Display housing for computing device
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1. A stiffening system for providing increased strength and rigidity to a portable computer assembly arranged to house a portable computer, said stiffening system comprising:
- a frame arranged to secure a display screen;
a back portion arranged to protect a back side of said display screen, said back portion being fixedly coupled with said frame to form a volume therebetween, said volume being arranged to contain various functional components of said portable computer; and
a stiffener, said stiffener being disposed between and in contact with said back portion and said frame, said stiffener being arranged to increase the strength and rigidity of said portable computer assembly by distributing external loads more evenly across said frame and said back portion.
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Abstract
One aspect of the invention pertains to a stiffener for a computer housing so as to increase the rigidity and strength of the computer housing.
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1. A stiffening system for providing increased strength and rigidity to a portable computer assembly arranged to house a portable computer, said stiffening system comprising:
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a frame arranged to secure a display screen; a back portion arranged to protect a back side of said display screen, said back portion being fixedly coupled with said frame to form a volume therebetween, said volume being arranged to contain various functional components of said portable computer; and a stiffener, said stiffener being disposed between and in contact with said back portion and said frame, said stiffener being arranged to increase the strength and rigidity of said portable computer assembly by distributing external loads more evenly across said frame and said back portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A portable electronic device, comprising:
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a housing including a frame arranged to secure a display screen and a back portion arranged to protect a back side of the display screen, the frame being fixedly coupled with the back portion to form the housing and such that a volume is formed therebetween, the volume being arranged to contain various functional components of the portable electronic device including at least the display screen and other components associated with the display screen; and a stiffener disposed within the volume enclosed by the housing and arranged to increase the strength and rigidity of the housing by distributing external loads more evenly across the housing. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A portable electronic device, comprising:
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a housing having a first member and a second member that form a void therebetween, the void containing functional components of the portable electronic device, the void also forming an unused volume around the functional components and between walls of the first and second members walls; and a stiffener disposed within the void of the housing and substantially filling the unused volume, the stiffener increasing the strength and rigidity of the housing by distributing external loads more evenly across the housing, wherein the functional components include at least a flat panel display and wherein the flat panel display emits light in a forward direction and in a back direction when active; and
wherein the first member of the housing forms a back of the housing and includes a transparent portion through which a portion of the light emitted by said flat panel display in the back direction is able to pass, thereby illuminating the transparent portion when said flat panel display is active, the stiffener including an opening for allowing light to pass therethrough.
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22. A portable electronic device, comprising:
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a housing having a first member and a second member that form a void therebetween, the void containing the functional components of the portable electronic device, the void also forming an unused volume around the functional components and between walls of the first and second members walls; and a stiffener disposed within the void of the housing and substantially filling the unused volume, the stiffener increasing the strength and rigidity of the housing by distributing external loads more evenly across the housing, wherein the functional components include at least an antenna and a flat panel display, said antenna being configured to transmit or receive RF signals, said housing being configured to enclose said antenna such that said antenna is entirely contained internal to said housing and is operable while being internal to said housing without having to extend any portion of said antenna outside said housing, and wherein said flat panel display emits light in a forward direction and in a back direction when active; and
wherein the first member of the housing forms a back of the housing and includes a transparent portion through which a portion of the light emitted by said flat panel display in the back direction is able to pass, thereby illuminating the transparent portion when said flat panel display is active, said stiffener including an opening for allowing light to pass therethrough. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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26. A portable electronic device, comprising:
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a housing having a first member and a second member that form a void therebetween, the void containing the functional components of the portable electronic device, the void also forming an unused volume around the functional components and between walls of the first and second members walls; and a stiffener disposed within the void of the housing and substantially filling the unused volume, the stiffener increasing the strength and rigidity of the housing by distributing external loads more evenly across the housing, wherein the functional components include a keyboard, a flat panel display screen that emits light in a forward direction and in a back direction when active; and
wherein the first member of the housing forms a back of the housing and includes a transparent portion through which a portion of the light emitted by said flat panel display in the back direction is able to pass, thereby illuminating the transparent portion when said flat panel display is active, the stiffener including an opening for allowing light to pass therethrough. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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