Electronic device including display
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a hinge housing extending in a direction of a rotational axis, a first housing connected to one side of the hinge housing in a direction perpendicular to the rotational axis to rotate about the rotational axis relative to the hinge housing, a second housing connected to an opposite side of the hinge housing in a direction perpendicular to the rotational axis to rotate about the rotational axis relative to the hinge housing, and a flexible display including a bending area at least partially disposed in the hinge housing and formed to be a flat surface or a curved surface, a first area extending from the bending area in one direction perpendicular to the rotational axis, and a second area extending from the bending area in an opposite direction perpendicular to the rotational axis.
1. A portable communication device comprising:
a flexible display;
a hinge structure; and
a first housing accommodating a first display area of the flexible display;
a second housing accommodating a second display area of the flexible display;
a hinge housing accommodating the hinge structure, the hinge housing including a first protruding member formed at an ending portion of the hinge housing in a length direction thereof such that a first protruding portion of the first protruding member is protruded in a first direction, and that a second protruding portion of the first protruding member is protruded in a second direction; and
a first cushioning member coupled to the first protruding member such that a portion of the first cushioning member is fixed to the second protruding portion of the first protruding member,
wherein the first housing and the second housing are coupled to the hinge structure, the first housing and the second housing are folded relative to each other.
2. The portable communication device of claim 1 , wherein the portion of the first cushioning member remains at least partially in contact with the second protruding portion of the first protruding member while the portable communication device is folded or unfolded.
3. The portable communication device of claim 2 , wherein the portion of the first cushioning member remains at least partially in contact with the first protruding portion of the first protruding member while the portable communication device is folded or unfolded.
4. The portable communication device of claim 3 , wherein the portion of the first cushioning member is disposed between the first protruding portion of the first protruding member and the flexible display.
5. The portable communication device of claim 1 , wherein the first protruding portion is protruded upwardly in the first direction substantially perpendicular to the flexible display.
6. The portable communication device of claim 1 , wherein the second protruding portion is protruded inwardly in the second direction substantially parallel with the flexible display.
7. The portable communication device of claim 1 , wherein the hinge housing includes a second protruding member formed at another ending portion opposite to the ending portion in the length direction thereof such that a third protruding portion of the second protruding member is protruded upwardly in the first direction, and that a fourth protruding portion of the second protruding member is protruded inwardly in a third direction opposite to the second direction.
8. The portable communication device of claim 7 ,
wherein the first protruding member and the second protruding member face each other,
wherein the second protruding portion of the first protruding member protrudes from the first protruding portion of the first protruding member toward the second protruding member, and
wherein the fourth protruding portion of the second protruding member protrudes from the third protruding portion of the second protruding member toward the first protruding member.
9. The portable communication device of claim 7 , wherein the flexible display further comprises a third display area between the first display area and second display area and configured to be bent or unbent according to the portable communication device being folded or unfolded.
10. The portable communication device of claim 9 , further comprising:
a second cushioning member coupled to the second protruding member.
11. The portable communication device of claim 10 ,
wherein the third display area of the flexible display is disposed between the first cushioning member and the second cushioning member.
12. The portable communication device of claim 9 , wherein at least a portion of the first cushioning member is positioned between the first protruding member and the third display area of the flexible display.
13. The portable communication device of claim 9 , wherein the at least the portion of the first cushioning member is positioned between the first protruding portion of the first protruding member and the third display area of the flexible display in a folded state and an unfolded state of the first housing and the second housing.
14. The portable communication device of claim 9 , wherein the first display area extends from one side of the third display area, the second display area extends from an opposite side of the third display area, and the third display area overlaps the hinge housing in the first direction.
15. The portable communication device of claim 9 ,
wherein the flexible display is disposed such that a periphery of the third display area faces a sidewall of the hinge housing and the first cushioning member, and
wherein the periphery of the third display area is spaced apart from the sidewall by a first gap and spaced apart from the first cushioning member by a second gap smaller than the first gap.
16. The portable communication device of claim 9 , wherein at least one portion of the first cushioning member is disposed to overlap an exterior surface of a portion of the third display area between the first housing and the second housing.
17. A portable communication device comprising:
a hinge structure;
a first housing structure including a first recess;
a second housing structure including a second recess;
a flexible display including a first area disposed on the first housing structure and a second area disposed on the second housing structure; and
a hinge housing accommodated on the first recess and the second recess in a flat state, wherein the hinge housing includes:
a first coupling protrusion formed on a sidewall disposed at one end in a rotational axis direction F 1 , such that a first portion of the first coupling protrusion is protruded in a first direction towards the flexible display, and that a second portion of the first coupling protrusion is protruded from the first portion in a second direction, and
a first cushioning member coupled to the first coupling protrusion such that a portion of the first cushioning member is fixed to the second portion of the first coupling protrusion.
18. The portable communication device of claim 17 ,
wherein the first cushioning member is configured to remain in contact with an upper surface of the second portion of the first coupling protrusion while the portable communication device is folded or unfolded.
19. The portable communication device of claim 17 , wherein another portion of the first cushioning member is disposed between the second portion of the first coupling protrusion and the flexible display.
20. The portable communication device of claim 17 ,
wherein the first housing is rotatably coupled to one side of the hinge structure about a first axis and the second housing is rotatably coupled to an opposite side of the hinge structure about a second axis parallel to the first axis, and
wherein the second direction is substantially parallel to the first axis and the second axis.