MOBILE ELECTRONIC APPARATUS

• US 20130335901A1
• Filed: 02/22/2012
• Published: 12/19/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 02/23/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: NEC CASIO Mobile Communications Limited (NEC Corporation), NTT Docomo Incorporated (Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation)
• Original Assignee: NEC CASIO Mobile Communications Limited (NEC Corporation), NTT Docomo Incorporated (Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation)
• Inventors: Sato, Junya, Komiyama, Takehiko, Yano, Eiji, Nagata, Ryuuji, Sugisaki, Haruhiko, Shimobayashi, Tokio
• Application Number:
  US14/001,079
• Publication Number:
  US 20130335901A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 361/679.01
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/13332 Front frames
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 2201/503 Arrangements improving the resistance to shock
• 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: 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: H04M 1/0266 for a display module assembly
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/185 Improving the rigidity of the casing or resistance to shocks
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/23 Construction or mounting of dials or of equivalent devices; Means for facilitating the use thereof by improving visibility H04M1/22
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 7/14 Mounting supporting structure in casing or on frame or rack

Abstract

The present invention is relates to a mobile electronic apparatus including a packaging structure configured to evade destruction of a display part against an impact applied from outside. In a mobile electronic apparatus (1), if an impact is applied from a direction (B), a casing composed by a casing section (51), a bottom cover (20) and a cover (60) become deformed. If the casing is deformed, a hollow section (100) is deformed at the same time. A key rubber (30) becomes deformed to follow the portions becoming deformed. By the key rubber (30) becoming deformed, the impact applied from outside may be absorbed, and impact exerted to LCD module is reduced.

Claims

1. A mobile electronic apparatus, comprising a casing having an open part in a first surface thereof;

an elastic member arranged in the open part; and

a display part disposed adjacent to a second surface of the casing,

wherein the casing and the elastic member together delimit a hollow section, and

wherein in case an impact is applied to a third surface opposite to the second surface, the elastic member becomes deformed to follow deformation of the hollow section.

2. The mobile electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, the elastic member includes a protuberance contacted with a circuit configured to transform a user actuation into an electrical signal, the protuberance being disposed in the hollow section.

3. The mobile electronic apparatus according to claim 2, wherein, the circuit is mounted on a substrate which is resilient and deformable, the circuit being disposed in the hollow section.

4. The mobile electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein,

the third surface of the casing has a raised center portion.

5. The mobile electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, the display part includes a screen or a substrate on which to display a picture image.

6. The mobile electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, the display part is an LCD module.

7. The mobile electronic apparatus according to claim 2, wherein, the third surface of the casing has a raised center portion.

8. The mobile electronic apparatus according to claim 3, wherein, the third surface of the casing has a raised center portion.

9. The mobile electronic apparatus according to claim 2, wherein, the display part includes a screen or a substrate on which to display a picture image.

10. The mobile electronic apparatus according to claim 3, wherein, the display part includes a screen or a substrate on which to display a picture image.

11. The mobile electronic apparatus according to claim 4, wherein, the display part includes a screen or a substrate on which to display a picture image.

12. The mobile electronic apparatus according to claim 2, wherein, the display part is an LCD module.

13. The mobile electronic apparatus according to claim 3, wherein, the display part is an LCD module.

14. The mobile electronic apparatus according to claim 4, wherein, the display part is an LCD module.

15. The mobile electronic apparatus according to claim 5, wherein, the display part is an LCD module.