cu») United States 2) Patent Application Publication co) Pub. No.: US 2019/0053388 A1 oy oy my ey @y (60) on} Rothkopf et al. FLEXIBLE DI AY DEVICES. Applicant: Apple Ine., Cupertino, CA (US) Inventors: Fleteher R. Rothkopf, Los Altos, CA (US); Andrew J. M. Janis, Toronto (CA): Teodor Daboy, San Francisco, cA) Appl. Now 16/159,283 Filed: Oct. 12, 2018 Related US. Application Data Continuation of aplication No, 15/270,936, filed on Sep. 20, 2016, now Pat. No, 10,108,787, which is 3 continuation of application No, 14/335,783, filed on Jul, 18, 2014, now Pat, No, 9,504,170, which is a division of application No, 13/177,165, filed on Jul 6 2011, now Pat, No. 8,787,016, ication Classification Int, HOsk S00 (2006.01) HOSK 502 (2005.01), Hos 102 (2006.01) GO6F 116 (2005.01), US 2019005338841 (43) Pub. Date Feb. 14, 2019 (62) US.CL coc HOSK 5/0017 (2013.01); HOSK 50226 (2013.01), HOSK 5/0217 (2013.01); GOOF T1681 (2013.01); GO6E 1/1652 (2013.01) ‘HOAM 1/0268 (2013.01); HOIM I (2013.01): Hod 10216 (2013.01) on ABSTRACT Electronic deviees may he provided that contain multiple housing portions. The housing portions may be coupled together using hinges. The hinges may inlude hinges based fn a three-bar finkage, hinges based on a four-bar linkage, hinges with sloted members, hinges formed from flexible support structures, and hinges based on flexible housing Structures, Flesible displays may’ be monn tothe housing portions overlapping the hinges. When the housing portions in a device are roated relative to each other, the exible splay may bend. The hinge may be configured to allow the exible display to be placed in a From-o-Sront configuration in which an active side of the display faces itself or a back-to-back configuration, Engagement structures may be used to help the housing grip extemal objects and to hold the housing portions together, The hinges may be provided with ational detent 1 help hold the Hexible display in desired positionsPatent Application Publication Feb. 14,2019 Sheet 1 of 18 US 2019/0053388 Al FIG. 1Patent Application Publication Feb. 14,2019 Sheet 2 of 18 US 2019/0053388 Al 3 8