Electronic devices having morphing device housings allowing wearable and handheld modes of operation
An electronic device includes a first device housing and a second device housing that are slidable relative to each other. A flexible display spans a major surface of the electronic device. A strap can be attached to the electronic device so as to span a second major surface of the electronic device, where sliding the first device housing toward the second device housing changes the perimeter of an arm insertion aperture defined by the strap and device housings. A deformable device housing arm can extend between the device housing(s) and the strap and can wrap around a user's arm. The first device housing and second device housing can be manufactured from a flexible material to wrap around an arm allowing a first coupler coupled to the first device housing to attach to a second coupler coupled to the second device housing.
1. An electronic device, comprising:
a first device housing and a second device housing that is slidable relative to the first device housing;
a flexible display spanning a first major surface of the electronic device; and
a strap spanning a second major surface of the electronic device with a first end coupled to the first device housing and a second end coupled to the second device housing;
wherein sliding the first device housing relative to the second device housing changes a perimeter of an arm insertion aperture defined by the strap, the first device housing, and the second device housing.
2. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising a clasp coupling a first portion of the strap coupled to the first device housing to a second portion of the strap coupled to the second device housing.
3. The electronic device of claim 2 , the clasp comprising a plurality of stair-stepped sliding clasp members extending from an end of one of the first portion of the strap or the second portion of the strap to a clasp element.
4. The electronic device of claim 3 , the clasp further comprising an elastic material extending from the end of one of the first portion of the strap or the second portion of the strap to the clasp element.
5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first end of the strap is pivotally coupled to the first device housing and the second end of the strap is pivotally coupled to the second device housing.
6. The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein sliding the first device housing away from the second device housing to a maximally extended position straightens the strap.
7. The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein sliding the first device housing away from the second device housing to a maximally extended position causes the strap to abut one or both of the first device housing or the second device housing.
8. The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the strap is selectively detachable from the electronic device.
9. The electronic device of claim 8 , further comprising:
a first fastener coupled to the first end of the strap;
a second fastener coupled to the first device housing;
a third fastener coupled to the second end of the strap; and
a fourth fastener coupled to the second device housing;
wherein:
the first fastener is selectively attachable to, and detachable from, the second fastener and the third fastener; and
the third fastener is selectively attachable to, and detachable from, the first fastener and the fourth fastener.
10. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising an energy storage device and one or more circuit components carried by a substrate and configured to operate the flexible display, wherein the energy storage device and the substrate are situated in an off-center alignment relative to the flexible display.
11. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising a rotor positioned within a curvilinear section of the flexible display, wherein the flexible display passes around the rotor when the first device housing slides relative to the second device housing.