Patent ID: 11971756
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. An electronic device comprising:
a first housing;
a second housing;
a flexible display disposed on the first housing and the second housing, wherein the flexible display includes a flexible region deformable into a flat surface or a curved surface;
a support plate disposed on a rear surface of the flexible display at least partially overlapping the flexible region, wherein the support plate includes a first region attached to the rear surface of the flexible display; and
a connection structure disposed beneath the support plate overlapping the flexible region, wherein the connection structure connects the first housing and the second housing to each other such that the first housing and the second housing are able to be folded or unfolded about a folding axis therebetween, wherein the connection structure includes:
a pin member comprising at least one pin at least partially coupled to the support plate through a second region different from the first region of the support plate; and
an elastic member comprising an elastic material configured to be compressed or tensioned based on the first housing and the second housing being folded or unfolded to provide an elastic force to the pin member,

wherein the pin member is configured to provide a force in a first direction toward the connection structure to the flexible region of the flexible display through the support plate.