Patent ID: 11971753
Assignee: APPLE INC.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. A foldable electronic device, comprising:
a first housing portion;
a second housing portion that is coupled to the first housing portion and that rotates relative to the first housing portion about a bend axis;
a flexible display that overlaps the first and second housing portions and that bends along the bend axis when the first and second housing portions rotate between an unfolded state and a folded state; and
a support structure configured to support the flexible display in the unfolded state and to allow the flexible display to expand in the folded state, the flexible display has a first end and a second end, the first end and the second end are separated by a first distance when the flexible display is in the folded state, and a central portion of the flexible display is separated by a second distance that is different from the first distance when the flexible display is in the folded state.