Systems and methods for overmolding on electronic device surfaces
AssigneeMicrosoft Technology Licensing, LLC
InventorsZhicong YAO, Kenneth Charles BOMAN
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AssigneeMicrosoft Technology Licensing, LLC
InventorsZhicong YAO, Kenneth Charles BOMAN
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An electronic device includes a display with a glass planar portion and a second material position at an outer edge of the glass planar portion. The glass planar portion defines a majority of a display surface of the display, and the second material is molded to the outer edge of the glass planar portion and defines at least part of a border portion. The second material is curved in a direction perpendicular to the display surface. The second material is composed of a first plurality of segments and a second plurality of segments. Each segment of the second plurality of segments is interposed between adjacent segments of the first plurality of segments, and the first plurality of segments interlock with the second plurality of segments.
An electronic device comprising:
The electronic device of any preceding claim, wherein the display is a touch-sensitive display.
The electronic device of any preceding claim, wherein a physical button is located in the border portion or:
The electronic device of any preceding claim, further comprising a radio frequency antenna, wherein at least one segment of the second material is a radiotransparent segment and wherein the RF antenna is located proximate the radiotransparent segment.
The electronic device of any preceding claim, further comprising a housing, wherein the second material connects the glass planar portion to the housing.
An electronic device body panel comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.