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Granted Patent B2
US 12,293,683 · App. 18/413,861 · Granted May 6, 2025

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 12,293,683
App. No.
18/413,861
Granted
May 6, 2025
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 (35)

1. An electronic device comprising:

a display panel including a first hole;

a first lower member disposed below the display panel and including a second hole overlapping the first hole; and

a second lower member disposed below the first lower member and including a third hole overlapping the second hole,

wherein, when viewed on a plane, a size of the second hole is greater than a size of the third hole, and the size of the third hole is greater than a size of the first hole.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein, when viewed on the plane, a sidewall of the first lower member defining the second hole overlaps the display panel and the second lower member.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein, when viewed on the plane, a sidewall of the second lower member defining the third hole overlaps the display panel and does not overlap the first lower member.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first lower member has a color that absorbs light.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the second lower member has a thickness greater than or equal to a thickness of the first lower member.

6. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first lower member is a cushion member.

7. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first lower member is a plate including a material having an elastic modulus greater than or equal to 60 GPa.

8. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising a light blocking pattern disposed on the display panel,

wherein, when viewed on the plane, a sidewall of the display panel defining the first hole overlaps the light blocking pattern.

9. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein:

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

when viewed on the plane, the first edge does not overlap the display panel, and the second edge overlaps the display panel.

10. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein, when viewed on the plane, a first distance between the first edge and the sidewall of the display panel is greater than a second distance between the second edge and the sidewall of the display panel.

11. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising:

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 first hole.

12. An electronic device comprising:

a display panel having a first sidewall defining a first hole;

a cushion member disposed below the display panel and having a second sidewall defining a second hole; and

an electronic module disposed overlapping with the first hole and the second hole,

wherein, when viewed on a plane, a distance between a sidewall of the electronic module and the first sidewall is greater than a distance between the first sidewall and the second sidewall.

13. The electronic device of claim 12 , further comprising a plate disposed below the cushion member and having a third sidewall defining a third hole.

14. The electronic device of claim 13 , wherein, when viewed on a plane, the distance between the first sidewall and the second sidewall is greater than a distance between the first sidewall and the third sidewall.

15. The electronic device of claim 12 , further comprising a light blocking pattern disposed on the display panel and comprising a ring shape having a first edge and a second edge surrounding the first edge.

16. The electronic device of claim 15 , wherein, when viewed on the plane, the first sidewall overlaps the light blocking pattern.

17. The electronic device of claim 15 , wherein, when viewed on the plane, the second sidewall does not overlap the light blocking pattern.

18. The electronic device of claim 12 , further comprising:

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 first hole.

Priority Claims (2)
KR 10-2020-0018620 · Feb 14, 2020 · national
KR 10-2020-0050006 · Apr 24, 2020 · national
Continuity (3)
Continuation 18088742 · Dec 26, 2022
Continuation 17128162 · Dec 20, 2020
Related Publication 20240257670A1 · Aug 1, 2024
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