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US 7,460,888 B2Granted
Mobile terminal device protected against impact
AssigneeNEC Corporation
InventorKoichi Oyama
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Abstract
A display element, a holder and a substrate are stacked and housed in between a front case and a back case of a receiving section of a mobile terminal device. The front case has a rib, and the rib has a plurality of recesses shaped near four cases of the housed display element to reduce the rigidity against an impact.
Claims20
A mobile terminal device comprising:
- a transmitting section;
- and
- a receiving section,
- wherein the receiving section has a front case and a back case that are put together, and a display element, a holder, and a substrate which are housed in between the front case and the back case, the front case of said receiving section having a rib larger than a circumference of said display element, the rib having a plurality of recesses to reduce a rigidity against an impact, said holder for covering the circumference of the display element such that the holder is in between the display element and the rib;
- wherein the rib extends from a portion of the front case;
- wherein a portion of the rib extends between a bottom of a first recess of the plurality of recesses and the portion of the front case;
- wherein the first recess provides an opening in the rib from an outer circumference of the rib to an inner circumference of the rib;
- and
- wherein the display element is held apart from the rib.
6 more elements
A mobile terminal device, comprising:
- a display element;
- a case that houses said display element, said case comprising a rib that at least substantially surrounds a circumference of the display element, said rib having a plurality of recesses that extend from an edge of the rib;
- and
- a holder for covering the circumference of the display element such that the holder is in between the display element and the rib;
- wherein the rib extends from a portion of the case;
- wherein a portion of the rib extends between a bottom of a first recess of the plurality of recesses and the portion of the case;
- wherein the first recess provides an opening in the rib from an outer circumference of the rib to an inner circumference of the rib;
- and
- wherein the display element is held apart from the rib.
6 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.