ELECTRONIC DEVICE

• US 20130335211A1
• Filed: 02/23/2012
• Published: 12/19/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 02/24/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
• Original Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
• Inventors: Kobayashi, Ryosuke
• Application Number:
  US14/001,493
• Publication Number:
  US 20130335211A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/407.2
• 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 3/016 Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0266 for a display module assembly

Abstract

In an electronic device having a touch panel 20, a vibration unit 50 for causing the touch panel 20 to vibrate and an upper housing 10a for covering the upper surface outer edge of the touch panel 20, a visor portion 10a-1 extending inside the top portion of the upper housing 10a is provided, a first elastic member 30 is disposed over the entire circumference of the upper surface outer edge of the touch panel 20, between the upper surface outer edge and the visor portion 10a-1, and a second elastic member 40 is disposed over the entire circumference of the bottom outer edge of the touch panel 20, between the bottom outer edge and a supporting member 10b located thereunder, thereby the panel is not likely to be disturbed and dustproof and waterproof performances are improved.

Claims

1. An electronic device comprising:

a panel;

a vibration unit configured to cause the panel to vibrate; and

a housing configured to cover an upper surface outer edge of the panel, wherein

a visor portion extending inwardly over an entire circumference of a top portion of the housing is provided; and

a first elastic member is disposed over the entire circumference of the upper surface outer edge of the panel, between the upper surface outer edge and the visor portion, and a second elastic member is disposed over the entire circumference of a bottom outer edge of the panel, between the bottom outer edge and a supporting member located thereunder.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1 wherein the panel is as large as to cover an entire ear of a user.