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US 8,797,749 B2Granted
Electronic apparatus including bumper portion protecting housing
AssigneeKabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
InventorYuji Nakajima
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Abstract
According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a housing, a frame, a display module, and a printed circuit board. The housing includes a first panel and a second panel at the back of the first panel. The frame is contained in the housing and located between the first panel and the second panel. At least part of the frame is provided with a bumper portion. The bumper portion is configured to protrude to the outside of the housing. The display module is contained in the housing, and includes a display screen covered with the first panel. The printed circuit board is contained in the housing.
Claims6
An electronic apparatus comprising:
- a housing comprising a first panel, and a second panel at a back of the first panel, the first panel including a first surface exposed to outside of the housing, the second panel having a second surface exposed to the outside of the housing;
- a frame in the housing and located between the first panel and the second panel;
- a bumper portion provided at the frame, the bumper portion surrounding the housing and also protruding from the housing to the outside thereof more outwardly than a peripheral portion of the first panel and a peripheral portion of the second panel;
- a support to which the first panel is attached, the support being elastically supported by the frame, with a vibration isolation member interposed between the support and the frame;
- a display module supported by the frame, the display module comprising a display screen covered by the first panel;
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- a printed circuit board provided between the second panel and the frame,
- wherein the bumper portion includes a first edge portion and a second edge portion, the first edge portion surrounding the first surface of the first panel and also protruding from the housing to the outside of the housing more outwardly than the first surface, the second edge portion surrounding the second panel, and
- wherein the peripheral portion of the first panel and the support are located apart from the bumper portion, and a seal member is interposed between the support and the bumper portion, the seal member being exposed to the outside of the housing from a gap between the peripheral portion of the first panel and the bumper portion.
6 more elements
An electronic apparatus comprising:
- an exterior member comprising a first wall and a second wall located opposite to the first wall in a thickness direction of the exterior member, the first wall including a first surface exposed to outside of the exterior member, the second wall including a second surface exposed to the outside of the exterior member;
- an intermediate member located between the first wall and the second wall;
- a protrusion on the intermediate member, the protrusion protruding from the exterior member to the outside thereof more outwardly than a peripheral portion of the first wall and a peripheral portion of the second wall;
- a support to which the first wall is attached, the support being elastically supported by the intermediate member, with a vibration isolation member interposed by the support and the intermediate member;
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- a module supported by the support,
- wherein the protrusion includes a first edge portion and a second edge portion, the first edge portion protruding from the exterior member to the outside thereof more outwardly than the first surface, the second edge portion surrounding the second wall, and the protrusion surrounding the first wall and the second wall, and
- the peripheral portion of the first wall and the support are located apart from the protrusion, and a seal member is interposed between the support and the protrusion, the seal member being exposed to the outside of the exterior member from a gap between the peripheral portion of the first panel and the protrusion.
5 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.