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Granted Patent B2
US 11,868,573 · App. 17/575,891 · Granted Jan 9, 2024

Electronic apparatus

Inventors: Seung-Lyong Bok (Hwaseong-si, KR); Kicheol Kim (Yongin-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
G06F3/0446G06F3/0412H04M1/0266G06F2203/04112H04M2250/22
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Patent No.
US 11,868,573
App. No.
17/575,891
Granted
Jan 9, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic apparatus including: an electronic module; a display panel including a first region overlapped with the electronic module and a second region adjacent to the first region, a plurality of first emission parts, which are disposed in the first region and are spaced apart from each other, and a plurality of second emission parts, which are disposed in the second region and are spaced apart from each other; and an input sensor including a first electrode, which is disposed on the first region, a second electrode, which is disposed on the second region, a third electrode, which is disposed on the second region and is electrically disconnected from the second electrode, and a plurality of conductive patterns, which are disposed on the second region, wherein the conductive patterns comprise a first pattern, which is electrically connected to the first electrode, and a second pattern, which is electrically floated.

Claims (36)

1. An electronic apparatus, comprising:

an electronic module;

a display panel divided into a first region overlapped with the electronic module and a second region adjacent to the first region, when viewed in a plan view, the display panel including a plurality of first emission parts, which are disposed in the first region and are spaced apart from each other, and a plurality of second emission parts, which are disposed in the second region and are spaced apart from each other; and

an input sensor including a first electrode, which is disposed on the first region, a second electrode, which is disposed on the second region, a third electrode, which is disposed on the second region and is electrically disconnected from the second electrode, and a plurality of conductive patterns, which are disposed on the second region and are spaced apart from each other,

wherein the plurality of conductive patterns are spaced apart from the second electrode and the third electrode, and

wherein the conductive patterns comprise a first pattern, which is electrically connected to the first electrode, and a second pattern, which is in an electrically floated state,

wherein the first electrode is electrically connected to the second electrode,

wherein the input sensor further comprises a fourth electrode, which is disposed on the first region and is electrically disconnected from the first electrode, and

the fourth electrode is electrically connected to the third electrode.

2. An electronic apparatus, comprising:

an electronic module;

a display panel divided into a first region overlapped with the electronic module and a second region adjacent to the first region, when viewed in a plan view, the display panel including a plurality of first emission parts, which are disposed in the first region and are spaced apart from each other, and a plurality of second emission parts, which are disposed in the second region and are spaced apart from each other; and

an input sensor including a first electrode, which is disposed on the first region, a second electrode, which is disposed on the second region, a third electrode, which is disposed on the second region and is electrically disconnected from the second electrode, and a plurality of conductive patterns, which are disposed on the second region and are spaced apart from each other,

wherein the first electrode is electrically connected to the second electrode,

wherein the conductive patterns comprise a first pattern, which is electrically connected to the first electrode, and a second pattern, which is in an electrically floated state,

wherein the input sensor comprises a fourth electrode, which is disposed on the first region and is electrically disconnected from the first electrode, and

the fourth electrode is electrically connected to the third electrode.

3. The electronic apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the first electrode and the fourth electrode cross each other, when viewed in the plan view.

4. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first emission parts have a different size from the second emission parts, when viewed in the plan view.

5. The electronic apparatus of claim 4 , wherein a size of at least one of the first emission parts is larger than a size of at least one of the second emission parts.

6. The electronic apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the first emission parts and the second emission parts have different arrangements.

7. The electronic apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the first emission parts are spaced apart from each other in a first direction and a second direction different from the first direction, and

the second emission parts are spaced apart from each other in a third direction, which is different from the first and second directions, and in a fourth direction, which is different from the first, second and third directions.

8. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of transmission parts, which are disposed in the first region and are spaced apart from the first emission parts,

wherein the transmission parts have a higher transmittance than the first emission parts.

9. An electronic apparatus, comprising:

an electronic module;

a display panel divided into a first region overlapped with the electronic module and a second region adjacent to the first region, when viewed in a plan view, the display panel including a plurality of first emission parts, which are disposed in the first region and are spaced apart from each other, and a plurality of second emission parts, which are disposed in the second region and are spaced apart from each other; and

an input sensor including a first electrode, which is disposed on the first region, a second electrode, which is disposed on the second region, a third electrode, which is disposed on the second region and is electrically disconnected from the second electrode, and a plurality of conductive patterns, which are disposed on the second region and are spaced apart from each other,

wherein the conductive patterns comprise a first pattern, which is electrically connected to the first electrode, and a second pattern, which is in an electrically floated state,

wherein the first electrode comprises first mesh lines including a plurality of openings, wherein the openings are overlapped with the first emission parts, respectively,

the second electrode comprises second mesh lines including a plurality of openings, wherein the openings of the second mesh lines are overlapped with the second emission parts, respectively, and

the openings of the first mesh lines are larger than the openings of the second mesh lines.

10. The electronic apparatus of claim 9 , wherein a linewidth of each of the first mesh lines is larger than a linewidth of each of the second mesh lines.

11. The electronic apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the second electrode comprises a first pattern, which is adjacent to the first region, and a second pattern, which is spaced apart from the first region and has an area larger than the first pattern, and

a plurality of cut portions are included in the second pattern but not in the first pattern.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 14, 2022
From: BOK, SEUNG-LYONG; KIM, KICHEOL
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 058657/0691 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2021-0020151 · Feb 15, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220261115A1 · Aug 18, 2022
Cited By (1)
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