Rollable electronic device
An electronic device according to various embodiments of the disclosure may include a first housing, a second housing, a flexible display, a bendable member, and a bending plate. The second housing may slide in a first housing to cause at least a part of the second housing to be drawn out of the first housing in an open state, and may slide in a second direction to cause the at least a part of the second housing to enter the first housing in a closed state. The flexible display may be disposed in a space formed by the first housing and the second housing, and may include a first area visible to an outside, and a second area extending from the first area, accommodated inside the flexible display in a closed state, and visible to the outside in an open state. The bendable member may be disposed on a rear side of the flexible display to support the flexible display in the closed state and in the open state, and may include a plurality of multi-bars disposed at predetermined intervals. The bending plate may be attached to the flexible display and the plurality of multi-bars.
1. An electronic device comprising:
a first housing;
a second housing configured to be movably combined with the first housing, wherein the electronic device has an open state where the second housing is drawn out from the first housing or a closed state where the second housing is entered into the first housing;
a flexible display disposed on the first housing and the second housing and including:
a first area exposed to an outside of the electronic device both in the open state and the closed state; and
a second area extending from the first area, accommodated inside a space formed by the first housing and the second housing while the electronic device is in the closed state, and exposed to the outside of the electronic device in the open state;
a multi-bar supporting at least part of the flexible display, the multi-bar including a plurality of bars disposed at predetermined intervals; and
a bending plate disposed between the flexible display and the multi-bar, the bending plate comprises a plurality of support plate parts and a plurality of lattice pattern parts, each of which is alternately arranged,
wherein each of the plurality of lattice pattern parts is located to correspond to and overlap a space between adjacent bars of the plurality of bars, and each of the plurality of support plate parts is attached to an upper surface of each of the plurality of bars, respectively.
2. The electronic device of claim 1 , comprising:
a first adhesive member configured to attach the bending plate to a lower surface of the flexible display; and
a second adhesive member configured to attach the bending plate to an upper surface of the multi-bar.
3. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the first adhesive member is attached to an entire upper surface of the bending plate.
4. The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein the second adhesive member is attached to an entire lower surface of the bending plate.
5. The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein the second adhesive member is attached to a part of the bending plate overlapping the upper surfaces of the bars on a lower surface.
6. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of lattice pattern parts are formed with uniform cuts.
7. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the bending plate is disposed between a lower part of the second area of the flexible display and an upper part of the multi-bar.
8. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the bending plate connects each of the plurality of bars.
9. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the bending plate is formed of a metal material or a rubber material.
10. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of bars includes:
an upper surface formed with a first width,
a lower surface formed with a second width that is narrower than the first width, and
a lateral surface formed at an incline at a predetermined angle between the upper surface and the lower surface.
11. The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the lateral surface of each of the plurality of bars is formed to be inclined by 100° to 110° so that the upper surface is wider than the lower surface.
12. The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein a corner of the upper surface and a corner of the lower surface for each of the plurality of bars are formed to have a predetermined curvature.
13. A display assembly of an electronic device comprising:
a flexible display including:
a first area visible from an outside of the electronic device both in an open state and a closed state; and
a second area extending from the first area, invisible from the outside in the closed state, and visible from the outside in the open state;
a multi-bar disposed on a rear surface of the flexible display and configured to support the flexible display in the closed state and in the open state, the multi-bar including a plurality of bars disposed at predetermined intervals; and
a bending plate disposed between the flexible display and the multi-bar,
wherein the bending plate comprises a support plate and a reduction section, and the support plate is located to correspond to and attach to an upper surface of each of the plurality of bars and the reduction section is located to correspond to and overlap the predetermined intervals.
14. The display assembly of claim 13 , wherein the bending plate comprises the support plate located to overlap upper sides of the plurality of bars and a lower surface of the flexible display.
15. The display assembly of claim 13 , wherein the bending plate is disposed between a lower part of the second area of the flexible display and an upper part of the multi-bar.
16. The display assembly of claim 13 , wherein the bending plate is disposed among the plurality of bars to connect between each of the plurality of bars.
17. The display assembly of claim 13 , comprising:
a first adhesive member configured to attach the bending plate to a lower surface of the flexible display; and
a second adhesive member configured to attach the bending plate to an upper surface of the multi-bar.
18. The display assembly of claim 17 , wherein the first adhesive member is attached to an entire upper surface of the bending plate, and
the second adhesive member is attached to:
an entire lower surface of the bending plate, or
a part of the bending plate overlapping the upper surfaces of the bars on a lower surface of the bending plate.