CN108990336B

CN108990336B - Electronic device

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Publication number: CN108990336B
Application number: CN201810748515.8A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 唐义梅; 成蛟; 刘敏; 欧阳志斌
Original assignee: Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp Ltd
Current assignee: Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp Ltd
Priority date: 2018-07-09
Filing date: 2018-07-09
Publication date: 2022-01-14
Anticipated expiration: 2038-07-09
Also published as: CN108990336A

Abstract

The application provides an electronic device, electronic device includes liquid crystal display, center and camera, liquid crystal display includes the display area, the center with the range upon range of setting of liquid crystal display, the center is including corresponding the first through-hole that the display area set up, the camera is fixed the center is kept away from one side of liquid crystal display, and the part is acceptd in the first through-hole, first through-hole is used for the restriction the camera is at the radial ascending degree of freedom of first through-hole.

Description

Electronic device

Technical Field

The present application relates to the field of electronic product technology, and more particularly, to an electronic device.

Background

With the progress of science and technology, the importance of electronic devices such as mobile phones and tablet computers in the work and life of people is increasing, and consumers not only pay attention to the functions of the electronic devices, but also have higher requirements on the appearance of the electronic devices. The overall screen design brings great impact to users with extremely high screen occupation ratio, and is deeply loved and touted by users. In the conventional technology, electronic components such as a front camera occupy the space of the display surface of the electronic device, so that the screen occupation ratio is influenced.

Disclosure of Invention

Compare in the camera and correspond liquid crystal display's non-display area, the camera of this application corresponds liquid crystal display's display area setting, can make liquid crystal display's display area does as far as, is favorable to promoting liquid crystal display's screen to account for than. In addition, the electronic device of the application sets up the first through-hole on the center, fixes the camera in the center and keeps away from one side of liquid crystal display, and part accommodate in the first through-hole, and the first through-hole has restricted the radial ascending degree of freedom of camera in the first through-hole, can make the camera passes through the center and fixes.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, the drawings needed to be used in the embodiments will be briefly described below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are some embodiments of the present application, and it is obvious for those skilled in the art to obtain other drawings based on these drawings without creative efforts.

Fig. 1 is a schematic view of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 2 is a front view of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 3 is an exploded schematic view of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 4 is a schematic sectional view taken along line a-a in fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged schematic view of B in fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a liquid crystal display panel according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 7 is a front view of an electronic device according to another embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 8 is an exploded schematic view of an electronic device according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 9 is a schematic cross-sectional view of C-C in fig. 7.

Fig. 10 is an enlarged view of the structure at D in fig. 9.

Fig. 11 is a schematic structural diagram of a liquid crystal display panel according to another embodiment of the present application.

Detailed Description

Referring to fig. 1, fig. 1 is a front view of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The screen assembly provided by the embodiment of the present application is applied to the electronic device 1, and specifically, the electronic device 1 includes, but is not limited to, a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a notebook computer, and other devices having a photographing function.

Referring to fig. 2 to 5, fig. 2 is a front view of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; fig. 3 is an exploded view of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along line A-A of FIG. 2; fig. 5 is an enlarged schematic view of B in fig. 4. The electronic device 1 includes a liquid crystal display screen 100, a middle frame 200 and a camera 300. The liquid crystal display screen 100 includes a display area 100a, the middle frame 200 is stacked with the liquid crystal display screen 100, the middle frame 200 includes a first through hole 200a corresponding to the display area 100a, the camera 300 is fixed on a side of the middle frame 200 away from the liquid crystal display screen 100, and is partially accommodated in the first through hole 200a, and the first through hole 200a is used for limiting a degree of freedom of the camera 300 in a radial direction of the first through hole 200 a.

Further, the middle frame 200 includes a frame body 210 and an extending portion 220 protruding from a surface of the frame body 210 facing the liquid crystal display screen 100, and the first through hole 200a penetrates through the frame body 210 and the extending portion 220. In this embodiment, the frame body 210 is substantially rectangular, the middle frame 200 includes a frame body 210 and an extension part 220 protruding from a surface of the frame body 210 facing the liquid crystal display panel 100, and the first through hole 200a penetrates through the frame body 210 and the extension part 220 to enhance the structural strength of the middle frame 200, so as to fix the camera 300 in the radial direction of the first through hole 200 a.

The middle frame 200 is also called a front shell, the material of the middle frame 200 is usually metal, and the middle frame 200 constitutes the largest ground pole in the electronic device 1.

The liquid crystal display panel 100 has a display area 100a and a non-display area 100 b. The display area 100a is an area where the liquid crystal display screen 100 displays text, pictures, videos, and the like, the non-display area 100b is disposed adjacent to the display area 100a, the non-display area 100b is generally opaque, and the non-display area 100b is generally used for shielding metal traces, such as data lines, scanning lines, and the like, in the liquid crystal display screen 100.

In this embodiment, the display area 100a includes a first area 100c and a second area 100d, and the first area 100c surrounds the second area 100 d. Referring to fig. 6, fig. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a liquid crystal display panel according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The lcd panel 100 includes a first substrate 110, a second substrate 120, a liquid crystal layer 130, and a sealing member 140. The first substrate 110 and the second substrate 120 are disposed opposite to each other with a gap therebetween, the liquid crystal layer 130 is disposed between the first substrate 110 and the second substrate 120, and the liquid crystal layer 130 is disposed in the first region 100 c. The sealing member 140 is disposed between the first substrate 110 and the second substrate 120 and disposed in the first region 100c, the sealing member 140 is configured to prevent liquid crystal molecules in the liquid crystal layer 130 from entering the second region 100d, the second region 100d is transparent, and the camera 300 is located on a side of the first substrate 110 departing from the second substrate 120 and disposed corresponding to the second region 100 d.

In this embodiment, the liquid crystal layer 130 is disposed between the first substrate 110 and the second substrate 120 and within the first region 100c, the sealing member 140 is disposed between the first substrate 110 and the second substrate 120 and within the first region 100c, and the sealing member 140 can prevent liquid crystal molecules in the liquid crystal layer 130 from entering the second region 100d, so that the second region 100d is transparent. The second region 100d is transparent, so that external light can enter the camera 300 through the first substrate 110 and the second substrate 120, and the camera 300 forms an image according to the external light.

In this embodiment, the first substrate 110 has no through hole corresponding to the display area 100a, and the second substrate 120 has no through hole corresponding to the display area 100 a. That is, there is no liquid crystal between the first substrate 110 and the second substrate 120 corresponding to the second region 100d, but there is no through hole penetrating the first substrate 110 and the second substrate 120 corresponding to the second region 100 d. The liquid crystal display screen 100 is not provided with a through hole, so that the structural strength of the liquid crystal display screen 100 can be improved.

Compared with the non-display area 100b of the liquid crystal display screen 100 corresponding to the camera 300, the display area 100a of the liquid crystal display screen 100 corresponding to the camera 300 is as large as possible, and the screen occupation ratio of the liquid crystal display screen 100 is improved. In addition, in the electronic device 1 of the present application, the middle frame 200 is provided with the first through hole 200a, the camera 300 is fixed on a side of the middle frame 200 away from the liquid crystal display screen 100, and a part of the camera is accommodated in the first through hole 200a, the first through hole 200a limits a degree of freedom of the camera 300 in a radial direction of the first through hole 200a, so that the camera 300 can be fixed by the middle frame 200.

Further, in addition, the sealing member 140 in the liquid crystal display panel 100 of the present application is disposed between the first substrate 110 and the second substrate 120 and in the first region 100c, so that the liquid crystal layer 130 is confined in the first region 100c between the first substrate 110 and the second substrate 120 corresponding to the display region 100 a. Due to the effect of the sealing member 140, liquid crystal molecules in the liquid crystal layer 130 are isolated and cannot enter the second region 100d, so that the second region 100d is transparent, the liquid crystal display panel 100 does not need to be provided with an opening corresponding to the display region 100a, and the structural strength of the liquid crystal display panel 100 can be improved.

In this embodiment, the sealing member 140 is formed on the surface of the first substrate 110, and the sealing member 140 is engaged with the alignment structure on the second substrate 120. In a specific assembly, the sealing member 140 is formed on the surface of the first substrate 110, and an alignment structure is formed on the second substrate 120; then, the sealing member 140 is matched and fixed with the alignment structure on the second substrate 120; then, liquid crystal is filled between the first substrate 110 and the second substrate 120 to form the liquid crystal display panel 100. The alignment structure on the second substrate 120 may be an alignment mark formed at a predetermined position on the second substrate 120, and the alignment structure is used to assist the alignment of the sealing member 140. The alignment structure may be directly formed on the second substrate 120 and may be non-detachably connected to the second substrate 120, or attached to a predetermined position of the second substrate 120 and detachably connected to the second substrate 120.

In the present embodiment, the sealing member 140 is formed by forming a black matrix on the surface of the first substrate 110.

Further, the sealing member 140 is opaque to block light emitted from the lcd panel 100 from leaking toward the camera 300.

The camera 300 includes a lens 310 and a base 320 connected to each other, the lens 310 is accommodated in the first through hole 200a, the base 320 is disposed on a side of the frame body 210 away from the liquid crystal display screen 100, the electronic device 1 further includes a positioning bracket 400, and the positioning bracket 400 is used for fixing the base 320 to the frame body 210 to limit the axial displacement of the camera 300. The lens 310 further includes a housing 311 and a light sensing element 312 accommodated in the housing 311, an opening 311a is formed in the housing 311 to expose the light sensing element 312, and the light sensing element 312 is configured to receive external light transmitted from the second region 100d through the opening 311a to form an image. Specifically, the housing 311 is a cylindrical structure, and the photosensitive element 312 is located inside the cylindrical housing 311 and receives external light through the opening 311 a.

The electronic device 1 further includes a backlight module 500, the backlight module 500 is sandwiched between the liquid crystal display screen 100 and the middle frame 200, the backlight module 500 is provided with a second through hole 500a facing the first through hole 200a, and the camera 300 is partially accommodated in the second through hole 500 a.

Specifically, the backlight module 500 is used for providing a surface light for the liquid crystal display panel 100, and the backlight module 500 generally includes a light guide plate 510 and a light source 520. The light guide plate 510 includes a first surface 510a and a second surface 510b adjacent to each other. The first surface 510a is disposed adjacent to the light source 520 to serve as a light incident surface of the light guide plate 510, the second surface 510b is disposed adjacent to the liquid crystal display panel 100, and the second surface 510b serves as a light emitting surface of the light guide plate 510. The light guide plate 510 is provided with a second through hole 500 a. In another embodiment, the backlight module 500 further includes one or more optical films interposed between the liquid crystal display panel 100 and the light guide plate 510, the optical films being used for providing the liquid crystal display panel 100 with the homogenized light emitted from the light guide plate 510, and at this time, the second through holes 500a penetrate through the light guide plate 510 and the optical films. The optical film can be any one or more of a brightness enhancement film, a diffusion sheet and a polarizer.

Further, the electronic device 1 further includes a plastic ring 810, and the plastic ring 810 is accommodated in the second through hole 500a and is sleeved on the periphery of the camera 300.

Further, the electronic device 1 further includes a metal frame 700, the metal frame 700 includes a support ring 710, the support ring 710 is received in the second through hole 500a, and the support ring 710 is sandwiched between the plastic ring 810 and the backlight module 500. The support ring 710 enables the elastic deformation of the plastic ring 810 to face away from the support ring 710, so as to limit the degree of freedom of the camera head 300 in the radial direction of the second through hole 500 a.

Further, the metal frame 700 further includes a supporting plate 720, the supporting plate 720 is sandwiched between the backlight module 500 and the middle frame 200, and the supporting plate 720 is used for bearing the backlight module 500. The support ring 710 protrudes out of the surface of the support plate 720, the metal frame 700 is provided with a third through hole 700a, the third through hole 700a penetrates through the support plate 720 and the support ring 710, and the plastic ring 810 is accommodated in the third through hole 700 a.

Further, a sealing foam 820 is arranged between the middle frame 200 and the support plate 720, and the sealing foam 820 is arranged around the camera 300. The sealing foam 820 is used for preventing external moisture and dust from entering the camera head 300 through a gap between the middle frame 200 and the support plate 720.

Furthermore, a light shielding adhesive 830 is further disposed between the backlight module 500 and the liquid crystal display screen 100, and the light shielding adhesive 830 surrounds the camera 300. The light blocking glue 830 is used for preventing light leaked from the backlight module 500 and the liquid crystal display screen 100 from entering the camera 300, so as to improve the quality of pictures shot by the camera 300.

Specifically, the light shielding glue 830 includes a first light shielding portion 831 and a second light shielding portion 832 which are connected. The first light shielding portions 831 protrude from the second light shielding portions 832. Specifically, the first light shielding portion 831 is in a sleeve shape and is disposed in the hole of the plastic ring 810 and surrounds the camera 300, and the second light shielding portion 832 is disposed between the liquid crystal display 100 and the top surface of the plastic ring 810 adjacent to the liquid crystal display 100. The second light shielding portion 832 has a ring shape.

With reference to the electronic device 1 of any of the above embodiments, the electronic device 1 further includes a protective cover 600, and the protective cover 600 is disposed on a side of the liquid crystal display screen 100 away from the middle frame 200. Specifically, the protective cover 600 is disposed on the surface of the second substrate 120 facing away from the first substrate 110. The protective cover 600 is a hard board with certain strength and high light transmittance, and the protective cover 600 is used for protecting the liquid crystal display screen 100, the camera 300, the backlight module 500 and other devices under the protective cover 600. In one embodiment, the protective cover 600 is a glass cover with high transmittance and low cost. In another embodiment, the transparent cover plate may also be a plastic cover plate. Specifically, the liquid crystal display screen 100 is disposed on one side of the protective cover 600, and the protective cover 600 includes an inner surface and an outer surface that are disposed oppositely, and the outer surface forms a part of an appearance surface of the electronic device 1. In other words, when the user uses the electronic device 1, the outer surface of the protective cover 600 is a surface facing the user, and the inner surface is a surface of the protective cover 600 facing the inside of the electronic device 1. In this embodiment, the liquid crystal display panel 100 is disposed on an inner surface of the protective cover 600. In one embodiment, the liquid crystal display panel 100 is bonded to the protective cover 600 by an Optical Clear Adhesive (OCA). The optical cement has high adhesive strength and high transparency, and has little influence on the display effect of the liquid crystal display screen 100.

The electronic device 1 of the present application further includes a battery cover 900, the battery cover 900 includes a frame 910 and a back plate 920 (please refer to fig. 3 to 5), the frame 910 is a hollow structure, the back plate 920 and the protective cover 600 are respectively disposed on two opposite sides of the frame 910, the protective cover 600 and the battery cover 900 together enclose an accommodation space, and the liquid crystal display screen 100, the camera 300, the backlight module 500, the middle frame 200, and the like are disposed in the accommodation space. It is understood that the battery cover 900 may be a unitary structure, and the battery cover 900 is illustrated as a unitary structure. It is understood that the bezel 910 and the back plate 920 can be two independent components.

Referring to fig. 7 to 10 together, fig. 7 is a front view of an electronic device according to another embodiment of the present application; fig. 8 is an exploded view of an electronic device according to another embodiment of the present disclosure; FIG. 9 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken at C-C of FIG. 7; fig. 10 is an enlarged view of the structure at D in fig. 9. The electronic device 1 in this embodiment is substantially the same as the electronic device 1 shown in fig. 2 to 6 and described in the related embodiments, except that in this embodiment, the liquid crystal display panel 100 is provided with a fourth through hole 100e, the fourth through hole 100e is disposed in the display area 100a, the fourth through hole 100e faces the first through hole 200a, and the camera 300 partially passes through the fourth through hole 100 e. Specifically, please refer to fig. 11, fig. 11 is a schematic structural diagram of a liquid crystal display panel according to another embodiment of the present application. The lcd panel 100 includes a first substrate 110, a second substrate 120, a liquid crystal layer 130, and a sealing member 140. The first substrate 110 and the second substrate 120 are disposed opposite to each other at an interval, and the liquid crystal layer 130 is disposed between the first substrate 110 and the second substrate 120. The fourth through hole 100e is disposed in the display area 100a, and the fourth through hole 100e penetrates through the first substrate 110, the second substrate 120, and the liquid crystal layer 130. The sealing member 140 is disposed between the first substrate 110 and the second substrate 120, and the sealing member 140 is used for sealing the liquid crystal molecules in the liquid crystal layer 130 between the first substrate 110 and the second substrate 120 to prevent the liquid crystal molecules in the liquid crystal layer 130 from entering the fourth through hole 100 e. In the present embodiment, the liquid crystal display panel 100 is provided with a fourth through hole 100e, and the camera 300 partially passes through the fourth through hole 100e, so that the electronic device 1 can be made thinner, which is beneficial to thinning the electronic device 1.

It should be understood that in the description of the embodiments of the present application, the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience of describing the embodiments of the present application and simplifying the description, but do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the embodiments of the present application. Furthermore, the terms "first", "second" and "first" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, features defined as "first", "second", may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the described features. In the description of the embodiments of the present application, "a plurality" means two or more unless specifically defined otherwise.

In the description of the embodiments of the present application, it should be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning either a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral connection; may be mechanically connected, may be electrically connected or may be in communication with each other; either directly or indirectly through intervening media, either internally or in any other relationship. Specific meanings of the above terms in the embodiments of the present application can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art according to specific situations.

In embodiments of the present application, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, the first feature "on" or "under" the second feature may comprise the first and second features being in direct contact, or may comprise the first and second features being in contact, not directly, but via another feature in between. Also, the first feature being "on," "above" and "over" the second feature includes the first feature being directly on and obliquely above the second feature, or merely indicating that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature. A first feature being "under," "below," and "beneath" a second feature includes the first feature being directly above and obliquely above the second feature, or simply meaning that the first feature is at a lesser level than the second feature.

The following disclosure provides many different embodiments or examples for implementing different configurations of embodiments of the application. In order to simplify the disclosure of the embodiments of the present application, the components and arrangements of specific examples are described below. Of course, they are merely examples and are not intended to limit the present application. Furthermore, embodiments of the present application may repeat reference numerals and/or reference letters in the various examples, which have been repeated for purposes of simplicity and clarity and do not in themselves dictate a relationship between the various embodiments and/or arrangements discussed. In addition, embodiments of the present application provide examples of various specific processes and materials, but one of ordinary skill in the art may recognize applications of other processes and/or use of other materials.

In the description herein, reference to the description of the terms "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "an illustrative embodiment," "an example," "a specific example" or "some examples" or the like means that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the application. In this specification, schematic representations of the above terms do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.

The above description is only for the specific embodiments of the present application, but the scope of the present application is not limited thereto, and any person skilled in the art can easily conceive various equivalent modifications or substitutions within the technical scope of the present application, and these modifications or substitutions should be covered by the scope of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the present application shall be subject to the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. An electronic device is characterized in that the electronic device comprises a liquid crystal display screen, a middle frame, a camera, a backlight module and a plastic ring, the liquid crystal display screen comprises a display area, the middle frame and the liquid crystal display screen are arranged in a stacked mode, the middle frame comprises a first through hole arranged corresponding to the display area, the backlight module is arranged between the liquid crystal display screen and the middle frame in a clamped mode, the backlight module is provided with a second through hole opposite to the first through hole, the camera is fixed on one side, away from the liquid crystal display screen, of the middle frame and is partially contained in the first through hole and the second through hole, the plastic ring is contained in the second through hole and is sleeved on the periphery of the camera, light shading glue is further arranged between the backlight module and the liquid crystal display screen and comprises a first light shading part and a second light shading part which are connected, the first shading part is arranged in the hole of the plastic ring and surrounds the camera, the second shading part is arranged between the liquid crystal display screen and the top surface of the plastic ring, which is adjacent to the liquid crystal display screen, and the shading glue is used for preventing light rays leaked by the backlight module and the liquid crystal display screen from entering the camera; the display area comprises a first area and a second area, the first area surrounds the second area, the liquid crystal display screen comprises a first substrate, a second substrate, a liquid crystal layer and a sealing element, the first substrate and the second substrate are arranged oppositely and at intervals, the liquid crystal layer is arranged between the first substrate and the second substrate, the liquid crystal layer is arranged in the first area, the sealing element is formed on the surface of the first substrate, the sealing element is matched with an alignment structure on the second substrate, the sealing element is used for preventing liquid crystal molecules in the liquid crystal layer from entering the second area, and the sealing element is light-tight so as to prevent light emitted by the liquid crystal display screen from leaking towards the camera; the second area is light-transmitting, and the camera is located on one side of the first substrate, which is far away from the second substrate, and is arranged corresponding to the second area.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the middle frame comprises a frame body and an extension portion protruding from a surface of the frame body facing the liquid crystal display, and the first through hole penetrates through the frame body and the extension portion.

3. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the camera comprises a lens and a base connected with each other, the lens is accommodated in the first through hole, the base is disposed on a side of the frame body facing away from the liquid crystal display, and the electronic device further comprises a positioning bracket for fixing the base to the frame body to limit axial displacement of the camera.

4. The electronic device according to claim 1, further comprising a metal frame, wherein the metal frame comprises a support ring, the support ring is received in the second through hole, and the support ring is sandwiched between the plastic ring and the backlight module.

5. The electronic device according to claim 4, wherein the metal frame further comprises a supporting plate interposed between the backlight module and the middle frame, the supporting plate is used for carrying the backlight module, the supporting ring protrudes out of the surface of the supporting plate, the metal frame is provided with a third through hole, the third through hole penetrates through the supporting plate and the supporting ring, and the plastic ring is received in the third through hole.

6. The electronic device of claim 5, wherein a sealing foam is further disposed between the middle frame and the supporting plate, and the sealing foam is disposed around the camera.

7. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the liquid crystal display panel has a fourth through hole, the fourth through hole is disposed in the display area, the fourth through hole faces the first through hole, and the camera portion passes through the fourth through hole.

8. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein ambient light enters the camera through the first substrate and the second substrate.