Display device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10890794-B2
Application number	US-201916574490-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 18, 2019
Priority date	Dec 3, 2018
Publication date	Jan 12, 2021
Grant date	Jan 12, 2021

Abstract

A device with a display uninterrupted by a camera includes a display panel and the camera. The display device defines a display area for displaying images and a light transmission area surrounded by the display area. The camera is in the light transmission area and can collect light for images through the light transmission area.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A display device, comprising:
a backlight module;
a display panel comprising a display surface; and
a camera on a side of the display panel away from the display surface,
wherein the display device defines a display area for displaying images and a light transmission area surrounded by the display area, and the camera is in the light transmission area to collect image information through the light transmission area;
wherein the display panel is on a side of the backlight module from which light exits, the backlight module defines a mounting hole extending through the backlight module, the mounting hole is in the light transmission area, and the camera is in the mounting hole;
the display panel comprises an array substrate, a color filter substrate opposite to the array substrate, and a liquid crystal layer between the array substrate and the color filter substrate;
the array substrate comprises a thin film transistor layer, the thin film transistor layer is in the display area and is not in the light transmission area;
the liquid crystal layer is in the display area and the light transmission area;
the color filter substrate comprises a first substrate, a black matrix and a filter layer, the black matrix and the filter layer are on a surface of the first substrate close to the liquid crystal layer, the black matrix and the filter layer are in the display area, and are not in the light transmission area;
the color filter substrate further comprises a transparent protective layer, a projection of the transparent protective layer on the array substrate covers the display area and the light transmission area;
a portion of the transparent protective layer in the light transmission area is on the surface of the first substrate close to the liquid crystal layer, a portion of the transparent protective layer in the display area covers the black matrix and the filter layer and is in direct contact with the black matrix and the filter layer, and the transparent protective layer defines a recess toward the first substrate aligning with the light transmission area.

2. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the array substrate further comprises a first insulation layer and a second insulation layer, both the first and the second insulation layers being in the display area and the light transmission area, wherein the thin film transistor layer is between the first insulation layer and the second insulation layer.

3. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the display panel further comprises:
a first alignment layer between the color filter substrate and the liquid crystal layer, the first alignment layer being in the display area and the light transmission area; and
a photo spacer between the color filter substrate and the first alignment layer, and the photo spacer being in the light transmission area and being transparent.

4. The display device according to claim 3 , wherein a number of the photo spacer is one, and a projection of the photo spacer on the color filter substrate is within a projection of the light transmission area on the color filter substrate or a projection of the photo spacer on the color filter substrate is equal to the projection of the light transmission area on the color filter substrate.

5. The display device according to claim 3 , wherein the display panel further comprises a second alignment layer between the array substrate and the liquid crystal layer, and the second alignment layer is in the display area and the light transmission area.

6. The display device according to claim 1 , further comprising a first polarizer on a side of the display panel away from the camera and a second polarizer between the display panel and the camera, wherein the first polarizer defines a first light through hole corresponding to the light transmission area, the second polarizer defines a second light-passing hole corresponding to the light transmission area, and axes of light transmission of the first polarizer and the second polarizer are perpendicular to each other.

Assignees

• Hon Hai Prec Ind Co Ltd

Inventors

• Tien Hao-Ting
• Chen I-Wei
• Chen Wei-Cheng

Classifications

• H04M1/0264 Primary

  for a camera module assembly · CPC title

• H04N23/57

  Mechanical or electrical details of cameras or camera modules specially adapted for being embedded in other devices · CPC title

• G02F1/13312

  Circuits comprising photodetectors for purposes other than feedback · CPC title

• G02F1/133512

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

• G02F1/1333

  Constructional arrangements; {Manufacturing methods}(G02F1/135, G02F1/136 take precedence) · CPC title