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Granted Patent B2
US 11,915,626 · App. 18/088,742 · Granted Feb 27, 2024

Electronic device

Inventors: Jinhyoung Kim (Seoul, KR); Yunjae Kim (Cheonan-si, KR); Jin Yong Sim (Seongnam-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
G09F9/301G06F1/1616G06F1/1656
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Patent No.
US 11,915,626
App. No.
18/088,742
Granted
Feb 27, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic device including a display panel, a cushion member disposed below the display panel, an electronic module inserted into a hole defined by the display panel and the cushion member, and a light blocking pattern disposed on the electronic module with the display panel therebetween. The electronic module is spaced apart from a sidewall configured to define the hole in a first state in which the display panel and the cushion member are folded and a second state in which the display panel and the cushion member are unfolded.

Claims (46)

1. An electronic device comprising:

a display panel;

a cushion member disposed below the display panel; and

an electronic module inserted into a hole defined by the display panel and the cushion member,

wherein:

the hole comprises a first hole portion defined in the display panel and a second hole portion defined in the cushion member; and

the second hole portion has a width greater than that of the first hole portion.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising a light blocking pattern disposed to surround the electronic module with the display panel disposed between the light blocking pattern and the electronic module.

3. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the light blocking pattern is spaced apart from a viewing angle area of the electronic module in a first state in which the display panel and the cushion member are folded and a second state in which the display panel and the cushion member are unfolded.

4. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein, when viewed on a plane, the light blocking pattern overlaps a sidewall of the display panel defining the first hole portion.

5. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein, when viewed on a plane, a sidewall of the cushion member defining the second hole portion surrounds the light blocking pattern.

6. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein a sidewall of the cushion member defining the second hole portion does not overlap the light blocking pattern.

7. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising a plate disposed below the cushion member,

wherein:

a third hole portion having a width greater than that of the first hole portion and less than that of the second hole portion is defined in the plate; and

the first hole portion, the second hole portion, and the third hole portion overlap each other to define the hole.

8. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein:

the light blocking pattern has a ring shape having a first edge and a second edge surrounding the first edge; and

a diameter of the first edge is less than a diameter of the first hole portion, and a diameter of the second edge is greater than the diameter of the first hole portion.

9. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein a first distance between the first edge and an edge of the display panel defining the first hole portion is different from a second distance between the second edge and the edge of the display panel defining the first hole portion.

10. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the first distance is greater than the second distance.

11. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein each of the first distance and the second distance is determined based on component tolerances, equipment tolerances, and folding tolerances.

12. An electronic device comprising:

a display panel;

a cushion member disposed below the display panel;

an electronic module inserted into a hole defined by the display panel and the cushion member;

an impact absorbing layer disposed on the display panel; and

a hard coating layer disposed between the impact absorbing layer and the display panel,

wherein a portion of the hard coating layer is exposed through the hole.

13. The electronic device of claim 12 , wherein the impact absorbing layer comprises a stretched film of which an optical axis is controlled.

14. An electronic device comprising:

a display panel;

a cushion member disposed below the display panel;

an electronic module inserted into a hole defined by the display panel and the cushion member;

a window disposed on the display panel; and

a protective layer disposed on the window,

wherein a sidewall of the protective layer further protrudes from a sidewall of the window.

15. The electronic device of claim 14 , wherein a distance between the window and the electronic module is equal to or greater than about 60% of a total sum of thicknesses of components, each of which has a modulus equal to or less than a reference modulus, among components in which the hole is defined.

16. The electronic device of claim 15 , wherein the reference modulus is about 50 MPa or less.

17. An electronic device comprising:

a display panel;

an electronic module overlapping a hole defined in the display panel; and

a light blocking pattern having a ring shape disposed on the electronic module with the display panel therebetween and having a first edge overlapping the hole and a second edge surrounding the first edge and overlapping the display panel,

wherein a first distance between the first edge and an edge of the display panel defining the hole is greater than a second distance between the second edge and the edge of the display panel defining the hole.

18. The electronic device of claim 17 , wherein each of the first distance and the second distance is determined based on component tolerances, equipment tolerances, and folding tolerances.

19. The electronic device of claim 17 , wherein, in a first state in which the display panel is folded, and a second state in which the display panel is unfolded, the electronic module is spaced apart from the edge of the display panel defining the hole.

Priority Claims (2)
KR 10-2020-0018620 · Feb 14, 2020 · national
KR 10-2020-0050006 · Apr 24, 2020 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 17128162 · Dec 20, 2020
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