Floating Display Appearance via Transparent Touch Sensor Placement
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Solution Overview
Problem
Portable information apparatuses typically have opaque sections between displays and frames, which obstruct the visual appearance of the display, making it seem not to be floating in air.
Innovation Solution
The use of transparent plates and a film member with a touch sensor unit and wire aggregation, where the touch sensor is in a region not overlapping with the display and the wire aggregation is hidden, creating a transparent region that makes the display appear to float by concealing the opaque elements.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Shape
If an opaque portion is provided between the display and the frame, then the display structure is stabilized and protected, but the display does not appear to be floating in air and visual appearance is degraded
Solution Approach 1:
The patent removes the opaque portion from the structure and replaces it with a transparent touch sensor assembly. This extraction of the harmful opaque element allows the display to appear floating while maintaining structural integrity through the transparent components and frame.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the optical property from opaque to transparent by using transparent plates and transparent conductive materials in the touch sensor. This fundamental change in optical characteristics enables the floating display appearance while maintaining protective and functional properties.
2Shape
If a transparent touch sensor is provided on the display surface, then the display appears to float in air, but the touch sensor unit and wire aggregation may be visible and disrupt the floating appearance
Solution Approach 1:
The patent positions the touch sensor unit in the second main body at a location that does not overlap with the display area when viewed from the front. This spatial repositioning in another dimension allows the touch functionality to be maintained while the components remain hidden from the user's perspective, preserving the floating appearance.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses the second main body as an intermediary structure that houses the touch sensor unit. This intermediary positioning allows the touch sensor to function while being concealed behind the display area, preventing it from being a visible harmful factor.
3Ease of manufacture
If the wire aggregation is placed in the first region overlapping with the display, then electrical connection is simplified, but the wire aggregation becomes visible and disrupts the floating appearance
Solution Approach 1:
The patent routes the wire aggregation to the second region (non-overlapping area) and uses the second main body to conceal it. This spatial arrangement in another dimension allows electrical connections to be maintained while the wires remain hidden from the user's perspective, preserving the continuous transparent appearance.
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AI summary
An electronic apparatus having a display that appears to be floating in air is disclosed. The electronic apparatus includes a display; a first transparent plate that covers a display surface of the display; a second transparent plate that covers a non-display surface of the display; and a film member provided between the second transparent plate and the display. The first transparent plate, the second transparent plate, and the film member have a first region that overlaps with the display and a second region that does not overlap with the display when viewed from the side of the display surface. The film member includes a touch sensor unit provided in the second region and a wire aggregation provided in the first region.