Patent ID: 11889007
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Field: Telecommunications (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  F  G | IPC E  F  G  H

Claim 0:
1. An electronic device comprising:
a first housing;
a second housing;
a hinge structure configured to foldably connect the first housing and the second housing; and
a display module arranged in the first housing and the second housing such that a partial area thereof is folded by folding of the first housing and the second housing,
wherein the hinge structure comprises:
a rotating shaft,
a first idle gear configured to rotate together with the rotating shaft,
a second idle gear configured to rotate together with the rotating shaft and arranged side by side with the first idle gear,
a first gear engaged with the first idle gear from a first direction with respect to the rotating shaft,
a second gear engaged with the second idle gear from the first direction with respect to the rotating shaft,
a first pressing member configured to move the first gear and the second gear toward each other, and
a first interconnecting structure formed between the first gear and the second gear to enable the first gear and the second gear to engage each other, the first interconnecting structure being formed between the first gear and the second gear such that, as the first pressing member moves the first gear and the second gear toward each other, the first gear and the second gear receive rotational forces in opposite directions.