Display device including touch emitting key unit

摘要

A display device is disclosed. In one aspect, the device includes a touch emitting key unit, wherein the display device has a structure that a display module and a part of the touch emitting key unit substantially vertically overlap as the touch emitting key unit is affixed to a window. According to the structure, a dead space outside a screen may be effectively reduced.

主权项

1. A display device comprising:
a display module comprising a screen, wherein the screen is configured to display an image, wherein the display module further comprises at least one driving chip; a window covering the display module so as to show the screen; and a touch emitting key unit configured to emit marks for a touch operation through one surface of the window, wherein the touch emitting key unit is affixed to the window, wherein at least a portion of the touch emitting key unit is interposed between the display module and the window, and wherein the portion of the touch emitting key unit and the driving chip do not overlap each other in the depth dimension of the display device, wherein the touch emitting key unit comprises a light source, a reflection plate configured to reflect the light from the light source and a flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) attached to the window, wherein the light source is disposed on the FPCB, wherein the reflection plate is inclined with respect to the window and contacts the light source, wherein the reflection plate includes first and second ends opposing each other, wherein the FPCB includes first and second surfaces opposing each other, wherein the first surface of the FPCB faces the window, and wherein the second surface of the FPCB is in direct physical contact with both the light source and the first end of the reflection plate.