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Foldable electronic device and linking assembly
A foldable electronic device and a linking assembly are provided. The foldable electronic device includes a host and a foldable display attached to the host. The host has a first portion, a second portion and a linking assembly connected therebetween. The linking assembly includes N+1 blocks (wherein N is an integer greater than or equal to 2) and a plurality of linking sets. Each block has a body and a pair of fitting portions disposed at two opposite sides of the body in a sliding mirror symmetry manner along a first direction, and the fitting portion of the Nth block is fitted with the fitting portion of the N+1 block. Each linking set has two links, and two ends of the two links overlapping each other lean against the Nth block and can move relative to the Nth block. Other two ends of the two links without overlapping each other are respectively fixed to the N−1th and N+1th blocks. When the link assembly is bent, a virtual center of any two adjacent blocks locates within a scope of the foldable display.
COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC.
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Cheng-Ya Ching-Tai Chun-Chieh Chia-Chi Jui-Min
Chi Chang Chen Lin Huang