公开(公告)号：US09419065B2

公开(公告)日：2016-08-16

申请号：US13932834

申请日：2013-07-01

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Brett W. Degner ,  Chieh-Wei Chen ,  Dinesh C. Mathew ,  Paul S. Drzaic ,  Sang Ha Kim ,  Silvio Grespan ,  John Z. Zhong ,  Jean-Pierre Guillou ,  Kuo-Hua Sung ,  Young Bae Park ,  Vasudha Gupta

IPC: H01L29/82 ,  H01L27/32 ,  G02F1/1333 ,  H05K1/02 ,  H05K1/18

CPC classification number: H01L27/326 ,  G02F1/133305 ,  G02F2001/133388 ,  H01L27/3297 ,  H01L51/0097 ,  H01L2251/5338 ,  H05K1/028 ,  H05K1/189 ,  H05K2201/09036 ,  H05K2201/0979 ,  H05K2201/10128 ,  Y02E10/549

Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with an organic light-emitting diode display with minimized border regions. The border regions may be minimized by providing the display with bent edge portions having neutral plane adjustment features that facilitate bending of the bent edge portions while minimizing damage to the bent edge portions. The neutral plane adjustment features may include a modified backfilm layer of the display in which portions of the backfilm layer are removed in a bend region. A display device may include a substrate, a display panel on the substrate having display pixels, and peripheral circuitry proximate the display panel and configured to drive the display pixels. A portion of the periphery of the substrate may be bent substantially orthogonal to the display panel to reduce an apparent surface area of the display device. The bent portion may include an electrode for communication with the peripheral circuitry.

Abstract translation: 电子设备可以设置有具有最小边界区域的有机发光二极管显示器。 通过为显示器提供具有中立平面调整特征的弯曲边缘部分，可以使边缘区域最小化，这有利于弯曲边缘部分的弯曲同时最小化对弯曲边缘部分的损伤。 中性平面调整特征可以包括显示器的改进的背膜层，其中后膜层的部分在弯曲区域中被去除。 显示装置可以包括衬底，具有显示像素的衬底上的显示面板以及靠近显示面板的外围电路，并被配置为驱动显示像素。 基板的周边的一部分可以基本上垂直于显示面板弯曲，以减少显示装置的表观表面积。 弯曲部分可以包括用于与外围电路通信的电极。

公开(公告)号：US09348169B2

公开(公告)日：2016-05-24

申请号：US14444765

申请日：2014-07-28

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Cheng Chen ,  Bryan W. Posner ,  Dinesh C. Mathew ,  Jun Qi ,  Victor H. Yin ,  Shih Chang Chang

IPC: G02F1/1335 ,  G02F1/1333

CPC classification number: G02F1/133512 ,  G02F1/133528 ,  G02F2001/133388

Abstract: A display may have an active area surrounded by an inactive border area. The inactive border area may be provided with an opaque masking material. The display may be a liquid crystal display having a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between a color filter layer and a thin-film transistor layer. Upper and lower polarizers may be provided above and below the color filter and thin-film transistor layers. The upper polarizer may have a polarized central region that overlaps the active area of the display. The upper polarizer may also have an unpolarized portion in the inactive border area overlapping the opaque masking material. The opaque masking material may alternatively be formed on the underside of a clear polymer substrate that is attached to the display above the upper polarizer or may be incorporated within the layers that make up the upper polarizer.

Abstract translation: 显示器可以具有被非活动边界区域包围的活动区域。 非活动边界区域可以设置有不透明掩模材料。 显示器可以是具有夹在滤色器层和薄膜晶体管层之间的液晶层的液晶显示器。 上下偏振器可以设置在滤色器和薄膜晶体管层的上方和下方。 上偏振器可以具有与显示器的有效区域重叠的偏振中心区域。 上偏振器还可以在非活性边界区域中具有与不透明掩模材料重叠的非偏振部分。 可选地，不透明掩模材料可以形成在透明聚合物基底的下侧上，该透明聚合物基底附着到上偏振器上方的显示器，或者可以结合在构成上偏振器的层内。

公开(公告)号：US09075567B2

公开(公告)日：2015-07-07

申请号：US13629503

申请日：2012-09-27

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Dinesh C. Mathew ,  Bryan W. Posner ,  Keith J. Hendren ,  Adam T. Garelli ,  Joss Nathan Giddings ,  Thomas W. Wilson, Jr. ,  Victor H. Yin ,  Jun Qi ,  Meizi Jiao ,  Paul Xiaopeng Wang

IPC: F21V7/04 ,  G06F1/16 ,  H05K5/02 ,  H04M1/02 ,  H04M1/18

CPC classification number: G06F1/1637 ,  G06F1/1601 ,  G06F1/1616 ,  G06F2200/1612 ,  H04M1/0266 ,  H04M1/185 ,  H05K5/02

Abstract: An electronic device may have a housing in which a display is mounted. A gasket may be mounted in a groove between the display and housing. The gasket may contain an embedded stiffener. Corner brackets may be installed in the corners of the housing. The housing may have inner and outer concentric ribs. Recesses in the housing may be configured to receive the corner brackets. The recesses may be formed between the inner and outer concentric ribs. Gap filling structures such as a foam layer may be interposed between a rear housing wall and a display backlight unit. Display color variations may be corrected by using a backlight unit having an array of light-emitting diodes of different colors. An electrostatic discharge protection layer may be grounded to a housing using conductive tape. Black edge coatings and adhesive-based structures may block stray light. Camera window regions may be supported using adhesive.

Abstract translation: 电子设备可以具有安装显示器的外壳。 垫圈可以安装在显示器和壳体之间的凹槽中。 垫圈可以包含嵌入式加强筋。 角支架可以安装在外壳的角部。 壳体可以具有内部和外部同心肋。 壳体中的凹陷可以被配置成接收角落托架。 凹部可以形成在内部和外部同心肋之间。 间隙填充结构例如泡沫层可以插入在后壳体壁和显示器背光单元之间。 可以通过使用具有不同颜色的发光二极管阵列的背光单元来校正显示颜色变化。 静电放电保护层可以使用导电带接地到壳体。 黑色边缘涂层和基于粘合剂的结构可能会阻挡杂散光。 可以使用粘合剂来支持相机窗口区域。

公开(公告)号：US20150167951A1

公开(公告)日：2015-06-18

申请号：US14132346

申请日：2013-12-18

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Adam T. Garelli ,  Christopher L. Boitnott ,  Dinesh C. Mathew ,  Jun Qi ,  Nicholas A. Rundle ,  Vitor H. Yin ,  Nathan K. Gupta

IPC: F21V29/00 ,  F21V8/00 ,  F21K99/00

CPC classification number: G02B6/0083 ,  F21K9/61 ,  F21Y2115/10 ,  G02B6/0068 ,  G02B6/0073

Abstract: Electronic devices may be provided with displays. A display may have a light guide plate. Backlight for the display may be launched into the light guide plate from an array of light-emitting diodes. The light-emitting diodes may be mounted on a metal core printed circuit board having a dielectric layer and a metal layer. The metal core printed circuit board may have an elongated shape that extends along the surface of a metal structure. A weld may be formed along a seam between the metal layer of the metal core printed circuit board and the metal structure. The metal structure may be an electronic device housing, a display chassis member, a heat spreader, a heat pipe, or other structures in an electronic device.

Abstract translation: 电子设备可以设置有显示器。 显示器可以具有导光板。 用于显示器的背光可以从发光二极管阵列发射到导光板中。 发光二极管可以安装在具有电介质层和金属层的金属芯印刷电路板上。 金属芯印刷电路板可以具有沿着金属结构的表面延伸的细长形状。 可以沿着金属芯印刷电路板的金属层和金属结构之间的接缝形成焊缝。 金属结构可以是电子设备壳体，显示器底座构件，散热器，热管或电子设备中的其他结构。

公开(公告)号：US20150160390A1

公开(公告)日：2015-06-11

申请号：US14502704

申请日：2014-09-30

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Supriya Goyal ,  Christopher L. Boitnott ,  Enkhamgalan Dorjgotov ,  Li Zhang ,  Masato Kuwabara ,  Nathan K. Gupta ,  Victor H. Yin ,  Jun Qi ,  Adam T. Garelli ,  Nicholas A. Rundle ,  Dinesh C. Mathew ,  Cheng Chen

IPC: G02B5/30 ,  B32B38/00 ,  H04N5/44

CPC classification number: G02B5/3033 ,  B32B37/1284 ,  B32B37/203 ,  B32B38/0004 ,  B32B2307/42 ,  B32B2329/04 ,  B32B2457/20 ,  G02B1/14 ,  G02B5/305 ,  G02B5/3083 ,  Y10T156/1064

Abstract: Electronic devices may be provided with displays that have polarizers. A polarizer may be provided with an unpolarized strip. The unpolarized strip may extend across the width of the polarizer and may overlap a light-based component such as a camera that is located in an inactive border area of a display. The polarizer may have a polarizer layer formed form a polymer with a dichroic dye. A strip-shaped opening may be formed in the polarizer layer by cutting out a strip of the polarizer layer with a laser cutting tool or other equipment, a strip of unpolarized material may be formed in the polarizer layer using chemical bleaching, or light-based bleaching techniques may be used to form an unpolarized strip in the polarizer layer.

Abstract translation: 电子设备可以设置有具有偏振器的显示器。 偏振器可以设置有非偏振条。 非偏振条可延伸跨越偏振器的宽度，并且可以与位于显示器的非活动边界区域中的基于光的组件（例如相机）重叠。 偏振器可以具有由具有二色性染料的聚合物形成的偏振层。 可以通过用激光切割工具或其他设备切割偏振器层的条带来在偏振器层中形成条形开口，可以使用化学漂白或基于光的方式在偏振器层中形成非偏振材料条 可以使用漂白技术在偏振器层中形成非偏振条。

公开(公告)号：US20140293188A1

公开(公告)日：2014-10-02

申请号：US13854651

申请日：2013-04-01

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Cheng Chen ,  Nicholas A. Rundle ,  Jun Qi ,  Christiaan A. Ligtenberg ,  Matthew Casebolt ,  Dinesh C. Mathew ,  Victor H. Yin

IPC: G02F1/1335

CPC classification number: G09G3/3648 ,  G02F1/133365 ,  G02F1/13338 ,  G02F1/133615 ,  G02F1/1347 ,  G02F2001/133562 ,  G02F2001/133567 ,  G02F2001/133601 ,  G02F2201/44 ,  G09G3/3426 ,  G09G2300/023 ,  G09G2320/0238

Abstract: An electronic device is provided with a display such as a liquid crystal display. The display includes a liquid crystal display module an array of display pixels. A backlight unit is used to provide backlight illumination to the display module. A shutter module having local dimming elements is used to locally control the amount of light that is transmitted through the display. The local dimming elements can be formed from liquid crystal display structures, polymer-dispersed liquid crystal display structures, photovoltaic material, electrowetting display structures, and/or other suitable light controlling elements. Each local dimming element controls the amount of light that is transmitted through an overlapping region of the array of display pixels. The local dimming elements may be arranged in a uniform array having rows and columns or may be shaped and sized differently and located in specific regions of the display.

Abstract translation: 电子设备设置有诸如液晶显示器的显示器。 显示器包括液晶显示模块和显示像素阵列。 背光单元用于向显示模块提供背光照明。 具有局部调光元件的快门模块用于局部地控制透过显示器的光量。 局部调光元件可以由液晶显示结构，聚合物分散液晶显示结构，光伏材料，电润湿显示结构和/或其它合适的光控制元件形成。 每个局部调光元件控制通过显示像素阵列的重叠区域传输的光量。 局部调光元件可以布置成具有行和列的均匀阵列，或者可以被成形和尺寸不同并且位于显示器的特定区域中。

公开(公告)号：US20140085576A1

公开(公告)日：2014-03-27

申请号：US13629440

申请日：2012-09-27

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Eric Benson ,  Adam T. Garelli ,  Dinesh C. Mathew ,  Bryan W. Posner ,  Jun Qi ,  Victor H. Yin

IPC: G02F1/1335 ,  F21V17/02

CPC classification number: G02B6/0065 ,  G02B6/0021 ,  G02B6/0086

Abstract: Electronic devices may be provided with backlight structures that provide backlight illumination for a display. The backlight structures include a light source such as an array of light-emitting diodes that launches light into an edge of a light guide plate. The light guide plate distributes the light laterally across display layers in the display. One or more optical films such as brightness enhancement films and diffuser layers are interposed between the display layers and the light guide plate. The light guide plate includes light guide plate alignment features that mate with corresponding optical film alignment features in the optical films. The light guide plate alignment features may be protrusions that extend into openings such as notches or holes in the optical films. The light guide plate may have a protruding portion that extends around a periphery of the light guide plate and surrounds a perimeter of the optical films.

Abstract translation: 电子设备可以设置有为显示器提供背光照明的背光结构。 背光结构包括诸如将光发射到导光板的边缘中的发光二极管阵列的光源。 导光板将光横向分布在显示器中的显示层上。 在显示层和导光板之间插入一个或多个光学膜，例如亮度增强膜和漫射层。 导光板包括与光学膜中对应的光学膜对准特征相配合的导光板对准特征。 导光板对准特征可以是延伸到诸如光学膜中的凹口或孔的开口的突起。 导光板可以具有围绕导光板的周边延伸并且围绕光学膜的周边的突出部分。

公开(公告)号：US20140063433A1

公开(公告)日：2014-03-06

申请号：US13965112

申请日：2013-08-12

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Eric Lee Benson ,  Bryan W. Posner ,  Jun Qi ,  Victor Hao-En Yin ,  Christiaan A. Ligtenberg ,  Dinesh C. Mathew ,  Adam T. Garelli

IPC: G02F1/1341

CPC classification number: G02F1/1341 ,  G02F1/133308 ,  G02F2001/133331 ,  G02F2201/503 ,  Y10T156/1093

Abstract: The described embodiments relate generally to liquid crystal displays (LCDs), and more particularly to methods for extending a glass portion of a display to an edge of a display housing. In one embodiment, a thin cover glass layer is provided between a color filter glass layer and an upper polarizer. The thin cover glass layer is supported along an edge of the display by a filler material that can include a foam dam and a glass spacer or adhesive filler. The filler material allows the cover glass layer to be supported without damaging any drivers or circuits located on an underlying thin film transistor glass layer. In another embodiment, a glass spacer circuit with integrated drivers and circuitry on its lower surface can support the cover glass along the edge of the display.

Abstract translation: 所描述的实施例通常涉及液晶显示器（LCD），更具体地涉及用于将显示器的玻璃部分延伸到显示器外壳的边缘的方法。 在一个实施例中，在滤色器玻璃层和上偏振器之间设置薄盖玻璃层。 薄盖玻璃层沿着显示器的边缘被填充材料支撑，填料可以包括泡沫坝和玻璃间隔物或粘合剂填料。 填充材料允许覆盖玻璃层被支撑，而不会损坏位于下面的薄膜晶体管玻璃层上的任何驱动器或电路。 在另一个实施例中，在其下表面上具有集成驱动器和电路的玻璃间隔物电路可以沿着显示器的边缘支撑盖玻片。

公开(公告)号：US20130265708A1

公开(公告)日：2013-10-10

申请号：US13896946

申请日：2013-05-17

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Dinesh C. Mathew ,  Keith J. Hendren ,  Jun Qi ,  Victor H. Yin ,  Thomas Wilson, JR. ,  Adam T. Garelli

IPC: G06F1/16

CPC classification number: G06F1/1605 ,  G02F1/133528 ,  G02F2001/13312 ,  G02F2001/133538 ,  G06F1/1616 ,  G06F1/1626 ,  G06F1/1637 ,  G06F1/1686 ,  H04M1/0264

Abstract: An electronic device may have a display. Inactive portions of the display such as peripheral portions of the display may be masked using an opaque masking layer. An opening may be provided in the opaque masking layer to allow light to pass. For example, a logo may be viewed through an opening in the opaque masking layer and a camera may receive light through an opening in the opaque masking layer. The display may include upper and lower polarizers, a color filter layer, and a thin-film transistor layer. The opaque masking layer may be formed on the upper polarizer, may be interposed between the upper polarizer and the color filter layer, or may be interposed between the color filter layer and the thin-film transistor layer. The upper polarizer may have unpolarized windows for cameras, logos, or other internal structures.

Abstract translation: 电子设备可以具有显示器。 可以使用不透明掩模层掩蔽诸如显示器的周边部分的显示器的非活动部分。 可以在不透明掩模层中提供开口以允许光通过。 例如，可以通过不透明掩模层中的开口来观看徽标，并且相机可以通过不透明掩模层中的开口接收光。 显示器可以包括上偏振器，下偏振器，滤色器层和薄膜晶体管层。 不透明掩模层可以形成在上偏振器上，可以插入在上偏振器和滤色器层之间，或者可以插入在滤色器层和薄膜晶体管层之间。 上偏振器可以具有用于照相机，标识或其他内部结构的非偏振窗口。

公开(公告)号：US20250087184A1

公开(公告)日：2025-03-13

申请号：US18956764

申请日：2024-11-22

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Mikael M. Silvanto ,  Dinesh C. Mathew ,  Victor H. Yin

IPC: G09G5/14 ,  G06F1/16 ,  G09G3/3208 ,  G09G3/36

Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with a display. The display may be formed from liquid crystal display pixels, organic light-emitting diode pixels, or other pixels. The display may have an active area that is bordered along at least one edge by an inactive area. The active area contains pixels and displays images. The inactive area does not contain any pixels and does not display images. The inactive area may have a layer of black ink or other masking material to block internal components from view. The active area may have an opening that contains an isolated portion of the inactive area or may contain a recess into which a portion of the inactive area protrudes. An electrical component such as a speaker, camera, light-emitting diode, light sensor, or other electrical device may be mounted in the inactive area in the recess or opening of the active area.