PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE

• US 20110050606A1
• Filed: 07/09/2010
• Published: 03/03/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 08/27/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: WANG, MAN-ZHONG, ZHANG, SHI-PEI, LEE, TE-HUA
• Application Number:
  US12/833,333
• Publication Number:
  US 20110050606A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0214 Foldable telephones, i.e. with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position combined with translation movement H04M1/0235
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/04 Supports for telephone transmitters or receivers
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/22 including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector

Abstract

A portable electronic device includes a main body and a frame. The main body includes a front shell, a back shell engaging with the front shell, and a touch panel mounted on the back shell. The frame is mounted on the back shell. The touch panel is surrounded by the frame. The frame extends beyond the surface of the touch panel.

Claims

1. A portable electronic device comprising:

a main body comprising a front shell, a back shell engaged with the front shell, and a touch panel mounted on the back shell; and

a frame mounted on the back shell, extending beyond the touch panel, and surrounding the touch panel.

2. The portable electronic device of claim 1, further comprising a table-top support structure rotatably mounted on the frame and capable of being received in the frame, wherein the table-top support structure surrounds a portion of the touch panel when received in the frame.

3. The portable electronic device of claim 2, wherein the frame defines a U-shaped recess surrounding the portion of the touch panel for receiving the table-top support structure.

4. The portable electronic device of claim 3, wherein the frame defines two shaft holes in opposite side walls of the recess adjacent to opening ends of the recess;

the table-top support structure comprises two symmetric shafts corresponding to and inserting into the shaft holes of the frame, rotatably connecting the table-top support structure to the frame.

5. The portable electronic device of claim 4, wherein the table-top support structure is wholly accommodated in the recess and capable of being rotated out of the recess to support the portable electronic device.

6. The portable electronic device of claim 4, wherein the table-top support structure comprises two legs and a connecting arm interconnecting the legs;

the shafts are symmetrically mounted on outer sides of the legs.

7. The portable electronic device of claim 6, wherein the connecting arm is substantially perpendicular to the legs.

8. The portable electronic device of claim 7, wherein the shafts are symmetrically formed on the legs far away from the connecting arm.

9. The portable electronic device of claim 6, wherein the legs and the connecting arm are made of elastic material.

10. An portable electronic device comprising:

a main body comprising a front shell, a back shell engaged with the front shell, and a touch panel mounted on the back shell;

a recess defined on the back shell and surrounding the touch panel; and

a table-top support structure received in the recess and extending beyond a surface of the touch panel.

11. The portable electronic of claim 10, wherein the recess is U-shaped, and two shaft holes are symmetrically defined in opposite side walls of the recess at opening ends of the recess;

the table-top support structure comprises two shafts that pivot in the shaft holes.

12. The portable electronic device of claim 11, wherein the table-top support structure comprises two legs and a connecting arm interconnecting the two legs;

the shafts are symmetrically mounted on outer sides of the legs.

13. The portable electronic device of claim 12, wherein the connecting arm is substantially perpendicular to the legs.

14. The portable electronic device of claim 12, wherein the shafts are symmetrically formed on the legs far away from the connecting arm.

15. The portable electronic device of claim 11, wherein the legs and the connecting arm are made of elastic material.