ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH VARIABLE APPEARANCE

• US 20090270142A1
• Filed: 04/23/2009
• Published: 10/29/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 04/24/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: LIANG, MENG-HAO
• Granted Patent: US 8,090,417 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/575.100
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1637 Details related to the display arrangement, including those related to the mounting of the display in the housing
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0283 for providing a decorative aspect, e.g. customization of casings, exchangeable faceplate
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72427 for supporting games or graphical animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/22 including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector digitizers for touch screens G06F3/041

Abstract

An electronic device includes a printed circuit board and a casing. The printed circuit board is for storing an image. The casing secures the printed circuit board and displays the image all through its outer surface. The casing includes a touch panel and a display panel. The touch panel is transparent and is for sensing touch of users and generating control signals. The display panel is under the touch panel and is for displaying the image according to the control signals.

Claims

1. An electronic device comprising:

a printed circuit board having a memory for storing an image; and

a casing securing the printed circuit board and displaying the image on its outer surface, the casing comprising;

a transparent touch panel for sensing touch of users and generating control signals; and

a display panel under the touch panel and for displaying the image according to the control signals.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the casing further comprises a supporting layer under the display panel for supporting the touch panel and the display panel.

3. The electronic device according to claim 2, wherein the supporting layer is made of rigid material.

4. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the display panel is made of organic light-emitting diode.

5. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the display panel is composed of an array of light emitting diodes.

6. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the casing comprises an elliptic cylindrical plane and two parallel planes, and the parallel planes seal two ends of the elliptic cylindrical plane.

7. The electronic device according to claim 6, wherein a through hole is defined in a side of the elliptic cylindrical plane.

8. The electronic device according to claim 7, wherein the casing further comprises a cable, and one end of the cable is connected to the printed circuit board, and the other end is connected to the touch panel and the display panel via the through hole.

9. An apparatus, comprising:

a printed circuit board; and

a display panel electrically connected with the printed circuit board, the display panel comprising a curved portion configured for displaying information provided by the printed circuit board, the curved portion surrounding a receiving space at which the printed circuit board is mounted.

10. The apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the display panel further comprises two plane portions connecting to two opposite ends of the curved portion to enclose the printed circuit board in the display panel.

11. The apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the plane portion is electrically connected with the printed circuit board for displaying information provided by the printed circuit board.

12. The apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the display panel is made of organic light-emitting diode.

13. The apparatus according to claim 9, further comprising a transparent touch panel coating the display panel for sensing touch of users and generating control signals.

14. The apparatus according to claim 13, further comprising a supporting panel under the display panel for supporting the touch panel and the display panel.

15. The apparatus according to claim 9, further comprising a cable connecting the display panel with the printed circuit board.

16. A mobile phone comprising:

a printed circuit board having a memory for storing an image and performing communication functions;

an elliptic cylindrical plane surrounding the printed circuit board, the elliptic cylindrical plane comprising;

a transparent touch panel for sensing touch of users and generating control signals; and

a display panel under the touch panel and for displaying the image according to the control signals; and

two parallel planes sealing two open ends of the elliptic cylindrical plane and being combined with the elliptic cylindrical plane to secure the printed circuit board.

17. The mobile phone according to claim 16, wherein the display panel is made of organic light-emitting diode.

18. The mobile phone according to claim 16, further comprising a supporting panel under the display panel for supporting the touch panel and the display panel.

19. The mobile phone according to claim 16, wherein a through hole is defined in a side of the elliptic cylindrical plane.

20. The mobile phone according to claim 19, further comprising a cable wherein one end of the cable is connected to the printed circuit board, and the other end is connected to the touch panel and the display panel via the through hole.