IP Library Granted Patent US 11,612,059
Granted Patent B2
US 11,612,059 · App. 16/694,481 · Granted Mar 21, 2023

Display panel and terminal device

Inventor: Anyu Liu (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
H05K1/189G06F3/147H05K5/0017H05K2201/10128
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,612,059
App. No.
16/694,481
Granted
Mar 21, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a display panel and a terminal device. The display panel can include a display screen, a flexible circuit board, and a control chip. The display screen can further include a main display portion and a bent portion extending from an edge of the main display portion. The bent portion is bent towards a lower side of the main display portion. The flexible circuit board is connected to an end of the bent portion away from the main display portion and extends to below the main display portion. The control chip is mounted on the flexible circuit board.

Claims (31)

1. A display panel, comprising:

a display screen including a main display portion and a bent portion extending from an edge of the main display portion and bent towards a lower side of the main display portion, wherein the main display portion and the bent portion form an integral structure and display images, and the bent portion comprises a portion located below the main display portion;

a straight flexible circuit board directly connected to a side of the portion of the bent portion and extending below the main display portion, the side facing the main display portion;

a control chip mounted on the straight flexible circuit board; and

a cover plate attached to the main display portion and the bent portion and configured to cover the entire bent portion, both ends of the cover plate being aligned with both ends of the display screen.

2. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein the bent portion extends from an edge of the main display portion along a length direction of the main display portion.

3. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein the bent portion extends in a direction away from either a length direction or a width direction of the main display portion.

4. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein the bent portion further comprises:

a first portion extending away from an edge of the main display portion in a first direction that is either in a length direction or a width direction of the main display portion;

a second portion extending from an edge of the first portion in a second direction away from the main display portion and being curved to extend back towards the main display portion in a third direction that is either in the length direction or the width direction of the main display portion; and

a third portion configured as the portion located below the main display portion, and extending from an edge of the second portion away from the first portion.

5. A terminal device, comprising:

a housing; and

a display panel mounted on the housing and comprising:

a display screen comprising a main display portion exposed outside the housing and a bent portion extending from an edge of the main display portion and having a portion located below the main display portion, wherein the main display portion and the bent portion form an integral structure and display images,

a straight flexible circuit board directly connected to a side of the portion of the bent portion and extending to below the main display portion, the side facing the main display portion,

a control chip mounted on the straight flexible circuit board and located inside the housing together with the straight flexible circuit board, and

a cover plate attached to the main display portion and the bent portion and configured to cover the entire bent portion, both ends of the cover plate being aligned with both ends of the display screen.

6. The terminal device according to claim 5 , wherein the housing comprises a side edge, and the bent portion of the display screen extends to the side edge of the housing.

7. The terminal device according to claim 6 , wherein the bent portion of the display screen further comprises a first portion extending from the edge of the main display portion and a second portion extending from an edge of the first portion away from the main display portion and connected to the portion located below the main display portion, and a connection between the first portion and the second portion is joined to the side edge of the housing.

8. The terminal device according to claim 5 , wherein the bent portion of the display screen comprises a first portion, a second portion, and the portion arranged sequentially along a direction away from the main display portion, the housing comprises a rear cover plate, and the portion located below the main display portion extends to the rear cover plate.

9. The terminal device according to claim 5 , wherein the control chip is mounted on a side of the straight flexible circuit board away from the display screen.

10. A terminal device, comprising:

a housing including a side edge and a rear cover plate, the side edge and the rear cover plate cooperatively defining a mounting chamber; and

a display panel mounted on the housing, comprising:

a display screen comprising a main display portion exposed outside the housing and a bent portion extending from the main display portion and having a curving portion and a straight portion located under the main display portion, wherein the main display portion and the bent portion form an integral structure and display images,

a straight flexible circuit board directly connected to a side of the straight portion and extending to under the main display portion, the side facing the main display portion,

a control chip mounted on the straight flexible circuit board and located inside the mounting chamber together with the straight flexible circuit board, and

a cover plate attached to the main display portion and the bent portion and configured to cover the entire bent portion, both ends of the cover plate being aligned with both ends of the display screen.

11. The terminal device according to claim 10 , wherein the curving portion is exposed outside the housing and opposite the side edge, and the straight portion extends to the rear cover plate.

12. The terminal device according to claim 10 , wherein the control chip is mounted on a side of the straight flexible circuit board away from the display screen.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 15, 2020
From: CAVIUM INTERNATIONAL
To: MARVELL ASIA PTE, LTD.
Reel/Frame 053179/0320 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 17, 2020
From: CAVIUM, LLC
To: CAVIUM INTERNATIONAL
Reel/Frame 051948/0807 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 2, 2019
From: LIU, ANYU
To: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 051153/0028 →