ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING DISPLAY

• US 20170289324A1
• Filed: 04/03/2017
• Published: 10/05/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 04/01/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: YEO, Jung Hee, KIM, Kuk Hwan, KIM, Dong Kyun, BAIK, Jae Ho, YUM, Sung Jin, LEE, Ji Young, HWANG, Jin Sang, KWAK, Woon Geun, PARK, Jung Sik, YOON, Byoung Uk, LEE, Yong Seok, LEE, Jung Won, JUNG, Min Su, CHOI, Seung Min, HONG, Hyun Ju
• Granted Patent: US 10,171,636 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 2215/05 Combinations of cameras with electronic flash units
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 2217/002 Details of arrangement of components in or on camera body
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 29/00 Combinations of cameras, projectors or photographic printing apparatus with non-photographic non-optical apparatus, e.g. clocks or weapons; Cameras having the shape of other objects combinations with flash apparatus G03B15/03
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1609 to support filters or lenses
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1637 Details related to the display arrangement, including those related to the mounting of the display in the housing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1686 the I/O peripheral being an integrated camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0264 for a camera module assembly
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0266 for a display module assembly
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0277 for a printed circuit board assembly

Abstract

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing including a first surface facing a first direction, a second surface facing a second direction opposite to the first direction, and a side surface extending between and along a perimeter of the first surface and the second surface, a cover glass corresponding to at least the first surface, a display panel disposed under the cover glass and including an active area exposed through the cover glass, an inactive area surrounding the active area, and a printed circuit board connection portion connected to one end of the inactive area, wherein at least one opening or at least one cutaway portion is formed in the display panel, and a camera module disposed in a space formed by the at least one opening or the at least one cutaway portion and exposed through the cover glass.

Claims

1. An electronic device comprising:

a housing including a first surface facing a first direction, a second surface facing a second direction opposite to the first direction, and a side surface extending between and along a perimeter of the first surface and the second surface;

a cover glass corresponding to at least the first surface;

a display panel disposed under the cover glass and including an active area exposed through the cover glass, an inactive area surrounding the active area, and a printed circuit board connection portion connected to one end of the inactive area, wherein at least one opening or at least one cutaway portion is formed in the display panel; and

a camera module disposed in a space formed by the at least one opening or the at least one cutaway portion and exposed through the cover glass.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the active area, at least a portion of the inactive area, and at least a portion of the camera module are exposed through the first surface.

3. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the active area and at least a portion of the camera module are exposed through the first surface, and the inactive area is disposed under the side surface or the second surface.

4. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the at least one opening includes a first opening formed in a top end of the active area,

wherein the display panel is disposed inside the housing and the display panel is folded such that the first opening is positioned at the folded portion of the display panel, and

wherein the camera module is disposed in a space formed by the first opening.

5. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the at least one cutaway portion includes a first cutaway portion formed in a corner of the active area,

wherein the display panel is disposed inside the housing and the display panel is folded such that the first cutaway portion is positioned at the folded portion of the display panel, and

wherein the camera module is disposed in a space formed by the first cutaway portion.

6. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the at least one opening includes a first opening formed in the active area and a second opening formed in the inactive area or the printed circuit board connection portion,

wherein the display panel is disposed inside the housing and the display panel is folded so that the first opening overlaps the second opening, and

wherein the camera module is disposed in a space formed by the first opening and the second opening.

7. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the display panel covers at least a portion of the first surface and the side surface.

8. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the display panel is disposed inside the housing and the display panel is curved to form curved surfaces at a left-side end, a right-side end, a top end, and a bottom end of the display panel.

9. The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising:

a receiver disposed inside the housing; and

at least one receiver hole formed in a top end of the first surface, wherein a sound generated from the receiver passes through the at least one receiver hole.

10. The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising:

a receiver disposed inside the housing; and

at least one receiver hole formed in the side surface,

wherein a sound generated from the receiver passes through the at least one receiver hole.

11. The electronic device of claim 10, wherein the receiver includes a piezo-speaker.

12. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the at least one opening includes a first opening and a second opening and the at least one cutaway portion includes a first cutaway portion and a second cutaway portion,

wherein the first opening or the first cutaway portion is formed in a top end of the active area,

wherein the second opening or the second cutaway portion formed in a bottom end of the active area, and

wherein the electronic device further comprises a button disposed in a space formed by the second opening or the second cutaway portion.

13. The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising:

a fingerprint sensor disposed under a lower portion of the display panel.

14. The electronic device of claim 13, wherein the cover glass includes a recessed part formed in a position corresponding to the fingerprint sensor.

15. The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising:

at least one sensor configured to perform a sensing operation through the at least one opening or the at least one cutaway portion.

16. The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising:

at least one sensor configured to perform a sensing operation through a hole formed in the side surface.

17. The electronic device of claim 16, wherein the at least one sensor includes a proximity sensor and an illuminance sensor.

18. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the cover glass includes a layer printed on a surface of the cover glass to cover a vertex of the active area.

19. An electronic device comprising:

a housing including a first surface facing a first direction, a second surface facing a second direction opposite to the first direction, and a side surface extending between and along a perimeter of the first surface and the second surface;

a cover glass corresponding to at least the first surface;

a display panel including an active area exposed through the cover glass, an inactive area surrounding the active area, and a printed circuit board connection portion connected to one end of the inactive area, wherein a cutaway portion is formed in a corner of the active area, and the display panel is disposed inside the housing and folded such that the cutaway portion is positioned at the folded portion of the display panel; and

a camera module disposed in a space formed by the cutaway portion and exposed through the cover glass.

20. An electronic device comprising:

a housing including a first surface facing a first direction, a second surface facing a second direction opposite to the first direction, and a side surface extending between and along a perimeter of the first surface and the second surface;

a cover glass corresponding to at least the first surface;

a display panel including an active area exposed through the cover glass, an inactive area surrounding the active area, and a printed circuit board connection portion connected to one end of the inactive area, wherein a first opening is formed in the active area, a second opening is formed in the inactive area or the printed circuit board connection portion, and the display panel is disposed inside the housing and folded so that the first opening overlaps the second opening; and

a camera module inserted into the first opening and the second opening and exposed through the cover glass.