Mobile terminals having home button and display panels thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2018292865-A1
Application number	US-201715525582-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Apr 13, 2017
Priority date	Mar 20, 2017
Publication date	Oct 11, 2018
Grant date	—

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a mobile terminal having a Home button and a display panel thereof. The display panel includes:a display area and an external pin bonding area configured below the display area, wherein a down edge of the external pin bonding area connects to a flexible printed circuit (FPC). A slot is configured on the FPC, and the Home button is configured on a top of the slot. The slot is configured to prevent the Home button from being overlapped with at least one electrical connection area of the FPC and the external pin bonding area when the Home button is pressed, so as to avoid influence on an electrical connection of the FPC and the external pin bonding area.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A display panel for a Home button, comprising:
a display area; and an external pin bonding area configured below the display area; wherein a down edge of the external pin bonding area connects to a flexible printed circuit (FPC); a slot is configured on the FPC, and the Home button is configured on a top of the slot; the slot is configured to prevent the Home button from being overlapped with at least one electrical connection area of the FPC and the external pin bonding area when the Home button is pressed, so as to avoid influence on an electrical connection of the FPC and the external pin bonding area; wherein the FPC comprises a first FPC area, a second FPC area and a third FPC area connecting a bottom of the first FPC area and a bottom of the second FPC area; the first FPC area, the second FPC area, and the third FPC area cooperatively form the slot; wherein the display panel further comprises an integrated circuit(IC)configured within the external pin bonding area, and the IC is in a rim of the display area.

2 . The display panel for the Home button according to claim 1 , wherein the FPC further comprises a fourth area extending from the second FPC area.

3 . The display panel for the Home button according to claim 1 , wherein a right side of the Home button and a left side of the Home button are respectively spaced apart from the first FPC area and the second FPC area;the Home button overlaps with the external pin bonding area.

4 . A display panel for a Home button, comprising:
a display area; and an external pin bonding area configured below the display area; wherein a down edge of the external pin bonding area connects to a FPC; a slot is configured on the FPC, and the Home button is configured on a top of the slot; the slot is configured to prevent the Home button from being overlapped with at least one electrical connection area of the FPC and the external pin bonding area when the Home button is pressed, so as to avoid influence on the electrical connection of the FPC and the external pin bonding area.

5 . The display panel for the Home button according to claim 4 , wherein the FPC comprises a first FPC area, a second FPC area and a third FPC area connecting a bottom of the first FPC area and a bottom of the second FPC area; the first FPC area, the second FPC area, and the third FPC area cooperatively form the slot.

6 . The display panel for the Home button according to claim 5 , wherein the FPC further comprises a fourth area extending from the second FPC area.

7 . The display panel for the Home button according to claim 5 , wherein a right side of the Home button and a left side of the Home button are respectively spaced apart from the first FPC area and the second FPC area; the Home button overlaps with the external pin bonding area.

8 . The display panel for the Home button according to claim 4 , wherein the display panel further comprises an IC configured within the external pin bonding area, and the IC is in a rim of the display area.

9 . A mobile terminal having a home button, comprising:
a display panel; a Home button configured within the display panel; a backlight module configured to provide backlight to the display panel; wherein the display panel comprises:
a display area; and
an external pin bonding area configured below the display area;
wherein a down edge of the external pin bonding area connects to a FPC; a slot is configured on the FPC, and the Home button is configured on a top of the slot; the slot is configured to prevent the Home button from being overlapped with at least one electrical connection area of the FPC and the external pin bonding area when the Home button is pressed, so as to avoid influence on the electrical connection of the FPC and the external pin bonding area.

10 . The mobile terminal having the home button according to claim 9 , wherein the FPC comprises a first FPC area, a second FPC area and a third FPC area connecting a bottom of the first FPC area and a bottom of the second FPC area; the display panel further comprises an IC configured within the external pin bonding area, and the IC is in a rim of the display area; the first FPC area, the second FPC area, and the third FPC area cooperative form the slot.

11 . The mobile terminal having the home button according to claim 10 , wherein the FPC further comprises a fourth area extending from the second FPC area.

12 . The mobile terminal having the home button according to claim 10 , wherein a right side of the Home button and a left side of the Home button are respectively spaced apart from the first FPC area and the second FPC area; the Home button overlaps with the external pin bonding area.

13 . The mobile terminal having the home button according to claim 9 , wherein the display panel further comprises an IC configured within the external pin bonding area, and the IC is in a rim of the display area.

Assignees

• Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co Ltd
• Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co Ltd

Inventors

• Liao Zuomin
• Ma Liang

Classifications

• G06F1/1684 Primary

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

• H05K2201/10128

  Display · CPC title

• G06F3/0414

  using force sensing means to determine a position · CPC title

• G06F1/1671

  Special purpose buttons or auxiliary keyboards, e.g. retractable mini keypads, keypads or buttons that remain accessible at closed laptop (G06F1/1666 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H05K2201/09172

  Notches between edge pads · CPC title