Apple patent reveals foldable iPhone with innovative hinge design
Apple is developing non-traditional display technology that can fold out and expand along hinge articulation points, likely for a future foldable iPhone. The company has received a patent titled 'Electronic devices having folding expandable displays,' which includes details on potential hinge structures. This technology could potentially be applied to various other devices as well, such as wristbands, laptops, glasses, and vehicles.
By Blip Tech
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Apple has been granted a patent for a foldable iPhone with an intricate hinge system, likely pointing to research into consumer devices. The newly-granted patent provides much more detail about potential hinge structures than past patents for devices that could expand or slide out. Some of the patented technology details how to prevent undue display stress during folding and unfolding.
