Patent ID: 11909900
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Field: Telecommunications (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. A portable communication device, comprising:
a housing including:
a first housing structure,
a second housing structure rotatable with respect to the first housing structure, and
a hinge cover positioned between at least a portion of the first housing structure and at least a portion of the second housing structure;

a flexible display at least partially received in the housing, the flexible display including:
a first display portion corresponding to the first housing structure, and
a second display portion corresponding to the second housing structure; and

a hinge structure connected with the first housing structure and the second housing structure,
wherein the first housing structure includes:
a first housing portion defining a first inner surface configured to surround a first portion of the hinge cover while the housing is unfolded, the first housing portion including a first protrusion at an end of the first housing portion extending substantially perpendicularly from the first housing portion towards the hinge cover,

wherein the second housing structure includes:
a second housing portion defining a second inner surface configured to surround a second portion of the hinge cover while the housing is unfolded, the second housing portion including a second protrusion at an end of the second housing portion extending substantially perpendicularly from the second housing portion towards the hinge cover,

wherein the first inner surface and the second inner surface are configured to surround the hinge cover while the housing is unfolded,
wherein the first housing portion is configured to form a first gap between an end of the first protrusion and an outer surface of the hinge cover while the housing is folded,
wherein the second housing portion is configured to form a second gap between an end of the second protrusion and the outer surface of the hinge cover while the housing is folded,
wherein the first protrusion is substantially perpendicular to the first display portion while the housing is unfolded, and
wherein the second protrusion is substantially perpendicular to the second display portion while the housing is unfolded.