Housing for portable electronic device with reduced border region
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
H05K-007/02
G06F-001/16
G06F-003/041
H04M-001/02
출원번호
US-0274251
(2016-09-23)
등록번호
US-10007295
(2018-06-26)
발명자
/ 주소
Werner, Christopher M.
Sanford, Emery A.
Lynch, Stephen Brian
Dabov, Teodor
Rothkopf, Fletcher R.
출원인 / 주소
APPLE INC.
대리인 / 주소
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP
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초록▼
An electronic device having a housing structure that is configured to receive at least one glass cover is disclosed. The glass cover serves to cover a display assembly provided within the electronic device. The glass cover can be secured to the housing structure so as to facilitate providing a narro
An electronic device having a housing structure that is configured to receive at least one glass cover is disclosed. The glass cover serves to cover a display assembly provided within the electronic device. The glass cover can be secured to the housing structure so as to facilitate providing a narrow border between an active display area and an outer edge of the housing structure. The enclosure for the electronic device can be thin yet be sufficiently strong to be suitable for use in electronic devices, such as portable electronic devices.
대표청구항▼
1. A portable electronic device, comprising: a housing defining an opening;a cover positioned over the opening, coupled to the housing, and forming a portion of an external surface of the portable electronic device; anda screen assembly positioned within the opening and attached to an inner surface
1. A portable electronic device, comprising: a housing defining an opening;a cover positioned over the opening, coupled to the housing, and forming a portion of an external surface of the portable electronic device; anda screen assembly positioned within the opening and attached to an inner surface of the cover opposite to the portion of the external surface. 2. The portable electronic device as recited in claim 1, wherein: the cover is attached to the housing around a peripheral portion of the cover;the housing defines an upper surface; andthe peripheral portion of the cover is secured to the upper surface of the housing using an adhesive. 3. The portable electronic device as recited in claim 2, wherein: the screen assembly has an active display area;the cover has a display region corresponding to the active display area, the display region having an edge; anda distance between the edge of the active display area and an outer edge of the housing defines a border thickness being less than or equal to 2 mm. 4. The portable electronic device as recited in claim 3, wherein: a shelf in the housing defines the upper surface configured to receive the cover;the cover is attached to the shelf; andthe cover and the housing cooperate to form a continuous smooth surface. 5. The portable electronic device as recited in claim 1, further comprising a frame secured within the opening of the housing such that the frame is adjacent a bottom surface of the screen assembly, and the frame and the bottom surface of the screen assembly define a separation gap. 6. The portable electronic device as recited in claim 5, wherein the frame is formed from a metal sheet having a thickness between 0.1-0.6 mm. 7. The portable electronic device as recited in claim 1, wherein the cover is formed from a material including one or more of: a glass or a polymer. 8. The portable electronic device as recited in claim 1, wherein the screen assembly includes a touch sensing layer, an LCD display, and a backlight layer. 9. The portable electronic device as recited in claim 1, wherein a thickness of the cover is between 0.3-1.0 mm. 10. A portable electronic device, comprising: a housing structure having an opening;a glass cover having an inner surface positioned over the opening of the housing structure; anda screen assembly attached to the inner surface of the glass cover;wherein: a peripheral region of the inner surface of the glass cover is secured to the housing structure; andan outer surface of the glass cover forms a portion of an external surface of the portable electronic device. 11. The portable electronic device as recited in claim 10, wherein: the housing structure defines a top surface; andthe peripheral region of the glass cover is secured to the top surface of the housing structure using an adhesive. 12. The portable electronic device as recited in claim 11, wherein: the screen assembly has an active display area;the glass cover has a display region corresponding to the active display area, the display region having an outer boundary; anda distance between the outer boundary of the active display area and an edge of the housing structure defines a border thickness being less than or equal to 2 mm. 13. The portable electronic device as recited in claim 12, wherein: the housing structure contains a ledge that defines the top;the glass cover is secured to the ledge: andthe glass cover and the housing structure cooperate to form a continuous smooth surface. 14. The portable electronic device as recited in claim 10, wherein: the glass cover is secured to the peripheral region of the inner surface of the glass cover with an adhesive, andthe screen assembly is attached to a central region of the inner surface of the glass cover with an adhesive. 15. The portable electronic device as recited in claim 10, further comprising: a frame attached within the opening of the housing structure to a side region of the housing structure, such that the frame is adjacent to a bottom surface of the screen assembly, wherein:the frame and the bottom surface of the screen assembly define a separation gap; andthe frame is formed from a metal having a thickness between 0.1-0.6 mm. 16. An electronic device housing, comprising: a housing structure comprising an opening, side, and bottom surfaces;a cover piece attached to the opening; anda screen assembly attached to an inner surface of the cover piece;wherein:the cover piece defines a top surface of the electronic device housing and is coupled to the housing structure to define an inner volume; andthe cover piece is coupled to a ledge, configured to receive the cover piece, defining an upper surface in the housing structure, such that the cover piece and the housing structure cooperate to form a continuous smooth surface. 17. The electronic device housing as recited in claim 16, wherein: the screen assembly has an active display area;the cover piece has a display region corresponding to the active display area, the display region having an edge; anda distance between the edge of the active display area and an outer edge of the cover piece defines a border thickness being less than or equal to 2 mm. 18. The electronic device housing as recited in claim 16, wherein the screen assembly includes a display technology layer and a sensing layer. 19. The electronic device housing as recited in claim 16, further comprising: a frame attached within the opening of the housing structure to a side region of the housing structure, such that the frame is adjacent to a bottom surface of the screen assembly, wherein:the frame and the bottom surface of the screen assembly define a separation gap; andthe frame is formed from a metal having a thickness between 0.1-0.6 mm. 20. The electronic device housing as recited in claim 16, wherein the cover piece is formed from a material including one or more of: a glass or a polymer, and the cover piece has a thickness between 0.3-1.0 mm.
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