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Granted Patent B2
US 12,229,365 · App. 17/885,910 · Granted Feb 18, 2025

Electronic device including shielding member

Inventors: Sangil Park (Suwon-si, KR); Jungchul An (Suwon-si, KR); Myeongsu Oh (Suwon-si, KR); Jaedeok Lim (Suwon-si, KR); Gyuyeong Cho (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
G06F3/04162H04M1/0268G06F3/046G06F2203/04102G06F2203/04107
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Patent No.
US 12,229,365
App. No.
17/885,910
Granted
Feb 18, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

According to various embodiments of the disclosure, an electronic device may include: a hinge plate coupled at least in part between a first support including a first magnet and a second support including a second magnet, a first housing coupled at least in part to a first side of the hinge plate through the first support, a second housing coupled at least in part to a second side of the hinge plate through the second support and configured to be foldable with the first housing through the hinge plate, and a flexible display supported on the first and second supports and configured to be foldable. The flexible display may include: a display panel; a support plate disposed on a lower surface of the display panel; a first digitizer and a second digitizer disposed on a lower surface of the support plate spaced apart from each other through a second gap; a first-first shielding member comprising a magnetic shielding material and a first-second shielding member comprising a magnetic shielding material disposed on lower surfaces of the first and second digitizers spaced apart from each other through a third gap; a first metal plate and a second metal plate disposed on lower surfaces of the first-first and first-second shielding members spaced apart from each other through a fourth gap; a third-first shielding member comprising a magnetic shielding material disposed on an upper surface of a first magnetization region of the first support in a first space between the first metal plate and the first support, and a third-second shielding member comprising a magnetic shielding material spaced apart from the third-first shielding member through a sixth gap and disposed on an upper surface of a second magnetization region of the second support in a second space between the second metal plate and the second support; and a fourth-first shielding member comprising a magnetic shielding material disposed on an upper surface of the third-first shielding member and surrounding at least a portion of the third-first shielding member through the sixth gap, and a fourth-second shielding member comprising a magnetic shielding material spaced apart from the fourth-first shielding member through the sixth gap, disposed on an upper surface of the third-second shielding member, and surrounding at least a portion of the third-second shielding member through the sixth gap.

Claims (38)

1. A foldable electronic device comprising:

a hinge plate coupled at least in part between a first support including a first magnet and a second support including a second magnet;

a first housing coupled at least in part to a first side of the hinge plate through the first support;

a second housing coupled at least in part to a second side of the hinge plate through the second support and configured to be foldable with the first housing through the hinge plate; and

a flexible display supported on the first and second supports and configured to be foldable,

wherein the flexible display includes:

a display panel;

a support plate disposed on a lower surface of the display panel;

a first digitizer and a second digitizer disposed on a lower surface of the support plate spaced apart from each other through a second gap;

a first-first shielding member comprising a magnetic shielding material and a first-second shielding member comprising a magnetic shielding material disposed on lower surfaces of the first and second digitizers, respectively and spaced apart from each other through a third gap;

a first metal plate and a second metal plate disposed on lower surfaces of the first-first and first-second shielding members, respectively, and spaced apart from each other through a fourth gap;

a third-first shielding member comprising a magnetic shielding material disposed on an upper surface of a first magnetization region of the first support in a first space between the first metal plate and the first support, and a third-second shielding member comprising a magnetic shielding material spaced apart from the third-first shielding member through a sixth gap and disposed on an upper surface of a second magnetization region of the second support in a second space between the second metal plate and the second support; and

a fourth-first shielding member comprising a magnetic shielding material disposed on an upper surface of the third-first shielding member and surrounding at least a portion of the third-first shielding member through the sixth gap, and a fourth-second shielding member comprising a magnetic shielding material spaced apart from the fourth-first shielding member through the sixth gap, disposed on an upper surface of the third-second shielding member, and surrounding at least a portion of the third-second shielding member through the sixth gap.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the support plate has at least one opening within a specified distance of a folding axis of the hinge plate.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the support plate includes one of a metal layer, carbon fiber reinforced plastics (CFRP), or glass fiber reinforced plastics (GFRP).

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein an edge portion of the first metal plate in a first direction is removed, and a fourth adhesive member comprising an adhesive material is disposed in the removed portion, and

wherein an edge portion of the second metal plate in a second direction is removed, and a fifth adhesive member comprising an adhesive material is disposed in the removed portion.

5. The electronic device of claim 4 , wherein a second-first shielding member comprising a magnetic shielding material is disposed on a lower surface of the fourth adhesive member, and a second-second shielding member comprising a magnetic shielding material is disposed on a lower surface of the fifth adhesive member.

6. The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the second-first shielding member is configured to shield a magnetic force transmitted from the first magnet, and the second-second shielding member is configured to shield a magnetic force transmitted from the second magnet.

7. The electronic device of claim 4 , wherein a fifth-first shielding member comprising a magnetic shielding material is disposed on a lower surface of the second-first shielding member spaced apart from the first magnet, and a fifth-second shielding member comprising a magnetic shielding material is disposed on a lower surface of the second-second shielding member spaced apart from the second magnet.

8. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein at least a portion of the first housing includes a first antenna pattern,

at least a portion of the second housing includes a second antenna pattern,

the fifth-first shielding member provides a shield between the first antenna pattern and a portion of the support plate, and

the fifth-second shielding member provides a shield between the second antenna pattern and a portion of the support plate.

9. The electronic device of claim 4 , wherein a first heat dissipation member comprising a heat conducting material and a second heat dissipation member comprising a heat conducting material are disposed on lower surfaces of the first and second metal plates, respectively, and are spaced apart from each other through a fifth gap.

10. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the second gap, the third gap, the fourth gap, the fifth gap, and the sixth gap are formed at positions substantially corresponding to a folding axis of the hinge plate.

11. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein a sixth adhesive member comprising an adhesive material is disposed between the first heat dissipation member and the second-first shielding member and is configured to couple the first metal plate and the first support, and

a seventh adhesive member comprising an adhesive material is disposed between the second heat dissipation member and the second-second shielding member and is configured to couple the second metal plate and the second support.

12. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein a first cushion member comprising a cushioning material is disposed between the third-first shielding member and the sixth adhesive member, and

a second cushion member comprising a cushioning material is disposed between the third-second shielding member and the seventh adhesive member.

13. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the third-first shielding member and the third-second shielding member include an amorphous ribbon sheet (ARS) or a nano crystal sheet.

14. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the fourth-first shielding member and the fourth-second shielding member include a conductive sheet.

15. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the third-first shielding member and the third-second shielding member are configured to shield a magnetic force for the first magnetization region and the second magnetization region.

16. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the fourth-first shielding member and the fourth-second shielding member are configured to shield a reactance component from being transmitted to a portion of the first digitizer and/or the second digitizer.

17. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the display panel and the support plate are adhered to each other through a first adhesive member comprising an adhesive material and a second adhesive member comprising an adhesive material spaced apart through a first gap.

18. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first digitizer and the second digitizer are adhered to the lower surface of the support plate through a third adhesive member comprising an adhesive material.

19. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the second gap, the third gap, the fourth gap, and the sixth gap are formed at positions substantially corresponding to a folding axis of the hinge plate.

20. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first magnetization region and the second magnetization region are formed by an external magnetic force.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 11, 2022
From: PARK, SANGIL; AN, JUNGCHUL; OH, MYEONGSU; LIM, JAEDEOK; CHO, GYUYEONG
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO. LTD.
Reel/Frame 060785/0032 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2021-0104971 · Aug 10, 2021 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTKR2022011733 · Aug 8, 2022
Related Publication 20230046690A1 · Feb 16, 2023
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