CN110543209B

CN110543209B - Electronic device

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Publication number: CN110543209B
Application number: CN201910803654.0A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 李洋
Original assignee: Oppo Chongqing Intelligent Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Oppo Chongqing Intelligent Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-08-28
Filing date: 2019-08-28
Publication date: 2021-10-15
Anticipated expiration: 2039-08-28
Also published as: CN110543209A

Abstract

The application discloses electronic device includes: the cover plate comprises a first area and a second area, the first area is a light-transmitting area, the second area comprises a first sub-area and a second sub-area, the first sub-area is the light-transmitting area, the second area is provided with a central line perpendicular to the length direction of the first edge, and the first sub-area is positioned on one side of the central line; the light sensor is provided with a light sensing area, and the light sensing area is opposite to the second sub-area; the light guide part is stacked with the second area, a light inlet of the light guide part is opposite to the first sub-area, a light outlet of the light guide part is opposite to the light sensing area, and the light guide part inclines towards the direction close to the first edge in the direction from the central line to the first sub-area. According to the electronic device of this application, can reduce the area in second region to can increase the area in first region, and then can increase the area with the display module assembly that first region range upon range of setting, make electronic device's screen account for than obtaining the promotion, thereby the better demand that satisfies the user and compare high screen account for.

Description

Electronic device

Technical Field

The present application relates to the field of electronic devices, and more particularly, to an electronic apparatus.

Background

In the related art, the electronic device includes a light sensor for detecting the brightness of external light, but the light sensor occupies a part of the space of the display screen, resulting in a relatively low screen occupation ratio of the display screen, and thus cannot meet the requirement of a user for a high screen occupation ratio.

Disclosure of Invention

The application provides an electronic device, electronic device has the screen and accounts for the advantage of high.

According to the electronic device of this application embodiment, include: the cover plate comprises a first area and a second area, the first area is a light-transmitting area, the first area is provided with a first edge, the first edge is provided with a notch, the second area is formed in the notch, the second area comprises a first sub-area and a second sub-area, the first sub-area is a light-transmitting area, the second sub-area is a non-light-transmitting area, the second area is provided with a central line perpendicular to the length direction of the first edge, and the first sub-area is positioned on one side of the central line; the light sensor is stacked with the cover plate and provided with a light sensing area, and the light sensing area is opposite to the second sub area; the light guide part is stacked with the second area, the light guide part is provided with a light inlet and a light outlet, the light inlet is opposite to the first sub-area, the light outlet is opposite to the light sensing area, and the light guide part inclines towards the direction close to the first edge in the direction from the central line to the first sub-area; the display module is stacked with the first area layer; and the shading piece is stacked with the cover plate, and is arranged between the light guide piece and the display module to block the light emitted by the display module from irradiating the light guide piece.

According to the electronic device of the embodiment of the application, on the central line of the second region to the direction of the first sub-region, through inclining the light guide piece towards the direction close to the first edge, the area of the second region can be reduced, so that the area of the first region can be increased, and further the area of the display module group stacked with the first region can be increased, so that the screen occupation ratio of the electronic device is improved, and the requirement of a user for high screen occupation ratio is better met.

Additional aspects and advantages of the present application will be set forth in part in the description which follows and, in part, will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the present application.

Drawings

The above and/or additional aspects and advantages of the present application will become apparent and readily appreciated from the following description of the embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of which:

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a partial structure of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a display module, a light shielding member, a light guiding member and a light sensor of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a light guide and a light sensor of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of another orientation of a light guide and a light sensor of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application.

Reference numerals:

the electronic device 100, the cover plate 1,

the first region 11, the first edge 111,

the second region 12, the first subregion 121,

the second subregion 122, the third subregion 123, the earpiece opening 13,

the light sensor 2, the light-sensing area 21,

a light guide member 3, an incident column 31, a light inlet 311, a reflection column 32, a light outlet 321, a light guide reflection surface 322,

display module 4, shading spare 5.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present application, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like or similar reference numerals refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar function throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the drawings are exemplary only for the purpose of explaining the present application and are not to be construed as limiting the present application.

An electronic device 100 according to an embodiment of the present application is described below with reference to the drawings. The electronic device 100 may be a game device, a music player, a storage device, an AR (Augmented Reality) device, or a device applied to an automobile. Further, as used herein, an "electronic device 100" includes, but is not limited to, devices that are configured to receive/transmit communication signals via a wireline connection, such as via a Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN), a Digital Subscriber Line (DSL), a digital cable, a direct cable connection, and/or another data connection/network, and/or via a wireless interface (e.g., for a cellular network, a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), a digital television network such as a DVB-H network, a satellite network, an AM-FM broadcast transmitter, and/or another communications electronic device 100).

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, an electronic device 100 according to an embodiment of the present application includes: a cover plate 1, a light sensor 2, a light guide member 3, a display module 4, and a light shielding member 5 (see fig. 3).

Specifically, as shown in fig. 1 and 3, the cover plate 1 includes a first area 11 and a second area 12, the first area 11 is a light-transmitting area, and the display module 4 and the first area 11 are stacked. It can be understood that the display module 4 stacked on the first region 11 has a display function, and a user can see the picture displayed by the display module 4 through the first region 11. The light sensor 2 is stacked on the cover plate 1, the light sensor 2 has a light sensing area 21, and the light sensing area 21 is opposite to the second sub-area 122. The light sensor 2 can detect the intensity of light through the light sensing area 21, and adjust the brightness of the display module 4, thereby providing a more comfortable display effect for users.

As shown in fig. 1 and 3, the first region 11 has a first edge 111, the first edge 111 has a notch, and the second region 12 is formed in the notch. It is understood that the second region 12 does not have a display function, and the area of the second region 12 can be reduced by forming the second region 12 in the notch of the first region 11, thereby increasing the screen occupation ratio. The second region 12 includes a first sub-region 121 and a second sub-region 122, the first sub-region 121 is a light-transmitting region, the second sub-region 122 is a non-light-transmitting region, the second region 12 has a center line perpendicular to the length direction of the first edge 111, and the first sub-region 121 is located on one side of the center line.

It is understood that the area of the second region 12 is relatively small, the bottom space of the second region 12 is relatively limited, and in order to reduce the bottom space of the second region 12 occupied by the light sensor 2, the light guide 3 can be utilized to transmit and guide the light rays in a direction away from the first sub-region 121.

As shown in fig. 1 and 3, the light guide 3 is stacked on the second region 12, the light guide 3 has a light entrance 311 and a light exit 321, the light entrance 311 faces the first sub-region 121, the light exit 321 faces the light sensing region 21, and the light guide 3 is inclined toward the first edge 111 in a direction from the center line to the first sub-region 121 (see fig. 2). From this, can reduce the area of second region 12 to can increase first region 11's area, and then can increase the area with the range upon range of display module assembly 4 that sets up of first region 11, make electronic device 100's screen account for than obtaining promoting, thereby the better demand that satisfies the user and high-speed screen account for than.

In the related art, the light guide extends in a direction parallel to the first edge in a direction from the center line to the first sub-region. In the present application, by inclining the light guide 3 toward the direction approaching the first edge 111 in the direction from the center line of the second region 12 to the first sub-region 121, the distance between the light exit 321 of the light guide 3 and the first edge 111 can be reduced, so that the distance between the outer edge of the second region 12 far from the first edge 111 and the first edge 111 at the corresponding position is reduced, the radian of the outer edge of the second region 12 far from the first edge 111 is relatively small, and the area of the second region 12 is reduced.

As shown in fig. 3, the light shielding member 5 is stacked on the cover plate 1, and the light shielding member 5 is disposed between the light guiding member 3 and the display module 4 to block the light emitted from the display module 4 from irradiating the light guiding member 3. It can be understood that, can face towards the direction emission light that does not use when display module assembly 4 shows, partial light's transfer path and leaded light piece 3 or photosensing area 21 coincidence, through setting up lightproof 5, lightproof 5 can block this part towards the light that leaded light piece 3 or photosensing area 21 shone to can guarantee the accuracy of the testing result of light sense ware 2.

According to the electronic device 100 of the embodiment of the application, in the direction from the center line of the second region 12 to the first sub-region 121, the area of the second region 12 can be reduced by inclining the light guide member 3 toward the direction close to the first edge 111, so that the area of the first region 11 can be increased, the area of the display module 4 stacked with the first region 11 can be increased, the screen occupation ratio of the electronic device 100 is improved, and the requirement of a user for high screen occupation ratio is better met.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the included angle between the orthographic projection of the light guide 3 on the cover plate 1 and the first edge 111 is α, and satisfies 0 ° < α ≦ 15 °. Therefore, the screen occupation ratio of the electronic device 100 can be improved, the light sensor 2 can be ensured to have sufficient installation space, the interference between the light sensor 2 and the outer edge of the electronic device 100 is avoided, and the working reliability of the electronic device 100 can be improved. In some examples of the present application, the orthographic projection of the light guide 3 on the cover plate 1 makes an angle of 1 °, 3 °, 5 °, 7 °, 9 °, 11 °, or 13 ° with the first edge 111. Specifically, the included angle between the orthographic projection of the light guide 3 on the cover plate 1 and the first edge 111 can be designed according to the model or size of the electronic device 100.

Further, α satisfies: alpha is more than or equal to 5 degrees and less than or equal to 15 degrees. Therefore, the screen occupation ratio of the electronic device 100 can be further improved, the light sensor 2 can be further ensured to have sufficient installation space, the interference between the light sensor 2 and the outer edge of the electronic device 100 is further avoided, and the working reliability of the electronic device 100 can be further improved. In some examples of the present application, the orthographic projection of the light guide 3 on the cover plate 1 makes an angle of 2 °, 4 °, 6 °, 8 °, 10 °, 12 °, or 14 ° with the first edge 111.

As shown in fig. 4 and 5, the light guide member 3 includes an incident column 31 and a reflective column 32, one end of the incident column 31 has a light inlet 311, the incident column 31 extends along the thickness direction of the cover plate 1 (see fig. 1), one end of the reflective column 32 has a light outlet 321, the other end of the reflective column 32 is connected to the other end of the incident column 31, the reflective column 32 has a light guide reflection surface 322, and light is reflected by the light guide reflection surface 322 and then exits the light outlet 321.

It can be understood that, the in-process of light transmission in leaded light spare 3, the direction of transfer of light has the change, through setting up light guide reflecting surface 322, not only can realize the direction of transfer of light, can also reduce the loss of light in the transfer process to can further promote the authenticity and the reliability of the testing result of light sense ware 2. In addition, the structures of the incident column 31 and the reflective column 32 are relatively simple, so that the complexity of the structures of the incident column 31 and the reflective column 32 can be simplified, the manufacturing difficulty of the incident column 31 and the reflective column 32 can be reduced, the production efficiency of the incident column 31 and the reflective column 32 can be improved, and the production cost of the incident column 31 and the reflective column 32 can be reduced.

Specifically, one end of the incident rod 31 having the light inlet 311 is attached to the first sub-region 121, so that the light passes through the first sub-region 121 and then directly enters the light inlet 311. It can be understood that, the light ray directly enters the light inlet 311 of the light guide member 3 after passing through the first sub-region 121, and the light ray does not receive too much attenuation in the process of entering the light guide member 3 from the first sub-region 121, so that the light ray intensity entering the light guide member 3 is closer to the intensity of the ambient light, and the detection accuracy can be ensured.

In one example of the present application, the electronic device 100 further includes a front camera located on a side of the cover plate 1 adjacent to the light guide 3, the front camera is spaced apart from the light guide 3, and the front camera is opposite to the first sub-region 121. It can be understood that the front camera and the light guide 3 can share one first subregion 121, light reflected from a shot scene can enter the front camera through the first subregion 121, and external sensing light can also enter the light guide 3 through the first subregion 121. This makes it possible to utilize the first sub-region 121 in various aspects, and thus to reduce the cost of manufacturing the cover.

In other embodiments of the present application, as shown in fig. 1 and fig. 2, the second region 12 further includes a third sub-region 123, the third sub-region 123 is a light-transmitting region, the third sub-region 123 is spaced apart from the first sub-region 121, and the electronic device 100 further includes a front camera, which is opposite to the third sub-region 123. Therefore, light reflected by a shot scene can enter the front camera through the third subarea 123, external induction light enters the light guide piece 3 through the first subarea 121, and therefore the shooting quality of the front camera can be prevented from being influenced by the light guide piece 3 through the arrangement of the first subarea 121 and the third subarea 123 which are relatively independent.

As shown in fig. 1 and 3, the outer contour of the display module 4 and the outer contour of the first region 11 have the same shape. It can be understood that, when the shapes of the outer contour of the display module 4 and the outer contour of the first region 11 are the same, a more beautiful and comfortable display effect can be presented to a user, so that the use experience of the user can be improved.

As shown in fig. 1 and 3, the outer edge of the display module 4 coincides with the outer edge of the first region 11. From this, can realize the maximize of display module assembly 4 area to can further promote electronic device 100's screen proportion, and then the better demand that satisfies the user to the high screen proportion. In some examples of the present application, the display module 4 includes a main body display area, and a first protruding display area and a second protruding display area protruding from one side of the main body display area, where the first protruding display area and the second protruding display area are disposed opposite to each other.

As shown in fig. 1, the outer contour of the second region 12 is drop-shaped. Therefore, the screen occupation ratio of the electronic device 100 can be improved, a more beautiful visual effect can be provided for a user, and more natural and comfortable use experience is brought to the user.

As shown in fig. 1, the electronic device 100 further includes an earpiece, the cover plate 1 has an earpiece hole 13, the earpiece hole 13 is spaced apart from the first sub-area 121, and the earpiece hole 13 is opposite to the earpiece hole 13. It will be appreciated that sound emitted by the earpiece may pass out through the earpiece aperture 13 in the second region 12. In some examples of the present application, the earpiece holes 13 are plural, and the plural earpiece holes 13 are arranged at intervals along the length direction of the first edge 111.

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, the schematic representations of the terms used above 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.

While embodiments of the present application have been shown and described, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the application, the scope of which is defined by the claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. An electronic device, comprising:

the cover plate comprises a first area and a second area, the first area is a light-transmitting area, the first area is provided with a first edge, the first edge is provided with a notch, the second area is formed in the notch, the second area comprises a first sub-area and a second sub-area, the first sub-area is a light-transmitting area, the second sub-area is a non-light-transmitting area, the second area is provided with a central line perpendicular to the length direction of the first edge, and the first sub-area is positioned on one side of the central line;

the light sensor is stacked with the cover plate and provided with a light sensing area, and the light sensing area is opposite to the second sub area;

the light guide part is stacked with the second region, the light guide part is provided with a light inlet and a light outlet, the light inlet is opposite to the first sub-region, the light outlet is opposite to the light sensing region, the light guide part inclines towards the direction close to the first edge in the direction from the central line to the first sub-region, the included angle between the orthographic projection of the light guide part on the cover plate and the first edge is alpha, and the included angle is more than 0 degree and less than or equal to 15 degrees;

the display module is stacked with the first area; and

the light shading piece is stacked on the cover plate and arranged between the light guide piece and the display module to block light emitted by the display module from irradiating the light guide piece.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein α satisfies: alpha is more than or equal to 5 degrees and less than or equal to 15 degrees.

3. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the light guide comprises:

the light inlet is formed in one end of the incident column, and the incident column extends along the thickness direction of the cover plate;

and one end of the reflecting column is provided with the light outlet, the other end of the reflecting column is connected with the other end of the incident column, the reflecting column is provided with a light guide reflecting surface, and light rays are reflected by the light guide reflecting surface and then are emitted out of the light outlet.

4. The electronic device according to claim 3, wherein the end of the incident column having the light inlet is attached to the first sub-region, so that light passes through the first sub-region and then directly enters the light inlet.

5. The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising a front facing camera positioned on a side of the cover plate adjacent to the light guide, the front facing camera being spaced apart from the light guide and the front facing camera being opposite the first subregion.

6. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the second region further comprises a third sub-region, the third sub-region being a light transmissive region, the third sub-region being spaced apart from the first sub-region, the electronic device further comprising a front facing camera, the front facing camera being opposite the third sub-region.

7. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the outer contour of the display module and the outer contour of the first area are the same in shape.

8. The electronic device of claim 7, wherein an outer edge of the display module coincides with an outer edge of the first area.

9. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein an outer contour of the second region is droplet-shaped.

10. The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising an earpiece, wherein the cover has an earpiece aperture, wherein the earpiece aperture is spaced apart from the first subregion, and wherein the earpiece and the earpiece aperture are opposite.