# US 2020/0401191 A1 · Electronic device comprising curved glass > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2020/0401191 A1 - Document ID: US20200401191A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/979,245 - Filed: 2019-03-14 - Published: 2020-12-24 - Earliest claimed: 2018-03-14 - Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Myungsop LEE; Byeongkuk LEE; Yoonseok HWANG - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20200401191A1 ## CPC - G06F 1/1637: {Details related to the display arrangement, including those related to the mounting of the display in the housing} - G06F 1/1652: {the display being flexible, e.g. mimicking a sheet of paper, or rollable} - B05D 5/06: to obtain multicolour or other optical effects (B05D5/02 takes precedence) - B05D 7/24: for applying particular liquids or other fluent materials - G06F 1/1656: {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)} - H04M 1/0266: {for a display module assembly} - H04M 1/0269: {mounted in a fixed curved configuration, e.g. display curved around the edges of the telephone housing} - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - B05D: PROCESSES FOR APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL (conveying articles or workpieces through baths of liquid B65G, e.g. B65G49/02) - H04M: TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus G08) ## Abstract According to various embodiments, an electronic device may comprise: a housing; a glass plate attached to the housing so as to define an inner space together with the housing, the glass plate comprising a planar portion and a curved portion extending from an edge of the planar portion, the curved portion comprising a peripheral portion comprising a first surface facing the inner space in a first direction, a second surface extending form the first surface so as to face the inner space in a second direction, a third surface extending from the second surface so as to face a third direction and to be adjacent to a part of the periphery of the housing, a fourth surface extending from the third surface and facing away from the inner space in a fourth direction, and a fifth surface extending from the fourth surface and facing away from the inner surface in a fifth direction; an opaque layer formed across a part of the first surface and at least a part of the second surface; and a display arranged inside the housing and exposed to the outside through the glass plate. The electronic device described above may be varied according to embodiments. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An electronic device comprising: a housing; a glass plate attached to the housing to define an inner space with the housing and comprising a flat portion and a curved portion extending from an edge of the flat portion, wherein the curved portion includes an outer peripheral portion including a first surface facing the inner space in a first direction, a second surface extending from the first surface and facing the inner surface in a second direction, a third surface extending from the second surface located adjacent to a portion of an outer periphery of the housing while being oriented in a third direction, a fourth surface extending from the third surface and facing away from the inner space in a fourth direction, and a fifth surface extending from the fourth surface and facing away from the inner space in a fifth direction; an opaque layer formed on at least a portion of the first surface and at least a portion of the second surface; and a display disposed inside the housing and exposed to an outside through the first glass plate. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the opaque layer is further formed on at least a portion of the third surface. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the opaque layer contains a pigment or dye. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising: a polymeric layer attached on another portion of the first surface to be adjacent to one side of the opaque layer. ### Claim 5 An electronic device comprising: a glass plate comprising a curved portion in at least a portion of a periphery thereof; a display attached to a partial area (hereinafter, referred to as an “attachment area”) of an inner surface of the glass plate; and an opaque layer formed on at least a portion of the curved portion, wherein the glass plate comprises a side end surface formed to be inclined or perpendicular to the inner surface in the curved portion and a first connection surface connecting the side end surface to the inner surface, and the opaque layer is formed on at least the inner surface and the first connection surface around at least a portion of the attachment area. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The electronic device of claim 5, wherein the opaque layer is further formed on at least a portion of the side end surface. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The electronic device of claim 5, wherein the first connection surface is formed to be inclined with respect to the inner surface or the side end surface. ### Claim 8 (depends on 5) The electronic device of claim 5, wherein the first connection surface comprises a plurality of inclined surfaces each of which is formed to be inclined with respect to the inner surface, and the plurality of inclined surfaces are formed to be inclined with respect to each other. ### Claim 9 (depends on 5) The electronic device of claim 5, wherein the first connection surface comprises a curved surface. ### Claim 10 (depends on 5) The electronic device of claim 5, further comprising: a housing coupled to the glass plate so as to define an inner space with the glass plate, wherein at least a portion of the side end surface is formed to face a portion of the housing. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The electronic device of claim 10, wherein the opaque layer is interposed between the at least a portion of the side end surface and the portion of the housing. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The electronic device of claim 10, wherein a portion of the display is attached to the housing in an area corresponding to the curved portion. ### Claim 13 (depends on 5) The electronic device of claim 5, wherein the display is partially attached to the curved portion and is disposed to be adjacent to the opaque layer. ### Claim 14 (depends on 5) The electronic device of claim 5, wherein the glass plate further comprises an outer surface facing away from the inner surface in the curved portion and a second connection surface connecting the outer surface to the side end surface. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The electronic device of claim 14, wherein the second connection surface includes at least one inclined surface formed to be inclined with respect to a curved surface or the side end surface.