IP Library Granted Patent US 11,803,209
Granted Patent B2
US 11,803,209 · App. 17/460,545 · Granted Oct 31, 2023

Electronic device including display panel

Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki (Setagaya, JP); Yoshiharu Hirakata (Ebina, JP)
Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 11,803,209
App. No.
17/460,545
Granted
Oct 31, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device includes a display panel mounted on a curved surface, and driver circuits including circuit elements which are mounted on a plurality of plane surfaces provided on the back of the curved surface in a stepwise shape along the curved surface.

Claims (52)

1. An electronic device comprising:

a display panel;

a housing;

a curved surface;

a base between the housing and the display panel;

a first electronic circuit board; and

a second electronic circuit board,

wherein the display panel is between the curved surface and the base,

wherein each of the first electronic circuit board and the second electronic circuit board is located between the base and the housing,

wherein, on a side of the curved surface, the base comprises a region curved in a direction same as the curved surface,

wherein, in a cross-sectional view, a terminal portion of the base has a more curved shape than a central portion of the base,

wherein, on a side of the housing, the base comprises a first region and a second region deeper than the first region,

wherein the first electronic circuit board is mounted on the first region,

wherein the second electronic circuit board is mounted on the second region,

wherein each of a side surface of the first electronic circuit board and a side surface of the second electronic circuit board is covered with the base, and

wherein at least one of the first electronic circuit board and the second electronic circuit board is electrically connected to the display panel through a through hole of the base.

2. The electronic device, according to claim 1 ,

wherein the curved surface overlaps with each of the first electronic circuit board and the second electronic circuit board through the base.

3. The electronic device, according to claim 1 ,

wherein the curved region of the base overlaps with each of the first electronic circuit board and the second electronic circuit board.

4. The electronic device, according to claim 1 ,

wherein the curved surface is included in a light-transmitting member.

5. The electronic device, according to claim 1 ,

wherein an area where the second electronic circuit board and the base overlap with each other is greater than an area where the first electronic circuit board and the base overlap with each other.

6. The electronic device, according to claim 1 ,

wherein an image on the display panel is configured to be observed from a front surface and a side surface adjacent to the front surface of the electronic device.

7. An electronic device comprising:

a display panel;

a housing;

a curved surface;

a base between the housing and the display panel;

a first electronic circuit board; and

a second electronic circuit board,

wherein the display panel is between the curved surface and the base,

wherein each of the first electronic circuit board and the second electronic circuit board is located between the base and the housing,

wherein, on a side of the curved surface, the base comprises a region curved in a direction same as the curved surface,

wherein, in a cross-sectional view, on the side of the curved surface, the base has a curved shape from a first portion overlapped with one terminal of the display panel to a second portion overlapped with another terminal of the display panel,

wherein, on a side of the housing, the base comprises a first region and a second region deeper than the first region,

wherein the first electronic circuit board is mounted on the first region,

wherein the second electronic circuit board is mounted on the second region,

wherein each of a side surface of the first electronic circuit board and a side surface of the second electronic circuit board is covered with the base, and

wherein at least one of the first electronic circuit board and the second electronic circuit board is electrically connected to the display panel through a through hole of the base.

8. The electronic device, according to claim 7 ,

wherein the curved surface overlaps with each of the first electronic circuit board and the second electronic circuit board through the base.

9. The electronic device, according to claim 7 ,

wherein the curved region of the base overlaps with each of the first electronic circuit board and the second electronic circuit board.

10. The electronic device, according to claim 7 ,

wherein the curved surface is included in a light-transmitting member.

11. The electronic device, according to claim 7 ,

wherein an area where the second electronic circuit board and the base overlap with each other is greater than an area where the first electronic circuit board and the base overlap with each other.

12. The electronic device, according to claim 7 ,

wherein an image on the display panel is configured to be observed from a front surface and a side surface adjacent to the front surface of the electronic device.

Priority Claims (1)
JP 2012-193575 · Sep 3, 2012 · national
Continuity (4)
Continuation 16218739 · Dec 13, 2018
Continuation 16055591 · Aug 6, 2018
Continuation 14010869 · Aug 27, 2013
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