Techniques for strengthening glass covers for portable electronic devices
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국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
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국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G02F-001/1335
G02B-007/00
C03C-019/00
C03C-021/00
G06F-001/16
출원번호
US-0586716
(2014-12-30)
등록번호
US-10185113
(2019-01-22)
발명자
/ 주소
Prest, Christopher
Zadesky, Stephen Paul
출원인 / 주소
APPLE INC.
대리인 / 주소
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP
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초록▼
Apparatus, systems and methods for improving strength of a thin glass cover for an electronic device are disclosed. In one embodiment, the glass member can have improved strength by forming its edges with a predetermined geometry and/or by chemically strengthening the edges. Advantageously, the glas
Apparatus, systems and methods for improving strength of a thin glass cover for an electronic device are disclosed. In one embodiment, the glass member can have improved strength by forming its edges with a predetermined geometry and/or by chemically strengthening the edges. Advantageously, the glass member can be not only thin but also adequately strong to limit susceptibility to damage. In one embodiment, the glass member can pertain to a glass cover for a housing for an electronic device. The glass cover can be provided over or integrated with a display, such as a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) display.
대표청구항▼
1. A consumer electronic product, comprising: a housing having a front surface, a back surface and side surfaces;electrical components provided at least partially internal to the housing, the electrical components including at least a controller, a memory, and a display, the display being provided a
1. A consumer electronic product, comprising: a housing having a front surface, a back surface and side surfaces;electrical components provided at least partially internal to the housing, the electrical components including at least a controller, a memory, and a display, the display being provided at or adjacent the front surface of the housing; anda cover glass provided at or over the front surface of the housing such that it is provided over the display, the cover glass comprising: a first planar surface;a second planar surface opposite the first planar surface; andan edge surface extending between the first planar surface and the second planar surface and defining an edge geometry including a rounded transition to each of the first planar surface and the second planar surface, wherein the cover glass is chemically strengthened by ion exchange so that a compressive stress along the entire edge surface is no more than 10% lower than a compressive stress at each of the first planar surface and the second planar surface. 2. A consumer electronic product as recited in claim 1, wherein the cover glass has a thickness and the rounded transition has a radius of at least 20% of the thickness. 3. A consumer electronic product as recited in claim 1, wherein the rounded transition has a radius of at least 0.1 mm. 4. A consumer electronic product as recited in claim 1, wherein the rounded transition has a radius of at least 0.2 mm. 5. A consumer electronic product as recited in claim 1, wherein the consumer electronic product is a mobile phone, portable media player, notebook computer or tablet computer. 6. A consumer electronic product as recited in claim 1, wherein the consumer electronic product is a handheld electronic device, andwherein the consumer electronic product does not include a border or bezel for the cover glass at the edge surface of the cover glass. 7. A consumer electronic product as recited in claim 1, wherein the compressive stress along the entire edge surface includes a compressive layer having a depth of at least 10 microns. 8. A consumer electronic product as recited in claim 1, wherein the cover glass extends completely across the front surface of the housing. 9. A consumer electronic product as recited in claim 1, wherein the consumer electronic product does not include a border or bezel for the cover glass at the edge portion. 10. A consumer electronic product as recited in claim 1, wherein the cover glass is alumino-silicate glass. 11. A consumer electronic product as recited in claim 1, wherein the display is a touch-sensitive display. 12. A consumer electronic product as recited in claim 1, wherein the consumer electronic product is a mobile phone, portable media player, notebook computer or tablet computer. 13. A consumer electronic product as recited in claim 1, wherein the display is a liquid crystal display (LCD). 14. A consumer electronic product as recited in claim 1, wherein the cover glass extends across the front surface of the housing from one of the side surfaces to another of the side surfaces such that the cover glass is provided over the side surfaces. 15. A consumer electronic product as recited in claim 1, wherein, the cover glass has a strength that is substantially uniform across the surfaces of the cover glass, including along the entire edge surface. 16. A consumer electronic product, comprising: a housing;a display provided at least partially internal to the housing; anda cover glass positioned over the display, the cover glass comprising: a first planar surface;a second planar surface opposite the first planar surface; andan edge surface extending between the first planar surface and the second planar surface and defining an edge geometry including a rounded transition to each of the first planar surface and the second planar surface,wherein the cover glass is chemically strengthened by ion exchange so that a compressive stress along the entire edge surface is no more than 10% lower than a compressive stress at each of the first planar surface and the second planar surface. 17. The consumer electronic product as recited in claim 16, wherein the cover glass has a thickness and the edge geometry has a radius of 20% to 50% of the thickness at the rounded transition. 18. The consumer electronic product as recited in claim 16, wherein the compressive stress along the entire edge surface includes a compressive layer having a depth of at least 10 microns. 19. The consumer electronic product as recited in claim 16, wherein the compressive stress along the entire edge surface is no more than 5% lower than the compressive stress at each of the first planar surface and the second planar surface. 20. A consumer electronic product as recited in claim 1, wherein the cover glass forms an entire front exterior surface of the consumer electronic product. 21. A cover glass member suitable for attachment to a housing for a handheld electronic device, the cover glass member being produced and strengthened by a process of: forming a plurality of cover glass members, each of the cover glass members being suitably sized to be provided on an exposed surface of the handheld electronic device, each of the cover glass members including a first planar surface, a second planar surface opposite the first planar surface, and an edge surface extending between the first planar surface and the second planar surface;manipulating each of the cover glass members so that the edge surface of each cover glass member defines an edge geometry including a rounded transition to each of the first planar surface and the second planar surface andchemically strengthening each of the cover glass members by ion exchange so that a compressive stress along the entire edge surface is no more than 10% lower than a compressive stress at each of the first planar surface and the second planar surface. 22. A cover glass member as recited in claim 21, wherein a thickness of the cover glass members is less or equal to 1 mm. 23. A cover glass member as recited in claim 21, wherein chemically strengthening each of the cover glass members includes replacing at least a plurality of first type ions in each of the cover glass members with a plurality of second type ions.
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