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The electronic device uses a conductive elastic member to connect ground plates at a perpendicular angle, addressing EMI and erroneous pressure detection issues by ensuring proper grounding and reducing distortion in display panels.

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Application Number
JP2021198229
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JP · JP
Patent Type
Patents
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Filing Date
2021-12-07
Publication Date
2025-11-11
Estimated Expiration
2041-12-07

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Technical Problem

Electronic devices with display panels face issues of electromagnetic interference (EMI) affecting antennas and erroneous pressure detection due to the connection of ground planes, which can cause distortion detection sheets to falsely detect pressure.

Method used

The electronic device incorporates a conductive elastic member connecting first and second ground plates at a perpendicular angle to suppress distortion, ensuring proper grounding and reducing EMI effects.

Benefits of technology

This configuration effectively suppresses erroneous pressure detection by distortion detection sheets and grounds the display panel, while minimizing EMI impact on antennas.

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Abstract

To suppress wrong detection of a strain detection sheet to ground a display panel.SOLUTION: The present electronic instrument comprises: a housing: a first ground plate that is arranged in the housing, and grounded; a display panel that has a grounded second plate arranged on a surface on a housing side; a strain detection sheet that is arranged on the second ground plate, and detects strain of a display module; and a connection part that electrically connects the first ground plate and the second ground plate. The connection part includes: a conductivity first protrusion part that is connected to the first ground plate, and provided apart from the second ground plate; a conductive second protrusion part that is connected to the second ground plate, and provided apart from the first ground plate; and a conductive elastic member that is arranged so as to apply elastic force in a direction orthogonal to an arrangement direction of the display panel and the strain detection sheet, to the first protrusion part and the second protrusion part.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 9
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Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to an electronic device. [Background technology]

[0002] 2. Description of the Related Art In electronic devices having a display panel, efforts are made to suppress the influence of electromagnetic interference (EMI) from the display panel on other electronic components.

[0003] For example, Patent Document 1 proposes a technology for reducing electromagnetic waves leaking from the front surface of an image display device by placing a conductive member having a hole through which wiring connecting the image display panel to the drive circuit of the image display panel can pass between the image display panel and the drive circuit, positioning the wiring connecting the image display panel to the drive circuit in the hole, and pushing a conductive elastic member into the hole.

[0004] Furthermore, for example, Patent Document 2 describes a display device that includes a support means that is formed to protrude from the rear side of a support surface on which a display means is placed and includes a terminal that provides electrical continuity to the display means through the support surface, and a substrate that is arranged on the rear side of the support means and includes a ground terminal that provides electrical continuity to the terminal to ground the support means; when the support means and the substrate are opposed to each other and the terminal is displaced, the ground terminal comes into contact with the terminal and the terminal is pressed toward the substrate, thereby improving the shielding function. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0005] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2006-04979 [Patent Document 2] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2015-11251 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0006] In electronic devices equipped with a display panel, such as smartphones and tablet devices, electrically connecting a first ground provided on the rear surface of the display panel with a second ground provided within the housing can suppress the effects of EMI on the antenna from the display panel and suppress the adverse effects of static electricity on the display panel. In the case of electronic devices that detect pressure applied to the display panel by a finger or the like using a strain detection sheet placed on the rear surface of the display panel, if the first ground and the second ground are connected by a conductor that is erected in the direction in which the display panel and the strain detection sheet overlap, the strain detection sheet may detect distortion of the display panel caused by the conductor pressing on the display panel, and may erroneously detect pressure even when there is no pressure on the display panel.

[0007] One aspect of the disclosed technology aims to provide an electronic device that can ground a display panel by suppressing erroneous detection by the distortion detection sheet when pressure applied to the display panel is detected by the distortion detection sheet. [Means for solving the problem]

[0008] One aspect of the disclosed technology is exemplified by the following electronic device: The electronic device includes a housing, a display panel disposed in the housing and having a grounded first ground plate and a grounded second ground plate disposed on a surface facing the housing, a distortion detection sheet disposed on the second ground plate and detecting distortion of the display module, and a distortion detection sheet disposed on the first ground plate and the second ground plate. and a connecting portion that electrically connects the first ground plate and the second ground plate to each other. The connecting portion includes a conductive first protrusion that is connected to the first ground plate and is provided at a distance from the second ground plate, a conductive second protrusion that is connected to the second ground plate and is provided at a distance from the first ground plate, and a conductive elastic member that is arranged to apply an elastic force to the first protrusion and the second protrusion in a direction perpendicular to the arrangement direction of the display panel and the strain detection sheet. [Effects of the Invention]

[0009] The disclosed technology makes it possible to ground the display panel by suppressing erroneous detection by the distortion detection sheet when pressure applied to the display panel is detected by the distortion detection sheet. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0010] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of the appearance of a smartphone according to an embodiment. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating a state in which the rear surface of the housing of the smartphone according to the embodiment is open. [Figure 3] FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of an exploded perspective view of the smartphone according to the embodiment. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of a region corresponding to the region illustrated by the rectangle in FIG. 2 in the exploded perspective view of the smartphone according to the embodiment. [Figure 5] FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating the protruding portion inside the housing as viewed from the rear side of the smartphone. [Figure 6] FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating the display sheet metal protrusion as viewed from above the smartphone. [Figure 7] FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a conductive elastic member. [Figure 8] FIG. 8 is an enlarged view of the area illustrated by the rectangle in FIG. [Figure 9] FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. [Figure 10] FIG. 10 is a diagram schematically illustrating an electrical connection structure between a display metal plate and a housing ground in a smartphone according to a comparative example. [Figure 11] FIG. 11 is a diagram schematically illustrating an electrical connection structure between a display metal plate and a housing ground in a smartphone according to an embodiment. [Figure 12] FIG. 12 is a perspective view illustrating an example of an electrical connection structure between a display metal plate and a housing ground in the second modified example. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0011] <Embodiment> The configurations of the embodiments described below are merely examples, and the disclosed technology is not limited to the configurations of the embodiments. An electronic device according to the present embodiment may, for example, have the following configuration: A housing; a display panel that is disposed within the housing and has a grounded first ground plate; a grounded second ground plate disposed on a surface facing the housing; a distortion detection sheet that is disposed on the second ground plate and detects distortion of the display module; and a connection portion that electrically connects the first ground plate and the second ground plate.

[0012] The connection portion includes a conductive first protrusion connected to the first ground plate and spaced apart from the second ground plate, a conductive second protrusion connected to the second ground plate and spaced apart from the first ground plate, and a conductive elastic member arranged to apply an elastic force to the first protrusion and the second protrusion in a direction perpendicular to the arrangement direction of the display panel and the strain detection sheet.

[0013] In such an electronic device, the direction of the force acting in the electrical connection between the first ground plane and the second ground plane is such that the direction of the force acting in the electrical connection between the display panel and the strain detection sheet is such that ... The direction perpendicular to the direction in which the first and second ground planes overlap is perpendicular to the direction in which the first and second ground planes overlap. With this configuration, even if the first ground plane and the second ground plane are electrically connected, distortion of the display panel is suppressed. Suppressing distortion of the display panel suppresses erroneous detection by the distortion detection sheet. In other words, according to this electronic device, when pressure applied to the display panel is detected by the distortion detection sheet, erroneous detection by the distortion detection sheet can be suppressed and the display panel can be grounded.

[0014] An embodiment in which the electronic device is applied to a smartphone will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of the appearance of a smartphone 100 according to an embodiment. FIG. 1 illustrates an example of the appearance of the smartphone 100 as seen from one side (the appearance from the front side) and the other side (the appearance from the rear side). In FIG. 1, the front side and the rear side of the smartphone 100 are interchanged and illustrated by the arrows. The smartphone 100 has a plate-shaped housing 5. It is assumed that the upper side of the paper in FIG. 1 is the upper side of the housing 5, and the lower side of the paper is the lower side of the housing 5. Hereinafter, in this specification, the up-down direction of the housing 5 will be referred to as the Y direction, the width direction of the housing 110 perpendicular to the Y direction will be referred to as the X direction, and the thickness direction of the housing 5 will be referred to as the Z direction.

[0015] The smartphone 100 is a portable electronic device. The smartphone 100 is also a portable wireless communication device. A cover glass 1 and a display module 2 are provided on the front of a housing 5. The housing 5 includes a housing back surface 110. FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating a state in which the housing back surface 110 of the smartphone 100 according to the embodiment is opened. The smartphone 100 includes a plate-shaped housing ground 50 arranged to cover substantially the entire area inside the housing 5 as viewed in the Z direction. The housing ground 50 is formed of a conductor such as metal, for example. The housing ground 50 is used to ground various electronic components mounted inside the smartphone 100. The housing ground 50 is an example of a "first ground plane."

[0016] FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of an exploded perspective view of the smartphone 100 according to the embodiment. To enable viewing of the inside of the housing 5, the housing rear surface 110 is not illustrated in FIG. 3. FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of a region corresponding to the rectangular region R1 in FIG. 2 in the exploded perspective view of the smartphone 100 according to the embodiment. FIG. 4 illustrates an exploded perspective view of the vicinity of the display sheet metal protrusion 31 (display sheet metal protrusion 31a) located in the upper left of the smartphone 100. FIG. 4 also illustrates a state in which the cover glass 1, the display module 2, and the display sheet metal 3 are assembled.

[0017] The smartphone 100 includes a cover glass 1, a display module 2, a display metal plate 3, a strain detection sheet 4, and a housing 5. The cover glass 1 and the display module 2 form the display of the smartphone 100. The cover glass 1 is formed of, for example, a transparent glass plate. The cover glass 1 is disposed on the front side of the display module 2 and protects the display module 2. The display module 2 is, for example, a liquid crystal display (LCD), a plasma display panel (PDP), an inorganic electroluminescence (EL) panel, or an organic EL panel. The cover glass 1 and the display module 2 are examples of a "display panel."

[0018] A display metal plate 3 is disposed on the back surface of the display module 2. The display metal plate 3 is, for example, attached to the back surface of the display module 2. The display metal plate 3 is formed of a conductor such as metal formed into a plate shape. The display metal plate 3 is used for grounding the display module 2. A strain detection sheet 4 that detects strain in the display module 2 is disposed on the back surface of the display metal plate 3. The strain detection sheet 4 is, for example, attached to the back surface of the display metal plate 3. The strain detection sheet 4 is, for example, formed into a plate shape. The strain detection sheet 4 detects strain in the cover glass 1, the display module 2, and the display metal plate 3 that occurs when pressure is applied to the cover glass 1 by a finger or the like. The smartphone 100 has the strain detection sheet 4 disposed thereon. This makes it possible to detect the pressure when the cover glass 1 is pressed by a finger or the like. The display plate 3 is an example of a "second ground plane."

[0019] Near the four corners of the back surface of the plate-shaped display metal plate 3, display metal plate protrusions 31 that protrude toward the housing ground 50 of the housing 5 are arranged. The display metal plate protrusions 31 are made of a conductor such as metal, and are electrically connected to the display metal plate 3. The display metal plate protrusions 31 are inserted into insertion holes 51 provided in the housing 5. In addition, the display metal plate protrusions 31 are arranged in positions that will not come into contact with the strain detection sheet 4 when the smartphone 100 is assembled.

[0020] Insertion holes 51 that penetrate the housing ground 50 in the thickness direction are provided near the four corners of the housing 5 at positions corresponding to the display sheet metal protrusions 31. An internal housing protrusion 53 that protrudes from the back surface of the housing ground 50 is provided near the insertion holes 51 in the housing 5. The internal housing protrusion 53 is made of a conductor such as metal, and is electrically connected to the housing ground 50. The internal housing protrusion 53 is positioned so that it does not come into contact with the strain detection sheet 4 when the smartphone 100 is assembled.

[0021] A plurality of antenna contacts 52 are arranged inside the housing 5. A conductive elastic member 54 is arranged between the display metal protrusion 31 inserted through the insertion hole 51 and the housing interior protrusion 53. The antenna contacts 52 are contacts of an antenna used by the smartphone 100 for wireless communication.

[0022] Fig. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of the in-housing protrusion 53 as viewed from the rear of the smartphone 100. Fig. 5 illustrates the in-housing protrusion 53a provided at a position corresponding to the display sheet metal protrusion 31a as a representative of the four in-housing protrusions 53 provided in the housing 5. The in-housing protrusion 53a is arranged in a different direction from the other in-housing protrusions 53, but has the same shape.

[0023] The housing inward protrusion 53a is formed, for example, by bending a single metal plate. The housing inward protrusion 53a includes a front wall 531 and side walls 532, 532. The front wall 531 and the side walls 532, 532 are both formed in a plate shape. The front wall 531, which is formed in a substantially rectangular shape when viewed in the X direction, is provided on the housing ground 50 with its long side aligned in the Y direction and its short side aligned in the Z direction. The side wall 532, which is formed in a rectangular shape when viewed in the Y direction, is provided on the housing ground 50 with its long side aligned in the X direction and its short side aligned in the Z direction. The side walls 532, 532 are connected to the front wall 531 at the +Y-direction end and the -Y-direction end of the inner surface of the front wall 531. An inner surface 531a of the front wall 531 and inner surfaces 532a of the two side walls 532 define an accommodation space 533 that is open in the -X direction. The accommodation space 533 accommodates the conductive elastic member 54 .

[0024] Fig. 6 is a diagram illustrating the display sheet metal protrusion 31 as viewed from above the smartphone 100. Fig. 6 illustrates the display sheet metal protrusion 31a provided at a position corresponding to the in-casing protrusion 53a as a representative of the four display sheet metal protrusions 31 provided on the display sheet metal 3. The display sheet metal protrusion 31a has a different orientation from the other in-casing protrusions 53, but has the same shape.

[0025] The display metal plate protrusion 31a is formed, for example, by bending a single metal plate. The display metal plate protrusion 31a includes a base 311 and a wall 312. The base 311 and the wall 312 are both formed in a plate shape. The base 311 is placed on the housing ground 50 with the bottom surface 311a facing the housing ground 50. The wall 312 is provided so as to stand in the -Z direction from the end of the base 311 in the +X direction. The base 311 is also formed in the Y direction. When the wall portion 312 is inserted into the insertion hole 51, the display sheet metal protrusion 31a has an outer surface 312a opposite to the base portion 311, which faces an inner surface 531a of the front wall 531 of the housing inward protrusion 53.

[0026] Fig. 7 is a diagram showing an example of the conductive elastic member 54a. Fig. 7 illustrates the conductive elastic member 54a arranged at a position corresponding to the in-casing protrusion 53a as a representative of the four conductive elastic members 54 included in the smartphone 100. The conductive elastic member 54a is arranged in a different direction from the other conductive elastic members 54, but has the same shape.

[0027] The conductive elastic member 54a is formed, for example, by bending a single conductive plate made of metal or the like. The conductive elastic member 54a is a spring formed in a substantially U-shape when viewed in the Z direction. The conductive elastic member 54a includes a first plate portion 542a, a second plate portion 542b, a first bent portion 542c, a third plate portion 542d, and a second bent portion 542e. The second plate portion 542b and the third plate portion 542d are formed as plates whose long sides extend along the Y direction and are arranged substantially parallel to each other. The first plate portion 542a extends in the +Y direction from the first bent portion 542c and also extends in the +Y direction from the first bent portion 542c so that a tip portion 542f in the +X direction opens slightly in the -X direction. The length of the third plate portion 542d in the Y direction is shorter than that of the first plate portion 542a and the second plate portion 542b. The width of the conductive elastic member 54a in the X direction is a distance W1 when no external force is applied to the conductive elastic member 54a. The third plate portion 542d is disposed between the first plate portion 542a and the second plate portion 542b.

[0028] The first plate portion 542a and the second plate portion 542b are connected at one end in the -Y direction by a second bent portion 542e bent in a U-shape. The second plate portion 542b has the other end (one end in the +Y direction) opposite the one end connected to the second bent portion 542e, and is connected to one end in the +Y direction of the third plate portion 542d by the second bent portion 542e bent in a U-shape. The conductive elastic member 54a formed in this manner can repel, with its elastic force, a force that would pinch the first plate portion 542a and the second plate portion 542b from the outside of the conductive elastic member 54a. That is, when a force is applied from the outside of the conductive elastic member 54 to pinch the first plate portion 542a and the second plate portion 542b, the first plate portion 542a and the second plate portion 542b deform so as to approach each other about a virtual deformation central axis that passes through the center of the first bent portion 542c and is parallel to the first plate portion 542a and the second plate portion 542b, and then attempt to restore their original shape due to elastic force. The conductive elastic member 54a is an example of a "U-shaped spring." The first plate portion 542a is an example of a "first straight portion." The second plate portion 542b is an example of a "second straight portion." The first bent portion 542c is an example of a "bent portion."

[0029] Fig. 8 is an enlarged view of region R1 illustrated by a rectangle in Fig. 2. Fig. 9 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in Fig. 8. A conductive elastic member 54a is housed in the housing space 533. A second plate portion 542b of the conductive elastic member 54a contacts the inner surface 531a of the front wall 531 of the housing inward protrusion 53. A first plate portion 542a of the conductive elastic member 54a contacts the outer surface 312a of the display sheet metal protrusion 31.

[0030] The distance between the outer surface 312a and the inner surface 531a is narrower than the distance W1. Therefore, the conductive elastic member 54a accommodated in the accommodation space 533 is sandwiched between the inner surface 531a and the outer surface 312a, and a force indicated by arrows A1 and A1 is applied to the conductive elastic member 54a, causing the width of the conductive elastic member 54a to become narrower than the distance W1. The conductive elastic member 54a, whose width is narrower than the distance W1, applies a force to the inner surface 531a and the outer surface 312a due to an elastic force indicated by arrows A2 and A2. This elastic force electrically connects the display metal protrusion 31 and the conductive elastic member 54, and also electrically connects the conductive elastic member 54 and the housing inward protrusion 53. Consequently, the display metal protrusion 31 and the housing ground 50 are electrically connected.

[0031] To suppress the influence of EMI on the antenna, it is preferable that the electrically conductive elastic member 54 and the in-housing protrusion 53 are electrically connected near the antenna contact 52 (antenna). The distance between the electrically conductive elastic member 54, the in-housing protrusion 53, and the antenna contact 52 (antenna) is preferably, for example, 1.0 mm or more and 1.5 mm or less. To suppress the influence of EMI on the antenna, it is preferable that the electrically conductive elastic member 54 and the in-housing protrusion 53 are electrically connected near two or more antenna contacts 52 of the multiple antennas mounted on the smartphone 100.

[0032] A comparative example will now be described. Fig. 10 is a diagram schematically illustrating an electrical connection structure between a display metal plate 3 and a housing ground 50 in a smartphone according to the comparative example. In the comparative example, the display metal plate 3 and the housing ground 50 are electrically connected by a columnar conductive elastic body 554 that stands between the display metal plate 3 and the housing ground 50 in the direction in which the display metal plate 3 and the housing ground 50 overlap (Z direction).

[0033] When the display metal plate 3 and the housing ground 50 are connected in this way, the elastic force of the conductive elastic body 554 acts on the display metal plate 3 as shown by arrows A3 and A3, which may cause distortion in the cover glass 1, the display module 2, and the display metal plate 3 even when no pressure is applied by the finger F. If the distortion detection sheet 4 detects such distortion, there is a risk that it will be erroneously detected as having been applied by the finger F even when no pressure is applied by the finger F to the cover glass 1.

[0034] 11 is a diagram schematically illustrating an electrical connection structure between the display metal plate 3 and the housing ground 50 in the smartphone 100 according to the embodiment. In this embodiment, the display metal plate protrusion 31, one end of which is connected to the display metal plate 3, does not directly contact the housing ground 50 and is disposed apart from the housing ground 50. In addition, the housing inner protrusion 53, one end of which is connected to the housing ground 50, does not directly contact the display metal plate 3 and is disposed apart from the display metal plate 3.

[0035] As illustrated by arrows A4 and A4, an elastic force of the conductive elastic member 54 acts between the display metal protrusion 31 and the housing inward protrusion 53 in a direction (Y direction) different from the direction (Z direction) in which the display module 2 and the display metal plate 3 overlap, thereby electrically connecting the display metal protrusion 31 and the housing inward protrusion 53. As a result, unlike the comparative example, occurrence of distortion in the cover glass 1, the display module 2, and the display metal plate 3 due to the electrical connection between the display metal plate 3 and the housing ground 50 is suppressed. Therefore, according to this embodiment, even when pressure applied to the cover glass 1 and the display module 2 by a finger F or the like is detected by the display metal plate 3, false detection of pressure by the distortion detection sheet 4 can be suppressed and the display module 2 can be grounded.

[0036] In this embodiment, the display metal plate 3 and the housing ground 50 can be electrically connected by the conductive elastic member 54, so that the influence of EMI from the display module 2 on the antenna of the smartphone 100 is suppressed.

[0037] Pressure applied to the cover glass 1 and the display module 2 by a finger F or the like can also be detected by, for example, a capacitance type. The capacitance type uses, for example, a first electrode provided on the rear surface of the display plate 3 and a second electrode provided opposite the first electrode. A predetermined gap is formed between the first electrode and the second electrode. When pressure is applied to the cover glass 1 by a finger F or the like, the distance between the first electrode and the second electrode changes, causing a change in capacitance, and the pressure applied by the finger F or the like can be detected by the change in capacitance.

[0038] However, when a capacitance type is used to detect pressure applied by a finger F or the like, the first and second electrodes also become larger as the screen of the display module 2 becomes larger. When the first and second electrodes become larger, the amount of deflection of the first electrode increases, so the gap between the first and second electrodes must be made larger. However, if the gap is made too large, it becomes difficult to detect changes in capacitance, so there is a limit to how large the first and second electrodes can be (in other words, how large the display module 2 can be). On the other hand, in this embodiment, the strain detection sheet 4 is used to detect pressure applied by a finger F or the like, so there is no such limit, and it is easy to accommodate an increase in the size of the display module 2.

[0039] <First Modification> In the embodiment described above, the housing inward protrusion 53 and the conductive elastic member 54 are arranged on the wall 312a side of the display metal protrusion 31, but the housing inward protrusion 53 and the conductive elastic member 54 may be arranged to sandwich the wall 312 of the display metal protrusion 31. Fig. 12 is a perspective view illustrating an example of an electrical connection structure between the display metal protrusion 3 and the housing ground 50 in a first modified example. Fig. 12 illustrates a position corresponding to the cross section taken along line AA in Fig. 8. By sandwiching the wall 312 between the conductive elastic members 54, the elastic force of the conductive elastic member 54 acting on the base 311 can be offset.

[0040] <Other variations> The shape of the conductive elastic member 54 is not limited to a substantially U-shape, but may be, for example, a coil spring.

[0041] Furthermore, although the present embodiment has been exemplified by the smartphone 100, electronic devices without an antenna may also be used. Even in the absence of an antenna, the conductive elastic member 54 electrically connects the display metal plate 3 and the housing ground 50, thereby suppressing adverse effects of static electricity on the display module 2. Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the display metal plate protrusions 31 and the housing inward protrusions 53 are electrically connected at the four corners of the rear surface of the display metal plate 3, but the number of electrical connection points between the display metal plate protrusions 31 and the housing inward protrusions 53 is not limited to the four corners (four points) and may be one point.

[0042] A conductive lubricant may be applied to the contact surface between the display metal protrusion 31 and the conductive elastic member 54 and the contact surface between the conductive elastic member 54 and the housing internal protrusion 53. By applying such a lubricant, friction occurring on the contact surface between the display metal protrusion 31 and the conductive elastic member 54 and the contact surface between the conductive elastic member 54 and the housing internal protrusion 53 is reduced.

[0043] The embodiments and modifications disclosed above can be combined with each other. [Explanation of symbols]

[0044] 1. Cover glass 2. Display module 3. Display sheet metal 4. Distortion detection sheet 5. Housing 31 Display sheet metal protrusion 31a Display metal protrusion 50··Chassis ground 51 Insertion hole 52 Antenna contact 53 Protrusion inside the housing 54 Conductive elastic member 100··Smartphone 110··Rear side of the housing 311...Base 312·Wall part 531...Front wall 532...side wall 533··Containment Space 542a...1st plate part 542b...Second plate part 542c...1st bending part 542d...Third plate part 542e·Second bending part 542f...Tip 554··Conductive elastic body F...finger

Claims

1. The housing and a first ground plate disposed within the housing and grounded; a display panel having a grounded second ground plate disposed on the surface of the housing; a distortion detection sheet disposed on the second ground plate and configured to detect distortion of the display panel; a connection portion that electrically connects the first ground plate and the second ground plate, The connection portion is a conductive first protrusion connected to the first ground plate and spaced apart from the second ground plate; a conductive second protrusion connected to the second ground plate and spaced apart from the first ground plate; a conductive elastic member that is arranged to apply an elastic force to the first protrusion and the second protrusion in a direction perpendicular to the arrangement direction of the display panel and the strain detection sheet, rather than in the arrangement direction of the display panel and the strain detection sheet, electronic equipment.

2. the elastic member is a U-shaped spring having a first linear portion and a second linear portion arranged in parallel and connected by a bent portion; the U-shaped spring is disposed such that the first linear portion and the second linear portion are sandwiched between the first protruding portion and the second protruding portion in a direction perpendicular to the first linear portion; The electronic device according to claim 1 .

3. further comprising two or more antennas; the connecting portion includes two connecting portions, a first connecting portion and a second connecting portion; the first connection portion is disposed within a range of 1.5 mm from a first antenna of the two or more antennas; the second connection portion is disposed within a range of 1.5 mm from a second antenna different from the first antenna among the two or more antennas; 3. The electronic device according to claim 1 or 2.

4. The first ground plate and the second ground plate are formed in a rectangular shape, the connecting portion connects the first ground plate and the second ground plate at at least one of the four corners of the rectangle; The electronic device according to claim 1 .

5. a conductive lubricant is applied to each of a contact surface between the first protrusion and the elastic member and a contact surface between the second protrusion and the elastic member; The electronic device according to claim 1 .

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