# US 12,004,366 B2 · Electronic apparatus including display module opening having cover patterned side surfaces

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- Number: US 12,004,366 B2
- Document ID: US12004366B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/805,550
- Filed: 2022-06-06
- Published: 2022-09-22
- Granted: 2024-06-04
- Earliest claimed: 2019-07-02
- Assignees: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Dong-Su Yee
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12004366B2

## CPC

- H10K 50/841: {Self-supporting sealing arrangements}
- H10K 50/844: Encapsulations
- H10K 50/86: Arrangements for improving contrast, e.g. preventing reflection of ambient light
- H10K 59/12: Active-matrix OLED [AMOLED] displays
- H10K 59/40: OLEDs integrated with touch screens
- H10K 71/00: Manufacture or treatment specially adapted for the organic devices covered by this subclass
- H10K 77/10: Substrates, e.g. flexible substrates
- G02F 1/133331: {Cover glasses}
- G02F 1/133528: {Polarisers}
- H10K 50/8426: {Peripheral sealing arrangements, e.g. adhesives, sealants}
- H10K 50/865: {comprising light absorbing layers, e.g. light-blocking layers}
- H10K 50/868: {Arrangements for polarized light emission (H10K50/86 takes precedence)}
- H10K 59/126: Shielding, e.g. light-blocking means over the TFTs
- H10K: ORGANIC ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES
- G02F: OPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS

## Abstract

An electronic apparatus includes a window, a display module that includes a module hole, an optical member disposed between the window and the display module and in which a first opening that overlaps the module hole is formed, and a cover pattern disposed on an inner surface of the first opening of the optical member.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An electronic apparatus, comprising:
a window;
a display module disposed under the window and that includes a first opening;
an adhesion layer disposed between the window and the display module;
an optical member disposed between the adhesion layer and the display module and that includes a second opening that overlaps the first opening; and
a cover pattern disposed on an inner surface of the display module that defines the first opening and on an inner surface of the optical member that defines the second opening.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The electronic apparatus of claim 1,
wherein the adhesion layer includes a third opening that overlaps the second opening, and
wherein the cover pattern is disposed on an inner surface of the adhesion layer that defines the third opening.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The electronic apparatus of claim 1,
wherein the adhesion layer covers a portion of the window that overlaps the second opening.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The electronic apparatus of claim 1, wherein the display module includes:
a base substrate;
a circuit element layer disposed on the base substrate, wherein the circuit element layer includes a transistor;
a display element layer disposed on the circuit element layer, wherein the display element layer includes a light emitting element connected to the transistor,
an encapsulation layer that covers the display element layer; and
a sensing sensor disposed on the encapsulation layer, wherein the sensing sensor includes sensing electrodes spaced apart from each other.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The electronic apparatus of claim 4, wherein the first opening is formed through at least one of the circuit element layer and the display element layer.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The electronic apparatus of claim 1, wherein the cover pattern is black color.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The electronic apparatus of claim 1, wherein the cover pattern includes a resin.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The electronic apparatus of claim 1, wherein the window includes a base window and a bezel pattern,
the base window includes a bezel area on which the bezel pattern is disposed and an active area adjacent to the bezel area, and
in a plan view, the cover pattern does not overlap the bezel pattern and overlaps the active area.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The electronic apparatus of claim 1, wherein the cover pattern has one of a circular shape, an oval shape, or a polygonal shape.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The electronic apparatus of claim 1, further comprising
an electronic module disposed under the display module and that overlaps the first opening,
wherein the electronic module includes at least one of a light emitting module, a light receiving module, or a camera module.

### Claim 11

An electronic apparatus, comprising:
a window;
a display module disposed under the window;
an optical member disposed between the window and the display module and that includes a first opening;
an adhesion layer disposed between the window and the optical member and that includes a second opening that overlaps the first opening;
a cover pattern disposed on an inner surface of the optical member that defines the first opening and an inner surface of the adhesion layer that defines the second opening.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The electronic apparatus of claim 11, wherein the display module includes a third opening that overlaps the first opening, and
wherein the cover pattern is disposed on an inner surface of the display module that defines the third opening.

### Claim 13 (depends on 11)

The electronic apparatus of claim 11, wherein the first opening is formed through at least one of the circuit element layer or the display element layer.

### Claim 14 (depends on 11)

The electronic apparatus of claim 11, wherein the cover pattern is black.

### Claim 15 (depends on 11)

The electronic apparatus of claim 11, further comprising
an electronic module disposed under the display module and that overlaps the first opening,
wherein the electronic module includes at least one of a light emitting module, a light receiving module, or a camera module.