Portable electronic device
AssigneeHon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
InventorGa-Lane Chen
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Abstract
A portable electronic device includes a case (11) made of flexible plastic material, a display assembly (13) made of flexural E-paper, an FPC (flexible printed circuit) board, and some electronic components made from organic material. The case defines a cavity, and the display assembly, the FPC and the electronic components are all set in the cavity. The portable electronic device is capable of flexing so that its figuration can be easily changed in manufacture. Further, the size of the portable electronic device can be significantly reduced.
Claims16
A portable electronic device comprising:
- a case made of flexible plastic material and defining a cavity;
- a display assembly made of flexible E-paper;
- electronic components made from organic material;
- and
- an FPC (flexible printed circuit) board;
- wherein, the display assembly, the FPC board and the electronic components are all received in the cavity.
A portable electronic device comprising:
- a case made of flexible material and enclosing said portable electronic device;
- a user interface exposed to an outside of said case so as to communicate said portable electronic device with users of said portable electronic device;
- and
- a flexible connection means having electronic components electrically connected therewith, and installed in said case to electrically connect said electronic components with said user interface;
- wherein said user interface, said flexible connection means and said electronic components are arranged in said case so that portions of said portable electronic device are capable of being flexibly shaped in use.
A method to manufacture a portable electronic device, comprising the steps of:
- selecting one of flexible material for making a case enclosing said portable electronic device;
- selectively using flexible material to make large-space-occupying components of said portable electronic device;
- electrically connecting said large-space-occupying components with other components of said portable electronic device;
- and
- assembling said large-space-occupying components and other components of said portable electronic device into said case so that said portable electronic device is capable of being flexibly shaped in use based on arrangement of said large-space-occupying components and other components in said case.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.