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Samsung patents foldable phone with a pocket to hold the screen

Samsung has filed a patent for a foldable device that uses a special hinge mechanism to create a small gap between the two main body sections. As the device folds, this gap acts as a pocket to partially support the middle section of the flexible screen, keeping it in place.

Why it mattersThis design could help protect the delicate middle part of a folding screen from bending too sharply or getting pinched when the device is closed.

In the filing’s own words

A foldable device may include: a flexible display including a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion disposed between the first portion and the second portion; a first body including: a first fixed portion to support the first portion of the flexible display; and a first support portion to partially support the third portion of the flexible display; a second body including: a second fixed portion to support the second portion of the flexible display; and a second support portion to partially support the third portion of the flexible display; and a hinge unit including: a first hinge shaft coupled to the first body; and a second hinge shaft coupled to the second body.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1. A foldable device comprising: a flexible display comprising a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion disposed between the first portion and the second portion; a first body comprising: a first fixed portion to support the first portion of the flexible display; and a first support portion to partially support the third portion of the flexible display; a second body comprising: a second fixed portion to support the second portion of the flexible display; and a second support portion to partially support the third portion of the flexible display; and a hinge unit comprising: a first hinge shaft coupled to the first body; and a second hinge shaft coupled to the second body, wherein the first body moves away from the first hinge shaft of the hinge unit and the second body moves away from the second hinge shaft of the hinge unit while the foldable device moves from an unfolding position to a folding position, such that a receiving space for receiving the third portion of the flexible display is formed between the first support portion of the first body and the second support portion of the second body.

Facts

Company
Samsung (SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.)
Official title
FOLDABLE DEVICE
Publication number
US20260276033A1
Application number
19680660
Filed
May 18, 2026
Published
Sep 17, 2026
Inventors
5
Claims
8

Classified under

F16C 11/04 Mechanical engineeringG06F 1/1616 Physics & computingG06F 1/1652 Physics & computingG06F 1/1681 Physics & computing
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