Electronic Module Integration in Foldable Display Panels
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional electronic devices with folding displays face challenges in maintaining aesthetics and impact resistance due to the need for separate spaces for electronic modules and peripheral areas, which can compromise visibility and reliability.
Innovation Solution
The electronic apparatus incorporates a light shielding pattern on the impact absorbing layer, overlapping the electronic module, and a bezel pattern to reduce the size of peripheral areas, enhancing aesthetics and reliability by integrating the electronic module within the active display area and using a transparent member for input transmission.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If separate spaces are allocated for electronic modules and peripheral areas, then device functionality is ensured, but aesthetics and visibility are compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the electronic module with the display structure by positioning the electronic module within the active display area. The transparent member allows the electronic module to be integrated into the display stack while maintaining visual transparency, thus combining functional and aesthetic requirements in a single spatial arrangement.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from a planar layout where electronic modules occupy separate peripheral areas to a vertical stacking arrangement where the electronic module is positioned within the active display area through the transparent member. This dimensional reorganization allows functional components to coexist with the display area without compromising aesthetics.
2Shape
If peripheral areas are minimized to enhance aesthetics, then visibility improves, but space for electronic modules is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent resolves the area conflict by moving the electronic module from a lateral peripheral position to a vertical position within the active display area. The transparent member enables this vertical integration, allowing the electronic module to occupy space that does not laterally reduce the peripheral area while still providing adequate functional space.
Solution Approach 2:
The electronic module is nested within the active display area through the transparent member, similar to a nested doll structure. This nesting allows the electronic module to be contained within the display footprint without increasing the overall device area or compromising peripheral area aesthetics.
3Shape
If electronic modules are integrated within the active display area, then aesthetics are enhanced, but input transmission reliability may be affected
Solution Approach 1:
The transparent member acts as an intermediary between the user input and the electronic module. It transmits tactile, pressure, or other physical inputs from the display surface to the electronic module positioned behind it, ensuring reliable input transmission while maintaining the aesthetic benefit of integration.
Solution Approach 2:
The transparent member's optical property of transparency allows light and visual information to pass through unchanged, maintaining the visual appearance of the active display area while enabling the electronic module to receive and process inputs through this transparent interface.
Data Source
AI summary
An electronic apparatus includes an electronic module and a display module including a plurality of pixels. The display module including a panel hole that extends through an upper surface and a lower surface of the display module and overlaps the electronic module. An impact absorbing layer is disposed on the display module and includes a lower surface adjacent to the display module and an upper surface opposite to the lower surface. A light shielding pattern is disposed on the upper surface of the impact absorbing layer. The impact absorbing layer further includes a transmission opening that is surrounded by the light shielding pattern and overlaps the panel hole and the electronic module. A window is disposed on the impact absorbing layer. The light shielding pattern has a closed-line shape.