Compliant support for a display device
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- an external enclosure configured as a mobile computing device configuration;
one or more computing components secured by and disposed within a cavity formed within the external enclosure, the one or more computing components configured to perform one or more operations that are specified by software;
a display device secured to the external enclosure such that the display device is viewable by a user, the display device supporting touchscreen functionality; and
a compliant support disposed between the one or more computing components and the display device, the compliant support filling-in gaps in the cavity formed within the external enclosure and reducing deflection of the display device by compression of the compliant support, the deflection caused in response to contact against a surface of the display device, wherein the compliant support includes a first zone and a second zone, each comprising a same deformable material, the first zone and the second zone having different amounts of resistance to compression, wherein;
the deformable material has a plurality of holes into which the deformable material flows when the compliant support is compressed, andthe different amounts of resistance to compression are caused by the first zone having different sizes and/or frequency of holes than the second zone.
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Abstract
A compliant support for a display device is described. In one or more implementations, an apparatus includes an external enclosure configured to assume a mobile computing device configuration and one or more computing components secured by and disposed within the external enclosure. The one or more computing components are configured to perform one or more operations that are specified by software. A display device is secured to the external enclosure such that the display device is viewable by a user, the display device supporting touchscreen functionality. A compliant support is disposed between the one or more computing components and the display device, the compliant support configured to reduce deflection of the display device by compression of the compliant support, the deflection caused in response to contact against a surface of the display device.
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Citations
20 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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an external enclosure configured as a mobile computing device configuration; one or more computing components secured by and disposed within a cavity formed within the external enclosure, the one or more computing components configured to perform one or more operations that are specified by software; a display device secured to the external enclosure such that the display device is viewable by a user, the display device supporting touchscreen functionality; and a compliant support disposed between the one or more computing components and the display device, the compliant support filling-in gaps in the cavity formed within the external enclosure and reducing deflection of the display device by compression of the compliant support, the deflection caused in response to contact against a surface of the display device, wherein the compliant support includes a first zone and a second zone, each comprising a same deformable material, the first zone and the second zone having different amounts of resistance to compression, wherein; the deformable material has a plurality of holes into which the deformable material flows when the compliant support is compressed, and the different amounts of resistance to compression are caused by the first zone having different sizes and/or frequency of holes than the second zone. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A mobile computing device comprising:
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an external enclosure configured to be held in one or more hands of a user; one or more computing components secured by and disposed within the external enclosure; a display device secured to the external enclosure such that the display device is viewable by a user, the display device supporting touchscreen functionality; and a compliant support disposed between the one or more computing components and the display device, the compliant support reducing deflection of the display device by deformation of the compliant support, the deflection caused in response to contact against a surface of the display device, wherein the compliant support includes a first zone and a second zone, each comprising a same deformable material, the first zone and the second zone having different amounts of resistance to compression, wherein; the deformable material has a plurality of holes into which the deformable material flows when the compliant support is compressed; and the first zone has different sizes and/or frequency of holes than the second zone. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 19)
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16. An apparatus comprising:
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a display device tray; a display device secured to the display device tray such that the display device is viewable by a user when secured to an external enclosure of a computing device, the display device supporting touchscreen functionality; and a compliant support disposed to conform and fill-in spaces between the display device tray and the display device, the compliant support reducing deflection of the display device by compression of the compliant support, the deflection caused in response to contact received to interact with the touchscreen functionality of the display device, wherein the compliant support includes a first zone and a second zone, each comprising a same deformable material, the first zone and the second zone having different amounts of resistance to compression, wherein; the deformable material has a plurality of holes into which the deformable material flows when the compliant support is compressed, and the first zone has different sizes and/or frequency of holes than the second zone. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 20)
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