IP Library Granted Patent US 12,477,673
Granted Patent B2
US 12,477,673 · App. 18/310,852 · Granted Nov 18, 2025

Electronic device comprising display support member

Inventors: Minsung Lee (Suwon-si, KR); Jaeho Kang (Suwon-si, KR); Jungjin Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Hyungsoo Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Iksu Jung (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
H05K5/0217G06F1/1624G06F1/1652
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Patent No.
US 12,477,673
App. No.
18/310,852
Granted
Nov 18, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic device may include: a housing including a first housing, and a second housing accommodating at least a portion of the first housing and guiding a sliding movement of the first housing; a flexible display including a first display area connected to the first housing, and a second display area extending from the first display area; and a display support member supporting at least a portion of the second display area, wherein the display support member includes a plurality of bars which are arranged side by side and include a first processing structure formed on a side surface, wherein the plurality of bars may include: a first bar including a processing structure having a protrusion or groove shape; and a second bar at least partially facing the processing structure and including a processing structure corresponding to the shape of the processing structure.

Claims (27)

1 . An electronic device, comprising:

a housing including a first housing and a second housing configured to accommodate at least a portion of the first housing and guide a sliding movement of the first housing;

a flexible display including a first display area connected with the first housing and a second display area extending from the first display area; and

a display support configured for supporting at least a portion of the second display area,

wherein the display support includes a plurality of bars arranged side by side and including a first processed structure formed on a side surface of the plurality of bars, the first processed structure formed along the side surface of the plurality of bars and spaced apart from longitudinal ends of the plurality of bars and comprising a recess or a protrusion; and

wherein the plurality of bars include a first bar including a 1-1th processed structure of the first processed structure and a second bar, which is disposed side by side with the first bar, including a 1-2th processed structure of the first processed structure, and

wherein when the 1-1th processed structure includes a first recess, the 1-2th processed structure includes a second recess facing the first recess, and when the 1-1th processed structure includes a first protrusion, the 1-2th processed structure includes a second protrusion facing the first protrusion.

2 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of bars include:

at least one protruding structure, comprising a protrusion, protruding from at least one end portion thereof; and

at least one second processed structure, comprising a recess and/or protrusion, formed on the protruding structure.

3 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first processed structure is formed on at least a first side surface of the plurality of bars and a second side surface of the plurality of bars opposite to the first side surface.

4 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first processed structure comprises a cut surface positioned on the side surface of the plurality of bars.

5 . The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising a first adhesive member including:

a 1-1th adhesive member disposed between at least the flexible display and the first housing; and

a 1-2th adhesive member disposed between at least the flexible display and the plurality of bars,

wherein an elastic modulus of the 1-2th adhesive member is greater than an elastic modulus of the 1-1th adhesive member.

6 . The electronic device of claim 5 , further comprising a supporting plate including a plurality of through holes,

wherein the first adhesive member is disposed between at least the supporting plate and the display support.

7 . The electronic device of claim 6 , further comprising a second adhesive member disposed between at least the flexible display and the supporting plate.

8 . The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the 1-1th adhesive member comprises a backing tape, and the 1-2th adhesive member comprises a non-backing tape.

9 . The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the display support includes a second bracket disposed under at least the second display area, and wherein the plurality of bars are positioned between at least the second bracket and the first housing.

10 . The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the first adhesive member includes a 1-3th adhesive member disposed between at least the second display area and the second bracket, and wherein an elastic modulus of the 1-2th adhesive member is greater than an elastic modulus of the 1-3th adhesive member.

11 . The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein a first thickness of the 1-1th adhesive member is greater than a second thickness of the 1-2th adhesive member.

12 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the second housing includes at least one accommodating groove, and

wherein the display support includes at least one protruding structure comprising a protrusion extending from the plurality of bars, at least a portion of the protruding structure is configured to be inserted into the at least one accommodating groove.

13 . The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising a first roller facing the second display area and configured to guide a movement of the flexible display.

14 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the display support is formed using die casting or metal injection molding.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 13, 2025
From: LEE, MINSUNG; KANG, JAEHO; KIM, JUNGJIN; KIM, HYUNGSOO; JUNG, IKSU
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 072003/0073 →
Priority Claims (2)
KR 10-2020-0159939 · Nov 25, 2020 · national
KR 10-2021-0006783 · Jan 18, 2021 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTKR2021013444 · Sep 30, 2021
Related Publication 20230276585A1 · Aug 31, 2023
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