Electronic device comprising transparent display and structure for supporting transparent display
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a transparent display which is disposed between a first frame having a first opening formed therethrough and a second frame having a second opening formed therethrough, so as to be supported by the first frame and the second frame, a housing including a first hole through which a first connection member is exposed to the outside of the electronic device and a second hole through which a second connection member is exposed to the outside of the electronic device, the housing being coupled to at least one of the first frame or the second frame, a standing member for supporting the housing at a predetermined angle so as to enable the transparent display to display information while being inclined at the predetermined angle, and a printed circuit board electrically connected to the transparent display and including a processor.
1. An electronic device comprising:
a first frame comprising a first region in which a first opening is formed, and a second region in which a plate-shaped support is formed;
a second frame coupled to the first frame and having a second opening formed through a portion corresponding to the first region and the second region of the first frame;
a transparent display configured to display information on both surfaces thereof through the first opening of the first frame and the second opening of the second frame and disposed between the first frame and the second frame to be supported by the first frame and the second frame;
a housing comprising a first hole configured to expose a first receptacle to outside of the electronic device, and a second hole configured to expose a second receptacle to the outside of the electronic device and coupled to at least one of the first frame or the second frame;
a standing member configured to support the housing at a predetermined angle so as to enable the transparent display to display information while being inclined at a predetermined angle; and
a printed circuit board which is electrically connected to the transparent display and on which electronic components comprising a processor are disposed,
wherein the first frame and the second frame are coupled to each other by coupling between a plurality of coupling protrusions formed on one of the first frame and the second frame and a plurality of coupling grooves formed in the other one of the first frame and the second frame so as to correspond to the plurality of coupling protrusions, at least two of the plurality of coupling grooves having different sizes from each other, and
wherein at least two of the plurality of coupling protrusions have different widths and lengths from each other.
2. The electronic device of claim 1 ,
wherein the plurality of coupling grooves comprise a first coupling groove formed in the plate-shaped support of the first frame, and a second coupling groove formed in a side surface of the second frame, and
wherein the plurality of coupling protrusions comprise a first coupling protrusion formed on an inner surface of the second frame to be inserted into the first coupling groove, and a second coupling protrusion formed on the first frame so as to be inserted into the second coupling groove.
3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the standing member rotatably supports the housing so that an angle of the transparent display is variable.
4. The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein the standing member comprises an angle adjustor configured to rotate the housing with respect to the standing member.
5. The electronic device of claim 4 , further comprising:
a sensing member disposed on the plate-shaped support of the first frame so as to receive external information,
wherein the sensing member comprises at least one of an image sensor, an infrared sensor, or a touch pad,
wherein the processor is configured to control the angle adjustor, based on information received through the sensing member.
6. The electronic device of claim 4 , wherein the angle adjustor comprises an electric motor.
7. The electronic device of claim 1 ,
wherein the electronic device receives operating power through one of the first receptacle and the second receptacle and achieves a connection to an external electronic device through the other one of the first receptacle and the second receptacle.
8. The electronic device of claim 1 ,
wherein one of the first receptacle and the second receptacle corresponds to a universal serial bus (USB) C-type connector, and
wherein the other one of the first receptacle and the second receptacle corresponds to a USB B-type connector.
9. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising:
an interface circuitry electrically connected to the printed circuit board,
wherein the interface circuitry is configured to:
detect a type of an external electronic device connected through at least one of the first receptacle or the second receptacle, and
perform, based on the type of the external electronic device, at least one of an operation of supplying power to the external electronic device or an operation of transmitting a signal of the external electronic device to the processor.
10. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the processor is configured to control the transparent display, based on a signal of the external electronic device transmitted from the interface circuitry.
11. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a power button configured to receive a booting input of the electronic device for performing booting based on power connected through at least one of the first receptacle or the second receptacle and a booting signal generated from the power button.
12. The electronic device of claim 1 ,
wherein the printed circuit board is disposed in the first frame and further includes a ground part, and
wherein the ground part is electrically connected to a coupling protrusion, of the plurality of coupling protrusions, the coupling protrusion formed on the second frame.
13. A transparent display support structure comprising:
a first frame comprising a first region in which a first opening is formed, and a second region in which a plate-shaped support is formed;
a second frame coupled to the first frame and having a second opening formed through a portion corresponding to the first region and the second region of the first frame;
a housing coupled to at least one of the first frame or the second frame; and
a standing member configured to support the housing at a predetermined angle,
wherein the first frame and the second frame support a transparent display disposed between the first frame and the second frame and configured to display information on both surfaces thereof through the first opening of the first frame and the second opening of the second frame,
wherein the first frame and the second frame are coupled to each other by coupling between a plurality of coupling protrusions formed on one of the first frame and the second frame and a plurality of coupling grooves formed in the other one of the first frame and the second frame so as to correspond to the plurality of coupling protrusions, at least two of the plurality of coupling grooves having different sizes from each other, and
wherein at least two of the plurality of coupling protrusions have different widths and lengths from each other.
14. The transparent display support structure of claim 13 ,
wherein the plurality of coupling grooves comprise a first coupling groove formed in the plate-shaped support of the first frame, and a second coupling groove formed in a side surface of the first frame, and
wherein the plurality of coupling protrusions comprise a first coupling protrusion formed on an inner surface of the second frame to be inserted into the first coupling groove, and a second coupling protrusion formed on the second frame so as to be inserted into the second coupling groove.
15. The transparent display support structure of claim 13 , wherein the standing member rotatably supports the housing so that an angle of the transparent display is variable.
16. An electronic device comprising:
a first frame comprising a first region in which a first opening is formed, and a second region in which a plate-shaped support is formed;
a second frame coupled to the first frame and having a second opening formed through a portion corresponding to the first region and the second region of the first frame;
a transparent display configured to display information on both surfaces thereof through the first opening of the first frame and the second opening of the second frame and disposed between the first frame and the second frame to be supported by the first frame and the second frame;
a housing comprising a first hole configured to expose a first receptacle to outside of the electronic device, and a second hole configured to expose a second receptacle to the outside of the electronic device and coupled to at least one of the first frame or the second frame;
a standing member configured to support the housing at a predetermined angle so as to enable the transparent display to display information while being inclined at a predetermined angle; and
a printed circuit board which is electrically connected to the transparent display and on which electronic components comprising a processor are disposed,
wherein the first frame and the second frame are coupled to each other by coupling between a plurality of coupling protrusions formed on one of the first frame and the second frame and a plurality of coupling grooves formed in the other one of the first frame and the second frame so as to correspond to the plurality of coupling protrusions,
wherein the plurality of coupling grooves comprise a first coupling groove formed in the plate-shaped support of the first frame, and a second coupling groove formed in a side surface of the second frame, and
wherein the plurality of coupling protrusions comprise a first coupling protrusion formed on an inner surface of the second frame to be inserted into the first coupling groove, and a second coupling protrusion formed on the first frame so as to be inserted into the second coupling groove.