CN108600455B - Electronic device - Google Patents

Abstract

An embodiment of the present application provides an electronic device, including: the liquid crystal display screen comprises a display area and a non-display area, the liquid crystal display screen also comprises a top and a bottom used for displaying contents, and the non-display area is arranged at the bottom of the liquid crystal display screen; the shell comprises a middle frame and a rear shell, and the middle frame is arranged around the periphery of the liquid crystal display screen; the transparent cover plate covers the liquid crystal display screen, and the rear shell and the transparent cover plate are arranged on two sides of the liquid crystal display screen; the light sensing device is arranged between the transparent cover plate and the rear shell, the projection of the light sensing device on the liquid crystal display screen is in the non-display area, and the non-display area is provided with a through hole corresponding to the light sensing device. External environment light loops through transparent cover, liquid crystal display's through-hole entering light sense device, and the through-hole setting does not occupy liquid crystal display's display area in the non-display area of liquid crystal display bottom, sets up in the bottom moreover, does not occupy liquid crystal display's top region, has improved the screen and has accounted for the ratio.

Description

Electronic device

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to electronic devices, and particularly to an electronic device.

Background

With the increase of the intelligent degree of the electronic device, users can realize more and more functions such as conversation, chat, game playing and the like through the electronic device such as a smart phone. Smartphones are becoming more and more important in daily life. One of the functions of the smart phone is that ambient light collection is realized through a light sensor of the smart phone, and then the brightness of a display screen of the smart phone is controlled through ambient light. However, the light sensor is disposed above the display screen, and occupies a large display space. The screen occupation ratio of the display screen of the smart phone is not improved.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the application provides an electronic device, which can improve the screen occupation ratio of a display screen.

An embodiment of the present application provides an electronic device, including:

the liquid crystal display screen comprises a display area and a non-display area, the liquid crystal display screen also comprises a top and a bottom used for displaying contents, and the non-display area is arranged at the bottom of the liquid crystal display screen;

the shell comprises a middle frame and a rear shell, and the middle frame is arranged around the periphery of the liquid crystal display screen;

the transparent cover plate covers the liquid crystal display screen, and the rear shell and the transparent cover plate are arranged on two sides of the liquid crystal display screen;

the light sensing device is arranged between the transparent cover plate and the rear shell, the projection of the light sensing device on the liquid crystal display screen is arranged in the non-display area, and the non-display area is provided with a through hole corresponding to the light sensing device.

The electronic equipment that this application embodiment provided includes: the liquid crystal display screen comprises a display area and a non-display area, the liquid crystal display screen also comprises a top and a bottom used for displaying contents, and the non-display area is arranged at the bottom of the liquid crystal display screen; the shell comprises a middle frame and a rear shell, and the middle frame is arranged around the periphery of the liquid crystal display screen; the transparent cover plate covers the liquid crystal display screen, and the rear shell and the transparent cover plate are arranged on two sides of the liquid crystal display screen; the light sensing device is arranged between the transparent cover plate and the rear shell, the projection of the light sensing device on the liquid crystal display screen is in the non-display area, and the non-display area is provided with a through hole corresponding to the light sensing device. External environment light loops through transparent cover, liquid crystal display's through-hole entering light sense device, and wherein, the through-hole sets up the non-display area in the liquid crystal display bottom, does not occupy liquid crystal display's display area, sets up in the bottom moreover, does not occupy liquid crystal display's top region. In addition, the light sensation device obtains external environment light through the through hole of the liquid crystal display screen, and the space is saved.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. It is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the application, and that for a person skilled in the art, other drawings can be derived from them without inventive effort.

Fig. 1 is a first structural schematic diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 2 is a second schematic structural diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 3 is a third schematic structural diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 4 is a fourth schematic structural diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 5 is a fifth structural schematic diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 6 is a sixth schematic structural diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 7 is a sectional view taken along the line a-a' in fig. 6.

Fig. 8 is a seventh structural schematic diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 9 is a schematic view of a second structure of a bottom portion of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 10 is a schematic structural diagram of a bottom portion of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 11 is a schematic diagram of a fourth structure of a bottom portion of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 12 is a schematic view of a fifth structure of a bottom portion of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 13 is a schematic view of a sixth structure of a bottom portion of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 14 is a schematic view of a seventh structure of a bottom portion of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 15 is an eighth structural schematic diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. It is to be understood that the embodiments described are only a few embodiments of the present application and not all embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present application.

In the description of the present application, it is to be understood that the terms "center," "longitudinal," "lateral," "length," "width," "thickness," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," "clockwise," "counterclockwise," and the like are used in the orientations and positional relationships indicated in the drawings for convenience in describing the present application and for simplicity in description, and are not intended to indicate or imply that the referenced devices or elements must have a particular orientation, be constructed in a particular orientation, and be operated in a particular manner, and are not to be construed as limiting the present application. Furthermore, the terms "first", "second" and "first" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, features defined as "first", "second", may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the described features. In the description of the present application, "a plurality" means two or more unless specifically limited otherwise.

In the description of the present application, it is to be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning either a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral connection; may be mechanically connected, may be electrically connected or may be in communication with each other; either directly or indirectly through intervening media, either internally or in any other relationship. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art as appropriate.

In this application, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, the first feature "on" or "under" the second feature may comprise direct contact of the first and second features, or may comprise contact of the first and second features not directly but through another feature in between. Also, the first feature being "on," "above" and "over" the second feature includes the first feature being directly on and obliquely above the second feature, or merely indicating that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature. A first feature being "under," "below," and "beneath" a second feature includes the first feature being directly under and obliquely below the second feature, or simply meaning that the first feature is at a lesser elevation than the second feature.

The following disclosure provides many different embodiments or examples for implementing different features of the application. In order to simplify the disclosure of the present application, specific example components and arrangements are described below. Of course, they are merely examples and are not intended to limit the present application. Moreover, the present application may repeat reference numerals and/or letters in the various examples, such repetition is for the purpose of simplicity and clarity and does not in itself dictate a relationship between the various embodiments and/or configurations discussed. In addition, examples of various specific processes and materials are provided herein, but one of ordinary skill in the art may recognize applications of other processes and/or use of other materials.

The embodiment of the application provides an electronic device. As will be described in detail below. The electronic device can be a smart phone, a tablet computer and the like.

Referring to fig. 1 and fig. 2, fig. 1 is a first structural schematic diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, and fig. 2 is a second structural schematic diagram of the electronic device according to the embodiment of the present disclosure. The electronic device 10 may include a transparent cover 11, a display 12, a circuit board 13, a battery 14, a housing 15, a camera 16, and a fingerprint unlocking module 17. It should be noted that the electronic device 10 shown in fig. 1 and 2 is not limited to the above, and may include other devices, or does not include the camera 16, or does not include the fingerprint unlocking module 17.

Wherein a transparent cover plate 11 is mounted to the display screen 12 to cover the display screen 12. The transparent cover plate 1 may be a transparent glass cover plate so that the display screen can transmit light through the transparent cover plate 11 for displaying. In some embodiments, the transparent cover 11 may be a glass transparent cover made of a material such as sapphire.

The housing 15 may include a middle frame 151 and a rear cover 152, the middle frame 151 and the rear cover 152 may be combined with each other to form the housing 15, and the middle frame 151 and the rear cover 152 may form a receiving space to receive the printed circuit board 13, the display 12, the battery 14, and the like. Further, a transparent cover 11 may be fixed to the housing 15, and the transparent cover 11 and the housing 15 form a closed space to accommodate the printed circuit board 13, the display 12, the battery 14, and the like. In some embodiments, the transparent cover plate 11 is disposed on the middle frame 151, the rear cover 152 is disposed on the middle frame 151, the transparent cover plate 11 and the rear cover 152 are disposed on opposite sides of the middle frame 151, and the transparent cover plate 11 and the rear cover 152 are disposed opposite to each other.

In some embodiments, the housing 15 may be a metal housing, such as a metal such as magnesium alloy, stainless steel, and the like. It should be noted that the material of the housing 15 in the embodiment of the present application is not limited to this, and other manners may also be adopted, such as: the housing 15 may be a plastic housing. Also for example: the housing 15 is a ceramic housing. For another example: the housing 15 may include a plastic part and a metal part, and the housing 15 may be a housing structure in which metal and plastic are matched with each other, specifically, the metal part may be formed first, for example, a magnesium alloy substrate is formed by injection molding, and then plastic is injected on the magnesium alloy substrate to form a plastic substrate, so as to form a complete housing structure.

It should be noted that, the structure of the housing in the embodiment of the present application is not limited to this, for example: the rear cover and the middle frame are integrally formed to form a completed housing 15 structure, which directly has a receiving space for receiving the printed circuit board 13, the display 12, the battery 14, and the like.

The printed circuit board 13 is mounted in the housing 15, the printed circuit board 13 may be a motherboard of the electronic device 10, and one, two or more of the functional components such as the motor, the microphone, the speaker, the earphone interface, the usb interface, the camera 16, the distance sensor, the ambient light sensor, the receiver, and the processor may be integrated on the printed circuit board 13.

In some embodiments, the printed circuit board 13 may be secured within the housing 15. Specifically, the printed circuit board 13 may be screwed to the middle frame 151 by screws, or may be snap-fitted to the middle frame 151. It should be noted that the way that the printed circuit board 13 is specifically fixed to the middle frame 151 in the embodiment of the present application is not limited to this, and other ways, such as a way of fixing by a snap and a screw together, may also be used.

Wherein the battery 14 is mounted in the housing 15, the battery 14 being electrically connected to the printed circuit board 13 for providing power to the electronic device 10. The housing 15 may serve as a battery cover for the battery 14. The case 15 covers the battery 14 to protect the battery 14, and particularly, the rear cover covers the battery 14 to protect the battery 14, reducing damage to the battery 14 due to collision, dropping, and the like of the electronic apparatus 10.

Wherein the display 12 is mounted in the housing 15, and the display 12 is electrically connected to the printed circuit board 13 to form a display surface of the electronic device 10. The display screen 12 may include a display area and a non-display area. The display area may be used to display a screen of the electronic device 10 or provide a user with touch control. The top area of the non-display area is provided with an opening for conducting sound and light, and the bottom of the non-display area can be provided with functional components such as a fingerprint module, a touch key and the like. Wherein the transparent cover 11 is mounted on the display 12 to cover the display 12, and may form the same display area and non-display area as the display 12, or may form different display areas and non-display areas.

Note that the structure of the display screen 12 is not limited to this. For example, the display 12 may be a special-shaped display, specifically, please refer to fig. 3, and fig. 3 is a third schematic structural diagram of the electronic device according to the embodiment of the present application. The electronic device in fig. 3 differs from the electronic device in fig. 1 in that: the electronic device 20 includes a display 22, a transparent cover 21, a printed circuit board 23, a battery 24, and a housing 25. The housing 25 may include a middle frame 251 and a rear cover 252, the middle frame 251 and the rear cover 252 may be combined with each other to form the housing 25, and the middle frame 251 and the rear cover 252 may form a receiving space to receive the display 22, the printed circuit board 23, the battery 24, and the like. Wherein the display screen 22 has a light permeable area 28 formed directly thereon. Specifically, for example: the display screen 22 is provided with a through hole penetrating the display screen 22 in the thickness direction, and the light-permeable area 28 may include the through hole, and the through hole may be provided with functional components such as a front camera, an earphone, a sensor, and the like. For another example: the display screen 22 is provided with non-display areas, which the light permeable areas 28 may comprise. Wherein the transparent cover 21 is adapted to the structural arrangement of the display screen 22. It should be noted that, the housing 25 may refer to the housing 15, the printed circuit board 23 may refer to the printed circuit board 13, and the battery 24 may refer to the battery 14, which are not described in detail herein.

Referring to fig. 4, fig. 4 is a fourth schematic structural diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, where the electronic device in fig. 4 is different from the electronic device in fig. 1 in that: the electronic device 30 in fig. 4 comprises a display screen 32, a transparent cover plate 31, a printed circuit board 33, a battery 34 and a housing 35. The housing 35 may include a middle frame 351 and a rear cover 352, the middle frame 351 and the rear cover 352 are combined with each other to form the housing 35, and the middle frame 351 and the rear cover 352 may form a receiving space to receive the display screen 32, the printed circuit board 33, the battery 34, and other components. The display screen 32 is provided with a notch 121 at its periphery, and the notch 121 can be used for placing functional components such as a front camera, an earphone, a sensor, and the like. The transparent cover 31 is suitable for the structural arrangement of the display screen 11, the transparent cover 31 may be provided with a large gap such as the gap 121, and the transparent cover 31 may also cover the gap 121. It should be noted that, the housing 3 may refer to the housing 15, the printed circuit board 33 may refer to the printed circuit board 13, and the battery 34 may refer to the battery 14, which are not described in detail herein.

It should also be noted that the upper portion of the display screen is also provided with a non-display area, and in some embodiments, the entire upper portion of the display screen 12 is a display area. Functional components such as a distance sensor, an ambient light sensor, etc. may be disposed below the display screen or at other locations. Specifically, please refer to fig. 5, and fig. 5 is a fifth structural schematic diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The electronic device 40 includes a display 42, a transparent cover 41, a printed circuit board 43, a battery 44, and a housing 45. The housing 45 may include a middle frame 451 and a rear cover 452, the middle frame 451 and the rear cover 452 may be combined with each other to form the housing 45, and the middle frame 451 and the rear cover 452 may form a receiving space to receive the display 42, the printed circuit board 43, the battery 44, and other components. Wherein the display screen 42 is covered on the housing 45. Wherein the transparent cover 41 is adapted to the size of the display screen 42. It should be noted that, the housing 45 may refer to the housing 15, the printed circuit board 43 may refer to the printed circuit board 13, and the battery 44 may refer to the battery 14, which are not described herein again.

In some embodiments, the Display 12 may be a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD). In some embodiments, when the display 12 is a liquid crystal display, the electronic device 10 may further include a backlight module, not shown, which can be referred to as a backlight module in the prior art.

Referring to fig. 6 and 7, fig. 6 is a schematic diagram illustrating a sixth structure of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, and fig. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along a direction a-a' in fig. 6. The electronic apparatus 50 includes a liquid crystal display 51, a case 52, a transparent cover 53, and a light-sensing device 54.

The liquid crystal display 51 includes a display area 511 and a non-display area 512, the liquid crystal display 51 further includes a top 513 and a bottom 514 for displaying contents, and the non-display area 512 is disposed on the bottom 514 of the liquid crystal display 51.

The housing 52 includes a middle frame 521 and a rear case 522, and the middle frame 521 is disposed around the periphery of the liquid crystal display panel 51.

The transparent cover 53 is covered on the liquid crystal display 51, and the rear case 522 and the transparent cover 53 are disposed at both sides of the liquid crystal display 51.

The light sensing device 54 is disposed between the transparent cover 53 and the rear case 522, the projection of the light sensing device 54 on the liquid crystal display panel 51 is in the non-display area 512, and the non-display area 512 is provided with a through hole 515 corresponding to the light sensing device 54.

The external ambient light sequentially passes through the transparent cover 53 and the through hole 515 of the liquid crystal display 51 to enter the light sensing device 54, wherein the through hole 515 is arranged in the non-display area 512 at the bottom of the liquid crystal display 51, does not occupy the display area of the liquid crystal display 21, and is arranged at the bottom, does not occupy the top area of the liquid crystal display 21. In addition, the light sensing device 54 obtains the external environment light through the through hole 515 of the liquid crystal display 51, thereby saving space. After the ambient light collected by the light sensing device 54 is obtained, the brightness of the liquid crystal display 51 is adjusted according to the brightness of the ambient light.

The non-display area 512 corresponds to the edge of the liquid crystal display panel 21. The liquid crystal display screen 51 includes an array substrate and a color film substrate, liquid crystal molecules need to be filled between the array substrate and the color film substrate, then the edges of the liquid crystal molecules are sealed, a sealant can be used in the sealing process, and the non-display area 512 can correspond to the sealant, so that part of the non-display area 512 is inevitably arranged at the lowest end of the liquid crystal display screen 51. In addition, the array substrate of the liquid crystal display 51 needs to be provided with scanning lines arranged horizontally and data lines arranged longitudinally, connection joints of the scanning lines and the data lines need to be reserved at the end portions of the array substrate for connecting with a scanning line driving circuit and a data line driving circuit, and the corresponding non-display area 512 is provided with connection joints of the scanning lines and the data lines. Wherein, the attach fitting setting of data line is in liquid crystal display's bottom, and the attach fitting of scanning line also can set up in liquid crystal display's side also can set up in liquid crystal display's bottom. In some liquid crystal display panels 51, a scanning line driving circuit and a data line driving circuit may also be provided at the end of the liquid crystal display panel 51, and a larger non-display area 512 is required.

Note that, the cover 53 may be disposed over the middle frame 521, and the liquid crystal display 51 is disposed in the middle frame 521. Wherein the rear shell 522 may also be disposed beyond the middle frame 521. That is, the edge of the rear cover 522 is connected to the edge of the middle frame 521, and the edge of the rear cover 522 is not covered on the middle frame 521. The thickness of the middle frame is equal to the thickness of the electronic device or differs only by the thickness of the cover plate 53. The top surface of liquid crystal display panel 51 is flush with the top surface of middle frame 521, and the bottom surface of rear housing 522 is flush with the bottom surface of middle frame 521.

A distance sensor device may be integrated on the light sensor device 54. The light sensor device adopted in the embodiment can be an independent light sensor device with small volume and high sensitivity. The existing light sensing device is arranged above the display screen, and occupies a large display space. The other scheme is that an OLED display screen is used for displaying, so that the light sensing device can integrally sense external light through the light-transmitting screen, but the OLED display screen is high in cost and has no competitive advantage compared with a liquid crystal display screen.

Referring to fig. 8, fig. 8 is a schematic view illustrating a seventh structure of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. A flexible circuit board 516 for controlling the liquid crystal display 51 is further disposed between the non-display area 512 and the transparent cover 53, and the light sensing device 54 and the flexible circuit board 516 are disposed on two sides of the non-display area 512.

The liquid crystal display panel 51 is provided with pixel units arranged in a matrix, each pixel unit is controlled by one or more Thin Film Transistors (TFTs), each TFT is controlled by a scan line and a data line, the scan line and the data line are respectively connected to a scan line driving circuit and a data line driving circuit, one end of the flexible circuit board 516 can be used for connecting the data line and the scan line, and the other end of the flexible circuit board 516 is used for connecting the scan line driving circuit and the data line driving circuit. One end of the flexible circuit board 516 may also be connected to the scan line driving circuit and the data line driving circuit, and the other end of the flexible circuit board 516 is connected to a control circuit inside the electronic device, such as a timing circuit and a main chip circuit. The light sensing device 54 and the flexible circuit board 516 are arranged in the non-display area 512 side by side, and the light sensing device 54 is arranged in the existing non-display area 512, so that the area of the non-display area is not increased additionally, and the design change is small. The light sensing device and the flexible circuit board are respectively arranged on two sides of the non-display area, and mutual influence is small.

It should be noted that the flexible circuit board 516 may further include conducting wires such as a power line, a ground line, and a timing line.

It should be noted that one end of the flexible circuit board 616 is connected to the liquid crystal display 51, and the other end of the flexible circuit board bypasses the bottom end of the liquid crystal display 51 to reach the back of the liquid crystal display 51, and then is connected to other control circuits. The transparent cover 53 or the liquid crystal display 51 may further include a touch layer, and a control line of the touch layer is also wound around the back of the liquid crystal display 51 through the flexible circuit board 516 and connected to other control circuits.

In some embodiments, the light sensing device 54 and the flexible circuit board 516 may also be disposed on the same side of the non-display area 512. The light sensing device 54 and the flexible circuit board 516 are disposed on the same side of the non-display area 512, so that the structure is compact and the space utilization rate is high.

Referring to fig. 9, fig. 9 is a schematic view of a second structure of a bottom of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Wherein the light sensing device 54 is disposed between the non-display area 512 and the transparent cover 53.

The light sensing device 54 is disposed between the non-display area 512 of the liquid crystal display panel 51 and the transparent cover 53, the control circuit of the light sensing device 54 can enter the inside of the electronic device through the through hole 515, and the light sensing device 54 directly obtains the external ambient light from the transparent cover 53. The through hole 515 may include a first section and a second section, where the diameter of the first section is greater than that of the second section, the first section may be used to accommodate the light sensing device 54, the second section may be the same as the control circuit of the light sensing device 54, the control circuit of the light sensing device 54 directly passes through the liquid crystal display 51, and does not need to bypass the liquid crystal display 51 to be connected with the device inside the electronic apparatus, so as to save the space at the edge and reduce the space in the non-display area, and the first section may better accommodate the light sensing device 54. Of course, the through hole 515 may be a uniform hole diameter through hole.

Referring to fig. 10, fig. 10 is a schematic view illustrating a third structure of a bottom portion of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The transparent cover 53 is disposed with an ink layer 55 corresponding to the non-display area 512, and the ink layer 55 is disposed with an opening 551 corresponding to the photo sensor.

The transparent cover 53 is provided with an ink layer 55 corresponding to the non-display area 512, the ink layer 55 has the same color as the exterior of the liquid crystal display 51 of the electronic device, for example, if the periphery of the liquid crystal display 51 is white, the color of the ink layer 55 is white. If the periphery of the lcd panel 51 is black, the ink layer 55 is black. The ink layer 55 can block lines and the like arranged on the non-display area 512, the ink layer 55 is provided with an opening 551 corresponding to the light sensing device 54, so that external ambient light enters the light sensing device 54 through the opening 551, and the light sensing device 54 controls the brightness of the liquid crystal display 51 according to the ambient light.

Referring to fig. 11, fig. 11 is a schematic diagram illustrating a fourth structure of a bottom of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application. The light sensing device 54 is arranged between the non-display area 512 and the rear shell 522, the through hole 515, the opening 551 and the projection of the light sensing device 54 on the rear shell 522 are overlapped, the light guide post 57 is arranged in the through hole 515 of the non-display area 512, the light guide post 57 penetrates through the through hole 515, one end of the light guide post 57 is connected with the opening 551, and the other end of the light guide post 57 is connected with the light sensing device 54.

The light-sensing device 54 is disposed between the liquid crystal display panel 51 and the rear case 522, that is, the liquid crystal display panel 51 is disposed between the light-sensing device 54 and the cover plate 53. Meanwhile, the through hole 515, the opening 551 and the light sensing device 54 are vertically arranged, that is, the three are in the same vertical direction, and external ambient light may enter the through hole 515 of the liquid crystal display panel 51 through the opening 551 of the ink layer 55 and then enter the light sensing device 54 through the through hole 515. A light guide 57 is disposed in the through hole 515 of the liquid crystal display panel 51, and one end of the light guide 57 is connected to the opening 551 and the other end is connected to the light sensing device 54 so as to guide the ambient light.

Referring to fig. 12, fig. 12 is a schematic view illustrating a fifth structure of a bottom portion of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The light sensing device 54 is arranged between the non-display area 515 and the rear shell 522, the through hole 515, the opening 551 and the projection of the light sensing device 54 on the rear shell 522 are not overlapped, the light guide pillar 57 is arranged in the through hole 515 of the non-display area 512, the light guide pillar 57 penetrates through the through hole 515, one end of the light guide pillar 57 is connected with the opening 551, and the other end of the light guide pillar 57 is connected with the light sensing device 54.

The light-sensing device 54 is disposed between the liquid crystal display panel 51 and the rear case 522, that is, the liquid crystal display panel 51 is disposed between the light-sensing device 54 and the rear case 522. Meanwhile, the through hole 515, the opening 551, and the light-sensing device 54 are not vertically disposed, that is, they are not in the same vertical direction. Set up light guide post 57 in liquid crystal display 51's through-hole 515, this light guide post 57 includes first end, interlude and second end, at least one end is out of plumb with the interlude in first end and the second end, opening 551 and light sense device 54 are not at same vertical direction in the space promptly, the part has squinted, light guide post 57 first end is connected with opening 551, the second end is connected with light sense ware 54, external environment light can get into light guide post 57 through opening 551 on printing ink layer 55, then light guide post 57 guide external environment light gets into light sense device 54.

Specifically, the first end of the light guide pillar 57 may be perpendicular to the middle section, the second end of the light guide pillar 57 is connected to the middle section at 90 degrees, the light sensing device 54 is disposed between the liquid crystal display screen 51 and the rear housing 522, and the light sensing device 54 is disposed corresponding to the non-display area 512 or the display area 511. Of course, the second end of the light guide post 57 may be perpendicular to the middle section, and the first end of the light guide post 57 may be connected to the middle section at 90 degrees.

Referring to fig. 13, fig. 13 is a schematic view illustrating a sixth structure of a bottom of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application. The light sensor 54 is disposed in the through hole 515, a light guide 57 is disposed in the through hole 515 of the non-display area 512, one end of the light guide 57 is connected to the opening 551, and the other end of the light guide 57 is connected to the light sensor 54.

The light sensing device 54 may be disposed in the through hole 515 of the liquid crystal display panel 51, and may reduce an increased thickness in a thickness direction, and at the same time, may not increase a size of a non-display area of the liquid crystal display panel 51, saving space. The through hole 515 is provided with a light guide post 57, one end of the light guide post 57 is connected with the opening 551, and the other end is connected with the light sensor 54.

Referring to fig. 14, fig. 14 is a schematic view illustrating a seventh structure of a bottom portion of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The light-sensing device 54 is disposed in the through hole 515, and one end of the light-sensing device 54 is connected to the opening 551.

The light sensor 54 is disposed in the through hole 515, one end of the light sensor 54 is directly connected to the cover plate 53, and the light sensor 54 is aligned with the opening 551 of the ink layer 55 of the cover plate 53, so that the increased thickness can be reduced in the thickness direction, the size of the non-display area of the liquid crystal display 51 is not increased, and the space is saved.

Referring to fig. 8, the transparent cover 53 includes a first end 531 covering the non-display area 512, and the opening 551 is disposed at the first end 531 of the transparent cover 53.

The first end 531 of the transparent cover 53 covers the bottom non-display area 512 of the liquid crystal display 51, the opening 551 is disposed at the first end 531 of the transparent cover 53, and the opening 551 is disposed at an edge position, which has little influence on the appearance of the display.

Referring to fig. 8 again, the transparent cover 53 includes a first end 531 covering the non-display area 512, and the opening 551 is disposed at the corner 532 of the first end 531 of the transparent cover 53.

The first end 531 of the transparent cover 53 covers the bottom non-display area 512 of the liquid crystal display 51, the opening 551 is disposed at the corner 532 of the first end 531 of the transparent cover 53, and the position of the opening 551 is disposed at the bottom corner position, which has little influence on the appearance of the display.

As shown in fig. 15, the electronic device 60 may include control circuitry, which may include storage and processing circuitry 61. The storage and processing circuit 61 may be a memory, such as a hard disk drive memory, a non-volatile memory (e.g., a flash memory or other electronically programmable read-only memory used to form a solid state drive, etc.), a volatile memory (e.g., a static or dynamic random access memory, etc.), etc., and the embodiments of the present application are not limited thereto. Processing circuitry in the storage and processing circuitry 61 may be used to control the operation of the electronic device 60. The processing circuitry may be implemented based on one or more microprocessors, microcontrollers, digital signal processors, baseband processors, power management units, audio codec chips, application specific integrated circuits, display driver integrated circuits, and the like.

The storage and processing circuitry 61 may be used to run software in the electronic device 60, such as an Internet browsing application, a Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) telephone call application, an email application, a media playing application, operating system functions, and so forth. Such software may be used to perform control operations such as, for example, camera-based image capture, ambient light measurement based on an ambient light sensor, proximity sensor measurement based on a proximity sensor, information display functionality based on status indicators such as status indicator lights of light emitting diodes, touch event detection based on a touch sensor, functionality associated with displaying information on multiple (e.g., layered) displays, operations associated with performing wireless communication functions, operations associated with collecting and generating audio signals, control operations associated with collecting and processing button press event data, and other functions in the electronic device 60, and the like, without limitation in the embodiments of the present application.

The electronic device 60 may also include input-output circuitry 62. Input-output circuitry 62 may be used to enable electronic device 60 to input and output data, i.e., to allow electronic device 60 to receive data from external devices and also to allow electronic device 60 to output data from electronic device 60 to external devices. The input-output circuit 62 may further include a sensor 63. The sensors 63 may include ambient light sensors, optical and capacitive based proximity sensors, touch sensors (e.g., optical based touch sensors and/or capacitive touch sensors, where the touch sensors may be part of a touch display screen or may be used independently as a touch sensor structure), acceleration sensors, and other sensors, among others.

Input-output circuitry 62 may also include one or more displays, such as display 64. The display 64 may include one or a combination of liquid crystal displays, organic light emitting diode displays, electronic ink displays, plasma displays, displays using other display technologies. The display 64 may include an array of touch sensors (i.e., the display 64 may be a touch display screen). The touch sensor may be a capacitive touch sensor formed by a transparent touch sensor electrode (e.g., an Indium Tin Oxide (ITO) electrode) array, or may be a touch sensor formed using other touch technologies, such as acoustic wave touch, pressure sensitive touch, resistive touch, optical touch, and the like, and the embodiments of the present application are not limited thereto.

The electronic device 60 may also include an audio component 65. Audio component 65 may be used to provide audio input and output functions for electronic device 60. Audio components 65 in electronic device 60 may include speakers, microphones, buzzers, tone generators, and other components for generating and detecting sound.

The communication circuit 66 may be used to provide the electronic device 60 with the ability to communicate with external devices. The communication circuitry 66 may include analog and digital input-output interface circuitry, and wireless communication circuitry based on radio frequency signals and/or optical signals. The wireless communication circuitry in communication circuitry 66 may include radio-frequency transceiver circuitry, power amplifier circuitry, low noise amplifiers, switches, filters, and antennas. For example, the wireless Communication circuitry in Communication circuitry 66 may include circuitry to support Near Field Communication (NFC) by transmitting and receiving Near Field coupled electromagnetic signals. For example, the communication circuit 66 may include a near field communication antenna and a near field communication transceiver. The communications circuitry 66 may also include a cellular telephone transceiver and antenna, a wireless local area network transceiver circuit and antenna, and the like.

The electronic device 60 may further include a battery, power management circuitry, and other input-output units 67. The input-output unit 67 may include buttons, joysticks, click wheels, scroll wheels, touch pads, keypads, keyboards, cameras, light emitting diodes and other status indicators, etc.

A user may input commands through the input-output circuitry 62 to control the operation of the electronic device 60 and may use the output data of the input-output circuitry 62 to enable receipt of status information and other outputs from the electronic device 60.

In the foregoing embodiments, the descriptions of the respective embodiments have respective emphasis, and for parts that are not described in detail in a certain embodiment, reference may be made to related descriptions of other embodiments.

The electronic devices provided by the embodiments of the present application are described in detail above, and the principles and implementations of the present application are described herein using specific examples, which are provided only to help understanding of the present application. Meanwhile, for those skilled in the art, according to the idea of the present application, there may be variations in the specific embodiments and the application scope, and in summary, the content of the present specification should not be construed as a limitation to the present application.

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1. An electronic device, comprising:

the liquid crystal display screen comprises a display area and a non-display area, the liquid crystal display screen further comprises a top and a bottom used for displaying contents, the non-display area is arranged at the bottom of the liquid crystal display screen, the liquid crystal display screen comprises a sealant for sealing liquid crystal, and the non-display area corresponds to the sealant;

the shell comprises a middle frame and a rear shell, and the middle frame is arranged around the periphery of the liquid crystal display screen;

the transparent cover plate covers the liquid crystal display screen, and the rear shell and the transparent cover plate are arranged on two sides of the liquid crystal display screen;

the light sensing device is arranged between the transparent cover plate and the rear shell, the projection of the light sensing device on the liquid crystal display screen is arranged in the non-display area, the non-display area is provided with a through hole corresponding to the light sensing device, and the light sensing device acquires light signals passing through the through hole or transmits the light signals through the through hole;

the electronic equipment further comprises a flexible circuit board for controlling the liquid crystal display screen, and the light sensing device and the flexible circuit board are both positioned in a non-display area;

the transparent cover plate is provided with an ink layer corresponding to the non-display area, the ink layer is provided with an opening corresponding to the light sensing device, the opening is communicated with the through hole, the light sensing device is arranged in the through hole, and the light sensing device and the middle frame are arranged at intervals.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the flexible circuit board is disposed between the non-display area and a transparent cover.

3. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the light-sensing device is disposed between the non-display area and the transparent cover.

4. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the light sensing device is disposed between the non-display area and the rear housing, the through hole, the opening and the projection of the light sensing device on the rear housing overlap, a light guide pillar is disposed in the through hole of the non-display area, the light guide pillar penetrates through the through hole, one end of the light guide pillar is connected to the opening, and the other end of the light guide pillar is connected to the light sensing device.

5. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the light sensing device is disposed between the non-display area and the rear housing, the through hole, the opening and the projection of the light sensing device on the rear housing do not overlap, a light guiding column is disposed in the through hole of the non-display area, the light guiding column penetrates through the through hole, one end of the light guiding column is connected to the opening, and the other end of the light guiding column is connected to the light sensing device.

6. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein a light guide pillar is further disposed in the through hole of the non-display area, one end of the light guide pillar is connected to the opening, and the other end of the light guide pillar is connected to the light-sensing device.

7. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein one end of the light-sensing element is connected to the opening.

8. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the transparent cover includes a first end covering the non-display area, and wherein the opening is disposed at the first end of the transparent cover.

9. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the transparent cover includes a first end covering the non-display area, and wherein the opening is disposed at a corner of the first end of the transparent cover.

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