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US 12,596,406 · App. 18/649,332 · Granted Apr 7, 2026

Electronic device comprising driving element

Inventors: Youngmin Kang (Suwon-si, KR); Seungjoon Lee (Suwon-si, KR); Moonchul Shin (Suwon-si, KR); Yeonggyu Yoon (Suwon-si, KR); Joongyeon Cho (Suwon-si, KR); Junyoung Choi (Suwon-si, KR); Hyunggwang Kang (Suwon-si, KR); Byounguk Yoon (Suwon-si, KR); Gabseong Lee (Suwon-si, KR); Wonho Lee (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
G06F1/1652G06F1/1616G06F1/1624H04M1/0235H04M1/0268G06F1/1675H04M1/0237H05K5/0226
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Patent No.
US 12,596,406
App. No.
18/649,332
Granted
Apr 7, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may comprise: a housing comprising a first housing and a second housing accommodating at least one part of the first housing and configured to guide sliding movement of the first housing; a display configured to be extended based on the sliding movement of the first housing; and a driving element formed so as to provide a driving force for the sliding movement of the first housing. The driving element may comprise: a shaft structure comprising a shaft and a sliding portion configured to slide relative to the shaft; an arm structure comprising a first arm, rotatably connected to the first housing and the sliding portion, and a second arm rotatably connected to the second housing and the sliding portion; an elastic structure comprising a spring surrounding at least a part of the shaft and configured to provide elasticity to the sliding portion; and a link structure comprising a first link, rotatably connected to the shaft and the first arm, and a second link rotatably connected to the shaft and the second arm.

Claims (39)

1 . An electronic device, comprising:

a housing including a first housing and a second housing configured to receive at least a portion of the first housing and guide a slide movement of the first housing;

a display, wherein at least a portion of the display is configured to be deformable based on the slide movement of the first housing; and

a driving element configured to provide a driving force for the slide movement of the first housing, wherein the driving element includes:

a shaft structure including a shaft and a slide part configured to slide with respect to the shaft;

an arm structure including a first arm rotatably connected to the first housing and the slide part and a second arm rotatably connected to the second housing and the slide part;

an elastic structure comprising a spring surrounding at least a portion of the shaft and configured to provide an elastic force to the slide part; and

a link structure including a first link rotatably connected to the shaft and the first arm and a second link rotatably connected to the shaft and the second arm.

2 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first housing is configured to slide in a first direction with respect to the second housing, and

wherein the elastic structure is configured to be compressed or extended in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction.

3 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first arm includes a first end portion rotatably connected to the first housing and a second end portion rotatably connected to the slide part, and

wherein the second arm includes a third end portion rotatably connected to the second housing and a fourth end portion rotatably connected to the slide part.

4 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first arm includes a first connection area positioned between the first end portion and the second end portion,

wherein the second arm includes a second connection area positioned between the third end portion and the fourth end portion,

wherein the first link includes a fifth end portion connected to the shaft and a sixth end portion opposite to the fifth end portion and connected to the first connection area, and

wherein the second link includes a seventh end portion connected to the shaft and an eighth end portion opposite to the seventh end portion and connected to the second connection area.

5 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the driving element further includes a fastener configured to adjust a length of the elastic structure, and connected to the shaft.

6 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the driving element includes an interlocking structure including a first gear connected to the first link and a second gear connected to the second link and configured to be engaged with the first gear.

7 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the driving element includes a ball structure comprising at least one ball rotatably connected to the slide part, and

wherein a first diameter of the ball structure is greater than a second diameter of the elastic structure.

8 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first housing includes a first plate configured to support at least a portion of the display and provide pressure to the display,

wherein the second housing includes a second plate configured to support at least a portion of the display, and

wherein the first arm is connected to the first plate, and the second arm is connected to the second plate.

9 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the elastic structure includes a coil spring.

10 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the driving element includes a magnetic structure including a first magnet disposed in the first arm and a second magnet disposed in the second arm.

11 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the driving element includes:

a first pin including a first first pin connecting the first housing and a first end portion of the first arm and a second first pin connecting the second housing and a third end portion of the second housing;

a second pin structure including a first second pin connecting a fifth end portion of the first link and the shaft and a second second pin connecting a seventh end portion of the second link and the shaft;

a third pin including a first third pin connected to a sixth end portion of the first link, opposite to the fifth end portion, and a first connection area of the first arm and a second third pin connected to an eighth end portion of the second link, opposite to the seventh end portion, and a second connection area of the second arm; and

a fourth pin including a first fourth pin connected to a second end portion of the first arm and the slide part and a second fourth pin connected to a fourth end portion of the second arm and the slide part.

12 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first arm is configured to rotate with respect to the slide part about the first fourth pin, and the second arm is configured to rotate with respect to the slide part about the second fourth pin, and

wherein the first link is configured to rotate with respect to the shaft about the first second pin, and the second link is configured to rotate with respect to the shaft about the second second pin.

13 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the display includes a first display area visible to an outside of the electronic device and a second display area extending from the first display area and configured to be extended based on the slide movement of the first housing, and wherein the electronic device further comprises:

a multi-bar structure comprising multiple bars configured to support at least a portion of the second display area; and

a guide rail configured to guide a movement of the multi-bar structure and connected to the first housing.

14 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the shaft includes a first shaft area surrounded by the elastic structure and a second shaft area extending from the first shaft area and connected to the link structure.

15 . The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a motor structure comprising a motor connected to the second housing and configured to generate at least a portion of the driving force for the slide movement of the first housing; and

a gear structure including a pinion gear configured to rotate based on a driving force generated by the motor structure and a rack gear connected to the first housing and configured to move based on the driving force generated by the motor structure.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 29, 2024
From: KANG, YOUNGMIN; LEE, SEUNGJOON; SHIN, MOONCHUL; YOON, YEONGGYU; CHO, JOONGYEON; CHOI, JUNYOUNG; KANG, HYUNGGWANG; YOON, BYOUNGUK; LEE, GABSEONG; LEE, WONHO
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (2)
KR 10-2021-0146793 · Oct 29, 2021 · national
KR 10-2021-0181238 · Dec 17, 2021 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTKR2022014044 · Sep 20, 2022
Related Publication 20240284619A1 · Aug 22, 2024
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