Electronic device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016334897-A1
Application number	US-201615222369-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jul 28, 2016
Priority date	Jan 29, 2014
Publication date	Nov 17, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

An electronic device according to the present disclosure includes a translucent panel including a front surface and a back surface, the translucent panel including a curved portion at an end portion, the curved portion being curved toward the back surface with respect to a central portion of the translucent panel. The electronic device also includes a touch panel located on the back surface of the translucent panel and configured to be covered with the central portion and the curved portion. The distance between the curved portion and the touch panel is shorter than the distance between the central portion of the translucent panel and the touch panel.

First claim

1 . An electronic device comprising:
a translucent panel comprising a front surface and a back surface, the translucent panel comprising a curved portion near an end portion, the curved portion being curved toward the back surface with respect to a central portion of the translucent panel; a touch panel located on the back surface of the translucent panel and configured to be covered with the central portion and the curved portion; and a casing with an opening in which the translucent panel and the touch panel are mounted, the distance between the curved portion and the touch panel being shorter than the distance between the central portion of the translucent panel and the touch panel.

2 . The electronic device according to claim 1 , further comprising an adhesive portion configured to affix the touch panel to the central portion of the translucent panel, wherein
the adhesive portion is not located between the back surface of the curved portion and the touch panel.

3 . The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the translucent panel is configured such that a radius of curvature of a surface facing the curved portion is larger than a radius of curvature on the back surface of the curved portion.

4 . The electronic device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a display panel located on the back surface and facing the central portion; and an elastic member located between the touch panel and the translucent panel at a position close to the curved portion.

5 . The electronic device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a rib located on the casing around the opening and pressing the touch panel to the back surface.

6 . The electronic device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
an adhesive surface between the casing and the translucent panel; and a stepped portion located on the casing between the rib and the adhesive surface.

Assignees

• Kyocera Corp

Inventors

• Nakamura Kotaro
• Mizuno Hayato

Classifications

• H04M1/0269

  mounted in a fixed curved configuration, e.g. display curved around the edges of the telephone housing · CPC title

• G06F1/1626 Primary

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

• G06F1/1643

  the display being associated to a digitizer, e.g. laptops that can be used as penpads (details related to the relative motion of the display enclosure with respect to the body enclosure, e.g. to move between laptop and tablet PC configuration G06F1/1615) · CPC title

• H04M2250/22

  including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector · CPC title

• G06F1/1656

  Details related to functional adaptations of the enclosure, e.g. to provide protection against EMI, shock, water, or to host detachable peripherals like a mouse or removable expansions units like PCMCIA cards, or to provide access to internal components for maintenance or to removable storage supports like CDs or DVDs, or to mechanically mount accessories (mounting of accessories to a computer display G06F1/1607; display hoods G06F1/1603; cooling arrangements for portable computers G06F1/203) · CPC title