Samsung Patented A Smartphone Design With Dual Slider Mechanism

Samsung smartphone with dual slider mechanism (LetsGoDigital)

JAKARTA - This year, Samsung plans to launch up to four folding screen smartphones. The South Korean company may also launch a roll-up display smartphone thanks to a patent invented by LetsGoDigital.

According to LetsGoDigital, the patent was filed in March 2020 at WIPO (World Intellectual Property Office) and was officially published on January 21, 2021.

The patent shows a smartphone design with dual sliders in which the display can be drawn on both sides (left and right). Interestingly, the device will also have dual screens on the front and back that can move simultaneously.

As noted above, the front display is foldable and the back can have a second display or a flexible material such as metal film, fabric or leather.

As for the slider mechanism, Samsung has used two Switch gears and a gear rail to move the housing inside.

The house inside has a center frame on which the folded screen rests. The report also said that the screen will become 30% bigger when opened on the left and right.

For example, a 6 inch device will generally be an 8 inch smartphone. To complement this, Samsung plans to use a chain-link system covered with a flexible foil/cover and a side frame that moves in and out of the screen along with the screen.

Another interesting part is the rear (flexible) which moves along with the frame and the front display makes it unique from other expanded smartphone designs.

For selfies, the patent scheme does not contain a front camera but talks about front/rear camera integration with the same layout. However, the report mentions the possibility of Samsung using a punch-hole screen on the front like previous folding devices.

Even so, this device could also have the rear camera layout of the new Galaxy S21 which has irregular sides to the frame.

This isn't the first time we've seen a slider phone from Samsung. Back at CES 2020, the company showed off a phone with a screen that slid out from one side.