Electronic device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10126781-B2
Application number	US-201514973481-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 17, 2015
Priority date	Dec 18, 2014
Publication date	Nov 13, 2018
Grant date	Nov 13, 2018

Abstract

Provided is an electronic device including a display module including at least one first inserting portion; a printed circuit board electrically connected to the display module and including a second inserting portion that overlaps with at least some parts of the first inserting portion; and at least one function module, wherein at least some parts of the at least one function module are inserted into the first inserting portion and the second inserting portion.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device, comprising: a camera module; a display module including first and second connection areas spaced apart from each other along an edge of the display module and a first groove formed between the first and second connection areas, wherein a portion of the camera module is disposed in the first groove; a printed circuit board disposed at a rear side of the display module, wherein at least some of components for controlling the display module are included in the printed circuit board; and a flexible printed circuit including a first area having at least a portion connected to the first connection area, a second area having at least a portion connected to the second connection area, and a second groove formed between the first area and the second area, wherein the second groove provides a space in which a portion of the camera module is placed, wherein the first area and the second area are bent such that the flexible printed circuit connects the display module and the printed circuit board, wherein, adjoining the space of the second groove that is disposed between the bent first area and the bent second area, a first portion of the first area overlaps with a second portion of the first area and a first portion of the second area overlaps with a second portion of the second area.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the camera module is disposed on an upper part of the electronic device to face a front.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising a display driver configured to convert a first signal received from the printed circuit board to a second signal that is a driving signal of the display module.

4. The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein a first path for transmitting the second signal to the first connection area is disposed in the first area, and a second path for transmitting the second signal to the second connection area is disposed in the second area,
wherein the second groove is disposed between the first path and the second path.

5. An electronic device comprising:
a function module;
a display module including first and second connection areas spaced apart from each other along an edge of the display module and a first inserting portion providing a first space where a portion of the function module is placed;
a printed circuit board disposed on a rear side of the display module, wherein at least some of components for controlling the display module are included in the printed circuit board; and
a flexible printed circuit including a first area having at least a portion connected to the first connection area, a second area having at least a portion connected to the second connection area, and a second inserting portion disposed between the first area and the second area and providing a second space where a portion of the function module is placed,
wherein the first area and the second area are bent such that the flexible printed circuit connects the display module and the printed circuit board,
wherein in the second space of the second inserting portion that is disposed between the bent first area and the bent second area, a portion of the second space overlaps with another portion of the second space,
wherein a portion of the function module is placed in the second inserting portion where the portion of the second space overlaps with the another portion of the second space.

6. An electronic device comprising: a camera module disposed on an upper part of the electronic device to face a front; a display module including a first plate and a second plate including an overlapped area that overlaps with the first plate and a non-overlapped area that does not overlap with the first plate, wherein the non-overlapped area includes first and second connection areas spaced apart from each other along an edge of the display module, and a first inserting portion disposed between the first and second connection areas, wherein a portion of the camera module is placed in the first inserting portion; a printed circuit board disposed on a rear side of the display module, wherein at least some of components for controlling the display module are included in the printed circuit board; and a flexible printed circuit including a first area having at least a portion connected to the first connection area, a second area having at least a portion connected to the second connection area, and a second inserting portion disposed between the first area and the second area, wherein the second inserting portion provides a space where a portion of the camera module is placed, wherein the first area and the second area are bent such that the flexible printed circuit is bent to connect the display module and the printed circuit board, wherein in the space of the second inserting portion that is disposed between the bent first area and the bent second area, a first portion of the space overlaps with a second portion of the space, and wherein the camera module is placed in the second inserting portion where the first portion of the space overlaps with the second portion of the space.

7. An electronic device comprising:
a function module;
a display module including first and second connection areas spaced apart from each other along an edge of the display module and a first groove disposed between the first and second connection areas, wherein a portion of the function module is placed in the first groove;
a printed circuit board disposed on a rear side of the display module, wherein at least some of components for controlling the display module are included in the printed circuit board; and
a flexible printed circuit including a first area having at least a portion connected to the first connection area, a second area having at least a portion connected to the second connection area, and a second groove disposed between the first area and the second area, wherein the second groove provides a space where a portion of the function module is placed,
wherein the first area and the second area are bent such that the flexible printed circuit connects the display module and the printed circuit board,
wherein, in the space of the second groove that is disposed between the bent first area and the bent second area, a first portion of the space overlaps with a second portion of the space,
wherein the function module is placed in the second groove where the first portion of the space overlaps with the second portion of the space.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Ahn Seong-Su
• Lee Seog-Geun
• Yun Yong-Sang

Classifications

• G06F1/1605

  Multimedia displays, e.g. with integrated or attached speakers, cameras, microphones · CPC title

• G06F1/1637 Primary

  Details related to the display arrangement, including those related to the mounting of the display in the housing · CPC title

• H04M1/0264

  for a camera module assembly · CPC title

• G06F1/1686

  the I/O peripheral being an integrated camera · CPC title

• G06F1/1626

  with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs] · CPC title