Title:
FOLDABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING FLEXIBLE CIRCUIT BOARD AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SAME
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2024/005408
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
This foldable electronic device comprises: a display comprising a first region and a second region; a first housing and a second housing; a hinge structure connecting the first and second housings so as to be foldable relative to each other on a folding axis; a flexible circuit board extending from a first space between the first housing and the display to a second space between the second housing and the display across the folding axis, the flexible circuit board comprising a first bending portion and a second bending portion; and a sensor for recognizing the impedance of the flexible circuit board; and a processor configured to recognize the folding angle between the first and second housings on the basis of the impedance. The first bending portion comprises a sensing pattern portion comprising a first pattern forming a first electrical path and a second pattern forming a second electrical path.
Inventors:
SEO BOWOONG (KR)
KANG HOKYUNG (KR)
KIM YONGWOON (KR)
WOO JONGHOON (KR)
AN JINWAN (KR)
KANG HOKYUNG (KR)
KIM YONGWOON (KR)
WOO JONGHOON (KR)
AN JINWAN (KR)
Application Number:
PCT/KR2023/008250
Publication Date:
January 04, 2024
Filing Date:
June 15, 2023
Export Citation:
Assignee:
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD (KR)
International Classes:
H04M1/02; G01R27/16; G06F1/16; H05K1/02; H05K1/14
Foreign References:
| KR20220017078A | 2022-02-11 | |||
| KR20210092089A | 2021-07-23 | |||
| KR20200126317A | 2020-11-06 | |||
| KR20210101669A | 2021-08-19 | |||
| JP2017107478A | 2017-06-15 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
MUHANN PATENT & LAW FIRM (KR)
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