TOUCH HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE

• US 20100090977A1
• Filed: 03/02/2009
• Published: 04/15/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 10/15/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: HTC Corporation
• Original Assignee: HTC Corporation
• Inventors: Yeh, Chih-Shan, Shih, Chin-Chung, Wang, Yi-Shen
• Application Number:
  US12/395,713
• Publication Number:
  US 20100090977A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/174
• 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 1/1643 the display being associated to a digitizer, e.g. laptops that can be used as penpads details related to the relative motion of the display enclosure with respect to the body enclosure, e.g. to move between laptop and tablet PC configuration G06F1/1615
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1656 Details related to functional adaptations of the enclosure, e.g. to provide protection against EMI, shock, water, or to host detachable peripherals like a mouse or removable expansions units like PCMCIA cards, or to provide access to internal components for maintenance or to removable storage supports like CDs or DVDs, or to mechanically mount accessories mounting of accessories to a computer display G06F1/1607; display hoods G06F1/1603; cooling arrangements for portable computers G06F1/203
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/045 using resistive elements, e.g. a single continuous surface or two parallel surfaces put in contact
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0266 for a display module assembly
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/22 including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector

Abstract

A touch handheld electronic device including a housing, a main body, a resistance type touch panel, and a film is provided. The main body is disposed in the housing and has a display module exposed out of the housing. The resistance type touch panel is disposed on the display module, and the film covers the resistance type touch panel and a portion of the housing around the resistance type touch panel.

Claims

1. A touch handheld electronic device, comprising:

a housing;

a main body, disposed in the housing, and comprising a display module exposed out of the housing;

a resistance type touch panel, disposed on the display module; and

a film, for covering the resistance type touch panel and a portion of the housing around the resistance type touch panel.

2. The touch handheld electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the film is elastic.

3. The touch handheld electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the film is made of plastic.

4. The touch handheld electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the housing comprises an upper housing and a lower housing, and the film and the upper housing are integrally formed.

5. The touch handheld electronic device according to claim 4, wherein the film covers an entire upper surface of the upper housing.

6. The touch handheld electronic device according to claim 4, wherein the film covers a portion of the upper surface of the upper housing.

7. The touch handheld electronic device according to claim 4, wherein the film, the upper housing, and the resistance type touch panel are integrally formed.

8. The touch handheld electronic device according to claim 7, wherein the upper housing comprises a support portion, the display module is fixed on the support portion, and a gap is maintained between the resistance type touch panel and the display module.

9. The touch handheld electronic device according to claim 4, wherein the film, the upper housing, the resistance type touch panel, and the display module are integrally formed.

10. The touch handheld electronic device according to claim 1, further comprising a first adhesive layer, disposed between the resistance type touch panel and the display module.

11. The touch handheld electronic device according to claim 1, further comprising a second adhesive layer, disposed between the film and the resistance type touch panel.

12. The touch handheld electronic device according to claim 1, further comprising a buffer material, disposed between the resistance type touch panel and the display panel.

13. The touch handheld electronic device according to claim 12, wherein the buffer material is a ring disposed in a periphery of the display module.

14. The touch handheld electronic device according to claim 12, wherein the buffer material is made of foam.

15. The touch handheld electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the film has a plurality of key patterns, located above the resistance type touch panel and away from the display module.