IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,668,972
Granted Patent B2
US 11,668,972 · App. 17/110,374 · Granted Jun 6, 2023

Display device and electronic apparatus

Inventors: Akio Takimoto (Tokyo, JP); Toshiki Kaneko (Tokyo, JP); Takuo Kaitoh (Tokyo, JP); Kazuhiro Nishiyama (Tokyo, JP); Hiroyuki Kimura (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
G02F1/133553G02F1/13338G02F1/133514G02F1/133524G02F1/133528
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Patent No.
US 11,668,972
App. No.
17/110,374
Granted
Jun 6, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a camera, a liquid crystal panel including a display portion overlaid on the camera, a light guide having a first side surface and a main surface opposed to the liquid crystal panel and a first through hole, and a light source opposed to the first side surface. The camera is provided in the first through hole.

Claims (40)

1. An electronic apparatus comprising:

a camera;

a liquid crystal panel comprising a display portion overlaid on the camera and a non-display portion surrounding the display portion;

a light guide including a first side surface, a main surface opposed to the liquid crystal panel, and a first through hole; and

a light source opposed to the first side surface,

the camera being provided in the first through hole,

the liquid crystal panel including a first insulating substrate, a second insulating substrate, a liquid crystal layer located between the first insulating substrate and the second insulating substrate, a color filter layer, and a transparent layer on the color filter layer,

the display portion comprising a first area and a second area,

the first area including a first pixel that is not overlaid on the camera,

the second area including a second pixel overlaid on the camera,

the color filter layer being arranged on the first pixel and being not arranged on the second pixel,

in the first pixel, the color filter layer and the transparent layer being located between the second insulating substrate and the liquid crystal layer,

in the second pixel, the transparent layer being in contact with the second insulating substrate.

2. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein

the light guide has a second side surface on a side opposite to the first side surface, and

the second side surface is closer to the first through hole than to the first side surface.

3. The electronic apparatus of claim 2 , further comprising:

an optical sheet located between the light guide and the liquid crystal panel,

wherein

the optical sheet has a second through hole overlaid on the first through hole.

4. The electronic apparatus of claim 3 , further comprising:

a reflective sheet,

wherein

the light guide is located between the reflective sheet and the optical sheet, and

the reflective sheet has a third through hole overlaid on the first through hole.

5. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:

an optical sheet located between the light guide and the liquid crystal panel,

wherein

the optical sheet has a second through hole overlaid on the first through hole.

6. The electronic apparatus of claim 5 , further comprising:

a reflective sheet,

wherein

the light guide is located between the reflective sheet and the optical sheet, and

the reflective sheet has a third through hole overlaid on the first through hole.

7. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:

a first polarizer; and

a second polarizer,

wherein

the liquid crystal panel is located between the first polarizer and the second polarizer, and

the first polarizer and the second polarizer are overlaid on the camera.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 22, 2025
From: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
To: MAGNOLIA WHITE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 072130/0313 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 3, 2020
From: TAKIMOTO, AKIO; KANEKO, TOSHIKI; KAITOH, TAKUO; NISHIYAMA, KAZUHIRO; KIMURA, HIROYUKI
To: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
Reel/Frame 054526/0263 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2018-111851 · Jun 12, 2018 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2019020782 · May 24, 2019
Related Publication 20210088842A1 · Mar 25, 2021
Cited By (1)
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