Film laminator for cell phones

• US 10,723,111 B2
• Filed: 06/27/2019
• Issued: 07/28/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 11/18/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Alpha Comm Enterprises, LLC
• Original Assignee: Alpha Comm Enterprises, LLC
• Inventors: Xiong, Qiang, Lin, Shaoyu, Kong, Lingbin
• Primary Examiner(s): Chan, Sing P
• Application Number:
  US16/454,117
• Publication Number:
  US 20190315108A1
• Time in Patent Office: 397 Days
• Field of Search: 156247, 156249, 156289, 156297, 156701, 156391, 156750
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 63/0004 Component parts, details or accessories; Auxiliary operations
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 63/02 using sheet or web-like material B29C63/26 and B29C63/38 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B29L 2031/3437 Cellular phones
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 2307/412 Transparent
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 2315/08 Glass
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 2457/00 Electrical equipment
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 2457/208 Touch screens
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 37/003 to avoid air inclusion
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 37/0046 characterised by constructional aspects of the apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 37/12 characterised by using adhesives
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 37/182 one or more of the layers being plastic
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 38/1841 during laying up
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0202 Portable telephone sets, e.g. cordless phones, mobile phones or bar type handsets constructional features of telephone transmitters or receivers, e.g. of speakers or microphones H04M1/03

Abstract

According to the utility model, there is provided a film laminator for cell phones, useful for film lamination on a surface of a cell phone, including: a cell phone fixing plate, on which a through hole for receiving the cell phone is established, and a top surface of which is a horizontal face; with at least one position limiting plate for abutting the cell phone within the through hole being also fixed on the top surface. The film laminator for cell phones further includes: a film laminating plate for fixing a cell phone film; one end of which is hinged to the cell phone fixing plate, and the other end of which is movable freely so that the film laminating plate is bonded with the top surface of the cell phone fixing plate. With respect to the film laminator for cell phones according to the utility model, because the position limiting plate is provided on the cell phone fixing plate, the surface of the cell phone to which a film is to be attached can handily be kept in flush with the top surface of the cell phone fixing plate. Upon film lamination, the film laminating plate can contact with the top surface of the cell phone fixing plate and the surface of the cell phone to which a film is to be attached at the same time, so that the stress that is laid on it in the course of film lamination is very even, and a good effect of film lamination is obtained.

Claims

1. An apparatus for applying protective film to a screen of a portable electronic device having a defined shape, comprising:

a fixing plate having a horizontal top surface and hole in said horizontal top surface accommodating the defined shape of said portable electronic device;

a sidewall depending from said fixing plate for a distance corresponding to a thickness of said device to form the boundaries of the hole;

a protective film assembly; and

a hinge bonded to a portion of said protective film assembly and to said horizontal top surface of said fixing plate,

wherein the fixing plate is configured to be placed over the portable electronic device, thereby positioning the portable electronic device in the hole.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said protective film assembly comprises a first covering layer, primary protective film, and a second covering layer.

3. The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said apparatus is configured to permit an operator to press a central zone of said primary protective film layer against said screen of said portable electronic device to adhere the primary protective film to the screen.

4. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said primary protective film layer comprises tempered glass.

5. The apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said primary protective film layer comprises a first outer film and a second outer film.

6. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said protective film assembly comprises a film laminating plate, wherein said hinge is bonded to an end portion of said film laminating plate.

7. A method of producing an apparatus for applying protective film to a screen of a portable electronic device, comprising the steps of:

forming a fixing plate having a hole shaped for receiving said portable electronic device, a top horizontal surface, and one or more sidewalls depending from said fixing plate a distance corresponding to a thickness of a portable electronic device;

forming a protective film assembly comprising at least a primary protective film layer and a first outer film; and

joining said protective film assembly and said fixing plate using a hinge having a first end and a second end, wherein said first end of said hinge is bonded to one end of said protective film assembly and said second end of said hinge is bonded to the top horizontal surface of said fixing plate,

wherein the fixing plate is configured to be placed over the portable electronic device, thereby positioning the portable electronic device in the hole.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein said protective film assembly further comprises a first covering layer, primary protective film, and a second covering layer.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein said primary protective film layer comprises tempered glass.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein said protective film assembly is configured to permit an operator to press a central zone of said primary protective film layer against said screen of said portable electronic device to adhere the primary protective film to the screen.

11. The method according to claim 7, wherein said protective film assembly comprises a film laminating plate, wherein said hinge is bonded an end portion of said film laminating plate.

12. A protective film applicator for use with a portable electronic device having a defined shape, said protective film applicator comprising:

a fixing plate having a hole corresponding to the defined shape of said portable electronic device, wherein said hole is formed in a top horizontal surface of said fixing plate;

a supporting sidewall depending from said fixing plate for a distance corresponding to a thickness of said portable electronic device;

a protective film assembly comprising at least a primary protective film layer; and

a hinge joining an upper portion of said protective film assembly and said top horizontal surface of said fixing plate,

wherein the fixing plate is configured to be placed over the portable electronic device, thereby positioning the portable electronic device in the hole.

13. The protective film applicator according to claim 12, wherein said protective film assembly is movable freely at a lower portion of said protective film assembly.

14. The protective film applicator according to claim 12, wherein said protective film assembly comprises a separating strip to facilitate complete removal of a first outer film prior to adhering said primary protective film layer to a screen of said portable electronic device.

15. The protective film applicator according to claim 12, wherein said fixing plate is formed from plastic.

16. The protective film applicator according to claim 12, wherein said protective film assembly further comprises a second outer film, said second outer film configured to be completely removed from said primary protective film layer subsequent to adhering said primary protective film layer to a screen of said portable electronic device.

17. The protective film applicator according to claim 12, wherein after said primary protective layer is aligned with a screen of said portable electronic device, said protective film applicator is configured to permit an operator to press a central zone of said primary protective film layer against said screen of said portable electronic device.

18. The protective film applicator according to claim 12, wherein said primary protective film layer comprises tempered glass.