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US 10,585,513 · App. 15/974,101 · Granted Mar 10, 2020

Electronic device including force sensor integrated with display

Inventors: Junghoon Park (Incheon, KR); Jungchul An (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Seunggoo Kang (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Yonghwa Kim (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Hyunwoo Sim (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Seungbum Choi (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Dongil Son (Gyeonggi-do, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
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Patent No.
US 10,585,513
App. No.
15/974,101
Granted
Mar 10, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic device including a force sensor integrated with a display is provided. The electronic device includes a display; a biometric sensor disposed under the display; a circuit board including the biometric sensor on a first surface thereof; and a force sensor formed on a second surface of the circuit board. The force sensor comprises a first electrode layer facing the second surface; a dielectric layer disposed under the first electrode layer; and a second electrode layer disposed under the dielectric layer and connected to a ground of the electronic device.

Claims (44)

1. An electronic device, comprising:

a display;

a biometric sensor disposed under the display;

a circuit board including the biometric sensor on a first surface thereof; and

a force sensor formed on a second surface of the circuit board,

wherein the force sensor comprises:

a first electrode layer facing the second surface;

a dielectric layer disposed under the first electrode layer; and

a second electrode layer disposed under the dielectric layer and connected to a ground of the electronic device.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the second electrode layer includes a bracket of the electronic device.

3. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the second electrode layer is insulated from an external bracket in order to prevent interference and functions as the ground corresponding to the force sensor.

4. The electronic device of claim 3 , further comprising a metal housing,

wherein the external bracket is connected to the metal housing and at least partially performs an antenna function using the metal housing.

5. The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein the external bracket is formed based on a size of the bracket corresponding to the second electrode layer.

6. The electronic device of claim 3 , further comprising an electric shock prevention capacitor configured to prevent an electric shock, the electric shock prevention capacitor being connected between the external bracket and the circuit board.

7. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first electrode layer is disposed in at least a portion within the circuit board.

8. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the force sensor detects a pressure corresponding to a touch input that is input through the display based on a thickness change of the dielectric layer disposed between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer.

9. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the force sensor is disposed to correspond to the biometric sensor, and

wherein a layer of the force sensor is distinguished from that of other force sensors disposed irrespective of the biometric sensor.

10. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein a predetermined air gap is formed between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer, and

wherein a pressure corresponding to a touch input that is input through the display is detected based on a gap change of the predetermined air gap.

11. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising a support member disposed under the display,

wherein the biometric sensor is attached to at least a portion of the support member.

12. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the biometric sensor forms a predetermined air gap between the display, and

wherein a step compensation member configured to maintain the predetermined air gap is disposed under the display.

13. An electronic device, comprising:

a display;

a biometric sensor disposed under the display;

a circuit board connected to the biometric sensor and disposed under the biometric sensor; and

a force sensor formed between the biometric sensor and the circuit board,

wherein the force sensor comprises:

a first electrode layer facing the biometric sensor;

a dielectric layer disposed under the first electrode layer; and

a second electrode layer disposed under the dielectric layer and connected to a ground of the electronic device, and

wherein the second electrode layer is formed in at least a portion of the circuit board.

14. The electronic device of claim 13 , wherein the biometric sensor is attached under the display using an optical clear adhesive, and

wherein a predetermined air gap is formed between a first electrode layer facing the biometric sensor and a second electrode layer formed in at least a portion of the circuit board.

15. The electronic device of claim 14 , wherein a pressure corresponding to a touch input that is input through the display is detected based on a gap change of the predetermined air gap.

16. The electronic device of claim 14 , wherein a step compensation member is disposed under the display in order to form the predetermined air gap between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer.

17. The electronic device of claim 13 , further comprising a support member disposed under the display,

wherein the biometric sensor is attached to at least a portion of the support member.

18. The electronic device of claim 13 , wherein the biometric sensor is formed in a concave shape or a convex shape, and

wherein the force sensor is disposed under the biometric sensor based on the biometric sensor formed in the concave shape or the convex shape.

19. The electronic device of claim 13 , wherein the force sensor is disposed under the biometric sensor based on a size of the biometric sensor.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 16, 2018
From: PARK, JUNGHOON; AN, JUNGCHUL; KANG, SEUNGGO; KIM, YONGHWA; SIM, HYUNWOO; CHOI, SEUNGBUM; SON, DONGIL
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 045816/0353 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2017-0057585 · May 8, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180321780A1 · Nov 8, 2018