Electronic device with flexible display

1. An electronic device comprising:

a processor;

a memory;

a first body member;

a second body member;

a flexible display, wherein a first portion of the flexible display is mounted to the first body member, and wherein a second portion of the flexible display is mounted to the second body member;

a shaft mounted to the second body member;

a hinge coupled to the first and second body members;

a first arm having a first pivot with the first body member; and

a threaded coupling between the first arm and the shaft, wherein the threaded coupling comprises a spiral groove in the shaft, and a pin coupled to the first arm, the pin configured to travel in the spiral groove.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first arm is engaged with the shaft using a bracket, the first arm having a second pivot with the bracket.

3. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein advancement of the bracket along the shaft rotates the first arm about the first and second pivots.

4. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the bracket is a first bracket, the electronic device further comprising:

a second arm pivotally coupled to the first body member; and

a second bracket coupled to the second arm;

wherein the first and second brackets are configured for travelling along the shaft in opposite directions from each other.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising a plate attached to the hinge and slidingly coupled to the first body member, the hinge coupled to the first body member by the plate, wherein the first arm has a second pivot with the plate.

6. The electronic device of claim 5 , further comprising a second arm having a third pivot with the plate and a fourth pivot with the first body member, the second arm engaged with the shaft.

7. The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the first arm comprises a first portion and a second portion angled to each other, and wherein the first pivot is positioned at an end of the first portion of the first arm.

8. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the second pivot is positioned at a junction between the first and second portions of the first arm.

9. The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the first arm is engaged with the shaft using a bracket, the first arm having a third pivot with the bracket, the electronic device further comprising a tongue on the bracket, and a recess in the plate, wherein movement of the bracket relative to the plate facilitates insertion of the tongue into the recess.

10. An electronic device comprising:

a processor;

a memory;

a first body member;

a second body member;

a flexible display, wherein a first portion of the flexible display is mounted to the first body member, and wherein a second portion of the flexible display is mounted to the second body member;

a plate coupled to the second body member by a hinge;

an arm having a first pivot with the first body member and a second pivot with the plate; and

a threaded coupling between the arm and the second body member, wherein the threaded coupling comprises a spiral groove coupled to one of the arm and the second body member, and a pin coupled to another of the arm and the second body member, the pin configured to travel in the spiral groove.

11. The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the threaded coupling comprises a shaft coupled to the second body member, and a bracket coupled to the arm.

12. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the spiral groove is coupled to one of the bracket or the shaft, and wherein the pin is coupled to another of the bracket or the shaft.

13. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the arm has a third pivot with the shaft, the first, second and third pivots having a common orientation.

14. The electronic device of claim 11 , further comprising a tongue on the bracket, and a recess in the plate, wherein movement of the bracket relative to the plate facilitates insertion of the tongue into the recess.

15. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the arm is a first arm and the bracket is a first bracket, the electronic device further comprising:

a second arm pivotally coupled to the first body member; and

a second bracket coupled to the second arm;

wherein the first and second brackets are configured for travelling along the shaft in opposite directions from each other.

16. An electronic device comprising:

a processor;

a memory;

a first body member;

a second body member;

a flexible display, wherein a first portion of the flexible display is mounted to the first body member, and wherein a second portion of the flexible display is mounted to the second body member;

a plate coupled to the second body member by a hinge having a rotation axis, the plate slidingly coupled to the first body member;

a first arm pivotally coupled to the first body member, the first arm having a first pivot with the first body member and a second pivot with the plate, the first arm engaging with the second body member to advance the first body member perpendicular to the rotation axis upon relative rotation between the first and second body members;

a shaft coupled to the second body member, wherein the first arm engages with the shaft via a third pivot;

a first bracket coupled to the first arm by the third pivot, wherein the first arm engages with the shaft through the first bracket;

a second arm pivotally coupled to the first body member; and

a second bracket coupled to the second arm;

wherein the first and second brackets are configured for travelling along the shaft in opposite directions from each other.

17. The electronic device of claim 16 , wherein the first arm comprises a first portion and a second portion angled to each other, wherein the first pivot is positioned at an end of the first portion of the first arm, and wherein an end of the second portion of the first arm engages with the second body member.

18. The electronic device of claim 17 , wherein the second pivot is positioned at a junction of the first and second portions of the first arm, the second pivot facilitating rotation of the first arm in a plane parallel to the plate between a first position corresponding to an open state of the electronic device, and a second position corresponding to a closed state of the electronic device.

19. The electronic device of claim 18 , further comprising a recess in the plate configured to accommodate the first arm in the first and second positions.

20. The electronic device of claim 16 , wherein the first bracket comprises a cylinder surrounding the shaft.

21. The electronic device of claim 20 , further comprising a spiral groove on one of the cylinder or the shaft, and a pin on another of the cylinder or the shaft, the pin configured to travel in the spiral groove.

22. The electronic device of claim 16 , wherein the first, second and third pivots have a common orientation.

23. The electronic device of claim 16 , further comprising a tongue on the first bracket, and a recess in the plate, wherein movement of the first bracket relative to the plate facilitates insertion of the tongue into the recess.