Smart watch and method of replacing components of the same
AssigneeSamsung Display Co., Ltd.
InventorMinjae Kim
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Abstract
A smart watch and a method of replacing components of the same are disclosed. In one aspect, the smart watch includes a display panel including a body portion having a polygonal shaped planar structure and a corner portion extending from one side of the body portion and being bent away from the surface of, and at the side of, the body portion. The smart watch also includes a housing disposed under the display panel and having an area that is smaller than the combined area of the body portion and the corner portion. The corner portion is defined by the one side of the body portion and two adjacent sides.
Claims20
A smart watch comprising:
- a display panel comprising a body portion having a polygonal shaped planar structure and a corner portion extending from one side of the body portion and being bent away from a surface of, and at the one side of, the body portion;
- and
- a housing disposed under the display panel and having an area that is smaller than the combined area of the body portion and the corner portion, wherein the corner portion is defined by the one side of the body portion and two sides extending from other sides of the body portion adjacent to the one side to meet each other.
A method of replacing a component of a smart watch, the method comprising:
- separating a display panel in a bent state from a first housing, the bent display panel comprising a body portion having a polygonal shape and a corner portion extending from at least one side of the body portion and bent from the body portion;
- stretching out the corner portion such that the corner portion is placed on the same surface as the body portion to provide the display panel in a flat state;
- and
- assembling the flat display panel to a second housing having a shape different from that of the first housing.
A method of replacing a component of a smart watch, the method comprising:
- separating a display panel in a flat state from a first housing, the flat display panel comprising a body portion having a polygonal shape and a corner portion extending from at least one side of the body portion;
- folding the corner portion such that the corner portion forms a predetermined angle with the body portion to provide the display panel in a bent state;
- and
- assembling the bent display panel to a second housing having a shape different from the first housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.