IP Library Granted Patent US 12,259,577
Granted Patent B2
US 12,259,577 · App. 17/725,252 · Granted Mar 25, 2025

Display module, control method thereof and apparatus thereof, and electronic device cross-reference to related applications

Inventors: Zipeng Su (Guangdong, CN); Yaoguang You (Guangdong, CN)
Assignee: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
G02B6/122G06F1/1652
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Patent No.
US 12,259,577
App. No.
17/725,252
Granted
Mar 25, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display module is provided, where a display screen includes a first abutting edge, a second abutting edge, and a display body located between the first abutting edge and the second abutting edge, where the first abutting edge and the second abutting edge are located in space enclosed by the display body, the display body includes a first curved display area and a second curved display area, where the first curved display area is connected to the first abutting edge, the second curved display area is connected to the second abutting edge, the first curved display area and the second curved display area form a groove, a refracted light guide member is fixed in the groove, and the refracted light guide member refracts light, emitted from the first curved display area and the second curved display area, onto a plane in which an opening of the groove is located.

Claims (21)

1. A display module, comprising a display screen and a refracted light guide member, wherein the display screen comprises a first abutting edge, a second abutting edge, and a display body located between the first abutting edge and the second abutting edge, wherein the first abutting edge and the second abutting edge are located in space enclosed by the display body, the display body comprises a first curved display area and a second curved display area, wherein the first curved display area is connected to the first abutting edge, the second curved display area is connected to the second abutting edge, the first curved display area and the second curved display area form a groove, the refracted light guide member is fixed in the groove, and the refracted light guide member refracts light, emitted from the first curved display area and the second curved display area, onto a plane in which an opening of the groove is located;

wherein the refracted light guide member comprises a first sub-refracted light guide member and a second sub-refracted light guide member, wherein the first sub-refracted light guide member is disposed opposite to the first curved display area, and light from the first curved display area is refracted onto the plane in which the opening of the groove is located; and the second sub-refracted light guide member is disposed opposite to the second curved display area, light from the second curved display area is refracted onto the plane in which the opening of the groove is located, and surfaces that are of the first sub-refracted light guide member and the second sub-refracted light guide member and that face the opening are coplanar with the plane in which the opening is located;

wherein at least one of a surface of the first sub-refracted light guide member and a surface of the second sub-refracted light guide member that abut against each other is provided with a light shielding layer.

2. The display module according to claim 1 , further comprising a flexible printed circuit board, wherein the flexible printed circuit board is located in the space, and one end of the flexible printed circuit board is electrically connected to the first abutting edge or the second abutting edge.

3. The display module according to claim 1 , wherein the display screen is a flexible display screen.

4. The display module according to claim 1 , wherein the refracted light guide member comprises a first side surface and a second side surface that are opposite to each other, wherein the first side surface is attached to the first curved display area, and the second side surface is attached to the second curved display area.

5. The display module according to claim 4 , wherein a surface that is of the refracted light guide member and that is in the same direction as the opening of the groove is coplanar with a surface in which the opening is located, and the two surfaces are both planes.

6. The display module according to claim 4 , wherein, by an OCA layer or a UV adhesive layer, the first side surface is bonded to the first curved display area, and the second side surface is bonded to the second curved display area.

7. The display module according to claim 6 , wherein the thickness of the OCA layer or the UV adhesive layer is 0.01 mm-0.5 mm.

8. The display module according to claim 1 , wherein the refracted light guide member is a microporous refracted light guide plate or a prismatic refractive plate.

9. The display module according to claim 8 , wherein a surface that is of the microporous refracted light guide plate and that faces the first curved display area and the second curved display area is a first surface, and a surface that is of the microporous refracted light guide plate and that is in the same direction as the opening of the groove is a second surface, wherein both the first surface and the second surface are provided with transparent cover layers.

10. The display module according to claim 1 , wherein the display body is an annular display body.

11. N electronic device, comprising a display module, wherein the display module comprises: a display screen and a refracted light guide member, wherein the display screen comprises a first abutting edge, a second abutting edge, and a display body located between the first abutting edge and the second abutting edge, wherein the first abutting edge and the second abutting edge are located in space enclosed by the display body, the display body comprises a first curved display area and a second curved display area, wherein the first curved display area is connected to the first abutting edge, the second curved display area is connected to the second abutting edge, the first curved display area and the second curved display area form a groove, the refracted light guide member is fixed in the groove, and the refracted light guide member refracts light, emitted from the first curved display area and the second curved display area, onto a plane in which an opening of the groove is located;

wherein the refracted light guide member comprises a first sub-refracted light guide member and a second sub-refracted light guide member, wherein the first sub-refracted light guide member is disposed opposite to the first curved display area, and light from the first curved display area is refracted onto the plane in which the opening of the groove is located; and the second sub-refracted light guide member is disposed opposite to the second curved display area, light from the second curved display area is refracted onto the plane in which the opening of the groove is located, and surfaces that are of the first sub-refracted light guide member and the second sub-refracted light guide member and that face the opening are coplanar with the plane in which the opening is located;

wherein at least one of a surface of the first sub-refracted light guide member and a surface of the second sub-refracted light guide member that abut against each other is provided with a light shielding layer.

12. The electronic device according to claim 11 , further comprising a flexible printed circuit board, wherein the flexible printed circuit board is located in the space, and one end of the flexible printed circuit board is electrically connected to the first abutting edge or the second abutting edge.

13. The electronic device according to claim 11 , wherein the refracted light guide member comprises a first side surface and a second side surface that are opposite to each other, wherein the first side surface is attached to the first curved display area, and the second side surface is attached to the second curved display area.

14. The electronic device according to claim 13 , wherein a surface that is of the refracted light guide member and that is in the same direction as the opening of the groove is coplanar with a surface in which the opening is located, and the two surfaces are both planes.

15. The electronic device according to claim 13 , wherein, by an OCA layer or a UV adhesive layer, the first side surface is bonded to the first curved display area, and the second side surface is bonded to the second curved display area.

16. The electronic device according to claim 11 , wherein the refracted light guide member is a microporous refracted light guide plate or a prismatic refractive plate.

17. The electronic device according to claim 16 , wherein a surface that is of the microporous refracted light guide plate and that faces the first curved display area and the second curved display area is a first surface, and a surface that is of the microporous refracted light guide plate and that is in the same direction as the opening of the groove is a second surface, wherein both the first surface and the second surface are provided with transparent cover layers.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 30, 2025
From: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
To: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY
Reel/Frame 073133/0098 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 23, 2022
From: SU, ZIPENG; YOU, YAOGUANG
To: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 059687/0526 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201911000923.6 · Oct 21, 2019 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2020121148 · Oct 15, 2020
Related Publication 20220244456A1 · Aug 4, 2022
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