dissipation sheet may include a first portion corresponding to the first housing, a second portion corresponding to the second housing, and a third portion interconnecting the first portion and the second portion and corresponding to the hinge structure. The third portion may include a structure that protrudes or is folded at least once with respect to the first portion and the second portion. The first adhesive layer may include a first opening corresponding to the third portion.
1. An electronic device comprising:
a first housing;
a second housing connected to the first housing via a hinge structure to be rotatable relative to the first housing;
an electronic component arranged in at least one region of the first housing or the second housing;
a flexible display arranged in one region of the first housing and one region of the second housing, the flexible display being configured to be foldable according to rotation;
a heat dissipation sheet arranged under the flexible display and configured to diffuse heat generated by the electronic component; and
a first adhesive layer configured to bond the flexible display and the heat dissipation sheet to each other,
wherein the heat dissipation sheet includes a first portion corresponding to the first housing, a second portion corresponding to the second housing, and a third portion interconnecting the first portion and the second portion and corresponding to the hinge structure,
wherein the third portion includes a structure that protrudes or is folded at least once with respect to the first portion and the second portion, and
wherein the first adhesive layer includes a first opening in a region corresponding to the third portion.
2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the flexible display includes a display panel, a cover panel, and a metal plate, and the heat dissipation sheet is arranged on a rear surface of the metal plate.
3. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the metal plate includes a first pattern in a portion corresponding to the hinge structure.
4. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a first support plate arranged in a region corresponding to the first housing on a rear surface of the heat dissipation sheet; and
a second support plate arranged in a region corresponding to the second housing on the rear surface of the heat dissipation sheet.
5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the electronic component is arranged on a rear surface of the flexible display.
6. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the electronic component includes a display driver IC (DDI) or a touch display driver IC (TDDI) configured to control the flexible display.
7. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the electronic component includes at least one of a control circuit, a printed circuit board, or a connection pad.
8. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the heat dissipation sheet includes a first protective sheet, a second protective sheet, and a graphite sheet arranged between the first protective sheet and the second protective sheet.
9. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the third portion of the heat dissipation sheet includes a wrinkle portion, and a cross section of the wrinkle portion has a plurality of semicircular shapes.
10. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the third portion of the heat dissipation sheet includes a first folded structure arranged to overlap the first portion and a second folding structure arranged to overlap the second portion.
11. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the structure that protrudes or is folded at least once in the third portion of the heat dissipation sheet is arranged in at least a portion of the first opening in the first adhesive layer.
12. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein, when the electronic device is fully folded, the third portion of the heat dissipation sheet has a length corresponding to a length of an arc formed when the structure that protrudes or is folded at least once is fully folded.
13. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein, when the electronic device is fully folded, the first housing and the second housing face each other, and when the electronic device is fully unfolded, the first housing and the second housing are at an angle of 180 degrees.
14. The electronic device of claim 13 , wherein the third portion of the heat dissipation sheet includes a first end connected to the first portion and a second end connected to the second portion, and
wherein, when the electronic device is fully folded, the first end and the second end with respect to an imaginary axis forms a first arc center angle, a shortest length from the first end or the second end to the imaginary axis is a first curvature radius, and a length of the third portion is an arc length obtained using the first arc center angle and the first curvature radius.
15. The electronic device of claim 14 , wherein the first opening has a horizontal length corresponding to at least twice the first curvature radius.
16. An electronic device comprising:
a hinge structure extending in a rotation axis direction;
a first housing connected to one side of the hinge structure in a direction perpendicular to the rotation axis of the hinge structure to rotate about the rotation axis relative to the hinge structure;
a second housing connected to another side of the rotation axis of the hinge structure to rotate about the rotation axis relative to the hinge structure;
an electronic component arranged in at least one region of the first housing or the second housing;
a flexible display arranged from one region of the first housing to one region of the second housing, the flexible display being configured to be foldable according to rotation;
a heat dissipation sheet arranged under the flexible display and configured to diffuse heat generated by the electronic component; and
a first adhesive layer configured to bond the flexible display and the heat dissipation sheet to each other,
wherein the heat dissipation sheet includes a bending region at least a portion of which is arranged to correspond to the hinge structure and formed as a flat or curved surface, a first portion extending from the bending region to one side in a direction perpendicular to the rotation axis, and a second portion extending from the bending region to the other side in the direction perpendicular to the rotation axis,
wherein the bending region includes a structure that protrudes or is folded at least once with respect to the first portion and the second portion, and
wherein the first adhesive layer includes a portion that does not include an adhesive material in a region corresponding to the bending region.
17. The electronic device of claim 16 , wherein the heat dissipation sheet includes a first protective sheet, a second protective sheet, and a graphite sheet arranged between the first protective sheet and the second protective sheet.
18. The electronic device of claim 16 , wherein the bending region of the heat dissipation sheet includes a wrinkle portion, and a cross section of the wrinkle portion has a plurality of semicircular shapes.
19. The electronic device of claim 16 , wherein at least a portion of the structure that protrudes or is folded at least once in the bending region of the heat dissipation sheet is arranged in the portion of the first adhesive layer that does not include the adhesive material.
20. The electronic device of claim 16 , wherein, when the electronic device is fully folded, the bending region of the heat dissipation sheet has a length corresponding to a length of an arc formed when the structure that protrudes or is folded at least once is fully folded.