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Samsung patents hinge design for foldable phone screens

Patent drawing
Patent drawing from the official filing.

Samsung has been granted a patent for a specific mechanical structure used in foldable electronic devices. The design uses a small clip-like component to secure a protective cover over the screen's folding area, ensuring it stays attached to the hinge housing.

Why it mattersThis is a routine improvement to the internal hardware of foldable phones, focusing on how parts are physically held together rather than new user-facing features.

In the filing’s own words

An electronic device includes a display including a folding area between first and second areas; first and second housings respectively supporting the first and second areas; a hinge unit connected to the first and second housings, and operating between a folded state in which the first and second areas face each other and an unfolded state in which the first and second areas are open; a hinge housing including the hinge unit; a cap connected to the hinge housing and covering a side of the folding area; and a fixing member fixing the cap to the hinge housing. A fixing groove into which the fixing member is fixed is defined in the hinge housing. The fixing member includes a fixing part to which the cap is fixed, and a wing part protruding from the fixing part, including an end contacting the fixing groove, and limiting movement of the fixing member.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1. An electronic device comprising: a display comprising a first area, a second area, and a folding area between the first area and the second area; a first housing supporting the first area; a second housing supporting the second area; a hinge unit which is connected to the first housing and the second housing, and operates between a folded state in which the first area and the second area face each other and an unfolded state in which the first area and the second area are open; a hinge housing in which the hinge unit is disposed and in which a fixing groove is defined; a cap connected to the hinge housing and covering a side of the folding area; and a fixing member which is inserted and fixed into the fixing groove and fixes the cap to the hinge housing, the fixing member comprising: a fixing part to which the cap is connected and fixed; and a wing part protruding from the fixing part and including an end contacting a lateral inner surface of the fixing groove and limiting a movement of the fixing member.

Facts

Company
Samsung (SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.)
Official title
Electronic device including foldable display
Patent number
US12761702B2
Application number
18752804
Filed
Jun 25, 2024
Granted
Oct 13, 2026
Inventors
2
Claims
20

Classified under

G06F 1/1681 Physics & computingG06F 1/1652 Physics & computing
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