Google patents flexible cable design to keep foldable screens dry
This patent describes a method for sealing the flexible cable inside a foldable device. It uses a holder, a hook-based fixer, and adhesive filler to lock the cable in place and block gaps where water could enter.
In the filing’s own words
An example foldable display sub-assembly includes a first assembly and a second assembly. The example foldable display sub-assembly further includes a hinge mechanism attached between the first assembly and the second assembly and a flexible display. The example foldable display sub-assembly further includes a flex cable that runs between the first assembly and the second assembly, and a flex cable holder attached to an internal portion of the first assembly and to a first side of the flex cable. The example foldable display sub-assembly further includes a fixer component that includes one or more hooks matingly engaged within the internal portion of the first assembly. The example foldable display sub-assembly further includes an adhesive filler applied to a space between the flex cable holder, the fixer component, the flex cable, and at least part of the internal portion of the first assembly.
What exactly they claim (claim 1)
1. A foldable display assembly, comprising: a first assembly; a second assembly; a hinge mechanism attached between the first assembly and the second assembly; a flexible display connected to the first assembly and the second assembly, the flexible display spanning the hinge mechanism; a flex cable that runs between the first assembly and the second assembly through the hinge mechanism; a flex cable holder attached to an internal portion of the first assembly and to a first side of the flex cable; a fixer component that includes one or more hooks matingly engaged within the internal portion of the first assembly, wherein the fixer component abuts a second side of the flex cable opposite that of the first side; and an adhesive filler applied to a space between the flex cable holder, the fixer component, the flex cable, and at least part of the internal portion of the first assembly.
Facts
- Company
- Google (Google LLC)
- Official title
- Sheet metal waterproof design for flex sealing
- Patent number
- US12739971B2
- Application number
- 18887648
- Filed
- Sep 17, 2024
- Granted
- Sep 15, 2026
- Inventors
- 1
- Claims
- 20
Classified under
H05K 1/028 Electricity & electronicsH05K 1/118 Electricity & electronicsH05K 1/148 Electricity & electronicsH05K 5/0226 Electricity & electronicsMore from Google in Phones & computers
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Summaries are simplified from the filing’s own abstract and first claim. A patent filing is not a product announcement.
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