# US 2020/0401779 A1 · Optical Fingerprint Sensor Apparatus and Assembling Method Thereof > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2020/0401779 A1 - Document ID: US20200401779A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/761,083 - Filed: 2018-08-17 - Published: 2020-12-24 - Earliest claimed: 2018-08-17 - Assignees: Shanghai Oxi Technology Co., Ltd - Applicants: Shanghai Oxi Technology Co., Ltd - Inventors: Yan LING; Hong ZHU - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20200401779A1 ## CPC - A61B 5/1172: using fingerprinting - G06V 40/1318: {using electro-optical elements or layers, e.g. electroluminescent sensing} - A61B 5/0077: {Devices for viewing the surface of the body, e.g. camera, magnifying lens} - A61B 2562/125: characterised by the manufacture of electrodes - A61B 2562/164: the sensor is mounted in or on a conformable substrate or carrier - A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D) - G06V: IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING ## Abstract An optical fingerprint sensor apparatus and an assembling method thereof are provided. The optical fingerprint sensor apparatus includes: a support frame structure having an opening therein, the opening penetrating through the support frame structure; an optical fingerprint sensor module disposed in the opening; a support plate disposed below the optical fingerprint sensor module and at the bottom of the support frame structure, wherein the support plate is fixedly connected to the bottom of the support frame structure; an elastic support member disposed between the optical fingerprint sensor module and the support plate, wherein the elastic support member is fixedly connected to the optical fingerprint sensor module and the support plate, respectively; and a self-luminous display panel disposed on the optical fingerprint sensor module and the support frame structure, wherein the self-luminous display panel and the support frame structure are fixedly connected. Performance of the optical fingerprint sensor apparatus is improved. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An optical fingerprint sensor apparatus, comprising: a support frame structure having an opening therein, the opening penetrating through the support frame structure; an optical fingerprint sensor module disposed in the opening; a support plate disposed below the optical fingerprint sensor module and at the bottom of the support frame structure, wherein the support plate is fixedly connected to the bottom of the support frame structure; an elastic support member disposed between the optical fingerprint sensor module and the support plate, wherein the elastic support member is fixedly connected to the optical fingerprint sensor module and the support plate, respectively; and a self-luminous display panel disposed on the optical fingerprint sensor module and the support frame structure, wherein the self-luminous display panel and the support frame structure are fixedly connected. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The optical fingerprint sensor apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the optical fingerprint sensor module is in contact with and separable from the self-luminous display panel. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The optical fingerprint sensor apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the optical fingerprint sensor module comprises a frame region, and the optical fingerprint sensor apparatus further comprises a buffer layer disposed between the frame region of the optical fingerprint sensor module and the self-luminous display panel, wherein the buffer layer is adhered to the frame region of the optical fingerprint sensor module, and is in contact with and separable from the self-luminous display panel. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The optical fingerprint sensor apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the buffer layer comprises organic polymer. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The optical fingerprint sensor apparatus according to claim 3, wherein elastic modulus of the buffer layer is within a range from 100 MPa to 10000 MPa. ### Claim 6 (depends on 3) The optical fingerprint sensor apparatus according to claim 3, wherein thickness of the buffer layer in a compressed state is within a range from 0.05 mm to 1 mm, and a size of a gap between the self-luminous display panel and the optical fingerprint sensor module is within a range from 0.05 mm to 1 mm. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The optical fingerprint sensor apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the elastic support member is a spring, wherein the spring has a first connection terminal and a second connection terminal opposite to each other in a compression direction of the spring, the first connection terminal is fixedly connected to the bottom of the optical fingerprint sensor module, and the second connection terminal is fixedly connected to the support plate. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The optical fingerprint sensor apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the elastic support member is an elastic foam. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The optical fingerprint sensor apparatus according to claim 8, wherein elastic modulus of the elastic foam is within a range from 10 MPa to 10000 MPa. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The optical fingerprint sensor apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the elastic support member is an elastic slice or a damper. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The optical fingerprint sensor apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a fastener penetrating through the support plate and a portion of the support frame structure. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The optical fingerprint sensor apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the optical fingerprint sensor module comprises an optical fingerprint sensor and a collimator disposed on the optical fingerprint sensor, wherein the collimator is adhered to the optical fingerprint sensor, and is disposed between the optical fingerprint sensor and the self-luminous display panel. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The optical fingerprint sensor apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a cover layer on the self-luminous display panel. ### Claim 14 A method for assembling an optical fingerprint sensor apparatus, comprising: providing an optical fingerprint sensor module, a self-luminous display panel, a support plate, an elastic support member and a support frame structure, wherein the support frame structure has an opening therein which penetrates through the support frame structure; disposing the elastic support member between the optical fingerprint sensor module and the support plate, and fixedly connecting the elastic support member to the optical fingerprint sensor module and the support plate, respectively; fixedly connecting the self-luminous display panel to the support frame structure, wherein the self-luminous display panel faces the opening; following fixedly connecting the elastic support member to the optical fingerprint sensor module and the support plate, respectively and fixedly connecting the self-luminous display panel to the support frame structure, disposing the optical fingerprint sensor module in the opening, to make the optical fingerprint sensor module disposed between the self-luminous display panel and the support plate, wherein the support plate faces the support frame structure; and following disposing the optical fingerprint sensor module in the opening, compressing the elastic support member, and fixedly connecting the support plate to the support frame structure. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The method according to claim 14, wherein the optical fingerprint sensor module is disposed in the opening, to make the optical fingerprint sensor module contact with the self-luminous display panel, and the elastic support member is compressed and the support plate is fixedly connected to the support frame structure, to make the optical fingerprint sensor module and the self-luminous display panel squeeze each other. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The method according to claim 14, wherein the optical fingerprint sensor module comprises a frame region, and the method further comprises: providing a buffer layer; prior to disposing the optical fingerprint sensor module in the opening, adhering the buffer layer to a surface of the frame region of the optical fingerprint sensor module; following fixedly connecting the elastic support member to the optical fingerprint sensor module and the support plate, respectively, the buffer layer and the elastic support member being disposed on two sides of the optical fingerprint sensor module; during disposing the optical fingerprint sensor module in the opening, disposing the buffer layer in the opening, wherein the buffer layer is in contact with the self-luminous display panel; and during compressing the elastic support member, compressing the buffer layer. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The method according to claim 16, wherein the buffer layer comprises organic polymer, and elastic modulus of the buffer layer is within a range from 100 MPa to 10000 MPa. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The method according to claim 16, wherein thickness of the buffer layer in a compressed state is within a range from 0.05 mm to 1 mm, and a size of a gap between the self-luminous display panel and the optical fingerprint sensor module is within a range from 0.05 mm to 1 mm. ### Claim 19 (depends on 14) The method according to claim 14, wherein the support plate is fixedly connected to the support frame structure with a fastener. ### Claim 20 (depends on 14) The method according to claim 14, further comprising: providing a cover layer; prior to fixedly connecting the self-luminous display panel to the support frame structure, adhering the self-luminous display panel to the cover layer, wherein after the self-luminous display panel is fixedly connected to the support frame structure, the cover layer and the support frame structure are disposed on two sides of the self-luminous display panel.