Patent Application
20220121050
The present disclosure relates to a field of electronic devices, and in particular, to a display screen assembly and an electronic apparatus.
With the rapid development of economy and technology, mobile phones have become indispensable electronic devices for people. In order to meet needs of users and improve user experience, a screen-to-body ratio of mobile phones is getting higher and higher. In order to achieve a high screen-to-body ratio, a camera of a mobile phone can be arranged under a screen. However, the camera arranged under the screen tends to interfere with a backlight unit of an electronic apparatus, and thus the camera cannot obtain external images.
The present disclosure provides a display screen assembly and an electronic apparatus.
A display screen assembly according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a liquid crystal display screen having a first display region and a second display region connected to the first display region; a backlight unit, an orthographic projection of the backlight unit onto the liquid crystal display screen being located within the first display region; a camera unit, an orthographic projection of the camera unit onto the liquid crystal display screen being located within the second display region; and at least one reflective unit, an orthographic projection of the at least one reflective unit onto the liquid crystal display screen being located within the second display region, wherein the at least one reflective unit is located in front of a field of view of the camera unit, and the at least one reflective unit is configured to reflect ambient light, which is radiated on the reflective unit from an outside of the display screen assembly, to the second display region for displaying images in the second display region.
A display screen assembly includes: a liquid crystal display screen having a first display region and a second display region connected to the first display region, the second display region being configured to cover a camera unit; a backlight unit, an orthographic projection of the backlight unit onto the liquid crystal display screen being located within the first display region; and a reflective unit, an orthographic projection of the reflective unit onto the liquid crystal display screen being located within the second display region. The reflective unit is configured to reflect ambient light, which is radiated on the reflective unit from an outside of the display screen assembly, to the second display region for displaying images in the second display region.
An electronic apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a housing, and the display screen assembly according to any of the above embodiments. The display screen assembly is arranged on the housing.
Additional aspects and advantages of the present disclosure will be given in part in the following description, or become apparent in part from the following description, or can be learned from practicing of the present disclosure.
The above and/or additional aspects and advantages of the present disclosure will become apparent and understandable from the following description of embodiments in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:
Electronic apparatus 100, housing 101, display screen assembly 10, liquid crystal display screen 11, first display region 111, second display region 112, first region 1121, transparent electrode 11211, second region 1122, liquid crystal layer 113, first liquid crystal portion 1131, second liquid crystal portion 1132, filter layer 114, first filter portion 1141, second filter portion 1142, transmission region 1143, filter region 1144, through hole 11441, backlight unit 12, camera unit 13, reflective unit 14, substrate 141, protrusion 142, upper cover 15, lower cover 16, optical axis 17.
The embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail below with reference to examples thereof as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, throughout which same or similar elements, or elements having same or similar functions, are denoted by same or similar reference numerals. The embodiments described below with reference to the drawings are illustrative only, and are intended to explain rather than limit the present disclosure.
Different embodiments or examples are provided below for implementing different structures of the present disclosure. In order to simplify the disclosure of the present disclosure, components and arrangements of specific examples are described below. Of course, they are examples only, and are not intended to limit the present disclosure. Furthermore, reference numerals and/or reference letters can be repeated in different examples of the present disclosure for a purpose of simplification and clearness, rather than indicating relationships between various embodiments and/or arrangements discussed herein. In addition, the present disclosure provides examples of various specific processes and materials, but the applicability of other processes and/or application of other materials may be appreciated by those skilled in the art.
In the related art, in an electronic apparatus with a liquid crystal display module, to realize an under-screen camera solution, it is generally necessary to provide an opening corresponding to a camera on a backlight unit. However, this complicates a structure of the backlight unit and increases manufacturing difficulty. In addition, the liquid crystal display screen cannot display images at the position corresponding to the opening, which affects a visual effect of the liquid crystal display module.
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Exemplarily, the electronic apparatus 100 may be any of various types of computer system devices that are mobile or portable and perform wireless communication (
Specifically, the electronic apparatus 100 may be a smart device, such as a mobile phone or a smart phone (for example, a phone based on an iPhone system, and a phone based on an Android system), a portable game device (for example, an iPhone), etc.
Further, the housing 101 can be made of plastic. Plastic has a low cost, is easily available, and has strong plasticity. Using plastic to fabricate the housing 101 facilitates mass production of the housing 101, which in turn facilitates mass production of the electronic apparatus 100, and reduces fabrication cost of the electronic apparatus 100. It can be understood that the housing 101 can not only be made of plastic, and a specific material of the housing 101 can be chosen according to different situations. For example, in other embodiments, the housing 101 may be made of a metal material such as stainless steel or an alloy. The specific material of the housing 101 is not limited here.
Specifically, the housing 101 may be rectangular. Of course, the housing 101 is not limited to a rectangular shape, and a specific shape of the housing 101 can be designed according to different situations. The specific shape of the housing 101 is not limited here.
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In the display screen assembly 10 according to the embodiment of the present disclosure, the reflective unit 14 is configured to directly reflect light outside the display screen assembly 10 to the second display region 112, such that the second display region 112 can display images, and there is no need to provide the backlight unit 12 to provide light for the second display region 112, which not only ensures that the camera unit 13 normally collects light, but also enables the second display region 112 corresponding to the camera unit to display images normally. Therefore, the visual experience is improved. Further, a structure of the display screen assembly 10 is relatively simple, which is beneficial to the production of the display screen assembly 10. Also, since the camera unit 13 and the backlight unit 12 are arranged side by side, a thickness of the display screen assembly 10 can be reduced.
Further, the display screen assembly 10 further includes an upper cover 15. The upper cover 15 is located on a side of the liquid crystal display screen 11 facing away from the backlight unit 12, and plays a role in protecting the liquid crystal display screen 11. For example, without the protection of the upper cover 15, water droplets or dust from the outside may fall on the liquid crystal display screen 11, which causes damages to the liquid crystal display screen 11. The upper cover 15 can protect the display screen assembly 10 from water or dust invasion, thereby increasing a service life of the display screen assembly 10, and further increasing a service life of the electronic apparatus 100.
Specifically, the upper cover 15 may be made of glass. The glass, which has a good light transmittance, can improve working efficiency of the display screen assembly 10. It can be understood that the upper cover 15 is not limited to being made of glass, and a specific material of the upper cover 15 can be chosen according to different situations. The specific material of the upper cover 15 is not limited here.
In the description of the present disclosure, terms such as “first” and “second” are used herein for purposes of description and are not intended to indicate or imply relative importance, or to implicitly show a number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined with “first” or “second” may explicitly or implicitly includes one or more such features. In the description of the present disclosure, “a plurality of” means two or more, unless specified otherwise.
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The filter layer 114 can filter unnecessary light, such that light passing through the filter layer 114 is more uniform, and a quality of images displayed by the display screen assembly 10 is higher.
Further, the filter layer 114 may be a three primary color filter layer 114, which enables the display screen assembly 10 to display color images. Of course, the filter layer 114 is not limited to being the three primary color filter layer 114, and a type of the filter layer 114 can be set according to different situations. A specific type of the filter layer 114 is not limited here.
Furthermore, the backlight unit 12 includes a light guide sheet and a backlight source. The backlight source is configured to generate light to be guided into the first liquid crystal portion 1131 through the light guide sheet. Light from the first liquid crystal portion 1131 passes through a first filter portion 1141 and is projected onto the first display region 111, such that the first display region 111 can display images.
It can be understood that shapes of the transmission region 1143 and the filter region 1144 are not limited to being rectangular, and specific shapes of the transmission region 1143 and the filter region 1144 can be set according to different situations. In other embodiments, areas of the transmission region 1143 and the filter region 1144 can also be adjusted according to different situations. Specific shapes and areas of the transmission region 1143 and the filter region 1144 are not limited here.
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Since the light transmittance of the second filter portion 1142 is higher than the light transmittance of the first filter portion 1141, light from the display screen assembly 10 can fully pass through the second filter portion 1142, i.e., more light passes through the second filter portion 1142, such that the camera unit 13 can receive more light.
Further, the filter layer 114 includes a plurality of pixel units. The light transmittance of the second filter portion 1142 being higher than the light transmittance of the first filter portion 1141 may mean that a number density of pixel units in the second filter portion 1142 is smaller than a number density of pixel units in the first filter portion 1141. It can be understood that the light transmittance decreases as the number density of pixel units increase. In this way, it is realized that the light transmittance of the second filter portion 1142 is higher than the light transmittance of the first filter portion 1141.
In an embodiment, the plurality of pixel units included in the filter layer 114 are located in the second display region 112, a plurality of reflective units may be provided, a plurality of transparent electrodes is embedded in a part of the second liquid crystal portion 1132 located in the second display region 112, and an orthographic projection of the camera unit 13 onto the second display region 112 cover the plurality of pixel units. In this embodiment, each of the plurality of pixel units includes a first portion and a second portion, the first portion overlaps with an orthographic projection of one of the plurality of transparent electrodes on the second display region 112, and the second portion is configured to cover one of the plurality of reflective units.
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A distance between an upper surface of the reflective unit 14 and a lower surface of the second filter portion 1142 increases as the ratio of the thickness a of the reflective unit 14 to the thickness b of the second liquid crystal portion 1132 increases. The distance between the upper surface of the reflective unit 14 and the lower surface of the second filter portion 1142 decreases as the ratio of the thickness a of the reflective unit 14 to the thickness b of the second liquid crystal portion 1132 decreases.
In a process of light reflection, a length of an optical path of incident light may affect a position of an optical path of reflected light, as illustrated in
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When the ratio of the thickness a of the reflective unit 14 to the thickness b of the second liquid crystal portion 1132 ranges from 0.45 to 0.55, the reflected light can be fully projected onto the second filter portion 1142, which improves a utilization rate of light of the display screen assembly 10.
In this embodiment, the ratio of the thickness a of the reflective unit 14 to the thickness b of the second liquid crystal portion 1132 is 0.5. It can be understood that the ratio of the thickness a of the reflective unit 14 to the thickness b of the second liquid crystal portion 1132 may not be limited to being in the range of 0.45 to 0.55. A range of the ratio of the thickness a of the reflective unit 14 to the thickness b of the second liquid crystal portion 1132 can be set according to different situations. For example, in other embodiments, the ratio of the thickness a of the reflective unit 14 to the thickness b of the second liquid crystal portion 1132 may range from 0.48 to 0.57. Specific numerical values of the range of the ratio of the thickness a of the reflective unit 14 to the thickness b of the second liquid crystal portion 1132 are not limited here.
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The arrangement of the transparent electrode 11211 can enhance the light transmittance of the first region 1121, such that light in the first region 1121 is more sufficient.
Specifically, the optical axis 17 refers to a center line of a light beam received by the camera unit 13. That is, the light from the camera unit 13 can pass through the first region 1121.
Further, the transparent electrode 11211 may be made of an Indium Tin Oxide (ITO) material. The ITO material, which has a high visible light transmittance, can increase an amount of light passing through the transparent electrode 11211, thereby improving an imaging quality as more light enters the first region 1121. It can be understood that the transparent electrode 11211 is not limited to being made of the ITO material. A specific material of the transparent electrode 11211 can be selected according to different situations. The specific material of the transparent electrode 11211 is not limited here.
In some embodiments, a light transmittance of a part of the filter layer 114 corresponding to the first region 1121 is higher than a light transmittance of a part of the filter layer 114 corresponding to the second region 1122.
With this arrangement, the light transmittance of the part of the filter layer 114 corresponding to the first region 1121 is higher, such that light can sufficiently pass through the part of the filter layer 114 corresponding to the first region 1121.
In some embodiments, the reflective unit 14 is made of a semi-transmissive and semi-reflective film material. The reflective unit 14 made of the semi-transmissive and semi-reflective film material has certain reflection and transmission properties. With this arrangement, when light is radiated to the reflective unit 14, a part of the light can pass through the reflective unit 14 to enter the camera assembly 13 such that the camera unit 13 can collect external light; and another part of the light can be refracted on the reflective unit to the second liquid crystal portion 1132 and then projected to the second display region 112 such that the second display region 112 can display images.
Of course, the reflective unit 14 is not limited to the semi-transmissive and semi-reflective film material, and a specific material of the reflective unit 14 can be selected according to different situations. For example, in other embodiments, the reflective unit 14 can be made of a total reflecting film material. The specific material of the reflective unit 14 is not limited here.
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The arrangement of the substrate 141 can increase a thickness of the reflective unit 14, which makes the upper surface of the reflective unit 14 closer to the second filter portion 1142, thereby improving light reflection efficiency of the reflective unit 14. The arrangement of the plurality of reflective protrusions 142 can make the reflective unit 14 more three-dimensional and improve the light reflection efficiency of the reflective unit 14.
Further, the reflective unit 14 can be formed by dry etching. For example, one piece of substrate is selected and the dry etching is performed on the substrate to form the plurality of protrusions 142. The dry etching has advantages of easy control and low cost, which is beneficial to fabrication of the reflective unit 14. It can be understood that the reflective unit 14 is not limited to being formed by the dry etching. Other fabrication processes can be adopted to fabricate the reflective unit 14, depending on different situations. For example, in other embodiments, the reflective unit 14 can also be fabricated by wet etching. A specific fabrication process of the reflective unit 14 is not limited here.
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It can be understood that the surface of the reflective protrusion 142 is not limited to the arc surface, and a specific shape of the surface of the protrusion 142 may be set according to different situations. The specific shape of the surface of the protrusion 142 is not limited here.
Further, the display screen assembly 10 further includes a lower cover 16 located between the camera unit 13 and the reflective unit 14, and both the reflective unit 14 and the backlight unit 12 are arranged on the lower cover 16.
The lower cover 16 can be made of glass. The glass, which has a good light transmission property, can improve working efficiency of the display screen assembly 10. It can be understood that the lower cover 16 is not limited to being made of glass. A specific material of the lower cover 16 can be chosen according to different situations. The specific material of the lower cover 16 is not limited here.
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According to another embodiment of the present disclosure, the display screen assembly 10 includes the liquid crystal display screen 11, the backlight unit 12, and the reflective unit 14, the liquid crystal display screen 11 has the first display region 111 and the second display region 112 connected to the first display region 111, and the second display region 112 is used to cover the camera unit 13. The backlight unit 12 is arranged correspondingly to the first display region 111 (e.g., an orthographic projection of the backlight unit 12 onto the liquid crystal display screen 11 is located within the first display region 111). The reflective unit 14 is arranged correspondingly to the second display region 112 (e.g., an orthographic projection of the reflective unit 14 onto the liquid crystal display screen 11 is located within the second display region 112). The reflective unit 14 is located in front of the field of view of the camera unit 13, and the reflective unit 14 is configured to reflect the ambient light, which is radiated on the reflective unit 14 from the outside of the display screen assembly 10, to the second display region 112, such that the second display region 112 displays images.
Throughout this description, description with reference to “an embodiment”, “some embodiments”, “illustrative embodiments”, “an example”, “a specific example”, or “some examples” 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 present disclosure. In this disclosure, the illustrative presentations of the above phrases are not necessarily referring to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described here may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.
Although embodiments of present disclosure have been shown and described above, it should be understood by those skilled in the art that changes, modifications, substitutions and variations can be made to the embodiments without departing from the principle and essence of the present disclosure. The scope of the present disclosure is limited by the claims and equivalents thereof.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 201910650813.8 | Jul 2019 | CN | national |
The present application is a continuation of International Application No. PCT/CN2020/097320 filed on Jun. 22, 2020, which claims priority to and the benefit of Chinese Patent Application No. 201910650813.8, filed with China National Intellectual Property Administration on Jul. 18, 2019, the entire disclosures of which are incorporated herein by their references.
| Number | Date | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parent | PCT/CN2020/097320 | Jun 2020 | US |
| Child | 17564419 | US |
