Electronic device having a reduced dead border
First Claim
1. An electronic device having two or more opposing sides, the electronic device comprising a display module having a width and a length, a window on the display module, and a frame at least partly surrounding the display module,the frame comprising, at two or more opposing sides of the electronic device, a side portion and an upper portion on an upper side of the electronic device, the upper portion extending a determined distance from the side portion towards the opposing side of the electronic device and ending at an inner edge of the upper portion, andthe inner edge of the upper portion defining an opening having a width smaller than the width of the display module;
- andthe display module having an active area and an inactive area adjacent to the active area and at the periphery of the display module;
whereinthe display module is disposed within the frame so that at least a part of the inactive area is disposed below and covered by the upper portion of the frame, at least a part of the active area being visible through the opening, and the window is disposed in the opening;
the window is laminated to the display module using a layer of cured optically clear resin extending between the display module and the window, thereby attaching the window to the display module; and
the layer of cured optically clear resin extends into a gap between the display module and the upper portion of the frame.
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Abstract
An electronic device having two or more opposing sides is disclosed. The electronic device comprises a display module, a window on the display module, and a frame at least partly surrounding the display module. The frame comprises, at two or more opposing sides of the electronic device, a side portion and an upper portion extending a determined distance from the side portion towards the opposing side of the electronic device and ending at an inner edge defining an opening having a width smaller than the width of the display module. The display module has an active area and an inactive area. The display module is disposed within the frame so that at least a part of the inactive area is disposed below and covered by the upper portion, at least a part of the active area being visible through the opening. The window is disposed in the opening.
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1. An electronic device having two or more opposing sides, the electronic device comprising a display module having a width and a length, a window on the display module, and a frame at least partly surrounding the display module,
the frame comprising, at two or more opposing sides of the electronic device, a side portion and an upper portion on an upper side of the electronic device, the upper portion extending a determined distance from the side portion towards the opposing side of the electronic device and ending at an inner edge of the upper portion, and the inner edge of the upper portion defining an opening having a width smaller than the width of the display module; - and
the display module having an active area and an inactive area adjacent to the active area and at the periphery of the display module;
whereinthe display module is disposed within the frame so that at least a part of the inactive area is disposed below and covered by the upper portion of the frame, at least a part of the active area being visible through the opening, and the window is disposed in the opening; the window is laminated to the display module using a layer of cured optically clear resin extending between the display module and the window, thereby attaching the window to the display module; and the layer of cured optically clear resin extends into a gap between the display module and the upper portion of the frame. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An electronic device having two or more opposing sides, the electronic device comprising a frame and a display module, the frame at least partially surrounding the display module;
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the display module having an active area and an inactive area adjacent to the active area and at the periphery of the display module; the frame comprising a side portion and an upper portion on an upper side of the electronic device, the upper portion extending a determined distance from the side portion towards the active area of the display module and ending at an inner edge of the upper portion; and
whereinat least a part of the inactive area at at least one side of the electronic device is disposed below and covered by the upper portion of the frame so that the upper portion extends over the inactive area at at least one side of the electronic device towards the active area to a distance of 0.2 mm from the active area or further, so that the entire active area and at most 0.2 mm of the inactive area at the side of the electronic device are visible, or at least a part of the active area is visible. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A mobile device having two or more opposing sides, the mobile device comprising a display module having a width and a length, a window on the display module, and a frame at least partly surrounding the display module,
the frame comprising, at two or more opposing sides of the mobile device, a side portion and an upper portion on an upper side of the mobile device, the upper portion extending a determined distance from the side portion towards the opposing side of the mobile device and ending at an inner edge of the upper portion, and the inner edge of the upper portion defining an opening having a width smaller than the width of the display module; - and
the display module having an active area and an inactive area adjacent to the active area and at the periphery of the display module;
whereinthe display module is disposed within the frame so that at least a part of the inactive area is disposed below and covered by the upper portion of the frame, at least a part of the active area being visible through the opening, and the window is disposed in the opening; the window is laminated to the display module using a layer of cured optically clear resin extending between the display module and the window, thereby attaching the window to the display module; and the layer of cured optically clear resin extends into a gap between the display module and the upper portion of the frame. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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