Mobile terminal

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9064643-B2
Application number	US-201313842250-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 15, 2013
Priority date	Oct 10, 2012
Publication date	Jun 23, 2015
Grant date	Jun 23, 2015

Abstract

A mobile terminal is provided. The mobile terminal has a case, a top button located in a surface of the case, the top button including a light blocking part and a light transmitting part formed at a circumferential portion of the light blocking part, the top button having a front side exposed through the surface of the case and back side opposite the front side, a metal dome arranged at the back side of the top button, the metal dome having a projected center, an actuator configured to press the projected center of the metal dome to deform the metal dome when the top button is pressed, a circuit board having the metal dome seated on a side thereof, a light source mounted at the circuit board and a light guide layer configured to direct the light of the light source toward the surface of the case.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A mobile terminal comprising:
a case in which electronic components are mounted;
a top button located in a surface of the case, the top button including a light blocking part to block light and a light transmitting part formed at a circumferential portion of the light blocking part to transmit light therethrough, the top button having a front side exposed through the surface of the case and a back side opposite the front side;
a metal dome arranged at th…

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Park Sanggil
• Choi Seongwoo
• Park Kyoungjoon
• Joo Hyungoo
• Kim Taehyun
• Lee Kyuho
• Seo Jongwon
• Park Jongseok
• Oh Hyunghoon

Classifications

• H04M1/0202

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04M1/23

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H01H2219/036

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H01H9/182 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04M1/22

  Electricity · mapped topic