Electronic device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016011633-A1
Application number	US-201414773217-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Feb 27, 2014
Priority date	Mar 15, 2013
Publication date	Jan 14, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

An electronic device includes: a display panel having a substrate, the display panel having a display area on the substrate, a frame region on the substrate outside the display area, and a hole that penetrates the substrate within the display area, display being inhibited in a portion of the display area that surrounds the hole; an input device disposed on one side of the substrate and having a section protruding from the display panel, the input device being disposed in a location corresponding to the hole; and a circuit substrate on another side of the substrate. The input device is connected to the circuit substrate via the hole in the display panel.

First claim

1 . An electronic device, comprising:
a display panel having a substrate, said display panel having a display area on the substrate, a frame region on the substrate outside said display area, and a hole that penetrates the substrate within the display area, display being inhibited in a portion of the display area that surrounds said hole; an input device disposed on one side of the substrate and having a section protruding from the display panel, said input device being disposed in a location corresponding to said hole; and a circuit substrate on another side of the substrate, wherein the input device is connected to the circuit substrate via the hole in the display panel.

2 . The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the input device at least partially covers said portion of the display area that surrounds the hole.

3 . The electronic device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a transmissive cover that covers at least a portion of the display panel, wherein the transmissive cover includes a lens section having a curved surface around the hole.

4 . The electronic device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
an image processing unit that generates image data supplied to the display panel, wherein the image processing unit is configured to generate image data to cause an image related to the input device to be displayed around the input device.

5 . The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the input device includes an imaging device and a fiber optic faceplate behind said imaging device.

6 . The electronic device according to claim 2 , further comprising:
a transmissive cover that covers at least a portion of the display panel, wherein the transmissive cover includes a lens section having a curved surface around the hole.

7 . The electronic device according to claim 2 , further comprising:
an image processing unit that generates image data supplied to the display panel, wherein the image processing unit is configured to generate image data to cause an image related to the input device to be displayed around the input device.

8 . The electronic device according to claim 3 , further comprising:
an image processing unit that generates image data supplied to the display panel, wherein the image processing unit is configured to generate image data to cause an image related to the input device to be displayed around the input device.

9 . The electronic device according to claim 6 , further comprising:
an image processing unit that generates image data supplied to the display panel, wherein the image processing unit is configured to generate image data to cause an image related to the input device to be displayed around the input device.

10 . The electronic device according to claim 2 , wherein the input device includes an imaging device and a fiber optic faceplate behind said imaging device.

11 . The electronic device according to claim 3 , wherein the input device includes an imaging device and a fiber optic faceplate behind said imaging device.

12 . The electronic device according to claim 6 , wherein the input device includes an imaging device and a fiber optic faceplate behind said imaging device.

13 . The electronic device according to claim 4 , wherein the input device includes an imaging device and a fiber optic faceplate behind said imaging device.

14 . The electronic device according to claim 7 , wherein the input device includes an imaging device and a fiber optic faceplate behind said imaging device.

15 . The electronic device according to claim 8 , wherein the input device includes an imaging device and a fiber optic faceplate behind said imaging device.

16 . The electronic device according to claim 9 , wherein the input device includes an imaging device and a fiber optic faceplate behind said imaging device.

Assignees

• Sharp Kk

Inventors

• Watanabe Hisashi
• Kimura Tomohiro

Classifications

• G02F1/133308

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

• G06F1/1684 Primary

  Constructional details or arrangements related to integrated I/O peripherals not covered by groups G06F1/1635 - G06F1/1675 · CPC title

• G09G3/3648

  using an active matrix (G09G3/367 - G09G3/3696 take precedence) · CPC title

• G02F2201/56

  Substrates having a particular shape, e.g. non-rectangular · CPC title

• G02F1/133302

  Rigid substrates, e.g. inorganic substrates · CPC title