Information processing apparatus equipped with display device
AssigneeOlympus Corporation
InventorsTatsuya Suzuki, Hiroyuki Ando
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Abstract
A digital camera includes an outer casing cover. An open portion is formed in the outer casing cover, and an LCD unit is mounted to the open portion such that the display surface of the LCD unit is exposed to the outside through the open portion. The LCD unit includes a plate-like LCD module of a package type and a mounting frame having the LCD mounted thereto. The mounting frame is formed of a thin member such as a thin metal plate, and the holding frame for housing and holding the display element includes a display frame covering the peripheral portion of the display surface. The display surface and the display frame are exposed to the outside through the open portion of the outer casing member.
Claims7
An information processing apparatus comprising:
- an outer casing member having an inner surface, an outer surface, a first substantially rectangular open portion configured to define a first rectangular opening which penetrates the outer casing, and a fixing base portion provided on the inner surface of the first open portion;
- a display module including a display element having a rectangular display surface, and a first cover structure formed of a thin plate having a first frame portion configured to define a second opening, a first holding portion configured to receive and hold the display element so as to expose the display surface in the second opening, and a first mounting portion extending from the first holding part;
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- a second cover structure formed of a thin plate and having a second frame portion configured to define a third opening portion having a same size as that of the second opening, a second holding portion configured to receive and hold the first holding portion so as to align the third opening with the second opening and expose the display surface in the third opening, and a second mounting portion extending from the second holding portion;
- wherein the first and second mounting portions are contacted each other and are fixed to the fixing base portion, the second mounting portion is fitted into the first opening as to expose the display surface and the second frame portion in the first opening, and the second frame portion and the outer surface of the casing member is arranged to form a substantial continuous surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.