IP Library Granted Patent US 12,604,136
Granted Patent B2
US 12,604,136 · App. 18/578,442 · Granted Apr 14, 2026

Assembled screen unit and display module

Inventors: Yaqian Ji (Beijing, CN); Xudong Quan (Beijing, CN); Lei Wang (Beijing, CN); Mingkun Yang (Beijing, CN); Yonggang Cao (Beijing, CN); Yanling Han (Beijing, CN); Peixiao Li (Beijing, CN); Yue Gou (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
H04R1/2896H04R1/025H05K5/0217H04R2400/11H04R2499/15
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Patent No.
US 12,604,136
App. No.
18/578,442
Granted
Apr 14, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure is an assembled screen unit, including a display panel, a frame, a sound-production stimulation unit, and a supporting structure; the supporting structure is configured to support the sound-production stimulation unit; the back side of the display panel includes a central region and an edge region; the sound-production stimulation unit is in contact with the central region; the frame is configured to support the display panel; the frame includes a first sub-portion and a second sub-portion; and a first vibration isolation portion is provided between the first sub-portion and the display panel; a second vibration isolation portion is provided between the second sub-portion and the display panel; and the first vibration isolation portion has a thickness less than the second vibration isolation portion.

Claims (59)

1 . An assembled screen unit, comprising a display panel, a frame, a sound-production stimulation unit, and a supporting structure, wherein the frame, the sound-production stimulation unit, and the supporting structure are located on a back side of the display panel;

the supporting structure is located on a side of the sound-production stimulation unit away from the display panel, and the supporting structure is configured to support the sound-production stimulation unit;

the back side of the display panel comprises a central region and an edge region;

the sound-production stimulation unit is in contact with the central region, and the sound-production stimulation unit is configured to stimulate vibration of the display panel to produce sound; and

an orthographic projection of the frame on the back side of the display panel is located in the edge region, and the frame is configured to support the display panel;

wherein the frame comprises a first sub-portion and a second sub-portion, and an orthographic projection of the second sub-portion on the back side of the display panel is closer to the central region than an orthographic projection of the first sub-portion on the back side of the display panel;

a first vibration isolation portion is provided between the first sub-portion and the display panel; a second vibration isolation portion is provided between the second sub-portion and the display panel; and the first vibration isolation portion has a thickness less than the second vibration isolation portion;

wherein the second sub-portion is located on a side of the first sub-portion facing away from the display panel, the orthographic projections of the second sub-portion and the first sub-portion on the back side of the display panel are partially overlapped, and the second sub-portion and the first sub-portion are connected with each other at an overlap position of the orthographic projections of the second sub-portion and the first sub-portion; and

a third vibration isolation portion is further provided between the second sub-portion and the first sub-portion.

2 . The assembled screen unit according to claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the second vibration isolation portion is equal to a sum of thicknesses of the first vibration isolation portion, the first sub-portion, and the third vibration isolation portion.

3 . The assembled screen unit according to claim 1 , wherein the first vibration isolation portion is separated from the second vibration isolation portion by a gap of 1 mm or more;

or, the first vibration isolation portion and the second vibration isolation portion are in contact with each other to form an integral structure.

4 . The assembled screen unit according to claim 1 , wherein the orthographic projection of the first sub-portion on the back side of the display panel forms a first closed loop;

the orthographic projection of the second sub-portion on the back side of the display panel forms a second closed loop;

the second closed loop surrounds a periphery of the central region; the first closed loop surrounds a periphery of the second closed loop;

the second closed loop is fully abutted against the first closed loop;

or, the second closed loop is abutted against the first closed loop at peripheral local positions, and a hollowed-out region is formed in a non-abutted peripheral region between the second closed loop and the first closed loop.

5 . The assembled screen unit according to claim 1 , wherein a vibration frequency of the display panel is greater than √{square root over (2)} times of a natural frequency of the second vibration isolation portion.

6 . The assembled screen unit according to claim 1 , further comprising an acoustic cavity on a side of the frame facing away from the display panel, and the acoustic cavity is connected to the second sub-portion; wherein the acoustic cavity is fastened to the back side of the display panel in a closed manner, and an orthographic projection of the acoustic cavity on the back side of the display panel covers the central region.

7 . The assembled screen unit according to claim 1 , wherein the supporting structure is fastened to the back side of the display panel in a closed manner; and

the supporting structure is reused as an acoustic cavity.

8 . The assembled screen unit according to claim 6 , wherein the supporting structure is connected to the second sub-portion through a fourth vibration isolation portion; and

the fourth vibration isolation portion is located between the supporting structure and the second sub-portion.

9 . The assembled screen unit according to claim 7 , wherein the supporting structure is connected to the second sub-portion through a fourth vibration isolation portion; and

the fourth vibration isolation portion is located between the supporting structure and the second sub-portion.

10 . The assembled screen unit according to claim 8 , wherein the supporting structure comprises a main body portion and a connecting portion, the main body portion has a strip-shaped structure, and the connecting portion is connected to the second sub-portion;

a width of the main body portion is smaller than a width of the central region in that width direction of the main body portion; and

the supporting structure is located in a cavity formed by the acoustic cavity and the display panel fastened together.

11 . The assembled screen unit according to claim 8 , further comprising a case on a side of the frame facing away from the display panel, the case is connected to a side of the first sub-portion facing away from the display panel, and the case is fastened to the back side of the display panel in a closed manner; wherein

both the acoustic cavity and the supporting structure are located in a cavity formed by the case and the display panel fastened together.

12 . The assembled screen unit according to claim 9 , further comprising a case on a side of the frame facing away from the display panel, the case is connected to a side of the first sub-portion facing away from the display panel, and the case is fastened to the back side of the display panel in a closed manner; wherein

the supporting structure is located in a cavity formed by the case and the display panel fastened together.

13 . A display module, comprising a plurality of assembled screen units according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of assembled screen units are assembled with each other.

14 . An assembled screen unit, comprising a display panel, a frame, a sound-production stimulation unit, a supporting structure and an acoustic cavity, wherein the frame, the sound-production stimulation unit, and the supporting structure are located on a back side of the display panel;

the supporting structure is located on a side of the sound-production stimulation unit away from the display panel, and the supporting structure is configured to support the sound-production stimulation unit;

the back side of the display panel comprises a central region and an edge region;

the sound-production stimulation unit is in contact with the central region, and the sound-production stimulation unit is configured to stimulate vibration of the display panel to produce sound; and

an orthographic projection of the frame on the back side of the display panel is located in the edge region, and the frame is configured to support the display panel;

wherein the frame comprises a first sub-portion and a second sub-portion, and an orthographic projection of the second sub-portion on the back side of the display panel is closer to the central region than an orthographic projection of the first sub-portion on the back side of the display panel;

a first vibration isolation portion is provided between the first sub-portion and the display panel; a second vibration isolation portion is provided between the second sub-portion and the display panel; and the first vibration isolation portion has a thickness less than the second vibration isolation portion;

wherein the second sub-portion is formed by extending out from a side of the first sub-portion close to the central region in a direction approaching the central region; and

a gap between a side of the second sub-portion close to the display panel and the edge region is greater than a gap between the side of the first sub-portion close to the display panel and the edge region;

wherein the acoustic cavity is located on a side of the frame facing away from the display panel, and the acoustic cavity is connected to the second sub-portion; and

the acoustic cavity is fastened to the back side of the display panel in a closed manner, and an orthographic projection of the acoustic cavity on the back side of the display panel covers the central region.

15 . The assembled screen unit according to claim 14 , wherein the first vibration isolation portion is separated from the second vibration isolation portion by a gap of 1 mm or more;

or, the first vibration isolation portion and the second vibration isolation portion are in contact with each other to form an integral structure.

16 . The assembled screen unit according to claim 14 , wherein the orthographic projection of the first sub-portion on the back side of the display panel forms a first closed loop;

the orthographic projection of the second sub-portion on the back side of the display panel forms a second closed loop;

the second closed loop surrounds a periphery of the central region; the first closed loop surrounds a periphery of the second closed loop;

the second closed loop is fully abutted against the first closed loop;

or, the second closed loop is abutted against the first closed loop at peripheral local positions, and a hollowed-out region is formed in a non-abutted peripheral region between the second closed loop and the first closed loop.

17 . The assembled screen unit according to claim 14 , wherein a vibration frequency of the display panel is greater than √{square root over (2)} times of a natural frequency of the second vibration isolation portion.

18 . The assembled screen unit according to claim 14 , wherein the supporting structure is connected to the second sub-portion through a fourth vibration isolation portion; and

the fourth vibration isolation portion is located between the supporting structure and the second sub-portion.

19 . The assembled screen unit according to claim 18 , wherein the supporting structure comprises a main body portion and a connecting portion, the main body portion has a strip-shaped structure, and the connecting portion is connected to the second sub-portion;

a width of the main body portion is smaller than a width of the central region in that width direction of the main body portion; and

the supporting structure is located in a cavity formed by the acoustic cavity and the display panel fastened together.

20 . The assembled screen unit according to claim 18 , further comprising a case on a side of the frame facing away from the display panel, the case is connected to a side of the first sub-portion facing away from the display panel, and the case is fastened to the back side of the display panel in a closed manner; wherein

both the acoustic cavity and the supporting structure are located in a cavity formed by the case and the display panel fastened together.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 3, 2024
From: JI, YAQIAN; QUAN, XUDONG; WANG, LEI; YANG, MINGKUN; CAO, YONGGANG; HAN, YANLING; LI, PEIXIAO; GOU, YUE
To: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
CN 202110926207.1 · Aug 12, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
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