WO2021125392A1 - Dispositif d'affichage - Google Patents

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WO2021125392A1
WO2021125392A1 PCT/KR2019/018084 KR2019018084W WO2021125392A1 WO 2021125392 A1 WO2021125392 A1 WO 2021125392A1 KR 2019018084 W KR2019018084 W KR 2019018084W WO 2021125392 A1 WO2021125392 A1 WO 2021125392A1
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엘지전자 주식회사
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  • the present invention relates to a display device having a pop-up camera that is inserted into a case or provided to be protruded.
  • a portable electronic device such as a communication terminal, a multimedia device, a portable computer, a game machine, and a photographing device includes a display for displaying image information.
  • the mobile terminal also has a folding structure that can be folded into a smaller size for convenience of portability.
  • a folding structure eg, a hinge part
  • the conventional display has a non-foldable structure, a structure in which the display is disposed over two bodies that are foldably connected could not be implemented. Therefore, a large screen cannot be applied to an electronic device having a folding structure.
  • Such a display device may implement screens of various sizes by using the deformable characteristics of the display.
  • a display device that can be extended to a screen size desired by a user may be considered by extending the area exposed to the outside by drawing the display out of the body.
  • notch structure which is a structure in which a part of the display is deleted and a front camera is disposed.
  • the camera occupies a part of the display area, which is not only aesthetically pleasing, but also causes a problem in that the immersion level is lowered because the camera is disposed in some area of the display.
  • a first object of the present invention is to provide a display device having a new mechanism of rolling type for realizing various screens of a display unit.
  • a second object of the present invention is to provide a display device having a camera capable of photographing the front of the display without removing a part of the front of the display.
  • the display device as described above, a display unit; a case coupled to the display unit to form an internal space; and a pop-up camera disposed in the inner space and provided to be able to pop-up to any one of the side surfaces of the case, wherein the pop-up camera includes a camera module disposed toward the front of the case camera body; and a driving means for moving the camera body so that the camera body is converted into a protruding state in which the camera body is fixed by protruding to the outside of the case and an insertion state in which the camera body is inserted and fixed inside the case.
  • the pop-up camera may be provided such that, in the inserted state, an upper end of the camera body is disposed at a height corresponding to a side end of the case.
  • the driving means may include a support fixed to the inside of the case; an elastic body disposed on the support and capable of compression and tension; a first moving member disposed on the elastic body; a moving guide in contact with an upper side of the first moving member and fixed to the inside of the case; and a second moving member having one end connected to the camera body and the other end disposed adjacent to the first moving member.
  • the first moving member includes a plurality of protrusions provided along the circumference and spaced apart from each other, and the moving guide includes a concave portion corresponding to the protrusion and formed concavely, and the first moving member may be provided to rotate the predetermined angle when a predetermined pressure is applied so that the protrusion coincides with or deviate from the concave portion of the movement guide.
  • the first moving member when the protrusion coincides with the concave portion of the moving guide, the first moving member has the protrusion of the first moving member by the elastic body disposed below the yaw of the moving guide. It may be fitted into the groove and move upward, and the second moving member may be provided to move upward by the first moving member as the first moving member moves upward.
  • the camera body may be disposed above the second moving member.
  • the camera body may be disposed on a side surface of the second moving member.
  • the camera body is provided such that the lower end of the camera body protrudes outward than the upper end of the case in the protruding state, and is rotatable so that the camera module faces the rear surface of the case in the protruding state.
  • a fixed camera disposed on the rear surface of the case; and a controller for controlling execution of a camera application and a screen of the display unit, wherein the controller is configured such that, when the camera body is rotated so that the camera module faces the rear surface of the case, the pop-up camera is interlocked with the fixed camera so that it can be made operable.
  • the driving means may include a support fixed to the inside of the case; an elastic body disposed on the support and pressing the camera body upward; a heart-shaped cam disposed on the lower side of the camera body; a guide projection disposed on the upper side of the support; and a restoration unit for restoring the guide protrusion to its original position when the guide protrusion moves, and the guide protrusion may be provided to control the vertical movement of the camera body by being caught in the heart-shaped cam or separated from the heart-shaped cam.
  • the driving means disposed on the support, further comprising a guide plate in which a guide groove defining a movement path of the guide protrusion is formed, the heart-shaped cam, the camera body toward the lower side
  • the guide projection is in contact with the first surface made to move in one direction along the guide groove; a second surface connected to the first surface and configured to move the guide protrusion in a direction opposite to the one direction by the restoration part; a third surface connected to the second surface and including a concave portion in which the guide protrusion is concave to be inserted; and a fourth surface connected to the third surface and the first surface, and from which the guide protrusion is released and separated.
  • the guide groove may be formed such that the guide protrusion moves in a direction crossing the direction in which the elastic body moves the camera body.
  • the controller may be configured to determine whether the pop-up camera is in the inserted state when the camera application is driven, and perform a preset operation when the pop-up camera is in the inserted state.
  • control unit receives a signal in which the screen displayed on the display unit is switched from the screen projected through the fixed camera while the camera application is running , it is determined whether the pop-up camera is in the inserted state, and when the pop-up camera is in the inserted state, the driving means is driven to protrude the pop-up camera from the case.
  • control unit may change the screen displayed on the display unit to a screen captured by the fixed camera and the pop-up camera in conjunction.
  • the controller may display an execution screen of the camera application on the display unit. can be displayed
  • the case may include a first body; and a second body configured to be movable relative to the first body, wherein the display unit includes: a first area disposed on a front surface of the first body; a second region disposed on a rear surface of the second body; and a third region disposed along an outer surface of at least one of the first body and the second body and connecting the first region and the second region.
  • the display unit is made to be flexible, and as the first body and the second body move relative to each other, the size of the area exposed to the front surface of the first body and the rear surface of the second body changes. can be configured.
  • a fixed camera disposed on the rear surface of the case; and a controller for controlling execution of a camera application and a screen of the display unit, wherein the controller is configured to control the pop-up camera when receiving a signal for simultaneously operating the pop-up camera and the fixed camera disposed in the protruding state.
  • An image photographed by the display unit may be displayed on an area exposed on the front surface of the case of the display unit, and an image photographed by the fixed camera may be displayed on an area exposed on the rear surface of the case on the display unit.
  • control unit controls the direction of the image of the display unit displaying the image captured by the pop-up camera to be rotated can do.
  • the notch can be removed from the display unit.
  • the pop-up camera rotates to face the rear, so that the fixed camera and the pop-up camera disposed on the back of the case can interlock with each other to take pictures. Through this, it is possible to compose a three-dimensional image through a fixed camera and a pop-up camera disposed at different positions.
  • the controller may display an execution screen of the camera application on the display unit.
  • FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a display device related to the present invention.
  • 2(a) and 2(b) are perspective views illustrating the appearance of the front part of the display device in the first state and the second state, respectively.
  • 3A and 3B are perspective views illustrating the appearance of the rear surface of the display device in the first state and the second state, respectively.
  • Fig. 4(a) is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A in Fig. 2(a), and Fig. 4(b) is a cross-sectional view taken along line B-B in Fig. 2(b).
  • 5A is a plan view illustrating a front part of a display device in which a pop-up camera protrudes according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 5B is a conceptual diagram for explaining a part of the pop-up camera and display device of FIG. 5A .
  • 6A is a plan view illustrating a front part of a display device in which a pop-up camera protrudes according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 6B is a conceptual diagram for explaining a part of the pop-up camera and display device of FIG. 6A .
  • FIG. 7A is a plan view illustrating a front part of a display device in which a pop-up camera protrudes according to another embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 7B is a conceptual diagram illustrating a part of the pop-up camera and display device of FIG. 7A .
  • FIG. 8 (a) and (b) are front and rear views for explaining that the display device of FIG. 7A simultaneously captures images through a pop-up camera and a fixed camera.
  • 9A is a plan view illustrating a front part of a display device in which a pop-up camera protrudes according to another embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 9B is a conceptual diagram for explaining a part of the pop-up camera and display device of FIG. 9A .
  • FIG. 10 and 11 are conceptual views illustrating a process in which a driving means of the pop-up camera of FIG. 9B is driven.
  • FIG. 12 is a front view for explaining a state in which a screen of the pop-up camera of the display device of FIG. 9A is displayed on the display unit in a first state and a second state;
  • the display device described in this specification includes a mobile phone, a smart phone, a laptop computer, a digital broadcasting terminal, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a portable multimedia player (PMP), a navigation system, and a slate PC.
  • PDA personal digital assistant
  • PMP portable multimedia player
  • slate PC slate PC
  • tablet PC tablet PC
  • ultrabook ultrabook
  • wearable device wearable device, for example, watch-type terminal (smartwatch), glass-type terminal (smart glass), mobile terminals such as HMD (head mounted display)
  • HMD head mounted display
  • a mobile terminal will be described as an example of a flexible display device for convenience of description.
  • FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a mobile terminal related to the present invention.
  • the mobile terminal 100 includes a wireless communication unit 110 , an input unit 120 , a sensing unit 140 , an output unit 150 , an interface unit 160 , a memory 170 , a control unit 180 , and a power supply unit 190 . ) and the like. Since the components shown in FIG. 1 are not essential for implementing the mobile terminal, the mobile terminal described in this specification may have more or fewer components than those listed above.
  • the wireless communication unit 110 among the components is between the mobile terminal 100 and the wireless communication system, between the mobile terminal 100 and another mobile terminal 100, or between the mobile terminal 100 and the external server. It may include one or more modules that enable wireless communication between them. In addition, the wireless communication unit 110 may include one or more modules for connecting the mobile terminal 100 to one or more networks.
  • the wireless communication unit 110 may include at least one of a broadcast reception module 111 , a mobile communication module 112 , a wireless Internet module 113 , a short-range communication module 114 , and a location information module 115 . .
  • the broadcast reception module 111 of the wireless communication unit 110 receives a broadcast signal and/or broadcast-related information from an external broadcast management server through a broadcast channel.
  • the broadcast channel may include a satellite channel and a terrestrial channel. Two or more of the broadcast reception modules may be provided to the mobile terminal 100 for simultaneous broadcast reception or broadcast channel switching for at least two broadcast channels.
  • the broadcast management server may mean a server that generates and transmits a broadcast signal and/or broadcast-related information or a server that receives and transmits a previously generated broadcast signal and/or broadcast-related information to a terminal.
  • the broadcast signal may include a TV broadcast signal, a radio broadcast signal, and a data broadcast signal, as well as a TV broadcast signal or a broadcast signal in which a data broadcast signal is combined with a radio broadcast signal.
  • the broadcast signal may be encoded according to at least one of technical standards (or broadcast methods, for example, ISO, IEC, DVB, ATSC, etc.) for transmitting and receiving digital broadcast signals, and the broadcast reception module 111 is configured to
  • the digital broadcast signal may be received using a method suitable for technical standards set by technical standards.
  • the broadcast related information may mean information related to a broadcast channel, a broadcast program, or a broadcast service provider.
  • the broadcast-related information may be provided through a mobile communication network. In this case, it may be received by the mobile communication module 112 .
  • the broadcast-related information may exist in various forms, for example, an Electronic Program Guide (EPG) of Digital Multimedia Broadcasting (DMB) or an Electronic Service Guide (ESG) of Digital Video Broadcast-Handheld (DVB-H).
  • EPG Electronic Program Guide
  • ESG Electronic Service Guide
  • a broadcast signal and/or broadcast related information received through the broadcast reception module 111 may be stored in the memory 160 .
  • the mobile communication module 112 includes technical standards or communication methods for mobile communication (eg, Global System for Mobile communication (GSM), Code Division Multi Access (CDMA), Code Division Multi Access 2000 (CDMA2000), EV -DO (Enhanced Voice-Data Optimized or Enhanced Voice-Data Only), WCDMA (Wideband CDMA), HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access), HSUPA (High Speed Uplink Packet Access), LTE (Long Term Evolution), LTE-A (Long Term Evolution-Advanced, etc.) transmits/receives wireless signals to and from at least one of a base station, an external terminal, and a server on a mobile communication network constructed according to).
  • GSM Global System for Mobile communication
  • CDMA Code Division Multi Access
  • CDMA2000 Code Division Multi Access 2000
  • EV -DO Enhanced Voice-Data Optimized or Enhanced Voice-Data Only
  • WCDMA Wideband CDMA
  • HSDPA High Speed Downlink Packet Access
  • HSUPA High Speed Uplink Packet Access
  • the wireless signal may include various types of data according to transmission and reception of a voice call signal, a video call signal, or a text/multimedia message.
  • the wireless Internet module 113 refers to a module for wireless Internet access, and may be built-in or external to the mobile terminal 100 .
  • the wireless Internet module 113 is configured to transmit and receive wireless signals in a communication network according to wireless Internet technologies.
  • wireless Internet technologies for example, WLAN (Wireless LAN), Wi-Fi (Wireless-Fidelity), Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity) Direct, DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance), WiBro (Wireless Broadband), WiMAX (World Interoperability for Microwave Access), High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA), High Speed Uplink Packet Access (HSUPA), Long Term Evolution (LTE), Long Term Evolution-Advanced (LTE-A), etc.
  • the wireless Internet module ( 113) transmits and receives data according to at least one wireless Internet technology within a range including Internet technologies not listed above.
  • the wireless Internet module 113 performs wireless Internet access through the mobile communication network.
  • the wireless Internet module 113 may be understood as a type of the mobile communication module 112 .
  • the short-range communication module 114 is for short-range communication, and includes BluetoothTM, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), Infrared Data Association (IrDA), Ultra Wideband (UWB), ZigBee, NFC. At least one of (Near Field Communication), Wireless-Fidelity (Wi-Fi), Wi-Fi Direct, and Wireless Universal Serial Bus (USB) technologies may be used to support short-range communication.
  • the short-distance communication module 114 is, between the mobile terminal 100 and the wireless communication system, between the mobile terminal 100 and another mobile terminal 100, or the mobile terminal 100 through wireless area networks (Wireless Area Networks). ) and another mobile terminal (100, or an external server) can support wireless communication between the network located.
  • the local area network may be a local area network (Wireless Personal Area Networks).
  • the other mobile terminal 100 is a wearable device capable of exchanging data (or interworking) with the mobile terminal 100 according to the present invention, for example, a smart watch, smart glasses. (smart glass), HMD (head mounted display)).
  • the short-range communication module 114 may detect (or recognize) a wearable device capable of communicating with the mobile terminal 100 in the vicinity of the mobile terminal 100 .
  • the controller 180 transmits at least a portion of data processed by the mobile terminal 100 to the short-range communication module ( 114) to transmit to the wearable device. Accordingly, the user of the wearable device may use data processed by the mobile terminal 100 through the wearable device.
  • the user when a call is received in the mobile terminal 100, the user performs a phone call through the wearable device, or when a message is received in the mobile terminal 100, the user receives the received call through the wearable device. It is possible to check the message.
  • the location information module 115 is a module for acquiring a location (or current location) of a mobile terminal, and a representative example thereof includes a Global Positioning System (GPS) module or a Wireless Fidelity (WiFi) module.
  • GPS Global Positioning System
  • Wi-Fi Wireless Fidelity
  • the mobile terminal utilizes a GPS module, it can acquire the location of the mobile terminal by using a signal transmitted from a GPS satellite.
  • the location of the mobile terminal may be obtained based on information of the Wi-Fi module and a wireless access point (AP) that transmits or receives a wireless signal.
  • AP wireless access point
  • the location information module 115 may perform any function of the other modules of the wireless communication unit 110 to obtain data on the location of the mobile terminal as a substitute or additionally.
  • the location information module 115 is a module used to obtain the location (or current location) of the mobile terminal, and is not limited to a module that directly calculates or obtains the location of the mobile terminal.
  • the input unit 120 includes a camera 121 or an image input unit for inputting an image signal, a microphone 122 or an audio input unit for inputting an audio signal, and a user input unit 123 for receiving information from a user, for example, , a touch key, a push key, etc.).
  • the voice data or image data collected by the input unit 120 may be analyzed and processed as a user's control command.
  • the camera 121 processes an image frame such as a still image or a moving image obtained by an image sensor in a video call mode or a photographing mode.
  • the processed image frame may be displayed on the display unit 151 or stored in the memory 170 .
  • the plurality of cameras 121 provided in the mobile terminal 100 may be arranged to form a matrix structure, and through the cameras 121 forming the matrix structure as described above, various angles or focal points are applied to the mobile terminal 100 .
  • a plurality of image information having a plurality of images may be input.
  • the plurality of cameras 121 may be arranged in a stereo structure to acquire a left image and a right image for realizing a stereoscopic image.
  • the microphone 122 processes an external sound signal as electrical voice data.
  • the processed voice data may be utilized in various ways according to a function (or a running application program) being performed by the mobile terminal 100 .
  • various noise removal algorithms for removing noise generated in the process of receiving an external sound signal may be implemented in the microphone 122 .
  • the user input unit 123 is for receiving information from a user, and when information is input through the user input unit 123 , the controller 180 may control the operation of the mobile terminal 100 to correspond to the input information.
  • the user input unit 123 is a mechanical input means (or a mechanical key, for example, a button located on the front, rear or side of the mobile terminal 100, a dome switch, a jog wheel, jog switch, etc.) and a touch input means.
  • the touch input means consists of a virtual key, a soft key, or a visual key displayed on the touch screen through software processing, or a part other than the touch screen. It may be made of a touch key (touch key) disposed on the.
  • the virtual key or the visual key it is possible to be displayed on the touch screen while having various forms, for example, graphics (graphic), text (text), icon (icon), video (video) or these can be made by a combination of
  • the sensing unit 140 senses at least one of information in the mobile terminal, surrounding environment information surrounding the mobile terminal, and user information, and generates a sensing signal corresponding thereto.
  • the controller 180 may control the driving or operation of the mobile terminal 100 or perform data processing, function, or operation related to an application program installed in the mobile terminal 100 based on the sensing signal. Representative sensors among various sensors that may be included in the sensing unit 140 will be described in more detail.
  • the sensing unit 140 may include a proximity sensor 141, an illumination sensor 142, an illumination sensor, a touch sensor, an acceleration sensor, a magnetic sensor, and gravity.
  • Sensor G-sensor
  • gyroscope sensor motion sensor
  • RGB sensor infrared sensor
  • IR sensor infrared sensor
  • fingerprint sensor fingerprint sensor
  • ultrasonic sensor ultrasonic sensor
  • optical sensors eg, cameras (see 121)
  • microphones see 122
  • battery gauges environmental sensors (eg, barometers, hygrometers, thermometers, radiation detection sensors, It may include at least one of a thermal sensor, a gas detection sensor, etc.) and a chemical sensor (eg, an electronic nose, a healthcare sensor, a biometric sensor, etc.).
  • the mobile terminal disclosed in the present specification may combine and utilize information sensed by at least two or more of these sensors.
  • the proximity sensor 141 refers to a sensor that detects the presence or absence of an object approaching a predetermined detection surface or an object existing in the vicinity without mechanical contact using the force of an electromagnetic field or infrared rays.
  • the proximity sensor 141 may be disposed in an inner region of the mobile terminal covered by the touch screen described above or in the vicinity of the touch screen.
  • the proximity sensor 141 examples include a transmission type photoelectric sensor, a direct reflection type photoelectric sensor, a mirror reflection type photoelectric sensor, a high frequency oscillation type proximity sensor, a capacitive type proximity sensor, a magnetic type proximity sensor, and an infrared proximity sensor.
  • the proximity sensor 141 may be configured to detect the proximity of an object having conductivity by a change in an electric field according to the proximity of the object. In this case, the touch screen (or touch sensor) itself may be classified as a proximity sensor.
  • the act of approaching an object on the touch screen without contacting it so that the object is recognized that it is located on the touch screen is called “proximity touch”, and the touch The act of actually touching an object on the screen is called “contact touch”.
  • the position where the object is touched in proximity on the touch screen means a position where the object is perpendicular to the touch screen when the object is touched in proximity.
  • the proximity sensor 141 may detect a proximity touch and a proximity touch pattern (eg, proximity touch distance, proximity touch direction, proximity touch speed, proximity touch time, proximity touch position, proximity touch movement state, etc.) have.
  • the controller 180 processes data (or information) corresponding to the proximity touch operation and the proximity touch pattern sensed through the proximity sensor 141 as described above, and further, provides visual information corresponding to the processed data. It can be printed on the touch screen. Furthermore, the controller 180 may control the mobile terminal 100 to process different operations or data (or information) according to whether a touch to the same point on the touch screen is a proximity touch or a contact touch. .
  • the touch sensor senses a touch (or touch input) applied to the touch screen by using at least one of various touch methods such as a resistive method, a capacitive method, an infrared method, an ultrasonic method, and a magnetic field method.
  • various touch methods such as a resistive method, a capacitive method, an infrared method, an ultrasonic method, and a magnetic field method.
  • the touch sensor may be configured to convert a change in pressure applied to a specific part of the touch screen or a change in capacitance occurring in a specific part of the touch screen into an electrical input signal.
  • the touch sensor may be configured to detect a position, an area, a pressure at the time of touch, capacitance at the time of touch, etc. where a touch object applying a touch on the touch screen is touched on the touch sensor.
  • the touch object is an object that applies a touch to the touch sensor, and may be, for example, a finger, a touch pen or a stylus pen, a pointer, or the like.
  • the touch controller When there is a touch input to the touch sensor, a signal(s) corresponding thereto is sent to the touch controller.
  • the touch controller processes the signal(s) and then transmits corresponding data to the controller 180 . Accordingly, the controller 180 can know which area of the display unit 151 has been touched, and the like.
  • the touch controller may be a component separate from the controller 180 , or may be the controller 180 itself.
  • the controller 180 may perform different controls or may perform the same control according to the type of the touch object that touches the touch screen (or a touch key provided in addition to the touch screen). Whether to perform different controls or the same control according to the type of the touch object may be determined according to the current operating state of the mobile terminal 100 or a running application program.
  • controller 180 may be a processor that drives various applications executed on the display device.
  • various applications including a camera application executed on the display device may be executed.
  • the above-described touch sensor and proximity sensor are independently or in combination, a short (or tap) touch on the touch screen (short touch), long touch (long touch), multi touch (multi touch), drag touch (drag touch) ), flick touch, pinch-in touch, pinch-out touch, swype touch, hovering touch, etc. It can sense touch.
  • the ultrasonic sensor may recognize location information of a sensing target by using ultrasonic waves.
  • the controller 180 may calculate the position of the wave source through information sensed by the optical sensor and the plurality of ultrasonic sensors.
  • the position of the wave source may be calculated using the property that light is much faster than ultrasonic waves, that is, the time for light to reach the optical sensor is much faster than the time for ultrasonic waves to reach the ultrasonic sensor. More specifically, the position of the wave source may be calculated using a time difference between the time that the ultrasonic wave arrives using light as the reference signal.
  • the camera 121 as seen in the configuration of the input unit 120 includes at least one of a camera sensor (eg, CCD, CMOS, etc.), a photo sensor (or an image sensor), and a laser sensor.
  • a camera sensor eg, CCD, CMOS, etc.
  • a photo sensor or an image sensor
  • a laser sensor e.g., a laser sensor
  • the camera 121 and the laser sensor may be combined with each other to detect a touch of a sensing target for a 3D stereoscopic image.
  • the photo sensor may be stacked on the display device, and the photo sensor is configured to scan the movement of the sensing target close to the touch screen. More specifically, the photo sensor mounts photo diodes and transistors (TRs) in rows/columns and scans the contents placed on the photo sensor using electrical signals that change according to the amount of light applied to the photo diodes. That is, the photo sensor calculates the coordinates of the sensing target according to the amount of change in light, and through this, location information of the sensing target can be obtained.
  • TRs photo diodes and transistors
  • the display unit 151 displays (outputs) information processed by the mobile terminal 100 .
  • the display unit 151 may display execution screen information of an application program driven in the mobile terminal 100 or UI (User Interface) and GUI (Graphic User Interface) information according to the execution screen information. .
  • the display unit 151 may be configured as a stereoscopic display unit for displaying a stereoscopic image.
  • a three-dimensional display method such as a stereoscopic method (glasses method), an auto stereoscopic method (glasses-free method), or a projection method (holographic method) may be applied to the stereoscopic display unit.
  • the output unit 150 is for generating an output related to visual, auditory or tactile sense, and includes at least one of a display unit 151 , a sound output unit 152 , a haptip module 153 , and an optical output unit 154 . can do.
  • the display unit 151 may implement a touch screen by forming a layer structure with the touch sensor or being formed integrally with the touch sensor. Such a touch screen may function as the user input unit 123 providing an input interface between the mobile terminal 100 and the user, and may provide an output interface between the mobile terminal 100 and the user.
  • the sound output unit 152 may output audio data received from the wireless communication unit 110 or stored in the memory 170 in a call signal reception, a call mode or a recording mode, a voice recognition mode, a broadcast reception mode, and the like.
  • the sound output unit 152 also outputs a sound signal related to a function (eg, a call signal reception sound, a message reception sound, etc.) performed in the mobile terminal 100 .
  • the sound output unit 152 may include a receiver, a speaker, a buzzer, and the like.
  • the haptic module 153 generates various tactile effects that the user can feel.
  • a representative example of the tactile effect generated by the haptic module 153 may be vibration.
  • the intensity and pattern of vibration generated by the haptic module 153 may be controlled by a user's selection or setting of the controller. For example, the haptic module 153 may synthesize and output different vibrations or output them sequentially.
  • the haptic module 153 is configured to respond to stimuli such as a pin arrangement that moves vertically with respect to the contact skin surface, a jet force or suction force of air through a nozzle or an inlet, a brush against the skin surface, contact of an electrode, an electrostatic force, etc.
  • stimuli such as a pin arrangement that moves vertically with respect to the contact skin surface, a jet force or suction force of air through a nozzle or an inlet, a brush against the skin surface, contact of an electrode, an electrostatic force, etc.
  • Various tactile effects can be generated, such as an effect caused by heat absorption and an effect by reproducing a feeling of cold and heat using an element capable of absorbing heat or generating heat.
  • the haptic module 153 may not only deliver a tactile effect through direct contact, but may also be implemented so that the user can feel the tactile effect through a muscle sense of a finger or arm. Two or more haptic modules 153 may be provided according to the configuration of the mobile terminal 100 .
  • the light output unit 154 outputs a signal for notifying the occurrence of an event by using the light of the light source of the mobile terminal 100 .
  • Examples of the event generated in the mobile terminal 100 may be message reception, call signal reception, missed call, alarm, schedule notification, email reception, information reception through an application, and the like.
  • the signal output from the optical output unit 154 is implemented as the mobile terminal emits light of a single color or a plurality of colors toward the front or rear.
  • the signal output may be terminated when the mobile terminal detects the user's event confirmation.
  • the interface unit 160 serves as a passage with various types of external devices connected to the mobile terminal 100 .
  • This interface unit 160 a wired / wireless headset port (port), an external charger port (port), a wired / wireless data port (port), a memory card (memory card) port, for connecting a device equipped with an identification module It may include at least one of a port, an audio input/output (I/O) port, a video input/output (I/O) port, and an earphone port.
  • the mobile terminal 100 may perform appropriate control related to the connected external device.
  • the identification module is a chip storing various information for authenticating the usage right of the mobile terminal 100, a user identification module (UIM), a subscriber identity module (subscriber identity module; SIM), universal user authentication It may include a universal subscriber identity module (USIM) and the like.
  • a device equipped with an identification module hereinafter, 'identification device' may be manufactured in the form of a smart card. Accordingly, the identification device may be connected to the terminal 100 through the interface unit 160 .
  • the interface unit 160 is a passage through which power from the cradle is supplied to the mobile terminal 100 when the mobile terminal 100 is connected to an external cradle, or is input from the cradle by a user. It may be a path through which various command signals are transmitted to the mobile terminal 100 . Various command signals or the power input from the cradle may be operated as signals for recognizing that the mobile terminal 100 is correctly mounted on the cradle.
  • the memory 170 may store a program for the operation of the controller 180 , and may temporarily store input/output data (eg, a phone book, a message, a still image, a moving image, etc.).
  • the memory 170 may store data related to vibrations and sounds of various patterns output when a touch input on the touch screen is input.
  • the memory 170 is a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a solid state disk type (SSD), a silicon disk drive type (SDD), and a multimedia card micro type.
  • card-type memory such as SD or XD memory
  • random access memory RAM
  • static random access memory SRAM
  • read-only memory ROM
  • electrically erasable programmable read EEPROM
  • PROM programmable read-only memory
  • magnetic memory a magnetic disk, and an optical disk
  • the mobile terminal 100 may be operated in relation to a web storage that performs a storage function of the memory 170 on the Internet.
  • the controller 180 In addition to the operation related to the application program, the controller 180 generally controls the overall operation of the mobile terminal 100 .
  • the controller 180 may provide or process appropriate information or functions to the user by processing signals, data, information, etc. input or output through the above-described components or by driving an application program stored in the memory 170 .
  • the controller 180 may control at least some of the components discussed with reference to FIG. 1 in order to drive an application program stored in the memory 170 . Furthermore, in order to drive the application program, the controller 180 may operate by combining at least two or more of the components included in the mobile terminal 100 with each other.
  • the power supply unit 190 receives external power and internal power under the control of the control unit 180 to supply power to each component included in the mobile terminal 100 .
  • the power supply unit 190 includes a battery 191, which may be a built-in battery or a replaceable battery.
  • the power supply unit 190 may include a connection port, and the connection port may be configured as an example of the interface 160 to which an external charger that supplies power for charging the battery is electrically connected.
  • the power supply unit 190 may be configured to charge the battery in a wireless manner without using the connection port.
  • the power supply unit 190 uses one or more of an inductive coupling method based on a magnetic induction phenomenon or a resonance coupling method based on an electromagnetic resonance phenomenon from an external wireless power transmitter. power can be transmitted.
  • At least some of the respective components may operate in cooperation with each other to implement an operation, control, or control method of a mobile terminal according to various embodiments described below.
  • the operation, control, or control method of the mobile terminal may be implemented on the mobile terminal by driving at least one application program stored in the memory 170 .
  • FIG. 2A is a perspective view illustrating an external appearance of the front part of the display device in a first state
  • FIG. 2B is a perspective view showing an external appearance of the front part of the display device in a second state.
  • FIG. 3A is a perspective view illustrating the appearance of the rear surface of the display apparatus in a first state
  • FIG. 3B is a perspective view illustrating an appearance of the rear surface portion of the display apparatus in a second state.
  • the display device may be understood as a type of mobile terminal described above, as the display unit may be deformed and the size of the screen may be changed. In this specification, this will be referred to as the display device 200 .
  • the display device 200 is configured to have a case 105 and a shape in which the display unit 151 is exposed on the outside of the case 105 .
  • the case 105 may include a first body 101 and a second body 102 .
  • a pop-up camera 121 ′ may be disposed in the inner space of the case 105 .
  • the display apparatus 200 in the first state is arranged to have a shorter length in the first direction than in the second state.
  • the length is extended in the first direction so that the size of the display unit 151 disposed on the front becomes larger than that in the first state.
  • a direction in which the display apparatus 200 is expanded is referred to as a first direction
  • a direction in which the display apparatus 200 is contracted to be converted from the second state to the first state is referred to as a second direction.
  • a direction perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction is referred to as a third direction.
  • the display apparatus 200 of the present invention may switch from a first state in which the display unit is positioned on the front side, such as a bar-shaped mobile terminal, to a second state by expanding the screen as shown in FIG. 2B .
  • a first state in which the display unit is positioned on the front side such as a bar-shaped mobile terminal
  • a second state by expanding the screen as shown in FIG. 2B .
  • the area of the display unit 151 located at the front is enlarged, and the area of the display unit located at the rear side is decreased as shown in FIG. 3B . That is, the display unit located on the rear side in the first state is moved to the front side in the second state.
  • the display unit may use the display unit 151 that is curved so that the position of the display unit can be changed.
  • the display unit 151 is manufactured on a thin and flexible substrate that can be bent, bent, folded, twisted or curled like paper while maintaining the characteristics of a conventional flat panel display, and refers to a light and durable display that is not easily broken.
  • electronic paper is a display technology to which characteristics of general ink are applied, and may differ from conventional flat panel displays in that it uses reflected light.
  • Electronic paper can change information by using a twisted ball or by using electrophoresis using a capsule.
  • the display area of the display unit 151 becomes a flat surface.
  • the display area may be a curved surface.
  • the information displayed in the deformed state may be visual information output on the curved surface.
  • Such visual information is implemented by independently controlling the light emission of sub-pixels arranged in a matrix form.
  • the unit pixel means a minimum unit for realizing one color.
  • the display unit 151 may be deformed from the basic state to a curved state (eg, a vertical or horizontal curved state) rather than a flat state.
  • a curved state eg, a vertical or horizontal curved state
  • the display unit 151 may be deformed into a flat state (or less curved) or more curved.
  • the display unit 151 may be combined with a touch sensor to implement a flexible touch screen.
  • the controller 180 (refer to FIG. 1 ) may perform a control corresponding to the touch input.
  • the flexible touch screen may be configured to sense a touch input not only in the basic state but also in the deformed state.
  • the touch sensor senses a touch (or touch input) applied to the touch screen by using at least one of various touch methods such as a resistive method, a capacitive method, an infrared method, an ultrasonic method, and a magnetic field method.
  • various touch methods such as a resistive method, a capacitive method, an infrared method, an ultrasonic method, and a magnetic field method.
  • the touch sensor may be configured to convert a change in pressure applied to a specific part of the touch screen or a change in capacitance occurring in a specific part of the touch screen into an electrical input signal.
  • the touch sensor may be configured to detect a position, an area, a pressure at the time of touch, capacitance at the time of touch, etc. where a touch object applying a touch on the touch screen is touched on the touch sensor.
  • the touch object is an object that applies a touch to the touch sensor, and may be, for example, a finger, a touch pen or a stylus pen, a pointer, or the like.
  • the display apparatus 200 may be provided with a deformation detection means for detecting the deformation of the display unit 151 .
  • a deformation detection means for detecting the deformation of the display unit 151 .
  • Such deformation detecting means may be included in the sensing unit 140 (refer to FIG. 1).
  • the deformation detecting means may be provided on the display unit 151 or the case 105 to detect information related to the deformation of the display unit 151 .
  • the information related to the deformation may include a direction in which the display unit 151 is deformed, a deformation degree, a deformed position, a deformed time, and an acceleration at which the deformed display unit 151 is restored. It may be a variety of information detectable due to the bending of the display unit 151 .
  • the controller 180 changes information displayed on the display unit 151 or functions of the display apparatus 200 based on information related to the deformation of the display unit 151 sensed by the deformation detecting means. It is possible to generate a control signal for controlling the
  • the state transformation of the display unit 151 is not limited only to an external force.
  • the display unit 151 when the display unit 151 is in the first state, the display unit 151 may be transformed into the second state according to a command of a user or an application.
  • a driving unit may be further provided.
  • the display unit 151 of the present invention may be bent by 180 degrees, so that some portions are located on the front side of the display apparatus 200 , and some portions are located on the rear surface of the display apparatus 200 . Since the size of the total area of the display unit 151 is fixed, when the area of the display unit 151 located at the front increases, the area of the display unit 151 located at the rear side of the display apparatus 200 decreases.
  • the display unit 151 is disposed from the front side to the rear side of the display device 200 , the space in which the antenna conventionally implemented in the rear case can be mounted is limited. Accordingly, instead of mounting the antenna on the rear case, it is possible to implement the antenna on the display unit 151 .
  • Antenna on display is a type of antenna in which a patterned electrode layer and a dielectric layer are layered to form a transparent film.
  • the built-in display antenna can be implemented thinner than the laser Direct Structuring (LDS) technology implemented by the existing copper nickel plating method, so it has the advantage of not being exposed to the outside with little effect on the thickness.
  • the built-in display antenna may transmit and receive signals in a direction in which the display unit is located. In a terminal in which display units are located on both sides as in the present invention, a built-in display antenna may be used.
  • FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along AA and BB of FIG. 2 , in which the display device 200 according to the present invention includes a first body 101 and a second body 102 that slides with respect to the first body 101 in a first direction. , and a support plate 103 that slides in the first direction with respect to the second body 102 .
  • the first body 101 and the second body 102 may include a front part, a back part, and a side part, and may constitute a hexahedral exterior of the display apparatus 200 .
  • a first area 1511 positioned on one side is fixed to the front surface of the first body 101 .
  • a third region 1513 adjacent to the first region 1511 in the first direction partially covers the front surface of the second body 102 and partially covers the rear surface of the second body 102 .
  • the second area 1512 located on the other side of the display unit 151 is located on the rear surface of the mobile terminal.
  • the second region 1512 is coupled to the support plate 103 without being directly coupled to the second body 102 .
  • the support plate 103 is a plate-shaped member that is slidably coupled to the rear surface of the second body 102 in the first direction.
  • a slide slot 1025 extending in the first direction is formed in the second body 102 .
  • the support plate 103 is movable along the slide slot 1025 .
  • the slide slot 1025 is illustrated as being formed on the rear surface of the second body 102 in the drawing, it may be formed on the side surface of the second body 102 otherwise.
  • the display unit 151 includes a first area 1511 fixed to the first body 101 , a second area 1512 fixed to the support plate 103 , and the first area 1511 and the second area 1511 . It is located between the regions 1512 and includes a third region 1513 disposed on the front or rear side according to the state of the display device 200 .
  • the first area 1511 and the second area 1512 of the display unit 151 have curvatures of the first and second states of the display apparatus 200 and the process of changing from the first state to the second state. It does not change and remains flat in its basic state.
  • the third region 1513 is bent from the other side of the second body 102 to the rear side.
  • the area of the third region 1513 positioned in the first direction of the first region 1511 is increased.
  • the bending position in the third region 1513 is changed according to the sliding position of the second body 102 .
  • a foldable mobile terminal or display device which is unfolded like a book, has a high risk of damage due to repeated force applied to only one place because only a specific position is repeatedly bent.
  • the display apparatus 200 of the present invention can reduce fatigue due to deformation intensively applied only to a specific portion of the display unit 151 in the process of switching between the first state and the second state. Accordingly, the display apparatus 200 of the present invention can prevent the display unit 151 from being damaged due to fatigue accumulation.
  • the first body 101 is a first front portion 1011 to which the first region 1511 of the display unit 151 is coupled, and a first exposed to the outside even in the first state as shown in FIG. 3A from the rear surface. It may include a rear portion 1012 and a second rear portion 1013 that is covered by the second area and the third area of the flexible display unit in the first state and exposed to the outside in the second state as shown in FIG. 3B . have.
  • a camera 121 Since the first rear portion 1012 is always exposed to the outside, a camera 121, a flash, a proximity sensor 141, and the like may be disposed.
  • a typical bar-type terminal has a display unit only on one side, it is possible to photograph an object located on the opposite side of the user, and a camera is required on both the back and the front side to photograph the user.
  • the display unit 151 is also located on the rear surface of the display apparatus 200 of the present invention, an object located on the opposite side of the user may be photographed or the user may be photographed using one camera.
  • the camera 121 may include a plurality of cameras having different angles of view, such as wide-angle, ultra-wide, and telephoto.
  • the camera 121 is a fixed camera 121 that is fixedly disposed on the first rear portion 1012 .
  • a proximity sensor 141, a sound output unit, etc. may be located.
  • An antenna may be implemented on the first rear portion 1012 .
  • the camera of the display device 200 includes a pop-up camera 121 ′ disposed on the second body 102 as well as a fixed camera 121 disposed on the first rear surface portion 1012 .
  • the pop-up camera 121 ′ may be disposed in the inner space of the second body 102 .
  • the pop-up camera 121 ′ disposed inside the second body 102 may be moved away from the first body 101 together with the second body 102 while being switched from the first state to the second state.
  • the pop-up camera 121 ′ may be disposed in the inner space of the first body 101 .
  • the first body 101 may include a side portion 1014 surrounding the circumference of the display device 200 .
  • the first body 101 covers both sides of the third direction and one side of one side of the first direction except for the end in the first direction through which the second body 102 is drawn in and out, and the appearance of the display device 200 .
  • the side portion 1014 may include an interface for connecting a power port or an ear jack, or a user input unit such as a volume button. When a metal material is included, the side part may serve as an antenna.
  • the second body 102 may include a second front portion 1021 , a third rear portion 1022 , and a side frame 1024 .
  • the second front part 1021 is disposed on the rear surface of the first front part 1011 of the first body 101 .
  • the second front part 1021 supports the rear surface of the extended display part 151 of the front part when the display apparatus 200 is switched from the first state to the second state. That is, the second front portion 1021 supports the portion of the third region 1513 disposed on the front side of the display unit 151 in the second state.
  • the third rear portion 1022 covers the rear surface of the second rear portion 1013 of the first body 101 .
  • the slide slot 1025 described above may be formed on the third rear surface portion 1022 .
  • the third rear part 1022 is not exposed to the outside in the first state of the display apparatus 200 , but may be exposed when the display apparatus 200 is switched to the second state.
  • a user input may be performed from the side of the display apparatus 200 using a touch sensor of the display unit 151 .
  • the side frame 1024 may partially include a conductive material for a touch input.
  • a protrusion is formed on the portion including the conductive material, so that the user may input a user command by touching the protrusion.
  • a cylindrical roller 1028 is provided at the end of the second body 102 in the first direction so that the third region 1513 of the display unit 151 is wound and the wound portion has a predetermined curvature and can be gently bent. can do.
  • the roller 1028 is located at the end of the second body 102 in the first direction and comes into contact with the inner surface of the display unit 151, and when the second body 102 slides, the display unit 151 moves from the back to the front. When moving or moving from the front to the rear, it can be rotated along with the movement of the display unit 151 so that it slides naturally.
  • the second body 102 may further include a side frame 1024 for protecting the display unit 151 wound around the roller 1028 as shown in FIG. 2 .
  • the side frame 1024 can prevent a breakage problem that occurs when the bent surface of the display unit 151 is exposed to the outside in an out-folding manner, thereby improving durability of the display apparatus 200 .
  • the side frame 1024 is disposed to surround the curved display unit 151 at the other end of the display apparatus 200 to protect the display unit 151 wound around the roller 1028 .
  • the side frame 1024 may include an opaque material or a transparent material, and may be configured by mixing an opaque material and a transparent material. A user can view an image or text output from the display unit 151 through the transparent unit.
  • FIG. 5A is a plan view illustrating a front part of a display device in which a pop-up camera protrudes according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 5B is a conceptual diagram for explaining a part of the pop-up camera and display device of FIG. 5A . Specifically, (a) of FIG. 5B shows a state in which the pop-up camera 121' is disposed in an inserted state inside the case, and (b) of FIG. 5B shows the pop-up camera 121' protrudes to the outside of the case. It shows the state in which it is placed.
  • the display apparatus 200 includes a display unit 151 , a case 105 , and a pop-up camera 121 ′.
  • the case 105 includes a first body 101 and a second body 102 .
  • the pop-up camera 121 ′ may be provided in the inner space of the case 105 .
  • the pop-up camera 121 ′ may be provided in the inner space of any one of the first body 101 and the second body 102 constituting the case 105 .
  • the display device 200 may include two or more pop-up cameras 121 ′.
  • the pop-up camera 121 ′ is provided so as to be able to pop-up on one of the side surfaces of the case 105 . That is, the pop-up camera 121 ′ is provided to be protruded and inserted into any one of the side surfaces of the case 105 . Specifically, as shown in FIG. 5A , the pop-up camera 121 ′ is disposed in the inner space of the second body 102 and is provided to protrude from the upper surface of the second body 102 . That is, the pop-up camera 121 ′ is disposed to protrude toward the upper surface 105a of the case.
  • the pop-up camera 121 ′ includes a driving means 1220 and a camera body 1230 .
  • the camera body 1230 includes a camera module 1232 disposed toward the front of the case 105 in a protruding state.
  • the camera module 1232 includes a camera.
  • the camera processes image frames such as still images or moving images obtained by the image sensor in the video call mode or the photographing mode.
  • the pop-up camera 121 ′ may be provided such that the upper end of the camera body 1230 is disposed at a height corresponding to the side end of the case 105 in the inserted state. Through this, the pop-up camera 121 ′ does not protrude or retract from the exterior of the display apparatus 200 , so that the display apparatus 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention can provide a beautiful appearance.
  • the driving means 1220 converts the camera body 1230 into a protrusion state in which the camera body 1230 protrudes and is fixed to the upper surface 105a of the case and an insertion state in which the camera body 1230 is inserted and fixed inside the case 105 .
  • the body 1230 is moved.
  • the driving means 1220 may include a support 1210 , an elastic body 1221 , a first moving member 1222 , a moving guide 1223 , and a second moving member 1224 .
  • the support 1210 may be fixed inside the case 105 .
  • the support 1210 may serve to support the elastic body 1221 to be described later without moving upward or downward.
  • the elastic body 1221 is disposed on the support 1210 .
  • the elastic body 1221 is made capable of compression and tension. Through this, the elastic body 1221 presses the first moving member 1222 disposed thereon upward.
  • the camera body 1230 may protrude to the outside of the case 105 by the elastic body 1221 .
  • the first moving member 1222 is disposed on the elastic body 1221 .
  • the first moving member 1222 is moved up and down by the elastic body 1221 to move the second moving member 1224 disposed above the first moving member 1222 upward.
  • the first moving member 1222 may include a plurality of protrusions 1222a provided along the circumference and spaced apart from each other.
  • the first moving member 1222 may be formed in a cylindrical shape.
  • the protrusions 1222a may be spaced apart from each other along the circumference 1222b of the first moving member 1222 .
  • the moving guide 1223 is in contact with the upper side of the first moving member 1222 and is fixed to the inside of the case 105 . Specifically, the movement guide 1223 may be fixed inside the case 105 , like the support 1210 . The movement guide 1223 guides the first and second movement members 1222 and 1224 to move up and down.
  • the movement guide 1223 may have a concave recess 1223a corresponding to the protrusion 1222a.
  • a protrusion 1223b disposed between the concave portion 1223a and the concave portion 1223a may be disposed on the movement guide 1223 .
  • One end of the second moving member 1224 is connected to the camera body 1230 .
  • the other end of the second moving member 1224 is disposed adjacent to the first moving member 1222 .
  • one end 1224a of the second moving member 1224 may be disposed inside the camera body 1230 .
  • One end 1224a of the second moving member 1224 may have a width corresponding to the width of the camera module 1232 . This is to prevent the second moving member 1224 from having a sufficient width so that the force for pressing the camera body 1230 upward is not concentrated in any one place. Through this, the camera body 1230 and the driving means 1220 may be stably connected.
  • a structure in which the camera body 1230 is vertically moved by the driving means 1220 will be described as follows.
  • the protrusion 1222a of the first moving member 1222 is in contact with the protrusion 1223b of the moving guide 1223 according to the arrangement shape of the first moving member 1222 . In this case, it is not moved upward by the protrusion 1223b of the movement guide 1223 . Accordingly, the elastic body 1221 may not push up the first moving member 1222 and the second moving member 1224 .
  • the first moving member 1222 may be provided to rotate the predetermined angle when a predetermined pressure is applied so that the protrusion 1222a coincides with or displaces the concave portion 1223a of the movement guide 1223 .
  • the entire driving means 1220 is pressed. Accordingly, as described above, the first moving member 1222 may be rotated. As the first moving member 1222 rotates, the protrusion 1222a of the first moving member 1222 is disposed on the same axis as the concave portion 1223a of the moving guide 1223 . At this time, the elastic body 1221 may press the first moving member 1222 so that the first moving member 1222 is introduced into the moving guide 1223 .
  • the protrusion 1222a of the first moving member 1222 coincides with the concave portion 1223a of the moving guide 1223
  • the protrusion 1222a of the first moving member 1222 is formed by the elastic body 1221 disposed below. It is fitted in the groove portion 1223a of the movement guide 1223 and may be moved upward.
  • the second moving member 1224 may be provided to move upward by the first moving member 1222 as the first moving member 1222 moves upward.
  • the camera body 1230 is moved upward.
  • the camera module 1232 may be exposed to face the front of the case 105 .
  • the camera body 1230 may be disposed above the second moving member 1224 . Through this, the driving means 1220 and the camera body 1230 may be disposed on one axis. Since the camera body 1230 is disposed on the upper side of the second moving member 1224 , the space inside the case 105 necessary for the pop-up camera 121 ′ may be relatively narrow left and right and deep up and down. Accordingly, the space inside the case 105 can be utilized more efficiently.
  • the driving means 1220 and the camera body 1230 are disposed on one axis, most of the pressure applied to the camera body 1230 in a push operation using a user's finger or the like is applied to the driving means 1220 and the support ( 1210 , the durability of the pop-up camera 121 ′ may be increased.
  • FIG. 6A is a plan view illustrating a front part of a display device in which a pop-up camera protrudes according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 6B is a conceptual diagram for explaining a part of the pop-up camera and display device of FIG. 6A .
  • the pop-up camera 121 ′ shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B has a camera body 1230 , a camera module 1232 , and a driving means 1220 as compared to the pop-up camera 121 ′ shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B . ), but other components are the same and similar, so the description of other components is omitted.
  • the camera body 1230 may be disposed on a side surface of the second moving member 1224 .
  • the camera module 1232 may be disposed on a side surface of the second moving member 1224 .
  • an upper end of the camera body 1230 may be disposed adjacent to the other end of the second moving member 1224 . That is, the second moving member 1224 may be disposed to penetrate most of the camera body 1230 . Accordingly, the camera body 1230 of the pop-up camera 121 ′ may occupy a relatively long left and right space and a shallow vertical space.
  • the display device 200 further includes a fixed camera 121 (refer to FIG. 3 ) disposed on the rear surface of the case 105 .
  • the controller 180 inserts the pop-up camera 121 ′ into the inserted state. cognition can be judged.
  • the control unit 180 transmits a signal for driving the driving means 1220 so that the pop-up camera 121 ′ protrudes from the case 105 .
  • the driving means 1220 may further include a motor.
  • the controller 180 may send a signal to a motor (not shown) capable of pressing the driving means 1220 downward or rotating the above-described first moving member 1222 . Through this, the driving means 1220 may protrude the camera body 1230 to the outside of the case 105 .
  • FIG. 7A is a plan view illustrating a front part of a display device in which a pop-up camera protrudes according to another embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 7B is a conceptual diagram illustrating a part of the pop-up camera and display device of FIG. 7A .
  • 8 (a) and (b) are front and rear views for explaining that the display device of FIG. 7A simultaneously captures images through a pop-up camera and a fixed camera.
  • the display apparatus 200 may be provided such that the lower end of the camera body 1230 protrudes outward than the upper end of the case 105 in the protruding state of the pop-up camera 121 ′. Specifically, referring to FIG. 7B , in a state in which the pop-up camera 121 ′ protrudes, the lower end of the camera body 1230 may protrude more than the upper surface 105a of the case.
  • the camera body 1230 may be rotatable so that the camera module 1232 faces the rear surface of the case 105 in this protruding state. Specifically, as illustrated in (c) of FIG. 7B , the camera body 1230 may rotate. The rotated camera body 1230 may photograph the rear surface of the case 105 .
  • the fixed camera 121 disposed on the rear surface of the case 105 may further include a controller 180 for executing a camera application and controlling the screen of the display unit 151 .
  • control unit 180 may enable the pop-up camera 121 ′ to be operably linked with the fixed camera 121 . .
  • a plurality of image information having different angles and focal points of the fixed camera 121 and the pop-up camera 121 ′ may be input.
  • image information photographed by the pop-up camera 121 ′ and image information photographed by the fixed camera 121 may be simultaneously input to implement a stereoscopic image. That is, when outputting the three-dimensional image to the display unit 151 , the controller 180 adds an image received by the pop-up camera 121 ′ to the image received by the fixed camera 121 or a pop-up image.
  • the image received by the fixed camera 121 may be corrected with the image received by the camera 121 ′.
  • the controller 180 fixes the screen displayed on the display unit 151 to the fixed camera 121 and the pop-up.
  • the camera 121 ′ may be linked to a screen to be photographed.
  • the pop-up camera 121' rotates as shown in FIG. It can be switched to a state facing the back side.
  • the controller 180 interlocks the fixed camera 121 and the pop-up camera 121 ′ with the display unit 151 . It may appear as to whether or not to select the screen being photographed.
  • the pop-up camera 121 ′ may include a camera facing the front of the case 105 and a camera facing the rear of the case 105 at the same time. In this case, even without rotating the camera body 1230 , the fixed camera 121 and the pop-up camera 121 ′ may be interlocked to operate.
  • the display device 200 accommodates the camera disposed on the front of the display unit 151 into the case 105 and protrudes or inserts it in a pop-up form, thereby providing a display A notch may be removed in the portion 151 .
  • the pop-up camera 121 ′ rotates to face the rear, so that the fixed camera 121 and the pop-up camera 121 ′ are disposed on the rear surface of the case 105 . ) can be taken in conjunction with each other. Through this, a three-dimensional image may be configured through the fixed camera 121 and the pop-up camera 121 ′ disposed at different positions.
  • the controller 180 of the display device 200 sends the message to the display unit 151 .
  • the execution screen of the camera application can be displayed.
  • the controller 180 executes the camera application, This may be displayed on the display unit 151 . Through this, the user can execute the camera application more intuitively and more quickly.
  • FIG. 8(a) is a view showing the front part of the display device 200 with the pop-up camera 121' disposed in a protruding state
  • FIG. 8(b) is a view showing the rear part of FIG. 8(a). to be.
  • control unit 180 When the control unit 180 receives a signal in which the pop-up camera 121 ′ and the fixed camera 121 disposed in a protruding state are simultaneously operated, the control unit 180 is photographed by the pop-up camera 121 ′ facing the front of the case 105 .
  • the image is displayed on the area 151 ′ exposed on the front of the case 105 of the display unit 151 , and the image captured by the fixed camera 121 is displayed on the back of the case 105 of the display unit 151 . It may be displayed on the exposed area 151 ′′.
  • the camera application may be operated.
  • a screen for selecting whether to photograph the front and rear surfaces at the same time may be displayed on the display unit 151 .
  • the display apparatus 200 may simultaneously display the front and rear views of the display unit 151 on the front region 151 ′ and the rear region 151 ′′ of the display unit 151 , respectively.
  • the pop-up camera 121 ′ and the fixed camera 121 operate at the same time to rotate or move the display device 200 to take a panoramic function or to capture a video.
  • the display device 200 can check both sides of the image through the display units 151 disposed on the front and rear surfaces of the case 105 and photograph both sides.
  • FIG. 9A is a plan view illustrating a front part of a display device in which a pop-up camera protrudes according to another embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 9B is a conceptual diagram for explaining a part of the pop-up camera and display device of FIG. 9A .
  • 10 and 11 are conceptual views illustrating a process in which a driving means of the pop-up camera of FIG. 9B is driven.
  • FIG. 12 is a front view for explaining a state in which a screen of the pop-up camera of the display device of FIG. 9A is displayed on the display unit in a first state and a second state;
  • the driving means 1220 of the display device 200 may include a support 1210 , an elastic body 1221 , a heart-shaped cam 1236 , a guide protrusion 1242 , and a restoration unit 1246 .
  • the support 1210 may be fixed inside the case 105 .
  • the elastic body 1221 is disposed on the support 1210 .
  • One end of the elastic body 1221 is disposed on the support 1210 , and the other end of the elastic body 1221 is coupled to the camera body 1230 to press the camera body 1230 upward.
  • a heart-shaped cam 1236 (a heart-shaped cam) may be disposed below the camera body 1230 .
  • the heart-shaped cam 1236 may include a first surface 1236a, a second surface 1236b, a third surface 1236c, and a fourth surface 1236d.
  • the heart-shaped cam protrusion region 1235 may be disposed on the front side of the camera body 1230 . Specifically, referring to FIG. 9B (b) , the heart-shaped cam protrusion region 1235 may protrude inward from the front of the camera body 1230 . And, as the camera body 1230 moves downward, the guide protrusion 1242 may be inserted into the lower side of the camera body 1230 . That is, the heart-shaped cam protrusion region 1235 may not protrude outward from the camera body 1230 , but may protrude inward from the end of the camera body 1230 .
  • the guide protrusion 1242 may be disposed above the support 1210 . Specifically, the guide protrusion 1242 may protrude from the driving means body 1250 . The guide protrusion 1242 may be provided to control the vertical movement of the camera body 1230 by being caught by the heart-shaped cam 1236 or separated from the heart-shaped cam 1236 . This will be described later in detail.
  • the restoration unit 1246 may be fitted to the guide protrusion 1242 .
  • the restoration unit 1246 may restore the guide protrusion 1242 to its original position when the guide protrusion 1242 is moved by the elastic force.
  • the restoration unit 1246 may be formed of a coil spring.
  • One end of the restoration part 1246 may extend in a direction parallel to the formation direction of the guide groove 1244 , and the other end 1246a of the restoration part may extend in a direction perpendicular to the one end.
  • the other end 1246a of the restoration part may extend through the guide protrusion 1242 .
  • the length at which the other end 1246a of the restoration part passes through the guide protrusion 1242 and extends is when the guide protrusion 1242 moves in a moving path in a guide groove 1244 to be described later, the restoration part 1246 moves from the guide protrusion 1242. in order not to escape. Accordingly, the restoration portion 1246 may be formed with a sufficient length not to be separated from the guide projection 1242 even when the guide projection 1242 moves inside the guide groove 1244 .
  • the driving means 1220 may further include a guide plate 1240 .
  • the guide plate 1240 may be disposed on the support 1210 .
  • the guide plate 1240 may have a guide groove 1244 defining a movement path of the guide protrusion 1242 .
  • the guide groove 1244 may be formed to be elongated in one direction of the guide plate 1240 .
  • the guide groove 1244 may be formed such that the guide protrusion 1242 moves in a direction crossing the direction in which the elastic body 1221 moves the camera body 1230 .
  • the camera body 1230 may be configured to move up and down.
  • the camera body 1230 may be moved up and down by the elastic body 1221 .
  • the guide protrusion 1242 may be moved left and right. That is, the guide protrusion 1242 may be moved left or right along the formation direction of the guide groove 1244 .
  • a force to return to the original position may act on the guide protrusion 1242 according to the restoring force of the restoring unit 1246 .
  • a moving groove 1231 may be formed on a side surface of the camera body 1230 .
  • the moving groove 1231 may serve as a guide for the camera body 1230 to move up and down with respect to the driving unit body 1250 .
  • a moving protrusion (not shown) protruding from the driving means body 1250 is fitted into the moving groove 1231 , and the camera body 1230 may be moved up and down along the formation direction of the moving groove 1231 .
  • FIGS. 9B and 10 show a state in which the camera body 1230 is moved from the protruding state to the inserted state.
  • the guide plate 1240 , the guide protrusion 1242 , and the restoration part 1246 are disposed on the support 1210 and/or the driving means body 1250 , and thus the vertical movement may not be performed. That is, as the camera body 1230 moves upward and downward, the guide protrusion 1242 comes into contact with the heart-shaped cam 1236 and moves and catches, so that the camera body 1230 is inserted or protruded. can
  • the camera body 1230 may be moved toward the driving unit body 1250 by an external force. At this time, the elastic body 1221 may be pressed and compressed.
  • the first surface 1236a of the heart-shaped cam 1236 may be made to move in one direction along the guide groove 1244 by contacting the guide protrusion 1242 as the camera body 1230 moves downward. .
  • the guide protrusion 1242 may be moved to the right along the guide groove 1244 .
  • the guide protrusion 1242 may be disposed on the upper end of the heart-shaped cam 1236 . That is, the guide protrusion 1242 is moved to a relatively elevated position along the first surface 1236a. This is the same as the relative position of the guide protrusion 1242 increases as the camera body 1230 moves downward. And, as the guide protrusion 1242 is positioned above the first surface 1236a, the guide protrusion 1242 may be moved in a direction to return to its original position by the force of the restoration unit 1246 . That is, the guide protrusion 1242 may pass the first point 1236e connecting the first surface 1236a and the second surface 1236b.
  • the guide protrusion 1242 may be caught by the separation protrusion 1237 .
  • the camera body 1230 is applied with a force to move upward by the elastic body 1221 . Accordingly, the guide protrusion 1242 may be moved relatively downward. That is, the guide protrusion 1242 may move toward the second surface 1236b.
  • the second surface 1236b is connected to the first surface 1236a, and the guide protrusion 1242 is moved in a direction opposite to the one direction by the restoration part 1246 .
  • the guide protrusion 1242 is moved to the right along the first surface 1236a, and is moved to the left again by the restoration unit 1246 as it is disposed above the first surface 1236a. And, as described above, it may be caught by the separation protrusion 1237 and move along the second surface 1236b.
  • the camera body 1230 is pressed upward by the elastic body 1221 . Accordingly, the guide protrusion 1242 may be moved along the second surface 1236b.
  • the third surface 1236c is connected to the second surface 1236b, and the guide projection 1242 is concave so that it can be inserted. 1236 g).
  • the guide projection 1242 is moved along the second surface (1236b). Then, the guide protrusion 1242 is moved to the left by the restoration unit 1246 . In addition, the camera body 1230 is moved upward by the elastic body 1221 . Accordingly, the guide projection 1242 is relatively moved downward. That is, the guide protrusion 1242 may be relatively moved to the lower left side by the restoration part 1246 and the elastic body 1221 .
  • the guide protrusion 1242 may be inserted into the concave portion 1236g formed on the third surface 1236c. As the guide protrusion 1242 is inserted into the concave portion 1236g, the camera body 1230 may maintain the inserted state. In this case, the guide protrusion 1242 is pressed to the left by the restoration unit 1246 , and as the camera body 1230 is moved upward by the elastic body 1221 , the guide protrusion 1242 is relatively moved downward. Because you receive When the camera body 1230 is in the inserted state, the upper end of the camera body 1230 may be at the same height as the upper surface 105a of the case.
  • the camera body 1230 of the pop-up camera 121 ′ in the inserted state is pressed from the top. Accordingly, the camera body 1230 is moved downward, and the guide protrusion 1242 is relatively moved upward. Accordingly, the guide protrusion 1242 may be raised to the upper right side along the third surface 1236c of the heart-shaped cam 1236 .
  • the guide projection 1242 disposed above the second point 1236f between the third surface 1236c and the fourth surface 1236d of the heart-shaped cam 1236 is restored. It can be moved to the left by the restoring force of the part 1246 .
  • the camera body 1230 may be moved upward by the elastic body 1221 .
  • the guide projection 1242 disposed above the second point 1236f between the third surface 1236c and the fourth surface 1236d of the heart-shaped cam 1236 is restored. It can be moved to the left by the restoring force of the part 1246 .
  • the camera body 1230 may be moved upward by the elastic body 1221 .
  • the guide protrusion 1242 may be moved along the fourth surface 1236d.
  • the fourth surface 1236d is connected to the third surface 1236c and the first surface 1236a.
  • the guide protrusion 1242 may be moved along the fourth surface 1236d, so that the camera body 1230 may be switched from an inserted state to a protruding state. That is, the guide protrusion 1242 caught on the heart-shaped cam 1236 is released and can be separated from the heart-shaped cam 1236 .
  • the guide protrusion 1242 may return to its original position along the guide groove 1244 by the restoration part 1246 . Then, the camera body 1230 is pressed upward by the elastic body 1221 and moves upward. Accordingly, the pop-up camera 121 ′ may achieve a protruding state.
  • the controller 180 may be configured to determine whether the pop-up camera 121' is in the inserted state when the camera application is running, and may perform a preset operation when the pop-up camera 121' is in the inserted state.
  • the preset operation is, for example, protrusion of the pop-up camera 121 ′, and rotation of the pop-up camera 121 ′ protruding and illuminating the rear. Such a preset operation may be changed in the settings of the display apparatus 200 .
  • the case 105 includes a first body 101 and a second body 102, and the first body 101 and the second body 102 form the first state and the second state.
  • the controller 180 may change the direction of the image displayed on the display unit 151 according to the size of the area exposed to the front of the first body 101 . Specifically, as shown in FIG. 12 , the controller 180 may change the direction of the image displayed on the display unit 151 according to whether the display unit 151 is in the first state or the second state.
  • the controller 180 displays an image captured by the pop-up camera 121 ′.
  • the direction of the image at (151) can be controlled to be rotated.
  • the pop-up camera 121 ′ when the pop-up camera 121 ′ is in the protruding state and the display device 200 is in the first state, the pop-up camera 121 ′ is displayed on the display unit 151 .
  • a photographed image may be displayed in a vertical direction. That is, when the display apparatus 200 is in the first state, an image captured by the pop-up camera 121 ′ may be vertically displayed on the front portion of the display unit 151 .
  • the image displayed on the display unit 151 may be switched in a horizontal direction.
  • the pop-up camera 121 ′ may include two or more camera modules 1232 and/or camera lenses.
  • the change in the direction of the image displayed on the display unit 151 is a change in the direction in which not only the image captured by the pop-up camera 121 ′ but also the image captured by the fixed camera 121 is displayed. can do.
  • the direction of the image displayed on the display unit 151 according to the size of the area of the display unit 151 exposed on the front surface of the display apparatus 200 . these are switched to each other. Accordingly, there is an advantage in that the user can naturally photograph the direction of the image displayed on the display unit 151 in a desired direction.

Abstract

La présente invention concerne un dispositif d'affichage comprenant : une unité d'affichage ; un boîtier couplé à l'unité d'affichage pour former un espace interne ; un corps d'appareil photo qui est disposé dans l'espace interne et comprend un appareil photo escamotable disposé de sorte à s'étendre vers l'une des surfaces latérales du boîtier, l'appareil photo escamotable comprenant un module d'appareil photo disposé de sorte à faire face à une surface avant du boîtier ; et un moyen d'entraînement pour déplacer le corps d'appareil photo de sorte qu'un état du corps d'appareil photo se commute entre un état de saillie dans lequel le corps d'appareil photo fait saillie vers l'extérieur du boîtier et est fixé, et un état d'insertion dans lequel le corps d'appareil photo est inséré à l'intérieur du boîtier et fixé.
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