CPC E05D 3/122 (2013.01) [E05D 3/18 (2013.01); E05D 11/105 (2013.01); E05Y 2999/00 (2024.05)] | 20 Claims |
1. A portable communication device comprising:
a flexible display;
a housing including a first housing portion accommodating a first display area of the flexible display, a second housing portion accommodating a second display area of the flexible display, and a hinge housing portion located between the first housing portion and the second housing portion; and
a hinge structure substantially accommodated in the hinge housing portion and connected with the first housing portion and the second housing portion such that the first housing portion or the second housing portion is folded or unfolded with respect to an axis direction, the hinge structure including:
a fixed structure accommodated in the hinge housing portion, the fixed structure including a first shaft and a second shaft parallel with each other and extending in a length direction of the fixed structure,
a first rotary structure rotatably coupled with the fixed structure, the first rotary structure including a first extending portion configured to support the first display area, and a first connecting portion extended from the first extending portion,
a second rotary structure rotatably coupled with the fixed structure, the second rotary structure including a second extending portion configured to support the second display area, and a second connecting portion extended from the second extending portion, and
a sliding structure slidably coupled with the fixed structure via the first shaft and the second shaft, the sliding structure engaged in a helical shape with the first rotary structure and the second rotary structure, respectively, such that the sliding structure slides along the first shaft and the second shaft based at least in part on a rotation of at least one rotary structure of the first rotary structure or the second rotary structure.
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