IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,216,106
Granted Patent B2
US 11,216,106 · App. 16/802,932 · Granted Jan 4, 2022

Electronic device

Inventor: Julian Lindblad (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 11,216,106
App. No.
16/802,932
Granted
Jan 4, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A novel electronic device including a flexible display is presented. The electronic device has a flexible display including an organic light emission diodes and a plurality of columnar bodies linked together. Users can transform the shape of the electronic device into a tablet, an eBook, or a hand-held gaming device. The electronic device is configured to resize its main display area in accordance with the selected mode.

Claims (36)

1. An electronic device comprising:

a flexible display; and

a plurality of columnar bodies that support the flexible display,

wherein a portion of the flexible display faces to one of the plurality of columnar bodies,

wherein the flexible display is placed without being fixed to any of the plurality of columnar bodies, so that the portion of the flexible display moves when folding the flexible display, and

wherein a thickness of the flexible display is smaller than a thickness of the plurality of columnar bodies.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the flexible display is a foldable OLED display.

3. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the flexible display is designed to change its shape in accordance with a shape formed by the plurality of columnar bodies.

4. The electronic device according to claim 3 , wherein a portion of the flexible display corresponding to the plurality of columnar bodies is designed to move in accordance with folding.

5. An electronic device comprising:

a flexible display; and

a first body and a second body that support the flexible display,

wherein a portion of the flexible display faces to the first body,

wherein the first body and the second body are linked so that a hole of a connection portion of the first body and a hole of a connection portion of the second body overlap with each other,

wherein the first body and the second body are rotatable around an rotation axis formed in the hole of the connection portion of the first body and the hole of the connection portion of the second body,

wherein a width of the first body is larger than a width of the second body in a direction perpendicular to the rotation axis,

wherein the flexible display is placed without being fixed to any of the first body and the second body, so that the portion of the flexible display moves when folding the flexible display, and

wherein a thickness of the flexible display is smaller than a thickness of the first body.

6. The electronic device according to claim 5 , wherein the flexible display is a foldable OLED display.

7. The electronic device according to claim 5 , wherein the flexible display is designed to change its shape in accordance with a shape formed by the first body and the second body.

8. The electronic device according to claim 5 , wherein each of the first body and the second body is a columnar body.

9. An electronic device comprising:

a flexible display; and

a first body, a second body and a third body that support the flexible display,

wherein a portion of the flexible display faces to the first body,

wherein the first body and the second body are linked so that a hole of a first connection portion of the first body and a hole of a connection portion of the second body overlap with each other,

wherein the first body and the third body are linked so that a hole of a second connection portion of the first body and a hole of a connection portion of the third body overlap with each other,

wherein the first body and the second body are rotatable around a first rotation axis formed in the hole of the first connection portion of the first body and the hole of the connection portion of the second body,

wherein the first body and the third body are rotatable around a second rotation axis formed in the hole of the second connection portion of the first body and the hole of the connection portion of the third body,

wherein the first rotation axis and the second rotation axis are substantially parallel to each other,

wherein a width of the first body is larger than a width of the second body and larger than a width of the third body in a direction perpendicular to the first rotation axis and the second rotation axis,

wherein the flexible display is placed without being fixed to any of the first body, the second body and the third body, so that the portion of the flexible display moves when folding the flexible display, and

wherein a thickness of the flexible display is smaller than a thickness of the first body.

10. The electronic device according to claim 9 , wherein the flexible display is a foldable OLED display.

11. The electronic device according to claim 9 , wherein the flexible display is designed to change its shape in accordance with a shape formed by the first body, the second body and the third body.

12. The electronic device according to claim 9 , wherein each of the first body, the second body and the third body is a columnar body.

Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2014-095610 · May 6, 2014 · national
Continuity (5)
Continuation 16138842 · Sep 21, 2018
Continuation 15832820 · Dec 6, 2017
Continuation 15144967 · May 3, 2016
Continuation 14702870 · May 4, 2015
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