公开(公告)号：US10094708B2

公开(公告)日：2018-10-09

申请号：US15481313

申请日：2017-04-06

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Zhang Jia ,  Christopher S. Erickson ,  James J. Dudley ,  Kenichi Nakajima ,  Chunji Li

IPC: G01J1/04 ,  G01J1/42 ,  G01J1/02 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G09G5/00 ,  G09G5/10

Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with light sensors. The electronic device may have an electronic device housing in which a display is mounted. The display may have a transparent layer such as a transparent display cover layer, a thin-film transistor layer, or a color filter layer. An opaque masking layer such as a layer of black ink may be used to cover an inner surface of the transparent layer in an inactive area of the display. Sensor window openings may be formed in the black ink layer. A layer of ink may be formed in each sensor window opening. Each layer of ink may have a diffuse reflectivity that is matched to that of the black ink. A diffuser layer such as a polymer coating layer with light-scattering particles may be coated on the inner surface of the layer of ink in a sensor window opening.

公开(公告)号：US09804441B2

公开(公告)日：2017-10-31

申请号：US15055377

申请日：2016-02-26

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Zhang Jia ,  James J. Dudley ,  Katherine J. Spriggs ,  William A. Tashman

IPC: G02F1/1333 ,  G02F1/1335 ,  G02B5/00 ,  G02F1/1368

CPC classification number: G02F1/1336 ,  G02B5/003 ,  G02F1/133308 ,  G02F1/133502 ,  G02F1/133512 ,  G02F1/133514 ,  G02F1/1368 ,  G02F2001/13312 ,  G02F2001/133601 ,  G02F2001/133612

Abstract: An electronic device display may have an active area with an array of pixels and an inactive area. A light-transmitting window may be formed in the inactive area. A light-sensing component such as an ambient light sensor may be mounted within the housing in alignment with the window. Opaque masking material may be provided on one or more layers of the display in the inactive area and may have an opening for the window. Backlight structures in the display may generate backlight illumination for pixels in the active area. Stray portions of the backlight illumination may be blocked using a stray light absorption layer on one of the layers of the display such as a layer other than the layer on which the opaque masking material is formed. The stray light absorption layer may have an opening aligned with the window.

公开(公告)号：US20140055856A1

公开(公告)日：2014-02-27

申请号：US14066296

申请日：2013-10-29

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： David Thomas Amm ,  James J. Dudley ,  Peter Henry Mahowald

IPC: G02B5/30

CPC classification number: G02B5/3083 ,  G06F1/1605 ,  G06F1/1647

Abstract: A concealing structure to at least partially conceal a sensor, light emitter or other component by at least partially preventing reflection of external light by an underlying structure. In some examples, this function is performed by a two-component masking assembly, the masking assembly including a linear polarizer to cause linear polarization of light which passes from the exterior of the device to an underlying component, and a wave plate to shift the axis of any reflected polarized light. In many cases, a high density optical fluid will further be included within the masking assembly to minimize reflections from the other components of the assembly.

Abstract translation: 通过至少部分地防止由下面的结构反射外部光，至少部分地隐藏传感器，光发射器或其它部件的隐蔽结构。 在一些示例中，该功能由双组分掩模组件执行，掩模组件包括线性偏振器，以引起从器件的外部到底层部件的光的线偏振，以及波片，以使轴 任何反射的偏振光。 在许多情况下，高密度光学流体将进一步包括在掩模组件内，以最小化来自组件的其它部件的反射。