HINGE MODULE INCLUDING LOCKING STRUCTURE AND FOLDING ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING HINGE MODULE Russian patent published in 2022 - IPC G06F1/16 H04M1/02 

FIELD: computing devices.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to structural elements of computing devices. The effect is achieved due to the fact that the device contains: a body, a flexible display, the first and second hinge plates attached to the body; wherein the hinge includes: first, second and third hinge structures attached to the first and second hinge plates, the first hinge structure includes: first, second and third gears; the second hinge structure includes: the first element with the first and second guide parts, the second element placed in the first guide part, the third element placed in the second guide part, rotatable in the first and second directions with respect to the first element, respectively; the third hinge structure is located between the second and first hinge structures, while the third hinge structure includes: first and second plate attachment sections, wherein the first and second plate attachment sections engage with each other when the body is unfolded, and disengage when the body is at least partly complex.

EFFECT: extending the life of foldable display devices by reducing the number of hinges.

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