CN106506742A - A front camera installation structure of a mobile terminal and the mobile terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a front camera mounting structure of a mobile terminal and the mobile terminal adopting the mounting structure to mount the front camera, comprising a display component and a camera module which is overlapped with the display component, wherein the lens of the camera module is arranged towards the direction of the display component, and a light hole which can lead light to pass through is arranged at the position on the display component corresponding to the lens. According to the scheme, 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 can be 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 display surface outline of the display area is the outline of the display screen, the display space is not occupied by other structures, and the purpose that the image is displayed on the whole surface of the display screen is achieved; 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

A front camera installation structure of a mobile terminal and the mobile terminal

technical field

The invention relates to the technical field of mobile communication equipment, and in particular provides a front-facing 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 the vast majority of the mobile phone market with their powerful functions. Display screens are an indispensable human-computer interaction tool for smart phones. The performance and beauty of the display directly affect the actual experience of users. From the perspective of visual effects, although the current smart phone display screen can realize a larger screen display, due to the limitation of mobile phone manufacturing technology, the frame area around the mobile phone screen cannot be fully screened together with the mobile phone screen, so that it is no longer possible to visually The effect is to achieve the best visual effect and appearance effect.

Most of the mobile phones on the market now have a high-definition camera as a main selling point, and users have higher and higher requirements for the camera. Using mobile phones to take selfies has become a routine habit of many mobile phone users. The front camera is widely used in self-phobic scenes. The mobile phone camera must have a light path, so the traditional camera and the display screen cannot Overlapping settings, because the display screen will block light from entering the camera, and the camera has a certain volume. When the camera and the display screen are arranged in a staggered manner, the camera occupies a certain space, so the area where the camera is located cannot provide display. This is also the case on conventional mobile phones. There is an important reason for the relatively large black border.

Contents of the invention

An 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-to-body ratio, which can reduce the black border on the frame of the mobile phone while using the front camera.

For reaching this purpose, the present invention adopts following technical scheme:

On the one hand, a front camera installation structure of a mobile terminal is provided, which includes a display component and a camera module overlapping with the display component, the lens of the camera module is set towards the direction of the display component, and the display component A light-transmitting hole through which light can pass is provided at a position corresponding to the lens.

As a preferred technical solution for the installation structure of the front camera of the mobile terminal, the display component includes a display screen composed of a display area and a non-display area, the display area is used to display images, and the non-display area For connecting the control circuit, the surface of the display area displaying images is the front, the surface opposite to the front is the back, the non-display area is located on the back side of the display area and overlaps with the display area, so as to The outline of the display surface of the display area is used as the outline of the display component, and the light-transmitting hole is arranged near the edge of the display area.

As a preferred technical solution of 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.

As a preferred technical solution for the installation structure of the front camera of the mobile terminal, the side of the display component away from the camera module is provided with a cover glass, and the cover glass corresponds to the circumference of the lens. There is a circle of screen printing ink on the bottom.

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

As a preferred technical solution of the installation structure of the front camera of the mobile terminal, a display screen enhancing component is provided at a position where the display area is connected to the non-display area.

As a preferred technical solution of the installation structure of the front camera of the mobile terminal, the display screen enhancement element is arranged in the display area and is located on the second surface, or, the display screen enhancement element set in the non-display area and on the first surface.

As a preferred technical solution of the installation structure of the front camera of the mobile terminal, it is characterized in that the non-display area is connected to the control circuit through an FPC.

As a preferred technical solution of the installation structure of the front camera of the mobile terminal, the FPC is provided with an integrated circuit, and the integrated circuit is folded together with the non-display area to the back of the display area.

In another aspect, a mobile terminal is provided, and a front camera is installed by using the above-mentioned front camera installation structure of the mobile terminal.

The beneficial effects of the present invention are: in this solution, by layering the camera module and the display assembly, the space occupation of the camera module on the terminal display surface can be effectively reduced, and the proportion of the terminal screen can be increased. The area is set 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, without other structures occupying the display space, and images can be displayed on the entire surface of the display screen; the mobile phone using this display component can realize the front of the mobile phone Full-screen display eliminates the black borders on the front of traditional mobile phones, greatly increases the screen-to-body ratio, realizes ultra-narrow bezels or even no bezels, and improves product expressiveness.

Description of drawings

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

Fig. 1 is a schematic plan view of the unfolded state of the display assembly described in the embodiment.

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

Fig. 3 is a schematic plan view of the folded state of the display assembly described in the embodiment.

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

Figure 5 is an enlarged view of I in Figure 7.

Fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of the disassembled state of the cover glass, the display assembly, the camera module, and the housing described in the embodiment.

Fig. 7 is a structural schematic diagram of another viewing angle in an exploded state of the cover glass, the display assembly, the camera module, and the housing described in the embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a front effect diagram of a terminal after a front camera is installed in a 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 10. Display connection side; 11. Cover glass; 12. Housing; 13. Light transmission hole; 14. Camera module; 15. Glass screen printing hole; 16. Black edge.

detailed description

The technical solutions of the present invention will be further described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and through specific implementation methods.

Embodiment one:

As shown in Figures 1 to 7, in this embodiment, a front camera installation structure of a mobile terminal according to the present invention includes a display component and a camera module 14 overlapping with the display component. The lens of the module 14 is arranged towards the direction of the display assembly, and a light transmission hole 13 is provided on the display assembly corresponding to the lens to allow light to pass through.

Since the size of the lens in the camera module 14 is smaller than the size of the electrical components on it, the display assembly is overlapped with the camera module 14 in this solution, and only the display assembly at the position corresponding to the lens has a light transmission hole 13, It can reduce the space occupied by the part of the camera module 14 that exceeds the size of the lens, thereby increasing the space occupied by the display component and achieving an increase in screen-to-body ratio. Through the design of this scheme, the junction position of the display screen and the lens in the display module is closer to the lens than the traditional structure, and the display screen occupies a larger proportion in the entire device, which can bring users better visual experience and user experience .

In this embodiment, the display assembly includes a display screen composed of a display area 1 and a non-display area 12, the display area 1 is used to display images, the non-display area 12 is used to connect a control circuit, and the display area 1 The surface on which images are displayed is the front, and the surface opposite to the front is the back, and the non-display area 12 is located on the back side of the display area 1 and overlaps with the display area 1, so that the display area 1 The outline of the display surface is used as the display outline of the display component, and the light-transmitting hole 13 is arranged near 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, and the display area 1 frame width around the screen is reduced in the terminal using the display component, which can Ensure that the terminal has a larger screen-to-body ratio.

In this solution, the occupied area of the display area 1 is increased by turning over the non-display area 1, and the display assembly and the camera module 14 are stacked to reduce the occupied space of the camera module 14. On the other hand, the screen-to-body ratio of the display area 1 is jointly increased.

As shown in Figure 8, the front view of the terminal after the front camera is installed in the camera installation structure adopted in the prior art; Figure 9 is the terminal after the front camera is installed in the front camera installation structure of the mobile terminal described in this solution In the front effect diagram, it can be seen from the comparison between Figure 8 and Figure 9 that the ratio of the black border 16 to the display area 1 in Figure 8 is significantly greater than the ratio of the black border 16 to the display area 1 in Figure 9, that is, the mobile The screen-to-body ratio of the front camera installed in the terminal's front camera installation structure will be greatly increased compared with the traditional installation structure.

Embodiment two:

As shown in Figures 1 to 7, in this embodiment, a front camera installation structure of a mobile terminal according to the present invention includes a display component and a camera module 14 overlapping with the display component. The lens of the module 14 is arranged towards the direction of the display assembly, and a light transmission hole 13 is provided on the display assembly corresponding to the lens to allow light to pass through.

Since the size of the lens in the camera module 14 is smaller than the size of the electrical components on it, the display assembly is overlapped with the camera module 14 in this solution, and only the display assembly at the position corresponding to the lens has a light transmission hole 13, It can reduce the space occupied by the part of the camera module 14 that exceeds the size of the lens, thereby increasing the space occupied by the display component and achieving an increase in screen-to-body ratio. Through the design of this scheme, the junction position of the display screen and the lens in the display module is closer to the lens than the traditional structure, and the display screen occupies a larger proportion in the entire device, which can bring users better visual experience and user experience .

In this embodiment, the display assembly 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 images are displayed is the front, and the surface opposite to the front is the back, and the non-display area 2 is located on the back side of the display area 1 and overlaps with the display area 1, so that the display area 1 The outline of the display surface is used as the display outline of the display component, and the light-transmitting hole 13 is arranged near 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 the display area 1 frame width around the screen is reduced in the terminal using the display component, which can Ensure that the terminal has a larger screen-to-body ratio.

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

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 (Organic Light-Emitting Diode, OLED) is also called organic electroluminescence display, 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". OLEDs are 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 Figures 1 to 7, in this embodiment, a front camera installation structure of a mobile terminal according to the present invention includes a display component and a camera module 14 overlapping with the display component. The lens of the module 14 is arranged towards the direction of the display assembly, and a light transmission hole 13 is provided on the display assembly corresponding to the lens to allow light to pass through.

In this embodiment, the display assembly 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 images are displayed is the front, and the surface opposite to the front is the back, and the non-display area 2 is located on the back side of the display area 1 and overlaps with the display area 1, so that the display area 1 The outline of the display surface is used as the display outline of the display component, and the light-transmitting hole 13 is arranged near 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 the display area 1 frame width around the screen is reduced in the terminal using the display component, which can Ensure that the terminal has a larger screen-to-body 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 a folded state, the second surface on the display area 1 and the first surface on the non-display area 2 The surfaces fit together.

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

Embodiment four:

As shown in Figures 1 to 7, in this embodiment, a front camera installation structure of a mobile terminal according to the present invention includes a display component and a camera module 14 overlapping with the display component. The lens of the module 14 is arranged towards the direction of the display assembly, and a light transmission hole 13 is provided on the display assembly corresponding to the lens to allow light to pass through.

In this embodiment, the display assembly 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 images are displayed is the front, and the surface opposite to the front is the back, and the non-display area 2 is located on the back side of the display area 1 and overlaps with the display area 1, so that the display area 1 The outline of the display surface is used as the display outline of the display component, and the light-transmitting hole 13 is arranged near 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, the display area 1 in this embodiment has a rectangular structure, and arc chamfers are formed between two adjacent sides.

The outline of the display surface of the display area 1 can change according to the structure of the terminal using the display component. When applied to a rectangular terminal, the display area 1 has a rectangular structure. When applied to a terminal with a circular, triangular, pentagonal or other number of sides The middle-time display area 1 can also be in other shapes. In this embodiment, a rectangular terminal is taken as an example, the display area 1 has a rectangular structure, and in order to match the outline of the display surface of the terminal, arc chamfering structures are set at the four vertices of the rectangle in this embodiment.

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

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

Embodiment five:

As shown in Figures 1 to 7, in this embodiment, a front camera installation structure of a mobile terminal according to the present invention includes a display component and a camera module 14 overlapping with the display component. The lens of the module 14 is arranged towards the direction of the display assembly, and a light transmission hole 13 is provided on the display assembly corresponding to the lens to allow light to pass through.

In this embodiment, the display assembly includes a display screen composed of a display area 1 and a non-display area 2 in an integrated structure, the display area 1 is used to display images, and the non-display area 2 is used to connect to a control circuit. The non-display area 2 is located at the back of the display area 1, so that the outline of the display surface of the display area 1 serves as the display outline of the display assembly, and the light transmission hole 13 is arranged near the edge of the display area 1. 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 a folded state, the second surface on the display area 1 and the first surface on the non-display area 2 The surfaces fit together. The folding is to attach the non-display area 2 and the display area 1 on the back of the display area 1, that is, the main parts of the non-display area 2 and the display area 1 are mostly parallel to each other .

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

The outline of the display surface of the display area 1 can change according to the structure of the terminal using the display component. When applied to a rectangular terminal, the display area 1 has a rectangular structure. When applied to a terminal with a circular, triangular, pentagonal or other number of sides The middle-time display area 1 can also be in other shapes. In this embodiment, a rectangular terminal is taken as an example, the display area 1 has a rectangular structure, and in order to match the front profile of the terminal, arc chamfering structures are set at the four vertices of the rectangle in this embodiment.

In order to improve the operability of the display component installed in the terminal, the non-display area 2 in this embodiment is connected to the control circuit through the FPC3, 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 component 5 is provided at the position where the display area 1 is connected to the non-display area 2 .

The arrangement of the reinforcing element 5 can prevent unnecessary deformation of the display area 1 due to the stress generated by the folding during the folding process, which will affect the subsequent installation and the display effect of the display screen.

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

In this embodiment, the display screen enhancement component 5 is arranged in the display area 1 and 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, and the first side 6 Connected with the display connection side 10, the display screen enhancing element 5 is arranged on the first side 6 and located on the side of the second surface.

It should be pointed out that the setting position of the display screen enhancement element 5 in this solution is not limited to the situation described in this embodiment, and the display screen enhancement element 5 can also be set in the non-display area in other embodiments. in region 2 and on said first surface.

The display assembly described in this embodiment further includes a cover glass 11, the cover glass 11 is arranged on the side of the display assembly close to the operator and is 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 six:

As shown in Figures 6-9, a mobile terminal is disclosed in this embodiment, which uses the front camera installation structure described in any of the above embodiments to install the front camera. The mobile terminal has a front profile and the display The housing 12 corresponding to the outline of the display surface of the area 1, the display screen assembly is fixedly installed in the housing 12, the camera module 14 is arranged between the display assembly and the housing, and the circumference of the display area 1 and the housing The inner frames of 12 are in contact. The mobile phone using this display component can realize the full-screen display on the front of the mobile phone, eliminate the black border16 on the front of the traditional mobile phone, greatly increase the screen ratio, realize ultra-narrow bezel or even no bezel, and improve the expressiveness of the product.

The present invention has been described above through specific examples, but the present invention is not limited to these specific examples. Those skilled in the art should understand that various modifications, equivalent replacements, changes and the like can be made to the present invention. However, as long as these changes do not deviate 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 for convenience of description. In addition, "embodiment 1" and "embodiment 2" mentioned in various places above represent different embodiments, and of course all or part of them may be combined in one embodiment.

Claims (10)

1. the front-facing camera mounting structure of a kind of mobile terminal, it is characterised in that including display module and with the display The camera module that overlapped thereto is arranged, the camera lens of the camera module are arranged towards the display module direction, described aobvious Show that corresponding with camera lens position on component is provided with the loophole for passing through light.

2. the front-facing camera mounting structure of mobile terminal according to claim 1, it is characterised in that the display module Including the display screen being made up of viewing area and non-display area, the viewing area is used for display image, described non-display Region is used for connecting control circuit, and the surface of the viewing area display image is front, and the surface with the vis-a-vis is The back side, the non-display area are located at the reverse side of the viewing area Chong Dies with the viewing area, so that described show That shows region shows facial contour as the display profile of the display module, and it is close that the loophole is arranged on the viewing area The position at edge.

3. the front-facing camera mounting structure of mobile terminal according to claim 2, it is characterised in that the display screen is Flexible OLED screen, the non-display area are arranged on the back side of the viewing area by turnover.

4. the front-facing camera mounting structure of mobile terminal according to claim 1, it is characterised in that the display module Side away from the camera module is provided with cover-plate glass, and on the cover-plate glass, there is a circle in all portions of the corresponding camera lens Ink for screen printing.

5. the front-facing camera mounting structure of mobile terminal according to claim 4, it is characterised in that the cover-plate glass It is brought into close contact with the viewing area, the exterior contour of the cover-plate glass is relative with the display facial contour of the viewing area Should.

6. the front-facing camera mounting structure of mobile terminal according to claim 1, it is characterised in that in the viewing area The position that domain is connected with the non-display area is provided with display screen reinforcing element.

7. the front-facing camera mounting structure of mobile terminal according to claim 6, it is characterised in that the display screen increases Strong element is arranged in the viewing area, and is located on the second surface, or, the display screen reinforcing element is arranged on institute State in non-display area, and be located on the first surface.

8. the front-facing camera mounting structure of mobile terminal according to any one of claim 1 to 7, it is characterised in that The non-display area is connected with the control circuit by FPC.

9. the front-facing camera mounting structure of mobile terminal according to claim 7, it is characterised in that set on the FPC Integrated circuit is equipped with, the integrated circuit is turned down with the non-display area jointly to the back side of the viewing area.

10. a kind of mobile terminal, it is characterised in that preposition using the mobile terminal any one of claim 1 to 9 is taken the photograph As head mounting structure installs front-facing camera.