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US 9,040,147 B2Granted
Cover glass for a mobile device
AssigneesHoya Corporation, Hoev Company, Limited
InventorsKazuaki Hashimoto, Go Chiwata, Dongna Qin, Masatomo Shibui
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Abstract
A cover glass for use in a mobile device such as a touch-panel mobile telephone has a thickness in the range of, for example, 0.3 mm to 1.5 mm. A recess that can be recognized as a character or a figure when watching from the front side of the mobile device or a recess that can be recognized when touching from the front side of the mobile device is formed on at least one of opposite main surfaces of the cover glass. A surface of this recess is an etched surface treated by etching.
Claims15
A cover glass for use in a mobile device,
- wherein a recess that is recognized as a character or a figure when watching from a front side of the mobile device or a recess that is recognized when touching from the front side of the mobile device is formed on at least one of opposite main surfaces of the cover glass, and
- wherein a surface of the recess is an etched surface treated by etching,
- wherein a value of compressive stress value×compressive stress layer depth/(remaining thickness−compressive stress layer depth) is 150 MPa or less where the remaining thickness represents a thickness of the cover glass excluding a depth of the recess and where the compressive stress value and the compressive stress layer depth respectively represent a compressive stress value and a depth of a compressive stress layer at a flat portion of the main surface of the cover glass.
A cover glass for use in a mobile device,
- wherein opposite main surfaces of the cover glass comprises an area corresponding to a touch panel which enables the mobile device to be operated by pressing a predetermined portion,
- wherein a recess that is recognized as a character or a figure when watching from a front side of the mobile device or a recess that is recognized when touching from the front side of the mobile device is formed on at least one of the main surfaces of the cover glass, and
- wherein a surface of the recess is an etched surface treated by etching,
- wherein a value of compressive stress value×compressive stress layer depth/(remaining thickness−compressive stress layer depth) is 150 MPa or less where the remaining thickness represents a thickness of the cover glass excluding a depth of the recess and where the compressive stress value and the compressive stress layer depth respectively represent a compressive stress value and a depth of a compressive stress layer at a flat portion of the main surface of the cover glass.
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A cover glass for use in a mobile device,
- wherein a recess that is recognized as a character or a figure when watching from a front side of the mobile device or a recess that is recognized when touching from the front side of the mobile device is formed on at least one of opposite main surfaces of the cover glass, and
- wherein a surface of the recess is an etched surface treated by etching,
- wherein the cover glass is chemically strengthened in order to prevent breakage of the cover glass when the cover glass is placed on a ring-shaped stainless receiving jig with an outer diameter of 40 mm and an inner diameter of 30 mm which is disposed so as to surround an area, where the recess is formed, of the cover glass and then a cylindrical steel flat head with a diameter of 10 mm presses, from above, a recess-formed portion of the cover glass with a load of 200N for 2 seconds, the cylindrical steel flat head having a front end to which an elastic material with a thickness of 1 mm and with a rubber hardness of 50 (JIS K6253 or ISO18517) is bonded.
A cover glass for use in a mobile device,
- wherein opposite main surfaces of the cover glass comprises an area corresponding to a touch panel which enables the mobile device to be operated by pressing a predetermined portion,
- wherein a recess that is recognized as a character or a figure when watching from a front side of the mobile device or a recess that is recognized when touching from the front side of the mobile device is formed on at least one of the main surfaces of the cover glass, and
- wherein a surface of the recess is an etched surface treated by etching,
- wherein the cover glass is chemically strengthened in order to prevent breakage of the cover glass when the cover glass is placed on a ring-shaped stainless receiving jig with an outer diameter of 40 mm and an inner diameter of 30 mm which is disposed so as to surround an area, where the recess is formed, of the cover glass and then a cylindrical steel flat head with a diameter of 10 mm presses, from above, a recess-formed portion of the cover glass with a load of 200N for 2 seconds, the cylindrical steel flat head having a front end to which an elastic material with a thickness of 1 mm and with a rubber hardness of 50 (JIS K6253 or ISO18517) is bonded.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.