Resin-encapsulated portable media device
AssigneeAmazon Technologies, Inc.
InventorsVikram Srinivas, Ali-Reza Bahmandar, Shankar Ganapathysubramanian, Ramez Nachman, Patrick Tang
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Abstract
Portable multimedia devices, and techniques for their manufacture, are provided that feature functional parts embedded with a resin matrix that obviates the need for traditional structural components such as midframes and/or outer casings. The resin matrix may be provided through the use of a flowable liquid resin that is flowed around the functional components within a mold cavity. The liquid resin may then be cured into the resin matrix.
Claims14
A portable multi-media touch-screen tablet, the tablet comprising:
- a touch-screen display module, the touch-screen display module having:
- a display portion substantially corresponding to a region of the touch-screen display module configured to display graphical content;
- a touch-sensitive portion at least partially overlapping the display portion;
- and
- a remaining portion including edges of the touch-screen display module, an electrical interface for receiving power and display data, and a back surface of the touch-screen display module;
- a battery;
- at least one transmitter, receiver, antenna, or transceiver configured to transmit and receive data via at least one communications standard selected from the group consisting of 3G, 4G, BLUETOOTH®, 802.11, and WIMAX®;
- an inductive charging system electrically coupled with the battery;
- one or more processors configured to communicate with the touch-screen display module, the battery, and the wireless interface;
- a printed circuit substrate (PCS), the PCS having conductive traces configured to communicate electrical signals among the touch-screen display module, the battery, the wireless interface, and the one or more processors;
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- a resin matrix, wherein the battery, the wireless interface, the one or more processors, and the remaining portion of the touch-screen display module are fully embedded within the resin matrix, and wherein the resin matrix serves as a substantially conformal overall structural component of the tablet that fixes the touch-screen display module, the battery, the wireless interface, the one or more processors, and the PCS in space relative to each other.
A portable multi-media touch-screen electronic device, the device comprising:
- a touch-screen display module, the touch-screen display module having:
- a display portion substantially corresponding to a region of the touch-screen display module configured to display graphical content;
- a touch-sensitive portion at least partially overlapping the display portion;
- and
- a remaining portion including edges of the touch-screen display module, an electrical interface for receiving power and display data, and a back surface of the touch-screen display module;
- a power source;
- a wireless interface;
- one or more processors configured to communicate with the touch-screen display module, the power source, and the wireless interface;
- a printed circuit substrate (PCS), the PCS having conductive traces configured to communicate electrical signals among the touch-screen display module, the power source, the wireless interface, and the one or more processors;
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- a resin matrix, wherein the power source, the wireless interface, the one or more processors, and the remaining portion of the touch-screen display module are substantially embedded within the resin matrix, and wherein the resin matrix serves as a substantially conformal overall structural component of the device that fixes the touch-screen display module, the power source, the wireless interface, the one or more processors, and the PCS in space relative to each other.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.