Handheld electronic device and method for assembling display panel thereof
AssigneeHTC Corporation
InventorsMing-Tien Lin, Chih-Jen Hu
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Abstract
A handheld electronic device includes a body, a transparent cover, and a display panel. The body has a display opening. The transparent cover is disposed on the display opening. The transparent cover includes a first surface facing outside of the body and a second surface opposite to the first surface, and the second surface includes a curved surface. A curvature radius of the first surface is different from a curvature radius of the second surface. The display panel bends along the second surface and is attached to the second surface. Moreover, a method for assembling the display panel of the handheld electronic device is provided.
Claims13
A handheld electronic device, comprising:
- a body comprising a display opening;
- a transparent cover disposed on the display opening and comprising a first surface facing outside of the body and a second surface opposite to the first surface, and the second surface comprising a curved surface, wherein a curvature radius of the first surface is different from a curvature radius of the second surface;
- a reinforced layer in direct contact with a substantial surface area of the first surface of the transparent cover;
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- a display panel bent along the second surface and attached to the second surface,
- wherein a material of the reinforced layer comprises glass, and a material of the transparent cover comprises plastic.
An assembling method for assembling a display panel of a handheld electronic device, comprising a body having a display opening, the method comprising:
- forming a transparent cover to be disposed on the display opening, the transparent cover comprising a first surface facing outside of the body and a second surface opposite to the first surface, and the second surface comprising a curved surface, wherein a curvature radius of the first surface is different from a curvature radius of the second surface, the method for forming the transparent cover comprising:
- providing a reinforced plate;
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- disposing the reinforced plate in a mold and pouring a material into the mold to form the transparent cover by injection molding, wherein the reinforced plate covers the first surface of the transparent cover;
- attaching the display panel to the second surface;
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- assembling the transparent cover as well as the display panel to the body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.