All-In-One Smart Tablet PC and the Assembly Method Thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016109907-A1
Application number	US-201414888331-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Nov 27, 2014
Priority date	Nov 27, 2013
Publication date	Apr 21, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

An all-in-one smart tablet PC and the assembly method thereof are disclosed. The all-in-one smart tablet PC includes: a screen, a glass, an infrared touch module, a rear shell and a plurality of screen supports; each of the screen supports is provided with a groove, with the glass inserted into the groove and matching the groove; each of the screen supports is further provided with a slot, with the infrared touch module positioned into the slot and matching the slot; a supporting tab is provided on a side of the screen support, and a screen frame is formed by the supporting tabs of the screen supports joined together end to end; the screen is installed within the screen frame and the rear shell is installed onto the back of the screen. By the technical solution of the present disclosure, the quality and the qualified rate of the product are improved; meanwhile, no positioning blocks are used during the whole assembly process, which saves cost and improves the assembly efficiency, and is able to meet the requirements for large-scale and modular production.

First claim

1 . An all-in-one smart tablet PC, comprising: a screen, a glass, an infrared touch module, a rear shell and a plurality of screen supports; wherein each of the screen supports is provided with a groove, the glass is inserted into the groove and matching the groove; each of the screen supports is further provided with a slot, the infrared touch module is positioned into the slot and matching the slot; a supporting tab is provided on a side of each of the screen supports, the supporting tabs of the screen supports are connected together end to end to form a screen frame; the screen is installed within the screen frame; and the rear shell is installed onto the back of the screen.

2 . The all-in-one smart tablet PC of claim 1 , wherein the all-in-one smart tablet PC further comprises corner covers installed between adjacent screen supports.

3 . The all-in-one smart tablet PC of claim 2 , wherein the all-in-one smart tablet PC further comprises corner cover seats; each of the screen supports is provided with recesses on both sides thereof, the corner covers and the corner cover seats are respectively provided with protrusions for matching the recesses; the corner cover seats are installed between adjacent screen supports, and the corner covers are installed onto the corner cover seats.

4 . The all-in-one smart tablet PC of claim 2 , wherein the screen supports comprise a first screen support and a second screen support; the first screen support is provided on both ends with corner cover seats, the second screen support is provided on both ends with recesses, and the corner cover seats are provided on one end with protrusions matching the recesses; the corner covers are installed onto the corner cover seats.

5 . The all-in-one smart tablet PC of claim 1 , wherein the slot is provided with fitting recesses, the infrared touch module is provided on both sides with fitting edges for fit into the fitting recesses.

6 . The all-in-one smart tablet PC of claim 1 , wherein the screen comprises a LC glass, a screen back plate and a middle frame; the middle frame is located between the LC glass and the screen back plate, the screen back plate is attached to the back of the middle frame, the LC glass is installed onto the front of the middle frame, and the screen back plate is attached to the supporting tab.

7 . The all-in-one smart tablet PC of claim 6 , wherein a side of the screen back plate is provided with a first threaded hole, the supporting tab is provided with a second threaded hole, and the screen back plate is attached to the supporting tab by a screw passing through the second threaded hole and the first threaded hole.

8 . The all-in-one smart tablet PC of claim 6 , wherein the middle frame is provide with a second fitting opening or buckle, and the screen back plate is provided with a buckle or fitting opening that match the second fitting opening or buckle of the middle frame.

9 . The all-in-one smart tablet PC of claim 1 , wherein the all-in-one smart tablet PC further comprises an infrared filter tape covering the slot.

10 . The all-in-one smart tablet PC of claim 1 , wherein the screen supports are made of aluminum profile.

11 - 17 . (canceled)

18 . An infrared touch module fixing structure for an all-in-one smart tablet PC, wherein the infrared touch module fixing structure comprises corner covers and a plurality of screen supports; the corner covers are installed between the adjacent screen supports; a plurality of screen supports are joined together end to end to form a screen frame; slots are provided within the borders of the screen frame for receiving and matching a plurality of infrared touch modules.

19 . The infrared touch module fixing structure for an all-in-one smart tablet PC of claim 18 , wherein borders of the screen frame are provided with a first fitting opening, and both sides of the corner cover are provided with protrusions; the protrusions on both sides of the corner cover are positioned respectively in the first fitting openings of adjacent screen frames and match the first fitting openings.

20 . The infrared touch module fixing structure for an all-in-one smart tablet PC of claim 19 , wherein the infrared touch module fixing structure further comprises a corner cover seat, with both sides of the corner cover seat provided with protrusions; the protrusions on both sides of the corner cover seat are inserted respectively into the first fitting openings of the adjacent screen supports; the corner cover is installed onto the corner cover seat; the cover seat is provided with a screw through hole, and a threaded hole is provided at a position corresponding to the screw through hole on the corner cover; the corner cover is fixedly connected to the corner cover seat by a screw.

21 . The infrared touch module fixing structure for an all-in-one smart tablet PC of claim 20 , wherein the bottom face of the corner cover seat is flush with the border of the screen support.

22 - 23 . (canceled)

24 . The all-in-one smart tablet PC of claim 5 , wherein the slot walls on both sides of the slot comprise a first slot wall and a second slot wall, the groove walls on both sides of the groove comprise a first groove wall and a second groove wall; the upper portion of the first slot wall is overlapped with the second groove wall, and the supporting tab is provided on the first groove wall; the upper end of the second slot wall is provided with a first inclined portion extending toward the first slot wall along the second slot wall; the first inclined portion is provided with a first fitting recess, and the bottom of the slot is provided with a second fitting recess corresponding to the first fitting recess.

25 . The all-in-one smart tablet PC of claim 24 , wherein the upper end of the second slot wall is provided with a second inclined portion forming a gap therebetween with a first inclined portion; the first slot wall is provided with an indent corresponding to the gap.

26 . The all-in-one smart tablet PC of claim 25 , wherein the screen support further comprises a cover plate, with both sides of the cover plate fitted respectively into the gap and the indent.

27 . The all-in-one smart tablet PC of claim 26 , wherein the cover plate is transparent or semi-transparent.

28 . The all-in-one smart tablet PC of claim 24 , wherein the screen support is provided with a recess located below the groove and on one side of the first slot wall.

Assignees

• Guangzhou Shirui Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Cao Jianhui
• Deng Fangguang
• Zhang Zongtao
• Hou Minxiang
• Wu Yingjie

Classifications

• G06F3/0412

  Digitisers structurally integrated in a display · CPC title

• G06F3/0421

  by interrupting or reflecting a light beam, e.g. optical touch-screen · CPC title

• G06F1/1626

  with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs] · CPC title

• G06F2203/04103

  Manufacturing, i.e. details related to manufacturing processes specially suited for touch sensitive devices · CPC title

• G06F1/1605

  Multimedia displays, e.g. with integrated or attached speakers, cameras, microphones · CPC title