Patent ID: 7808549

Claim:
An electronic device comprising a display including: a first display unit having a first display portion; a second display unit having a second display portion; and coupling means, provided between the first and second display units, for freely changing the mode of the display among a first mode in which the first and second display portions are folded so as to face each other, a second mode in which the first and second display units are opened such that the first and second display portions are arranged longitudinally, and a third mode in which the first and second display units are opened such that the first and second display portions are adjacent to each other laterally, wherein the coupling means includes one or two coupling shafts for folding the coupling means in two or three; and rotating shafts are provided between the coupling means and the first display unit and between the coupling means and the second display unit to support the first and second display units rotatably with respect to the coupling means, and wherein planes containing the axes of either the coupling shafts or the rotating shafts are perpendicular to the axes of the other shafts.