Display device and electronic system comprising the same

Abstract

Embodiments of the present application provide a display device and an electronic system including the same. The display device includes a housing, a display panel, and a camera module. The housing includes a bottom plate portion and a plurality of side wall portions. The side wall portions are respectively located at different sides of the bottom plate portion to collectively surround a receiving space with the bottom plate portion. The display panel is located in the receiving space. One of the side wall portions has an inner side wall surface and a receiving groove located at the inner side wall surface. A groove opening of the receiving groove is in communication with the receiving space and faces the display panel. The camera module is received in the receiving groove.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to a display device, and more particularly to a display device with a narrow bezel and an electronic system therein. Background Technology

[0002] With the development of technology, electronic products such as smartphones, laptops, tablets, and flat-screen TVs are constantly being updated. When using these products, the display screen is one of the most important media. Furthermore, with changes in lifestyles and work patterns, these electronic products are often equipped with audio-visual capture devices, such as cameras and microphones, to meet various needs such as video conferencing, remote teaching, and interactive games.

[0003] Therefore, traditional display screens typically enclose the display panel and audio / video extraction devices within front and rear casings. However, this design no longer meets the market trend for narrow bezels. Please refer to [link / reference here]. Figure 1 This will be illustrated using a traditional laptop screen as an example. Figure 1 In the laptop 9 shown, the display 90 is assembled by sandwiching the display panel 93 and camera module 94 within the front frame 91 (commonly known in the industry as "B part") and the back cover 92 (commonly known in the industry as "A part"). However, under this design, each side of the front frame 91 must not only overlap to hold the display panel 93, but also reserve additional space for screwing or bonding with the back cover 92. Furthermore, the upper frame strip of the front frame 91 must have a width that can cover the camera module 94. These limitations prevent the width of the front frame 91 from being reduced to the narrow bezel specification.

[0004] Even though some manufacturers have moved the camera module to the same side of the casing as the keyboard (commonly known in the industry as the "C-piece") in an attempt to solve the aforementioned problem, this has instead resulted in a camera angle that is not in line with user preferences. Summary of the Invention

[0005] In view of this, one object of the present invention is to provide a display device and an electronic system including the same to solve the aforementioned problems.

[0006] A display device disclosed in an embodiment of the present invention includes a housing, a display panel, and a camera module. The housing includes a base plate and a plurality of side walls. The side walls are located on opposite sides of the base plate to surround an accommodating space together with the base plate. The display panel is located in the accommodating space. One of the side walls has an inner wall surface and an accommodating groove located on the inner wall surface. An opening of the accommodating groove communicates with the accommodating space and faces the display panel. The camera module is accommodated in the accommodating groove.

[0007] An electronic system disclosed according to an embodiment of the present invention includes the display device of the foregoing embodiment.

[0008] According to the display device and electronic system disclosed in the foregoing embodiments of the present invention, since the inner wall of one side wall of the housing has a receiving groove that communicates with and faces the display panel in the receiving space for receiving the camera module, the display device no longer needs to use an additional front frame to hold the camera module. Thus, in applications such as laptops, the wide front frame of traditional displays can be eliminated, thereby achieving a narrow bezel effect when image extraction function is added.

[0009] The foregoing description of the disclosure of this invention and the following description of the embodiments are used to demonstrate and explain the spirit and principle of this invention, and to provide a further explanation of the claims of this invention. Attached Figure Description

[0010] Figure 1 This is a partial exploded view of a traditional laptop computer.

[0011] Figure 2 This is a partial perspective view of an electronic system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0012] Figure 3 for Figure 2 An exploded view of the display device.

[0013] Figure 4 for Figure 3 A partially enlarged schematic diagram of the display device.

[0014] Figure 5 for Figure 2 A partially enlarged cross-sectional view of the display device along the 5-5 dotted line.

[0015] Figure 6 for Figure 4 A further exploded view of the display device.

[0016] The attached figures are labeled as follows:

[0017] 1: Display device

[0018] 2: Electronic Systems

[0019] 3: Base

[0020] 9: Laptop

[0021] 10: Shell

[0022] 11: First outer surface

[0023] 12: Second outer surface

[0024] 20: Display panel

[0025] 30: Border

[0026] 40: Camera Module

[0027] 50: Positioning component

[0028] 51: Cable outlet

[0029] 90: Monitor

[0030] 91: Front frame

[0031] 92: Back cover

[0032] 93: Display panel

[0033] 94: Camera Module

[0034] 110: Base plate

[0035] 111: Side wall section

[0036] 112: Side wall section

[0037] 1101: Bearing surface

[0038] 1111: Inner wall surface

[0039] 1113: Receiving slot

[0040] 1115: Camera Hole

[0041] O: Slot opening

[0042] S: Storage space Detailed Implementation

[0043] The following detailed description of the features and advantages of the present invention will be provided in terms of embodiments. The content of this description is sufficient to enable those skilled in the art to understand the technical content of the present invention and to implement it accordingly, but it is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention in any way.

[0044] The following embodiments will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. For the sake of clarity, some commonly known structures and components may be shown in a simplified manner or even omitted without affecting the understanding of the main idea of ​​the invention. The shapes, sizes, proportions, angles, quantities, etc., used to describe the embodiments of the invention in the drawings are merely exemplary, and some features may be slightly enlarged for better understanding, but this is not intended to limit the invention. Furthermore, for ease of viewing, some structural lines in the drawings may be indicated by dashed lines. Additionally, the same reference numerals may substantially refer to the same elements or structures.

[0045] In the description of this invention, detailed descriptions of common general knowledge related to the spirit of the invention may be omitted to avoid unnecessarily obscuring the spirit of the invention. Terms such as “end,” “section,” “part,” “region,” and “location” may be used below to describe specific elements and structures or specific technical features thereon or therebetween, but these elements and structures are not limited by these terms. Terms such as “substantially,” “about,” and “generally” may also be used below to describe reasonable or acceptable deviations that may exist in the modified situation or event, while still achieving the intended result. Furthermore, when explaining elements below, although no other explicit description is given, it should be interpreted as including a reasonable range of error.

[0046] Furthermore, the term "at least one" may be used hereinafter to describe the quantity of the referred element, but unless otherwise expressly stated, it should not be limited to the case of "only one". The term "and / or" may also be used hereinafter, and should be understood to include any of the listed items and all combinations of one or more. Descriptions may refer to an element being disposed on, connected to, or fixed to another element, but unless otherwise expressly stated, the existence of other elements between these two elements is permissible. Additionally, the terms "first," "second," etc., may be used hereinafter, but these terms are used only to distinguish one element from another, not to limit these elements; therefore, a first element mentioned hereinafter may also be a second element within the scope of the claims of this invention.

[0047] Some other embodiments of the present invention will be referred to. Figures 2-6 The following paragraphs describe the invention. However, those skilled in the art will understand that the various details described herein or hereinafter with respect to the accompanying drawings are merely illustrative and not intended to limit the invention.

[0048] As shown in the figure, one embodiment of the present invention proposes an electronic system 2 including a display device 1. The display device 1 can be, but is not limited to, part or all of any electronic product with image display capabilities, such as a smartphone, laptop, tablet computer, or flat-screen TV. This embodiment will use a laptop computer as an example to illustrate the spirit of the present invention. In this application, the display device 1 can serve as the display screen of the laptop computer and can be correspondingly connected to a base 3. The base 3 can serve as the main unit or part of the laptop computer in this application, but since it is only for illustrative purposes, it is only shown partially.

[0049] Furthermore, in this embodiment, the display device 1 may include a housing 10 and a display panel 20. The housing 10 is the part of the display device 1 that serves as an outer shell and can be used to support or house the display panel 20 and other required components. The housing 10 may be a monolithic structure integrally formed from any suitable metal or other material; and the display panel 20 may be, but is not limited to, any suitable display panel commonly found in displays, and the present invention is not limited thereto.

[0050] Hereinafter, the housing 10 is defined to have a first outer surface 11 and a second outer surface 12 that are opposite to each other. The first outer surface 11 refers to the outer surface of the housing 10 facing the user or viewer in the use state, or in other words, the first outer surface 11 refers to the surface of the housing 10 facing the base 3 when the display device 1 is closed; while the second outer surface 12 refers to another outer surface of the housing 10 that is away from the first outer surface 11. In other words, the second outer surface 12 refers to the outer surface of the housing 10 that is relatively far away from the base 3 when the display device 1 is closed.

[0051] In this embodiment, the housing 10 may include a bottom plate portion 110 and a plurality of side wall portions 111 and 112. The side wall portions 111 and 112 are located on opposite sides of the bottom plate portion 110, thus forming an accommodating space S together with the bottom plate portion 110. The accommodating space S can also be regarded as a space formed by a downward indentation from the first outer surface 11 of the housing 10, which can be used to accommodate the display panel 20. The bottom plate portion 110 has a bearing surface 1101 located at the bottom of the accommodating space S, which refers to the inner surface of the housing 10 that has a step with the first outer surface 11 and can be used to directly or indirectly support the display panel 20. Sidewall portions 111 and 112 each have an inner wall surface located on the side of the accommodating space S. For example, the inner wall surface 1111 of sidewall portion 111 shown in the figure is another inner surface on the housing 10 that is adjacent to the bearing surface 1101 and forms an angle with the bearing surface 1101, that is, the discontinuity portion between the bearing surface 1101 and the first outer surface 11. One side of the accommodating space S is open to the outside, so that the display panel 20 can be directly received and accommodated, allowing the bearing surface 1101 to directly or indirectly support the display panel 20 in a face-to-face manner.

[0052] Furthermore, to ensure the display panel 20 is securely fixed within the accommodating space S, in this embodiment, the display device 1 may also include a frame 30. The frame 30 may be made of any suitable material with flexibility, deformability, or compressibility, such as rubber or silicone, and may be manufactured by injection molding, thus reducing material and manufacturing costs. Additionally, the frame 30 has a side profile configuration similar to an ellipse or a C-shape, which allows it to clamp the side edge of the display panel 20. The frame 30 is generally strip-shaped and can be arranged along one or more peripheries of the display panel 20. Therefore, when the frame 30 and the display panel 20 are placed together in the accommodating space S, the frame 30 can clamp the side edge of the display panel 20. A portion of the frame 30 can be simultaneously clamped between the side edge of the display panel 20 and the inner wall 1111 of the side wall portion 111 of the housing 10, so that the display panel 20 can be securely maintained within the accommodating space S by the clamping and compression of the frame 30.

[0053] Furthermore, in order to add an image extraction function to the aforementioned configuration of the display device 1, in this embodiment, the side wall portion 111 has a receiving groove 1113 recessed from its inner wall surface 1111 for accommodating a camera module 40. The camera module 40 can be, but is not limited to, any suitable image extraction device commonly found in electronic products such as smartphones, laptops, and tablets; the present invention is not limited thereto. Specifically, the receiving groove 1113 is a recessed area extending from the inner wall surface 1111 of the side wall portion 111 in a direction relatively away from the display panel 20. Its shape and size are suitable for accommodating the camera module 40. The receiving groove 1113 has a slot opening O facing the display panel 20 and communicating with the accommodating space S, which can be used to receive the camera module 40. Thus, when the frame 30 and the display panel 20 are placed together in the accommodating space S, the frame 30 and the display panel 20 can close the slot opening O of the receiving groove 1113, thereby maintaining and fixing the camera module 40 within the receiving groove 1113.

[0054] It should be further explained that the slot opening O is the only channel for the camera module 40 to enter and exit the receiving slot 1113. In other words, the receiving slot 1113 is spaced apart from other surfaces of the housing 10 (such as the first outer surface 11 and the second outer surface 12), except for being directly connected to the inner wall surface 1111. The phrase "spaced apart and not directly connected" means that the described components or structures are maintained or spaced apart from each other by a specific or non-specific distance, so as not to directly contact or connect. In this case, the camera module 40 can only be placed into the receiving slot 1113 through the slot opening O along the bearing surface 1101 of the base plate portion 110. In other words, the placement and removal direction of the camera module 40 is substantially parallel to the bearing surface 1101 of the base plate portion 110.

[0055] Furthermore, to securely fix the display panel 20 within the accommodating space S, in this embodiment, the display device 1 may also include a positioning member 50. The positioning member 50 may be made of any suitable material, such as plastic or metal, and at least has a contour that matches the partial appearance of the camera module 40. Thus, the positioning member 50 can fill the gap between the camera module 40 and the frame 30, allowing the frame 30 to apply force to the camera module 40 by pushing against the positioning member 50, and preventing gaps that could cause the camera module 40 to shift, thereby ensuring the position of the camera module 40 within the accommodating groove 1113. In other words, the positioning member 50 securely clamps the camera module 40 within the accommodating groove 1113, between the frame 30 and the accommodating groove 1113. Therefore, the camera module 40 is securely maintained within the accommodating groove 1113 by the positioning and compression of the positioning member 50. Of course, if the size or structure of the camera module 40 is compatible with the accommodating space of the accommodating slot 1113 and can be stably placed in the accommodating slot 1113, then the positioning member 50 is not required.

[0056] In addition, in order to enable the camera module 40 in the receiving slot 1113 to be electrically connected to related components outside the receiving slot 1113, in this embodiment, the positioning member 50 may also have a cable outlet hole 51. The cable outlet hole 51 is a narrow through hole on the positioning member 50 that connects the receiving slot 1113 and the receiving space S, which can be used to allow any suitable flexible flat cable (unlabeled) to pass through and be electrically connected to the camera module 40.

[0057] Furthermore, in order to allow the lens (not labeled) of the camera module 40 to protrude outwards, in this embodiment, the side wall portion 111 of the housing 10 may have a communicating receiving groove 1113 formed on the first outer surface 11, which corresponds to a camera hole 1115 of the camera module 40.

[0058] Therefore, in the display device 1 of this embodiment, a receiving groove 1113 is formed on the inner sidewall 1111 of the housing 10 to receive the camera module 40. This receiving groove 1113 extends in a direction relatively away from the display panel 20 and has a slot opening O facing the display panel 20. In this configuration, the camera module 40 received in the receiving groove 1113 can be clamped between the display panel 20 and the sidewall 111 of the housing 10. That is to say, the display device 1 can still complete the installation of the camera module 40 without using an additional front frame to clamp it, thereby eliminating the need for the wide front frame of traditional displays (such as...) in the application of laptops. Figure 1 The front frame 91 is shown.

[0059] Furthermore, the display device 1 uses the frame 30 to clamp and press the display panel 20 to securely fix the display panel 20 to the housing 10. This not only achieves a screwless assembly method but also improves assembly efficiency. In future maintenance, it also helps users or maintenance personnel to quickly remove the display panel 20.

[0060] Compared to traditional monitors that use a front bezel and back cover to hold the display panel and camera module, which require cumbersome screw fastening for both the front bezel and display panel, the aforementioned design of the display device 1 in this embodiment offers greater efficiency and convenience in assembly and future maintenance. Furthermore, traditional monitors require a wider front bezel to provide space for securing the back cover and shielding the camera module, while the display device 1 in this embodiment only needs to use the bezel 30 to hold the display panel 20, thus creating a seemingly seamless, narrow bezel effect. Additionally, since the material and manufacturing cost of the bezel 30 is lower than that of the front bezel of a traditional laptop monitor, it also helps reduce overall cost and assembly difficulty.

[0061] The above describes a display device as one exemplary embodiment of the present invention. However, the present invention is not limited thereto. It is understood that, provided that the camera module can be installed in the receiving groove on the inner wall of the housing without using an additional front frame shell, the display device of the present invention can be adjusted as needed according to various practical requirements. For example, in other embodiments, the aforementioned positioning member may be omitted from the display device. In this case, the receiving groove may be designed to have a contour that conforms to the portion of the camera module, thus achieving the same effect of positioning the camera module.

[0062] Furthermore, it should be noted that although the aforementioned display device is illustrated using a laptop computer as an example, the present invention is not limited to the application of display devices. For example, the display device in other embodiments can also serve as a display screen for a desktop computer. In this application, the base connected to the display device can be a stand that supports the display device and allows it to be adjusted in angle or height relative to the desktop. In another embodiment, the display device can also serve as a display screen for a flat-screen TV, and the base connected to this display device can be a bracket that supports the display device or allows it to be suspended from a wall. However, it should be stated that the present invention is not limited to a base. For example, in one embodiment, the display device can also be adapted for applications such as smartphones or tablet computers. In such applications, the display device itself can integrate the components required by the electronic system; in other words, the display device can constitute a complete electronic system in such applications.

[0063] According to the display device and electronic system disclosed in the foregoing embodiments of the present invention, since the inner wall of one side wall of the housing has a receiving groove that communicates with and faces the display panel in the receiving space for receiving the camera module, the display device no longer needs to use an additional front frame to hold the camera module. Thus, in applications such as laptops, the wide front frame of traditional displays can be eliminated, thereby achieving a narrow bezel effect when image extraction function is added.

[0064] While the present invention has been disclosed above with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it should be understood that the above embodiments are illustrative in all respects and not intended to limit the invention. Various modifications, alterations, and refinements can be made to the invention without departing from its spirit and scope. For the definition of the scope of protection of this invention, please refer to the following appended claims, and all technical spirit within the equivalent scope of the patent claims should be interpreted as included within the scope of the claims of this invention.

Claims

1. A display device, characterized in that, include: A housing includes a base plate and a plurality of side walls, the plurality of side walls being located on opposite sides of the base plate to together surround an accommodating space; A display panel is located in the accommodating space; and One camera module; One of the side walls has an inner wall surface and a receiving groove located on the inner wall surface. An opening of the receiving groove communicates with the receiving space and faces the display panel. The camera module is housed in the receiving groove. The camera module can only be inserted into the receiving slot through the slot opening along the bearing surface of the base plate.

2. The display device as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that, The housing has a first outer surface and a second outer surface that are opposite to each other, and the receiving groove is spaced apart from both the first outer surface and the second outer surface.

3. The display device as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that, The housing is a single-piece structure with a first outer surface having a camera hole that communicates with the receiving groove and corresponds to the camera module.

4. The display device as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that, It also includes a frame that is clamped to the edge of the display panel and between the display panel and the camera module.

5. The display device as claimed in claim 4, characterized in that, The frame closes the opening of the receiving slot.

6. The display device as claimed in claim 4, characterized in that, The frame is made of rubber or silicone.

7. The display device as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that, It also includes a positioning element that matches at least a portion of the contour of the camera module and is housed together with the camera module in the receiving slot.

8. The display device as claimed in claim 7, characterized in that, The positioning component has a wire outlet hole that connects the receiving groove and the receiving space. The wire outlet hole is a narrow and elongated through hole.

9. The display device as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that, The camera module is placed or removed in a direction parallel to a bearing surface of the base plate.

10. An electronic system, characterized in that, include: The display device as described in any one of claims 1 to 9.

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