Electronic device including camera module

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11930686-B2
Application number	US-202017014325-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 8, 2020
Priority date	Sep 6, 2019
Publication date	Mar 12, 2024
Grant date	Mar 12, 2024

Abstract

According to various embodiments, an electronic device may include a housing, a display disposed in an internal space of the housing and viewable from an outside and including a display area, and a camera module disposed under the display overlapping at least a part of the display area and not including an aperture structure, wherein the camera module includes a lens housing, a plurality of lenses disposed on the lens housing, and an image sensor disposed under the plurality of lenses, wherein the display includes a display panel and a light blocking member comprising a light blocking material and including a light transmission region disposed on an inside and/or an outside of the display panel overlapping at least parts of the plurality of lenses as viewed from above the display.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device comprising:
a housing;
a display disposed in an internal space of the housing to be viewable from an outside and including a display area; and
a camera module disposed under the display overlapping at least a part of the display area and not including an aperture structure,
wherein the camera module includes:
a lens housing;
a plurality of lenses disposed on the lens housing; and
an image sensor disposed under the plurality of lenses,

wherein the display includes:
a display panel; and
a light blocking member disposed inside of the display panel, the light blocking member comprising light blocking material and a light transmission region surrounded at least partially by the light blocking material,

wherein the light transmission region overlaps at least parts of the plurality of lenses when the display is viewed from above,
wherein the display panel comprises:
a substrate layer;
an intermediate layer including a plurality of pixel electrodes laminated on an upper portion of the substrate layer, organic light-emitting layers disposed on the plurality of pixel electrodes, respectively, and an opposite electrode disposed on upper portions of the organic light-emitting layers; and
an encapsulation layer disposed on an upper portion of the intermediate layer, wherein the light blocking member is disposed at the intermediate layer.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the light blocking member comprises an organic material having a reflectivity of about 99% or more with respect to light flowing into the light blocking member.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the light blocking member is disposed together with the organic light-emitting layers.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein a size of the light transmission region of the light blocking member is determined based on a viewing angle of the camera module.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein an area overlapping the light transmission region of the display panel does not include the organic light-emitting layers as viewed from above the display.

6. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of pixel electrodes are not disposed in an area overlapping the light transmission region of the display panel as viewed from above the display.

7. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein a disposition density of the plurality of pixel electrodes and/or the organic light-emitting layers is less than a disposition density of a neighboring display area in an area overlapping the light transmission region of the display panel as viewed from above the display.

8. An electronic device comprising:
a housing;
a display disposed in an internal space of the housing to be viewable from an outside and including a display area; and
a camera module disposed under the display overlapping at least a part of the display area and not including an aperture structure,
wherein the camera module includes:
a lens housing;
a plurality of lenses disposed on the lens housing; and
an image sensor disposed under the plurality of lenses,

wherein the display includes:
a display panel;
a polarizer laminated on an upper portion of the display panel; and
a light blocking member disposed between at least the polarizer and the display panel, the light blocking member comprising light blocking material and a light transmission region surrounded at least partially by the light blocking material,
wherein the light transmission region overlaps at least parts of the plurality of lenses when the display is viewed from above.

9. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the light blocking member comprises at least one of a black printed layer, a black matrix, or an opaque tape disposed on the upper portion of the display panel and/or a rear side of the polarizer.

10. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the polarizer includes an opening corresponding to the light transmission region as viewed from above the display.

11. An electronic device comprising:
a housing;
a display disposed in an internal space of the housing to be viewable from an outside and including a display area; and
a camera module disposed under the display overlapping at least a part of the display area and not including an aperture structure,
wherein the camera module includes:
a lens housing;
a plurality of lenses disposed on the lens housing; and
an image sensor disposed under the plurality of lenses,

wherein the display includes:
a display panel;
at least one subsidiary material layer laminated on a lower portion of the display panel; and
a light blocking member disposed between the at least one subsidiary material layer and the display panel, the light blocking member comprising light blocking material and a light transmission region surrounded at least partially by the light blocking material,
wherein the light transmission region overlaps at least parts of the plurality of lenses when the display is viewed from above.

12. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the at least one subsidiary material layer includes an opening corresponding to the light transmission region when the display is viewed from above.

13. The electronic device of claim 12 , wherein the camera module is disposed at least partially in the opening.

14. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the light blocking member comprises an opaque printed layer disposed on a rear surface of the display panel.

15. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the at least one subsidiary material layer comprises:
at least one polymer layer disposed on a rear surface of the display panel;
a functional member layer comprising a heat dissipating material disposed under the at least one polymer layer; and
a conductive plate disposed under the functional member layer, and
wherein the light blocking member is replaced by the at least one polymer layer.

16. The electronic device of claim 15 , wherein the light transmission region has the same center as centers of the plurality of lenses on the at least one polymer layer.

17. The electronic device of claim 16 , wherein the at least one polymer layer comprises a shading layer comprising an opaque material.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Woo Sunggwan
• Lee Kyeongeun
• Kim Changkeun
• Bae Jaecheol
• Ahn Sungho
• JUNG Bowon
• Jung Songhee

Classifications

• H10K59/8792

  comprising light absorbing layers, e.g. black layers · CPC title

• H10K59/8791

  Arrangements for improving contrast, e.g. preventing reflection of ambient light · CPC title

• H10K59/65 Primary

  OLEDs integrated with inorganic image sensors · CPC title

• H10K59/87 Primary

  Passivation; Containers; Encapsulations · CPC title

• H10F39/8063

  Microlenses · CPC title