Screen assembly, mobile terminal and method for manufacturing the screen assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10490779-B2
Application number	US-201816137766-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 21, 2018
Priority date	Nov 28, 2017
Publication date	Nov 26, 2019
Grant date	Nov 26, 2019

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a screen assembly, a method for manufacturing the same and a mobile terminal. The screen assembly includes: a screen including a display portion and a non-display portion surrounding the display portion; a cover plate stacked on the screen and including a transparent portion corresponding to a location of the display portion and a bezel portion surrounding the transparent portion, wherein a vertical projection of the bezel portion on the screen covers the whole non-display portion; a masking layer attached on a side of the bezel portion close to the screen and covering the whole bezel portion; and a light-shielding layer attached on a side of the masking layer close to the screen and stacked on the non-display portion; wherein, a vertical projection of the masking layer on the screen covers a vertical projection of the whole light-shielding layer on the screen.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A screen assembly, comprising:
a screen comprising a display portion and a non-display portion surrounding the display portion, wherein the display portion is capable of emitting light, and the non-display portion does not emit light;
a cover plate stacked on the screen and comprising a transparent portion corresponding to a location of the display portion and a bezel portion surrounding the transparent portion, wherein a vertical projection of the bezel portion on the screen covers the whole non-display portion;
a masking layer attached on a side of the bezel portion close to the screen and covering the whole bezel portion; and
a light-shielding layer attached on a side of the masking layer close to the screen and stacked on the non-display portion and directly sandwiched between the screen and the masking layer;
wherein a vertical projection of the masking layer on the screen covers a vertical projection of the whole light-shielding layer on the screen.

2. The screen assembly of claim 1 , wherein
an inner edge of the masking layer is closer to a center of the screen than an inner edge of the light-shielding layer; and
a distance between the inner edge of the masking layer and the inner edge of the light-shielding layer is from 0.01 mm to 0.15 mm.

3. The screen assembly of claim 2 , wherein
the inner edge of the masking layer is flush with a connection position between the display portion and the non-display portion in an extending direction of the screen; or
the inner edge of the light-shielding layer is flush with a connection position between the display portion and the non-display portion in an extending direction of the screen; or
a connection position between the display portion and the non-display portion is located between the inner edge of the masking layer and the inner edge of the light-shielding layer.

4. The screen assembly of claim 1 , wherein
light transmittance of the masking layer is less than 1%.

5. The screen assembly of claim 1 , wherein
a thickness of the masking layer ranges from 20 μm to 24 μm; or
a thickness of the light-shielding layer ranges from 8 μm to 10 μm.

6. The screen assembly of claim 1 , wherein
an outer edge of the masking layer, an outer edge of the light-shielding layer and an outer edge of the cover plate are substantially aligned.

7. The screen assembly of claim 1 , wherein
the masking layer comprises a first white ink film attached on and covering the whole of the bezel portion, a second white ink film attached on the first white ink film, and a third white ink film attached on the second white ink film.

8. The screen assembly of claim 7 , wherein
a width of the first white ink film is larger than a width of the second white ink film, and the width of the second white ink film is larger than a width of the third white ink film.

9. The screen assembly of claim 7 , wherein
the light-shielding layer is attached on the third white ink film, and a width of the light-shielding layer is substantially equal to a width of the second white ink film.

10. The screen assembly of claim 1 , wherein
the light-shielding layer is a black ink film.

11. The screen assembly of claim 1 , wherein
a distance between each of two opposite outer edges of the screen and a respective outer edge of the cover plate is identical.

12. The screen assembly of claim 11 , wherein
the distance between each of the two opposite outer edges of the screen and the respective outer edge of the cover plate ranges from 0.2 mm to 0.8 mm.

13. A method for manufacturing a screen assembly, comprising:
providing a screen, wherein the screen comprises a display portion and a non-display portion surrounding the display portion, the display portion is capable of emitting light, and the non-display portion does not emit light;
providing a cover plate and forming a masking layer on the cover plate by screen printing, wherein the masking layer has an annular configuration;
forming a light-shielding layer on the masking layer by screen printing, wherein a preset distance exists between an inner edge of the light-shielding layer and an inner edge of the masking layer; and
attaching the cover plate with the masking layer and the light-shielding layer on the screen such that the light-shielding layer is stacked on the screen, wherein a vertical projection of the masking layer on the screen covers the whole non-display portion, and the vertical projection of the masking layer on the screen covers a vertical projection of the whole light-shielding layer on the screen;
wherein a printing mesh for forming the masking layer has a smaller mesh number than a printing mesh for forming the light-shielding layer.

14. The method of claim 13 , further comprising:
during the forming the masking layer by screen printing or forming the light-shielding layer by screen printing, adding antifoaming agent into the masking layer or the light-shielding layer, wherein a weight ratio of the antifoaming agent to the masking layer or the light-shielding layer is from 0.2% to 0.4%.

15. A mobile terminal with a screen assembly, the screen assembly comprising:
a screen comprising a display portion and a non-display portion surrounding the display portion, wherein the display portion is capable of emitting light, and the non-display portion does not emit light;
a cover plate stacked on the screen;
a masking layer attached on a side of the cover plate close to the screen and covering; and
a light-shielding layer attached on a side of the masking layer close to the screen and stacked on the non-display portion;
wherein a vertical projection of the masking layer on the screen covers a vertical projection of the whole light-shielding layer on the screen and covers the whole non-display portion;
an inner edge of the masking layer is closer to a center of the screen than an inner edge of the light-shielding layer; and
a distance between the inner edge of the masking layer and the inner edge of the light-shielding layer is from 0.01 mm to 0.15 mm.

16. The mobile terminal of claim 15 , wherein
the inner edge of the masking layer is flush with a connection position between the display portion and the non-display portion in an extending direction of the screen; or
the inner edge of the light-shielding layer is flush with a connection position between the display portion and the non-display portion in an extending direction of the screen; or
a connection position between the display portion and the non-display portion is located between the inner edge of the masking layer and the inner edge of the light-shielding layer.

17. The mobile terminal of claim 15 , wherein
an outer edge of the masking layer, an outer edge of the light-shielding layer and an outer edge of the cover plate are substantially aligned.

18. The mobile terminal of claim 15 , wherein
a distance between each of two opposite outer edges of the screen and a respective outer edge of the cover plate is identical.

Assignees

• Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp Ltd

Inventors

• Zhou Yibao
• Wang Xiaowei
• Qian Yongjun

Classifications

• G06F1/16

  Constructional details or arrangements · CPC title

• G02F1/133512 Primary

  Light shielding layers, e.g. black matrix (G02F1/136209 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G02F1/1339

  Gaskets; Spacers; Sealing of cells · CPC title

• G06F1/1637

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

• G02F1/133308 Primary

  Support structures for LCD panels, e.g. frames or bezels · CPC title