PROTECTIVE GASKET FOR DISPLAY MODULE OF PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING THE DEVICE
First Claim
1. A portable electronic device, comprising a housing frame, a main body having a display module, and a flexible gasket disposed between the housing frame and the main body, the housing frame having a display window portion corresponding to the display module,wherein, the flexible gasket has a cut portion at each of corner portions thereof, so that each of inner edges of the flexible gasket is bent as the display module is embedded into the display window portion, and then compressed and fitted between the outer periphery of the display module and the inner periphery of the display window portion.
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Abstract
A protective gasket for a display module of a portable electronic device and a method for assembling the device. The electronic device includes a housing frame, a main body having a display module, and a flexible gasket between the frame and main body, the frame having a display window corresponding to the display module. A cut is at corner portions of the gasket so that inner edges of the flexible gasket are bent after the display module is embedded into the display window, and then compressed and fitted between the outer periphery of the display module and the inner periphery of the display window. With the inner edges of the flexible gasket bent, the thickness of the electronic device can be reduced, and the periphery of the display module can be protected. The display module also can be protected from intrusion by foreign matters such as dust and moisture.
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1. A portable electronic device, comprising a housing frame, a main body having a display module, and a flexible gasket disposed between the housing frame and the main body, the housing frame having a display window portion corresponding to the display module,
wherein, the flexible gasket has a cut portion at each of corner portions thereof, so that each of inner edges of the flexible gasket is bent as the display module is embedded into the display window portion, and then compressed and fitted between the outer periphery of the display module and the inner periphery of the display window portion.
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6. A method for assembling a portable electronic device, including a housing frame and a main body having a display module of the portable electronic device, the housing frame having a display window portion corresponding to the display module;
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preparing a flexible gasket mounting assembly that comprises a carrying substrate and a flexible gasket adhered thereto, the flexible gasket having a cut portion at each of corner portions thereof; aligning and pressing the flexible gasket mounting assembly towards the display window portion included in the housing frame, in a way that the flexible gasket faces the housing frame, so that the flexible gasket is bonded to corresponding position of the display window portion, and subsequently removing the carrying substrate; and attaching the main body onto the housing frame so as to embed the display module into the display window portion included in the housing frame, so that each of the inner edges of the flexible gasket is bent and compressed and fitted between the outer periphery of the display module and the inner periphery of the display window portion. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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- 10. A flexible gasket to be disposed between a housing frame and a display module of a portable electronic device to protect the display module, the flexible gasket being shaped into a hollow rectangle, wherein the flexible gasket has a cut portion at each of corner portions thereof, so that each of inner edges of the flexible gasket can be bent after the display module is embedded into a display window portion included in the housing frame, and then compressed and fitted between the outer periphery of the display module and the inner periphery of the display window portion.
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