Camera lens structures and display structures for electronic devices
US9143668B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 29, 2010 |
| Grant date | Sep 22, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 26, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02F2201/58
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A camera may be mounted under a display in an electronic device. The display may include a polarizer layer, a color filter layer, and a thin-film-transistor layer. A layer of material such as a glass insert may be attached to an edge of the display. Openings may be formed in the layers of the display and the insert to accommodate the camera. A sleeve structure may be mounted within an opening. The camera may include lens structures formed from a stack of lens elements. One or more layers of the display may be interposed within the lens structures. The glass insert may be mounted within a notch in the color filter layer and thin-film transistor layer or along a straight edge of the color filter layer and thin-film transistor layer. The edge of the color filter layer may be recessed with respect to form a mounting shelf for the insert.
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