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US 8,369,075 · App. 12/887,976 · Granted Feb 5, 2013

Foldable electronic device

Inventor: Yi Di Huang (Taipei County, TW)
Assignee: MSI Computer (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 8,369,075
App. No.
12/887,976
Granted
Feb 5, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A foldable electronic device includes a foldable casing and a flexible display. The flexible display is disposed in the foldable casing, and is connected to the foldable casing through an elastic member, and the elastic member provides the flexible display the extending flexibility when being unfolded or folded together with the foldable casing, such that the flexible display is capable of being used as a display screen of the foldable electronic device.

Claims (7)

1. A foldable electronic device, comprising:

a foldable casing, capable of being unfolded or folded;

a flexible display, disposed on the foldable casing, wherein the flexible display and the foldable casing are capable of being unfolded or folded together; and

at least one elastic member, for connecting the foldable casing and the flexible display, so as to provide the flexible display extending flexibility when being unfolded or folded;

wherein the foldable casing has at least two casing bodies, the two casing bodies are pivoted to each other, and are capable of being unfolded and folded with respect to each other, and when the two casing bodies are unfolded with respect to each other, a bearing range is formed, and the flexible display is disposed on the bearing range.

2. The foldable electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the number of the elastic member is two, and the two elastic members respectively connect two opposite ends of the foldable casing and the flexible display, so as to provide the flexible display the extending flexibility when being unfolded or folded.

3. The foldable electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the number of the casing bodies is three, the three casing bodies are capable of being unfolded and folded with respect to each other, and when the three casing bodies are unfolded with respect to each other, the bearing range is formed thereby, and the flexible display is disposed on the bearing range.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 20, 2012
From: MICRO-STAR INT'L CO., LTD.
To: MSI COMPUTER(SHENZHEN)CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 029510/0288 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 22, 2010
From: HUANG, YI-DI
To: MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION LIMITED
Reel/Frame 025029/0812 →
Priority Claims (1)
TW 99214925 U · Aug 4, 2010 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20120033354A1 · Feb 9, 2012