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Granted Patent B2
US 12,549,657 · App. 18/591,772 · Granted Feb 10, 2026

Electronic device comprising protection member for protecting display

Inventors: Seongki Jeong (Suwon-si, KR); Chijoon Kim (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
H04M1/185H04M1/022H04M1/0268
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Patent No.
US 12,549,657
App. No.
18/591,772
Granted
Feb 10, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

According to an embodiment, an electronic device includes a first housing, a second housing rotatably coupled to the first housing, a display disposed on the first housing and the second housing, a protective member including a recess disposed along at least a part of edges of the display and including a through hole, a damper supported by the recess, a rod including an end protruding from the damper via the through hole, a fastener contacting a surface of the protective member facing an inner space formed by the first surface, the second surface, and a side surface of the first housing, and combined with an end of the rod, extending from the end of the rod in a radial direction of the through hole, and covering the through hole.

Claims (59)

1 . An electronic device comprising:

a first housing including a first surface and a second surface facing the first surface and spaced apart from the first surface;

a second housing including a third surface and a fourth surface facing the third surface and spaced apart from the third surface;

a hinge structure pivotably connecting the first housing and the second housing;

a display disposed on the first surface and the third surface;

a protective member including a recess including a through hole and disposed along at least part of an edge of the display;

a damper supported in the recess;

a rod protruded from the damper through the through hole; and

a fastener disposed on a surface of the protective member facing to an inner surface formed by the first surface, the second surface, and a side surface of the first housing, the fastener combined with an end portion of the rod protruded from the through hole, extending from the end portion in a radial direction, and covering at least part of the through hole.

2 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein a material of a first portion of the fastener in contact with the end portion of the rod is different from a material of a second portion of the fastener in contact with a surface of the protective member.

3 . The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein a third portion between the first portion and the second portion is a region in which material of the first portion and material of the second portion are mixed by coupling between the end portion of the rod and the fastener.

4 . The electronic device of claim 1 ,

wherein a melting point of the fastener is lower than a melting point of the protective member, and

wherein a difference between the melting point of the fastener and a melting point of the protective member is greater than a difference between the melting point of the fastener and a melting point of the rod.

5 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein a cross-sectional area of an end of the through hole contacting the recess is wider than a cross-sectional area of another end of the through hole contacting a surface of the protective member.

6 . The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the rod is inserted into the through hole from the end of the through hole in a direction toward the another end of the through hole.

7 . The electronic device of claim 1 ,

wherein the hinge structure changes a state of the electronic device to an unfolded state in which a first direction toward which the first surface faces and a second direction toward which the second surface faces are same or a folded state in which the first direction and the second direction are opposite, and

wherein the damper protrudes from the recess in the first direction and in contact with a part of the protection member in the folded state.

8 . The electronic device of claim 1 ,

wherein the rod includes polycarbonate (PC), and

wherein the damper includes thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU).

9 . The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising:

an adhesive member disposed between the recess and the damper.

10 . The electronic device of claim 1 ,

wherein the rod is a first rod,

wherein the electronic device further comprises:

a second rod facing away from the first rod, and in contact with the damper,

wherein the through hole is a first through hole, and

wherein the recess further includes a second through hole through which the second rod penetrates and is spaced apart from the first through hole in the recess.

11 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the fastener includes a washer including an opening filled with the rod according to conjunction with the rod and disposed on a surface of the protective member facing an inner space formed by the first surface, the second surface and a side surface of the first housing.

12 . The electronic device of claim 11 ,

wherein a material of a first portion of the washer in contact with the end portion of the rod is different from a material of a second portion of the washer in contact with a surface of the protective member, and

wherein a third portion between the first portion and the second portion is a region in which material of the first portion and material of the second portion are mixed according to coupling between the end portion of the rod and the washer.

13 . The electronic device of claim 11 ,

wherein a cross-sectional area of an end of the through hole contacting the recess is wider than a cross-sectional area of another end of the through hole in contact with a surface of the protective member, and

wherein the rod is inserted into the through hole from the end of the through hole in a direction toward the another end of the through hole.

14 . The electronic device of claim 11 ,

wherein a melting point of the washer is lower than a melting point of the protective member, and

wherein a difference between the melting point of the washer and a melting point of the protective member is greater than a difference between the melting point of the washer and a melting point of the rod.

15 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein a diameter of an end of the rod in contact with the damper is longer than a diameter of another end of the rod in contact with the fastener.

16 . An electronic device comprising:

a housing including a first surface on which a display disposed and a second surface facing the first surface and spaced apart from the first surface;

a protective member including a recess including a through hole and disposed along edges of the display;

a shock absorbing member supported in the recess; and

a washer including an opening aligned with the through hole and disposed on a surface of the protective member facing the recess,

wherein the shock absorbing member includes:

a damper in contact with the recess,

a rod extending from the damper through the through hole and the opening, and

a hook expanding in a radial direction from an end portion of the rod spaced apart from the damper and covering at least part of the through hole.

17 . The electronic device of claim 16 , wherein a melting point of the washer is greater than a melting point of the rod.

18 . The electronic device of claim 16 , wherein a cross-sectional area of an end of the through hole contacting the recess is wider than a cross-sectional area of another end of the through hole in contact with a surface of the protective member.

19 . The electronic device of claim 16 , wherein the rod includes polycarbonate (PC), and wherein the damper includes thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU).

20 . The electronic device of claim 16 ,

wherein the rod is a first rod,

wherein the electronic device further comprises:

a second rod facing away from the first rod, and in contact with the damper,

wherein the through hole is a first through hole, and

wherein the recess further includes a second through hole through which the second rod penetrates and is spaced apart from the first through hole in the recess.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 1, 2024
From: JEONG, SEONGKI; KIM, CHIJOON
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 066610/0617 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2021-0123538 · Sep 15, 2021 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTKR2022011305 · Aug 1, 2022
Related Publication 20240205323A1 · Jun 20, 2024
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