公开(公告)号：US09535206B2

公开(公告)日：2017-01-03

申请号：US14494555

申请日：2014-09-23

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Chenhua You ,  Jun Qi ,  Sheng Min Wang ,  Victor H. Yin

IPC: G02F1/1335 ,  F21V8/00

CPC classification number: G02B6/005 ,  G02B6/0055 ,  G02B6/0068 ,  G02B6/0073 ,  G02F1/133512 ,  G02F1/133615 ,  G02F1/133617 ,  G02F2001/133614 ,  G02F2001/133624

Abstract: Display backlight structures may provide backlight illumination that passes through display layers in the display. Light-emitting diodes may emit blue light into an edge of a light guide plate. Optical films may overlap the light guide plate. The optical films may include a quantum dot enhancement film. A peripheral strip of yellow reflector or other light control structures may be incorporated into the backlight structures to reduce blue edge effects. The light control structures may have features with a spatially varying density, may be formed from quantum dot enhancement film, or may be formed form other structures. The light control structures may be formed on the surfaces of the optical films, on a reflective layer under the light guide plate, or on a surface of a mold frame or other structure that lies in a plane parallel to the plane of the light guide plate.

Abstract translation: 显示器背光结构可以提供穿过显示器中的显示层的背光照明。 发光二极管可以将蓝光发射到导光板的边缘。 光学膜可能与导光板重叠。 光学膜可以包括量子点增强膜。 黄色反射器或其他光控制结构的外围条可以并入背光结构中以减少蓝色边缘效应。 光控制结构可以具有空间变化密度的特征，可以由量子点增强膜形成，或者可以由其它结构形成。 光控制结构可以形成在光学膜的表面上，在导光板下面的反射层上，或者在与平行于导光板的平面的平面中的模架或其他结构的表面上 。

公开(公告)号：US20160320655A1

公开(公告)日：2016-11-03

申请号：US15204895

申请日：2016-07-07

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Jun Qi ,  Dinesh C. Mathew ,  Bryan W. Posner ,  Keith J. Hendren ,  Peteris K. Augenbergs ,  Adam T. Garelli ,  Victor H. Yin ,  Thomas W. Wilson, JR.

IPC: G02F1/1345 ,  G02F1/1335 ,  G02F1/1362 ,  G02F1/1368

CPC classification number: G02F1/13454 ,  G02F1/133512 ,  G02F1/133514 ,  G02F1/1362 ,  G02F1/136209 ,  G02F1/1368 ,  G02F2001/133357 ,  G02F2001/133562 ,  G02F2001/136222

Abstract: An electronic device may have a liquid crystal display with backlight structures. The backlight structures may produce backlight that passes through an array of display pixels. The display pixels may include electrode structures and thin-film transistor structures for controlling electric fields in a layer of liquid crystal material. The liquid crystal material may be formed between an outer display layer and an inner display layer. The inner display layer may be interposed between the backlight structures and the liquid crystal material. Thin-film transistor structures, electrodes, and conductive interconnection lines may be deposited in a layer on the inner surface of the outer display layer. A layer of color filter elements may be used to provide the display with color pixels. The color filter elements may be formed on top of the thin-film transistor layer or on a separate color filter array substrate such as the inner display layer.

公开(公告)号：US09480155B2

公开(公告)日：2016-10-25

申请号：US14328565

申请日：2014-07-10

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Bryan W. Posner ,  Christiaan A. Ligtenberg ,  Dinesh C. Mathew ,  Eric L. Benson ,  Robert Y. Cao ,  Valerie S. Chang ,  Victor H. Yin

IPC: H05K1/09 ,  H05K1/03 ,  G06F1/16

CPC classification number: H05K1/09 ,  G06F1/1616 ,  G06F1/1683 ,  H05K1/03

Abstract: An electronic device may have a housing. Electrical components such as a display and other circuitry may be mounted in the housing. The housing may have portions that move with respect to each other such as a lid that rotates relative to a base. A flexible printed circuit may have metal lines that couple components in one portion of the housing to components in another portion of the housing. As the housing portions move with respect to each other, the flexible printed circuit bends. Reliability may be enhanced for the flexible printed circuit by providing the metal layer that forms the metal lines with upper and lower coating layers. The coating layers may be formed from metal with a higher Young's modulus than a metal core in the metal layer. A slot may be formed along the length of the flexible printed circuit to help increase the minimum bend radius exhibited by the flexible printed circuit. Upper and lower metal shield layers may be provided above and below the metal traces.

Abstract translation: 电子设备可以具有壳体。 诸如显示器和其它电路的电气部件可以安装在壳体中。 壳体可以具有相对于彼此移动的部分，例如相对于基部旋转的盖。 柔性印刷电路可以具有将壳体的一部分中的部件耦合到壳体的另一部分中的部件的金属线。 当壳体部分相对于彼此移动时，柔性印刷电路弯曲。 通过提供形成具有上下涂层的金属线的金属层，可以提高柔性印刷电路的可靠性。 涂层可以由具有比金属层中的金属芯更高的杨氏模量的金属形成。 可以沿着柔性印刷电路的长度形成槽，以帮助增加由柔性印刷电路显示的最小弯曲半径。 上下金属屏蔽层可以设置在金属迹线的上方和下方。

公开(公告)号：US20160306090A1

公开(公告)日：2016-10-20

申请号：US14881065

申请日：2015-10-12

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Chuan Pu ,  Shin-Ying Lu ,  Chenhua You ,  Sheng Min Wang ,  Jun Qi ,  Victor H. Yin

IPC: F21V8/00

CPC classification number: G02B6/004 ,  G02B6/0011 ,  G02B6/0043 ,  G02B6/005 ,  G02B6/0051 ,  G02B6/0055 ,  G02B6/0061 ,  G02B6/0065 ,  G02B6/0068 ,  G02B6/0073 ,  G02B6/0083 ,  G02F1/133605 ,  G02F1/133609 ,  G02F1/133615

Abstract: A display may have an array of pixels that display images for a user. The backlight unit may have a light-guide layer. An array of light-emitting diodes may emit light into an edge of the light-guide layer. The light guide layer may overlap a backlight reflector. The backlight reflector may include a backlight reflector panel formed from a stack of dielectric layers on a rectangular substrate. The backlight reflector may also include a strip of backlight reflector tape having an edge that is overlapped by an edge portion of the backlight reflector panel. Color compensating features such as printed colored ink patterns may be formed on the backlight reflector to adjust the color of backlight illumination in portions of the backlight unit adjacent to the light-emitting diodes.

Abstract translation: 显示器可以具有显示用户的图像的像素阵列。 背光单元可以具有导光层。 发光二极管的阵列可以将光发射到导光层的边缘。 导光层可以与背光反射器重叠。 背光反射器可以包括由矩形基板上的电介质层堆叠形成的背光反射板。 背光反射器还可以包括具有与背光反射板的边缘部分重叠的边缘的背光反射器带条。 可以在背光反射器上形成诸如印刷的彩色油墨图案之类的颜色补偿特征，以便在与发光二极管相邻的背光单元的部分中调节背光照明的颜色。

公开(公告)号：US20160261860A1

公开(公告)日：2016-09-08

申请号：US15048365

申请日：2016-02-19

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Mingxia Gu ,  Andrew P. Aitken ,  Bongsun Lee ,  Gabriel Marcu ,  Ian C. Hendry ,  Jun Qi ,  Victor H. Yin ,  Wei Chen ,  Yanming Li

IPC: H04N17/04 ,  H04N9/73

CPC classification number: H04N17/04 ,  G09G3/006 ,  G09G2320/029 ,  G09G2320/0666 ,  G09G2320/0673 ,  G09G2320/0693 ,  G09G2370/042

Abstract: A display may store extended display identification data for communicating the capabilities of the display to a source device such as a graphics processing unit. The extended display identification data may include a red primary color value, a green primary color value, and a blue primary color value. The primary color values in the extended display identification data may be determined during manufacturing. For example, a light sensor may measure the native primary colors of the display, and calibration computing equipment may determine if the native primary colors of the display are within a target color gamut. If the native primary colors of the display are outside of the target color gamut by an amount larger than a threshold, the primary color values in the extended display identification data may be adjusted to account for the color variation.

Abstract translation: 显示器可以存储用于将显示器的能力传送到诸如图形处理单元的源设备的扩展显示标识数据。 扩展显示识别数据可以包括红色原色值，绿色原色值和蓝色原色值。 扩展显示识别数据中的原色值可以在制造期间确定。 例如，光传感器可以测量显示器的本机原色，并且校准计算设备可以确定显示器的本机原色是否在目标色域内。 如果显示器的本机原色在目标色域之外的量大于阈值，则扩展显示识别数据中的原色值可以被调整以考虑颜色变化。

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：US20150378078A1

公开(公告)日：2015-12-31

申请号：US14790822

申请日：2015-07-02

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Meizi Jiao ,  Jun Qi ,  Victor H. Yin

IPC: G02B5/30

CPC classification number: G02B5/3041 ,  G02B5/005 ,  G02B5/30 ,  G02B5/3033 ,  G02B5/3083 ,  G02F1/133528 ,  G02F2001/13312 ,  G02F2001/133388 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F2203/04103 ,  Y10T156/1056

Abstract: An electronic device may have a display. Inactive portions of the display may be masked using an opaque masking layer. An opening may be provided in the masking layer. A camera may receive light through the 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 upper polarizer may have an unpolarized window aligned with the opening in the opaque masking layer for the camera, a logo, or another internal structure. The unpolarized window may be formed from openings in polarizer layers such as a polyvinyl alcohol layer and optical retarder layers. The openings may pass through all or less than all of the polarizer layers. The openings may be filled with transparent filler material. The polarizer may include a try-acetyl cellulose layer that continuously covers the opening in other polarizer layers.

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显示器的非活动部分。 可以在掩模层中设置开口。 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。 上偏振器可以具有与用于相机，徽标或另一内部结构的不透明掩模层中的开口对准的非偏振窗口。 非偏振窗可以由诸如聚乙烯醇层和光学延迟层之类的偏振层中的开口形成。 开口可以通过全部或更少的全部偏振器层。 开口可以填充有透明填料。 偏振器可以包括连续覆盖其它偏振器层中的开口的试用乙酰纤维素层。

公开(公告)号：US09221125B2

公开(公告)日：2015-12-29

申请号：US13928881

申请日：2013-06-27

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Jun Qi ,  Wayne H. Fu ,  Chenhui Wang ,  Kuanying Lin ,  Nathan K. Gupta ,  Victor H. Yin

IPC: B23K26/08 ,  B32B38/10 ,  B23K26/38 ,  B23K26/40 ,  B32B38/00 ,  B23K26/10

CPC classification number: B23K26/38 ,  B23K26/0876 ,  B23K26/103 ,  B23K26/402 ,  B23K2103/42 ,  B23K2103/50 ,  B29C2793/0027 ,  B32B38/105 ,  Y10T156/108 ,  Y10T156/1348

Abstract: Electronic devices may be provided with display structures such as glass and polymer layers in a liquid crystal display. The glass layers may serve as substrates for components such as a color filter layer and thin-film transistor layer. The polymer layers may include films such as a polarizer film and other optical films. During fabrication of a display, the polymer layers and glass layers may be laminated to one another. Portions of the polymer layers may extend past the edges of the glass layers. Laser cutting techniques may be used to trim away excess portions of the polymer layer that do not overlap underlying portions of the glass layers. Laser cutting may involve application of an adjustable infrared laser beam.

Abstract translation: 电子设备可以在液晶显示器中提供诸如玻璃和聚合物层的显示结构。 玻璃层可以用作诸如滤色器层和薄膜晶体管层的部件的基板。 聚合物层可以包括诸如偏振膜和其它光学膜的膜。 在制造显示器期间，聚合物层和玻璃层可以彼此层压。 聚合物层的一部分可以延伸超过玻璃层的边缘。 可以使用激光切割技术来修剪不与玻璃层的下面部分重叠的聚合物层的多余部分。 激光切割可涉及应用可调节的红外激光束。

公开(公告)号：US20150331292A1

公开(公告)日：2015-11-19

申请号：US14278768

申请日：2014-05-15

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Young Cheol Yang ,  Xinyu Zhu ,  Jin Yan ,  Cheng Chen ,  Po-Wen Chiu ,  Jun Qi ,  Victor H. Yin

IPC: G02F1/1362 ,  G02F1/1335 ,  G02F1/1368

CPC classification number: G02F1/133512 ,  G02F1/133514 ,  G02F1/136204 ,  G02F1/1368 ,  G02F2001/133357 ,  G02F2001/133388 ,  G02F2202/22

Abstract: A display may have a color filter layer and a thin-film transistor layer. A liquid crystal layer may be located between the color filter layer and the thin-film transistor layer. The display may have an active area surrounded by an inactive area. The opaque border layer may contain first and second opaque layers in the inactive area. The first opaque layer may have an opening in the inactive area that is overlapped by an isolation layer. The second opaque layer may be located in the inactive area and may overlap the opening in the first opaque layer to block light in the inactive area. The isolation layer may be interposed between the first and second opaque layers and may prevent static charge from an electrostatic discharge event along the edge of the display from migrating to the active area through the opaque border in the inactive area.

Abstract translation: 显示器可以具有滤色器层和薄膜晶体管层。 液晶层可以位于滤色器层和薄膜晶体管层之间。 显示器可以具有被非活动区域包围的活动区域。 不透明边界层可以在非活性区域中包含第一和第二不透明层。 第一不透明层可以在非隔离区域中具有与隔离层重叠的开口。 第二不透明层可以位于非活性区域中，并且可以与第一不透明层中的开口重叠以阻挡非活性区域中的光。 隔离层可以介于第一和第二不透明层之间，并且可以防止沿着显示器边缘的静电放电事件的静电荷通过非活动区域中的不透明边界迁移到有源区域。

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。