ELECTRONIC DEVICE

• US 20140293522A1
• Filed: 03/25/2014
• Published: 10/02/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/29/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lenovo Company Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Lenovo Company Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Inventors: ZHANG, Jun, HUANG, Zicheng
• Granted Patent: US 9,795,068 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 361/679.01
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 9/0054 specially adapted for display applications

Abstract

An electronic device is provided, comprising a display panel, a frame, wherein the display panel is fixed to the frame; and an elastic cover, wherein the elastic cover covers a first side, opposite to the display panel, of the frame. According to the present invention, the elastic cover is used as one part of the electronic device forming part of the product.

Claims

1. An electronic device the electronic device comprising:

a display panel;

a frame, the display panel fixed to the frame; and

an elastic cover, the elastic cover covering a first side and opposite to the display panel of the frame.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the frame supports the elastic cover so that component accommodating space is formed between the elastic cover and the frame.

3. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the electronic device further comprises at least one internal component attached to the display panel or the frame, and the at least one internal component is accommodated in the accommodating space.

4. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the electronic device further comprises at least one internal component attached to the display panel or the frame, and the frame exposes the at least one internal component to the elastic cover.

5. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the electronic device further comprises at least one internal component attached to the display panel or the frame, and the at least one internal component is shielded by the elastic cover.

6. The electronic device of any one of claim 1, wherein the elastic cover is formed by elastic woven material.

7. The electronic device of claim 6, wherein the elastic woven material is woven with metal wires.

8. The electronic device of any one of claim 1, wherein the frame has ribs protruding towards the elastic cover so as to support the elastic cover.

9. The electronic device of claim 6, wherein the elastic cover is provided with zippers.

10. The electronic device of claim 9, wherein the zippers comprise four zippers arranged into two parallel lines and the elastic cover is provided with a slit, which connects the respective adjacent positions of the two zippers forming each one of the two parallel lines.

11. The electronic device of claim 10, wherein the frame is provided with two parallel ribs protruding towards the elastic cover at a position corresponding to the slit and the ribs support the elastic cover.

12. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the elastic cover has braces provided along each of the two edges of the slit and the braces can be embedded and fixed between the two parallel ribs of the frame.

13. The electronic device of claim 12, wherein the electronic device further comprises a support base which comprises a support arm connected to the frame of the display component, and the support arm is connected to the frame between the two parallel ribs.

14. The electronic device of claim 9, wherein the zippers are arranged in the “

I”

-shape.

15. The electronic device of claim 14, wherein the frame is provided with two parallel ribs protruding towards the elastic cover at the position corresponding to the “

|”

of the “

I”

shape of the zipper arrangement.

16. The electronic device of claim 9, wherein the electronic device further comprises a support base which comprises a support arm connected to the frame of the display component, and the support arm penetrates the portion of the elastic cover where the zipper is provided.

17. The electronic device of claim 16, wherein the frame of the display component is connected to the support arm of the support base with a connection mechanism and the connection mechanism is covered by the elastic cover.

18. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the elastic cover comprises an edge covering part covering the edge part of the second side, opposite to the first side of the frame, of the display panel or the frame.

19. The electronic device of claim 18, wherein the electronic device further comprises screen glass, which covers the display panel so as to sandwich the edge covering part of the elastic cover between the screen glass and the display panel or frame.

20. The electronic device of claim 19, wherein a magnetic strip is stuck to the screen glass and the screen glass covers the display panel by magnetic attraction between the magnetic strip and the frame.