ELECTRONIC DEVICE

• US 20160255735A1
• Filed: 02/16/2016
• Published: 09/01/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 02/27/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: HAN, Soon-Ho, RYU, Jong-In, YOON, Byoung-Uk
• Granted Patent: US 10,448,529 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 17/06 comprising glass as the main or only constituent of a layer, next to another layer of a specific material
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 2457/208 Touch screens
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/133351 Manufacturing of individual cells out of a plurality of cells, e.g. by dicing
• 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 1/1637 Details related to the display arrangement, including those related to the mounting of the display in the housing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1647 including at least an additional display G06F1/1692 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 11/00 Telephonic communication systems specially adapted for combination with other electrical systems
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 5/0017 with operator interface units
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 5/0086 portable, e.g. battery operated apparatus casings for switching devices H01H9/02
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 5/03 Covers

Abstract

An electronic device on which an exterior surface mounting member is mounted is provided. The electronic device includes an external housing including a first plate and a second plate that is directed opposite to the first plate, and at least one electronic component that is included within the external housing. The first plate may include a transparent plate including a first surface that forms an outer surface of the first plate and a second surface that is directed opposite to the first surface, and a structure that is interposed between the transparent plate and the second plate, and includes a third surface that faces the first plate and a fourth surface that is formed opposite to the third surface, the structure containing a transparent or translucent material.

Claims

1. An electronic device comprising:

an external housing including a first plate and a second plate that is directed opposite to the first plate; and

at least one electronic component that is included within the external housing, wherein the first plate comprises;

a transparent plate including a first surface that forms an outer surface of the first plate and a second surface that is directed opposite to the first surface; and

a structure that is interposed between the transparent plate and the second plate, and comprises a third surface that faces the first plate and a fourth surface that is formed opposite to the third surface, the structure containing a transparent or translucent material,

wherein the transparent plate comprises;

a first region having a first thickness; and

a second region that is positioned adjacent to the first region and has a second thickness that is smaller than the first thickness,

wherein, when viewed from a cross section, a thickness from the second surface to the first surface in the second region is reduced in a direction away from the first region, and

wherein the structure includes a pattern of repeated protrusions within a portion on the fourth surface which corresponds to the first region, and the protrusions are parallel to each other in a first direction.

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

a display that is exposed through the second plate.

3. The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising:

a display that is exposed through a portion of the first plate,

wherein, when viewed from a position above the first plate, the first region and the second region are formed outside the display.

4. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the structure further comprising, on the fourth surface, a flat portion that is elongated in a portion corresponding to the second region.

5. The electronic device of claim 4, wherein the flat portion protrudes more than the protrusions toward the second plate.

6. The electronic device of claim 4, wherein the flat portion protrudes toward the second plate less than the protrusions.

16. The portable electronic device of claim 1, the first plate forms a front face of the portable electronic device, and the second plate forms a rear face of the portable electronic device.

7. A portable electronic device comprising:

an external housing including a first surface and a second surface that is directed opposite to the first surface,

wherein at least a portion of at least one of the first surface and the second surface comprises;

a first layer that is transparent and forms at least a portion of an outer surface of the first surface;

a second layer including a material that is different from that of the first layer, the second layer facing the first layer;

a third layer including a material that is different from those of the first and second layers, the third layer being interposed between the first layer and second layer; and

a fourth layer including a material that is different from the first, second, second, third layers and has reflexibility, the fourth layer being interposed between the second layer and the third layer, and

wherein the third layer comprises a pattern of repeated protrusions which protrudes from an interface between the third layer and the fourth layer toward the second surface.

8. The portable electronic device of claim 7, further comprising:

a fifth layer interposed between the first layer and the third layer, and including a material that is different from those of the first layer and the third layer.

9. The portable electronic device of claim 7, wherein the first layer comprises a glass plate.

10. The portable electronic device of claim 7, wherein the second layer comprises an opaque material.

11. The portable electronic device of claim 7, wherein the third layer comprises an ultraviolet (UV)-curable resin layer.

12. The portable electronic device of claim 11, wherein the UV-curable resin layer is made of any one of acrylate and polyurethane.

13. The portable electronic device of claim 7, wherein the fourth layer comprises a metal material.

14. The portable electronic device of claim 8, wherein the fifth layer comprises a polymer film layer.

15. The portable electronic device of claim 14, wherein the polymer film layer is made of any one of polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), and polycarbonate (PC).

17. An electronic device comprising:

an exterior surface of an electronic device;

a rim that encloses a side face of an electronic device; and

an exterior surface mounting member that is mounted on the exterior surface,

wherein the exterior surface mounting member comprises;

a transparent plate; and

a pattern layer that is attached to the transparent plate, and

wherein a non-patterned region is formed by removing at least a portion of a pattern of the pattern layer which is included in a distortion occurrence region existing in an outermost edge of the transparent plate or an area of the transparent plate that comprises a hole formed therein when the transparent plate is viewed from a vertical direction.

18. The electronic device of claim 17, wherein the exterior surface comprises at least a portion of the front face of the electronic device or at least a portion of a rear face of the electronic device.

19. The electronic device of claim 18, wherein the non-patterned region comprises an interface region existing between the front face and the rim of the electronic device or an interface region existing between the rear face and the rim of the electronic device.

20. The electronic device of claim 18, wherein the non-patterned region comprises an interface region between the front face of the electronic device and a component existing on the front face or an interface region between the rear face of the electronic device and a component existing on the rear face.

21. The electronic device of claim 17, wherein the transparent plate comprises a flat shape or a curved shape.