FOLDABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING HINGE ASSEMBLY Russian patent published in 2023 - IPC G06F1/16 H04M1/02 

FIELD: user electronic devices.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to devices with a flexible display. The technical result is to prevent damage to the flexible display due to deflection. To this end, in a device including a plurality of bodies and a flexible display that are connected by a hinge assembly allowing the bodies to rotate in a designated range according to manipulation by a user, the hinge assembly includes a support part having a plurality of support slots and two support plates, parts of which can be supported by supporting grooves in the unfolded state of the electronic device. At the same time, the supporting sections of the supporting part of the hinge assembly are made with the ability to support parts of the hinge plate when the body is in the 180-degree unfolded state and separate from them when the body is not in the 180-degree unfolded state. In addition, when viewed from above in a direction substantially perpendicular to the supporting part in the 180-degree unfolded state, said part of the first hinge plate and said part of the second hinge plate are overlapped by portions of the supporting part.

EFFECT: preventing damage to the flexible display due to deflection.

21 cl, 55 dwg