ELECTRONIC APPARATUS

• US 20140036458A1
• Filed: 08/30/2013
• Published: 02/06/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 07/31/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: Sato, Yuki, Nakajima, Yuji
• Application Number:
  US14/015,678
• Publication Number:
  US 20140036458A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 361/749
• 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: 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 digitizers for touch screens G06F3/041
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 7/02 Arrangements of circuit components or wiring on supporting structure

Abstract

According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a housing, a sheet display, a circuit board, and a touch sensor. The housing includes a wall opposite an opening. The sheet display includes a first surface and a second surface. The first surface includes a display screen configured to expose through the opening. The circuit board is configured to connect to the sheet display via a flexible wiring board. The circuit board is between the sheet display and the wall, and configured to control the sheet display. The touch sensor includes a portion between the sheet display and the circuit board. The touch sensor faces the second surface of the sheet display, and is configured to detect an operation on the display screen.

Claims

1. An electronic apparatus comprising:

a housing comprising an opening and a wall opposite the opening;

a sheet display comprising a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, the first surface comprising a display screen configured to be exposed through the opening;

a circuit board configured to connect to the sheet display via a flexible wiring board, the circuit board between the sheet display and the wall, and configured to drive the sheet display; and

a touch sensor comprising a portion between the sheet display and the circuit board, the touch sensor facing the second surface of the sheet display, and configured to detect an operation on the display screen.

2. The electronic apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

a first supporting portion comprising a portion between the touch sensor and the wall, the first supporting portion configured to support at least a central portion of the touch sensor from an inner side of the housing.

3. The electronic apparatus of claim 2,

wherein the first supporting portion is a metal plate comprising a shield portion between the touch sensor and the circuit board, the plate attached to the housing.

4. The electronic apparatus of claim 2, further comprising:

a protective panel facing the first surface of the sheet display,

wherein the housing comprises a side wall extending between the opening and the wall,

the side wall comprises a frame-shaped second supporting portion protruding from an inner surface of the side wall and configured to support an edge of the protective panel from the inner side of the housing, and

at least a portion of the sheet display is inside the frame-shaped second supporting portion.

5. The electronic apparatus of claim 4,

wherein at least a portion of the touch sensor is inside the frame-shape second supporting portion.

6. The electronic apparatus of claim 4,

wherein at least a part of the first supporting portion is inside the frame-shaped second supporting portion.

7. The electronic apparatus of claim 1,

wherein the second surface of the sheet display and the touch sensor are bonded to each other by adhesive.

8. The electronic apparatus of claim 1,

wherein a gap is between the second surface of the sheet display and the touch sensor.

9. The electronic apparatus of claim 8,

wherein the touch sensor is configured to detect a variation in capacitance based on a change in the gap between the sheet display and the touch sensor when the display screen is pressed.

10. The electronic apparatus of claim 3,

wherein the plate comprises a portion extending between an inner circumferential surface of the opening and an outer circumferential surface of the sheet display and configured to expose the portion of the plate configured to receive static electricity outside of the housing.