CN107835277B - Leading camera mounting structure and mobile terminal of mobile terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a front camera mounting structure of a mobile terminal, which comprises a display component and a camera module which is overlapped with the display component, wherein a lens of the camera module is arranged towards the direction of the display component, a light hole which can enable light to pass through is arranged at a position on the display component corresponding to the lens, the display component comprises a display screen which consists of a display area and a non-display area, and the light hole is arranged at the edge position of the display area. The camera module and the display assembly are arranged in a stacked mode, so that the space occupation of the camera module on the display surface of the terminal is effectively reduced, the occupation ratio of the terminal screen is improved, the non-display area of the display screen is arranged on the back of the display area, the outline of the display surface of the display area can be the outline of the display screen, no other structures occupy the display space, and the whole surface of the display screen can display images; the mobile phone adopting the display assembly can realize full-screen display of the front side of the mobile phone, realize ultra-narrow frames and even no frames, and improve the expressive force of products.

Description

Front camera installation structure of mobile terminal and mobile terminal

This application is a divisional application for a patent with an application number of 201611026574.1, an application date of November 16, 2016, and an invention name of "a front camera installation structure for a mobile terminal and a mobile terminal".

technical field

The present invention relates to the technical field of mobile communication equipment, in particular to a front camera installation structure of a mobile terminal and a mobile terminal using the installation structure.

Background technique

Electronic products such as smart phones have occupied a large share of the mobile phone market by virtue of their powerful functions. As an indispensable human-computer interaction tool for smart phones, the performance and aesthetics of the display screen directly affect the actual experience of users. From the perspective of visual effects, although the current smartphone display screen can already achieve a larger screen display, due to the limitation of mobile phone manufacturing technology, the border area around the mobile phone screen cannot be full-screened together with the mobile phone screen, so it is no longer possible to visually To achieve the best visual effect and appearance effect.

For the vast majority of mobile phones on the market, high-definition cameras are a major selling point, and users have higher and higher requirements for cameras. Taking a selfie with a mobile phone has become a common habit of many mobile phone users. The front camera has been widely used in self-defeating scenes. The mobile phone camera must have a light path, so the traditional camera and the display screen cannot be connected. Overlapping settings, because the display screen will block the light from entering the camera, and the camera has a certain volume. When the camera and the display screen are arranged staggered, the camera occupies a certain space, so the area where the camera is located cannot provide display, which is also on conventional mobile phones. There is an important reason for the relatively large black borders.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

One object of the present invention is to provide a front camera installation structure of a mobile terminal, which reduces the space occupied by the front camera on the screen and increases the display area.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a mobile terminal with a high screen ratio, which can reduce the black borders on the frame of the mobile phone while using the front camera.

For this purpose, the present invention adopts the following technical solutions:

On the one hand, a front camera installation structure of a mobile terminal is provided, including a display assembly and a camera module arranged overlapping with the display assembly, the lens of the camera module is disposed toward the display assembly, and the display assembly The position corresponding to the lens is provided with a light-transmitting hole that allows light to pass through, the display assembly includes a display screen composed of a display area and a non-display area, and the light-transmitting hole is provided in the display area. edge location.

As a preferred technical solution of the front camera installation structure of the mobile terminal, a cover glass is provided on the side of the display assembly away from the camera module, and the cover glass corresponds to the circumference of the lens. A circle of screen printing ink is arranged on the part, and the screen printing ink blocks the edge of the light-transmitting hole.

As a preferred technical solution of the front camera installation structure of the mobile terminal, the screen printing ink forms a glass screen printing hole on the cover glass, and the lens is exposed at the center of the glass screen printing hole.

As a preferred technical solution of the front camera installation structure of the mobile terminal, the display area is used for displaying images, the non-display area is used for connecting a control circuit, and the surface of the display area displaying images is the front side, The surface opposite to the front side is the back side, and the non-display area is located on the back side of the display area and overlaps the display area, so that the outline of the display surface of the display area is used as the outline of the display component .

As a preferred technical solution of the front camera installation structure of the mobile terminal, the display area is a triangular structure, a rectangular structure or a pentagon structure, and a circular arc chamfer is formed between two adjacent sides.

As a preferred technical solution for the installation structure of the front camera of the mobile terminal, the display area is a circular structure.

As a preferred technical solution for the installation structure of the front camera of the mobile terminal, the display screen is a flexible OLED screen, and the non-display area is arranged on the back of the display area by folding, and in the unfolded state, all the The display assembly has a first surface facing the user and a second surface facing away from the user, and the second surface on the display area and the first surface on the non-display area are attached to each other in a folded state.

As a preferred technical solution of the installation structure of the front camera of the mobile terminal, a display screen enhancement element is arranged at the position where the display area is connected with the non-display area, and the display screen enhancement element is arranged at the position where the display area is connected to the non-display area. in the display area and on the second surface, or the display screen enhancing element is disposed in the non-display area and on the first surface.

As a preferred technical solution of the front camera installation structure of the mobile terminal, the display screen reinforcing element is a reinforcing strip attached to the display screen, and the length direction of the reinforcing strip is along the The direction of the boundary line between the display area and the non-display area is arranged.

As a preferred technical solution of the front camera installation structure of the mobile terminal, the cover glass is closely attached to the display area, and the outer contour of the cover glass and the display surface contour of the display area are Corresponding.

On the other hand, a mobile terminal is provided, and the front camera is installed using the front camera installation structure of the mobile terminal as described above.

The beneficial effects of the present invention are: in this solution, by stacking the camera module and the display assembly, the space occupied by the camera module on the display surface of the terminal can be effectively reduced, and the screen ratio of the terminal can be increased. The area is arranged on the back of the display area, so that the outline of the display surface of the display area is the outline of the display screen, and no other structures occupy the display space, so that the entire surface of the display screen can display images; the mobile phone using this display component can realize the front of the mobile phone. The full-screen display eliminates the black borders on the front of traditional mobile phones, greatly increases the screen ratio, realizes ultra-narrow or even borderless borders, and improves product performance.

Description of drawings

The present invention will be described in further detail below according to the accompanying drawings and embodiments.

FIG. 1 is a schematic plan structure diagram of the display assembly in the unfolded state according to the embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a schematic three-dimensional structural diagram of the display assembly in the unfolded state according to the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a schematic plan view of the display assembly in a folded state according to the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a three-dimensional mechanism of the display assembly in a folded state according to the embodiment.

Fig. 5 is the enlarged view of I in Fig. 4.

6 is a schematic diagram of the disassembled state of the cover glass, the display assembly, the camera module and the casing according to the embodiment.

Fig. 7 is a schematic view of the structure of the cover glass, the display assembly, the camera module, and the shell in another view of the disassembled state according to the embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a front effect diagram of the terminal after the front camera is installed in the camera installation structure adopted in the prior art.

FIG. 9 is a front effect diagram of the terminal after the front camera is installed using the front camera installation structure of the mobile terminal described in this solution.

In the picture:

1. Display area; 2. Non-display area; 3. FPC; 4. Integrated circuit; 5. Enhancement element; 6. First side; 7. Second side; 8. Third side; 9. Fourth Side; 10. Display connection side; 11. Cover glass; 12. Housing; 13. Light-transmitting hole; 14. Camera module; 15. Glass silk screen hole; 16. Black border.

Detailed ways

The technical solutions of the present invention are further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings and through specific embodiments.

Example 1:

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 7 , in this embodiment, a front camera installation structure of a mobile terminal according to the present invention includes a display assembly and a camera module 14 disposed overlapping the display assembly. The lens of the module 14 is disposed toward the display assembly, and a light-transmitting hole 13 is disposed on the display assembly at a position corresponding to the lens, through which light can pass.

Since the size of the lens in the camera module 14 is smaller than the size of the electrical components on it, in this solution, the display assembly and the camera module 14 are overlapped and arranged, and only the display assembly at the position corresponding to the lens opens the light-transmitting hole 13, The space occupied by the camera module 14 beyond the size of the lens portion can be reduced, thereby increasing the space occupied by the display assembly and achieving a higher screen ratio. Through the design of this solution, the interface between the display screen and the lens in the display assembly is closer to the lens than the traditional structure, and the display screen occupies a larger proportion in the entire device, which can bring better visual experience and user experience to the user. .

In this embodiment, the display component includes a display screen composed of a display area 1 and a non-display area 12, the display area 1 is used for displaying images, the non-display area 12 is used for connecting a control circuit, and the display area 1 The surface on which the image is displayed is the front side, the surface opposite to the front side is the back side, and the non-display area 12 is located on the back side of the display area 1 and overlaps the display area 1, so that the display area 1 The outline of the display surface is used as the outline of the display component, and the light-transmitting hole 13 is arranged at a position close to the edge of the display area 1 .

In this embodiment, the non-display area 12 is set on the back of the display area 1, so that the entire display outline corresponds to the display area 1. In the terminal using the display component, the frame width of the non-display area 2 around the screen is reduced, so that the Ensure that the terminal has a larger screen ratio.

In this solution, the occupied area of the display area 1 is increased by the folding of the non-display area 1, and the occupied space of the camera module 14 is reduced by arranging the display components and the camera module 14 in layers. In order to jointly improve the screen ratio of display area 1.

FIG. 8 is a front view of the terminal after the front camera is installed in the camera installation structure adopted in the prior art; FIG. 9 is the terminal after the front camera is installed using the front camera installation structure of the mobile terminal described in this solution. From the comparison of Figure 8 and Figure 9, it can be seen that the ratio of the black border 16 to the display area 1 in Figure 8 is significantly larger than the ratio of the black border 16 to the display area 1 in Figure 9, that is, the movement described in this scheme is adopted. The front camera installation structure of the terminal will greatly increase the screen ratio of the front camera installation structure compared with the traditional installation structure.

Embodiment 2:

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 7 , in this embodiment, a front camera installation structure of a mobile terminal according to the present invention includes a display assembly and a camera module 14 disposed overlapping the display assembly. The lens of the module 14 is disposed toward the display assembly, and a light-transmitting hole 13 is disposed on the display assembly at a position corresponding to the lens, through which light can pass.

Since the size of the lens in the camera module 14 is smaller than the size of the electrical components on it, in this solution, the display assembly and the camera module 14 are overlapped and arranged, and only the display assembly at the position corresponding to the lens opens the light-transmitting hole 13, The space occupied by the camera module 14 beyond the size of the lens portion can be reduced, thereby increasing the space occupied by the display assembly and achieving a higher screen ratio. Through the design of this solution, the interface between the display screen and the lens in the display assembly is closer to the lens than the traditional structure, and the display screen occupies a larger proportion in the entire device, which can bring better visual experience and user experience to the user. .

In this embodiment, the display component includes a display screen composed of a display area 1 and a non-display area 2. The display area 1 is used to display images, the non-display area 2 is used to connect a control circuit, and the display area 1 The surface on which the image is displayed is the front side, the surface opposite to the front side is the back side, and the non-display area 2 is located on the back side of the display area 1 and overlaps the display area 1, so that the display area 1 is The outline of the display surface is used as the outline of the display component, and the light-transmitting hole 13 is arranged at a position close to the edge of the display area 1 .

In this embodiment, the non-display area 2 is set on the back of the display area 1, so that the entire display outline corresponds to the display area 1, and in the terminal using the display component, the frame width around the screen is reduced to the display area 1, which can Ensure that the terminal has a larger screen ratio.

In this embodiment, a cover glass is provided on the side of the display assembly away from the camera module 14 , and a circle of silk screen printing ink is formed on the cover glass corresponding to the periphery of the lens to form a glass silk screen hole 15 . Since the light-transmitting hole 13 is processed on the display assembly, the edge of the light-transmitting hole 13 will be displayed on the cover glass side. In this solution, there is a circle of silk screen printing on the cover glass corresponding to the periphery of the lens. The ink blocks the edge of the light-transmitting hole 13, and only exposes the lens at the center position, so as to achieve the best visual effect. In this embodiment, the light-transmitting hole 13 , the glass silk screen hole 15 and the center of the lens are on the same axis.

Specifically, in order to better realize the technical solution of the present invention, the display screen in this embodiment is a flexible OLED screen, and the non-display area 2 is arranged on the back of the display area 1 by folding.

Organic Light-Emitting Diode (OLED) is also known as organic electric laser display and organic light-emitting semiconductor (Organic Electroluminesence Display, OED). It is a different type of light-emitting principle from Liquid Crystal Display (LCD). Flexible OLED (FOLED) display is to use OLED technology to make display devices on flexible plastic or metal films. Its basic structure is "flexible substrate/ITO anode/organic functional layer, metal cathode". OLED is similar. The flexible OLED screen has the characteristics of being bendable and can be cut arbitrarily. Therefore, the non-display area 2 can be folded to the back of the display area 1 by using the flexible OLED.

Embodiment three:

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 7 , in this embodiment, a front camera installation structure of a mobile terminal according to the present invention includes a display assembly and a camera module 14 disposed overlapping the display assembly. The lens of the module 14 is disposed toward the display assembly, and a light-transmitting hole 13 is disposed on the display assembly at a position corresponding to the lens, through which light can pass.

In this embodiment, the display component includes a display screen composed of a display area 1 and a non-display area 2. The display area 1 is used to display images, the non-display area 2 is used to connect a control circuit, and the display area 1 The surface on which the image is displayed is the front side, the surface opposite to the front side is the back side, and the non-display area 2 is located on the back side of the display area 1 and overlaps the display area 1, so that the display area 1 is The outline of the display surface is used as the outline of the display component, and the light-transmitting hole 13 is arranged at a position close to the edge of the display area 1 .

In this embodiment, the non-display area 2 is set on the back of the display area 1, so that the entire display outline corresponds to the display area 1, and in the terminal using the display component, the frame width around the screen is reduced to the display area 1, which can Ensure that the terminal has a larger screen ratio. The display screen is a flexible OLED screen, and the non-display area 2 is arranged on the back of the display area 1 by folding.

In the unfolded state, the screen assembly has a first surface facing the user and a second surface facing away from the user, and in the folded state the second surface on the display area 1 and the first surface on the non-display area 2 The surfaces adhere to each other.

The folding is to make the non-display area 2 and the display area 1 fit on the back of the display area 1, that is, the non-display area 2 and the main part of the display area 1 are mostly parallel to each other. .

Embodiment 4:

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 7 , in this embodiment, a front camera installation structure of a mobile terminal according to the present invention includes a display assembly and a camera module 14 disposed overlapping the display assembly. The lens of the module 14 is disposed toward the display assembly, and a light-transmitting hole 13 is disposed on the display assembly at a position corresponding to the lens, through which light can pass.

In this embodiment, the display component includes a display screen composed of a display area 1 and a non-display area 2. The display area 1 is used to display images, the non-display area 2 is used to connect a control circuit, and the display area 1 The surface on which the image is displayed is the front side, the surface opposite to the front side is the back side, and the non-display area 2 is located on the back side of the display area 1 and overlaps the display area 1, so that the display area 1 is The outline of the display surface is used as the outline of the display component, and the light-transmitting hole 13 is arranged at a position close to the edge of the display area 1 . The display screen is a flexible OLED screen, and the non-display area 2 is arranged on the back of the display area 1 by folding.

Specifically, in this embodiment, the display area 1 is of a rectangular structure, and a circular arc chamfer is formed between two adjacent sides.

The outline of the display surface of the display area 1 can be changed according to the structure of the terminal using the display assembly. When applied to a rectangular terminal, the display area 1 is a rectangular structure, and when applied to a terminal with a circle, triangle, pentagon or other sides The middle-time display area 1 can also be in other shapes. In this embodiment, a rectangular terminal is taken as an example, and the display area 1 is a rectangular structure. Meanwhile, in order to match the outline of the display surface of the terminal, in this embodiment, a circular arc chamfering structure is set at the four vertices of the rectangle.

Preferably, in order to improve the operability of the display assembly installed in the terminal, in this embodiment, the non-display area 2 is connected to the control circuit through the FPC3. An integrated circuit 4 (IC) is provided on the FPC 3 to implement specific electrical functions of the display assembly.

FPC3, also known as flexible circuit board, is a highly reliable and excellent flexible printed circuit board made of polyimide or polyester film. It has the characteristics of high wiring density, light weight, thin thickness and good bendability. The use of FPC3 in the display assembly to connect the display screen and the control circuit can improve the deformability of the display surface contour of the display assembly, so that the change of the FPC3 can be controlled according to the size of the installation space during the installation process, and the installation space can be effectively used. thickness and volume.

Embodiment 5:

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 7 , in this embodiment, a front camera installation structure of a mobile terminal according to the present invention includes a display assembly and a camera module 14 disposed overlapping the display assembly. The lens of the module 14 is disposed toward the display assembly, and a light-transmitting hole 13 is disposed on the display assembly at a position corresponding to the lens, through which light can pass.

In this embodiment, the display assembly includes a display screen composed of a display area 1 in an integrated structure and a non-display area 2. The display area 1 is used for displaying images, and the non-display area 2 is used for connecting to a control circuit. The non-display area 2 is located on the back of the display area 1, so that the outline of the display surface of the display area 1 is used as the display outline of the display component, and the light-transmitting hole 13 is arranged on the edge of the display area 1 close to the edge. Location. The display screen is a flexible OLED screen, and the non-display area 2 is arranged on the back of the display area 1 by folding.

In the unfolded state, the screen assembly has a first surface facing the user and a second surface facing away from the user, and in the folded state the second surface on the display area 1 and the first surface on the non-display area 2 The surfaces adhere to each other. The folding is to make the non-display area 2 and the display area 1 fit on the back of the display area 1, that is, the non-display area 2 and the main part of the display area 1 are mostly parallel to each other. .

In this embodiment, the display area 1 has a rectangular structure, and a circular arc chamfer is formed between two adjacent sides.

The outline of the display surface of the display area 1 can be changed according to the structure of the terminal using the display assembly. When applied to a rectangular terminal, the display area 1 is a rectangular structure, and when applied to a terminal with a circle, triangle, pentagon or other sides The middle-time display area 1 can also be in other shapes. Taking a rectangular terminal as an example in this embodiment, the display area 1 is a rectangular structure, and in order to match the front profile of the terminal, in this embodiment, arc chamfering structures are set at the four vertices of the rectangle.

In order to improve the operability of the display assembly installed in the terminal, in this embodiment, the non-display area 2 is connected to the control circuit through the FPC3, and the FPC3 is provided with an integrated circuit 4, and the integrated circuit 4 is connected to the control circuit. The non-display area 2 is folded to the back of the display area 1 together. A display screen enhancement element 5 is provided at the position where the display area 1 is connected with the non-display area 2 .

By arranging the reinforcing element 5, unnecessary deformation of the display area 1 due to the stress generated by the folding can be prevented during the folding process, which affects the subsequent installation and the display effect of the display screen.

Specifically, the reinforcing element 5 is a reinforcing bar attached to the display screen, and the length direction of the reinforcing bar is arranged along the direction of the boundary line between the display area 1 and the non-display area 2 .

In this embodiment, the display screen enhancing element 5 is arranged in the display area 1 and is located on the second surface. The display area 1 has a first side 6, a second side 7, a third side 8 and a fourth side 9, the non-display area 2 has a display connection side 10, the first side 6 Connected to the display connection side 10, the display screen enhancement element 5 is arranged on the first side 6 and is located on the side of the second surface.

It should be pointed out that the arrangement position of the display screen enhancement element 5 in this solution is not limited to the situation described in this embodiment. In other embodiments, the display screen enhancement element 5 may also be arranged in the non-display screen. zone 2 and on the first surface.

The display assembly described in this embodiment further includes a cover glass 11 . The cover glass 11 is disposed on the side of the display assembly close to the operator and closely attached to the display area 1 . The cover glass 11 The outer contour of , corresponds to the contour of the display surface of the display area 1 .

Embodiment 6:

As shown in FIGS. 6-9 , this embodiment discloses a mobile terminal, which adopts the front camera installation structure described in any of the above embodiments to install the front camera, and the mobile terminal has a front profile and the display The casing 12 corresponding to the outline of the display surface of the area 1, the display screen assembly is fixedly installed in the casing 12, the camera module 14 is arranged between the display assembly and the casing, the circumference of the display area 1 is connected to the casing The inner frame of 12 is in contact. Mobile phones using this display component can achieve full-screen display on the front of the mobile phone, eliminate the black borders16 on the front of traditional mobile phones, greatly increase the screen ratio, realize ultra-narrow bezels or even no borders, and improve product performance.

The present invention has been described above through specific embodiments, but the present invention is not limited to these specific embodiments. It should be understood by those skilled in the art that various modifications, equivalent substitutions, changes and the like can also be made to the present invention. However, as long as these changes do not depart from the spirit of the present invention, they should all fall within the protection scope of the present invention. In addition, some terms used in the specification and claims of this application are not limiting, but are only used for convenience of description. In addition, "Embodiment 1" and "Embodiment 2" described in many places above represent different embodiments, and of course, all or part of them can also be combined into one embodiment.

Claims (8)

1. A front camera mounting structure of a mobile terminal is characterized by comprising a display component and a camera module overlapped with the display component, the lens of the camera module is arranged towards the display component, a light hole which can lead light to pass through is arranged at the position on the display component corresponding to the lens, the display assembly includes a display screen composed of a display area for displaying an image and a non-display area, the non-display area is used for connecting a control circuit, the surface of the display area displaying images is a front surface, the surface opposite to the front surface is a back surface, the non-display area is positioned on one side of the back surface of the display area and is overlapped with the display area, the outline of the display surface of the display area is used as the outline of the display assembly, and the light-transmitting holes are arranged at the edge positions of the display area;

a cover plate glass is arranged on one side, away from the camera module, of the display assembly, a circle of silk-screen printing ink is arranged on the cover plate glass corresponding to the periphery of the lens, and the silk-screen printing ink shields the edge of the light hole;

and the silk-screen printing ink forms a glass silk-screen hole on the cover plate glass, and the lens is exposed at the center of the glass silk-screen hole.

2. The front camera mounting structure of a mobile terminal according to claim 1, wherein the display area has a triangular structure, a rectangular structure or a pentagonal structure, and a circular arc chamfer is formed between two adjacent sides.

3. The front camera mounting structure of a mobile terminal according to claim 1, wherein the display area has a circular structure.

4. The front camera mounting structure of claim 1, wherein the display screen is a flexible OLED screen, the non-display area is disposed on a back surface of the display area by being folded, the display assembly has a first surface facing a user and a second surface facing away from the user in an unfolded state, and the second surface on the display area and the first surface on the non-display area are attached to each other in a folded state.

5. The front camera mounting structure of claim 4, wherein a display screen enhancing member is disposed at a position where the display area is connected to the non-display area, the display screen enhancing member being disposed in the display area and located on the second surface, or the display screen enhancing member being disposed in the non-display area and located on the first surface.

6. The front camera mounting structure of claim 5, wherein the display screen reinforcing member is a reinforcing strip attached to the display screen, and a length direction of the reinforcing strip is arranged along a boundary line direction between the display area and the non-display area.

7. The front camera mounting structure of a mobile terminal according to claim 1, wherein the cover glass is closely attached to the display area, and an outer contour of the cover glass corresponds to a display surface contour of the display area.

8. A mobile terminal characterized in that a front camera is mounted using the front camera mounting structure of the mobile terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 7.

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