Portable computer display structures
First Claim
1. A portable computer, comprising:
- upper and lower housings coupled by a hinge;
a display in the upper housing that includes a rectangular color filter layer, a rectangular thin-film transistor layer, an opaque border comprising a polymer film including black ink formed on the color filter layer that covers inactive portions of the display, and at least one polarizer layer, wherein the color filter layer has a rectangular periphery with a peripheral edge; and
a structure located along the peripheral edge of the color filter layer and at least partially surrounding the periphery of the color filter layer, wherein the upper housing has an inner edge surface that runs parallel to the peripheral edge of the color filter layer and wherein the structure is interposed between at least a portion of the inner edge surface of the upper housing and the peripheral edge of the color filter layer and provides an interface between the color filter layer and the upper housing.
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Abstract
An electronic device housing may have upper and lower portions that are attached with a hinge. At least one portion of the housing may have a rear planar surface and peripheral sidewalls having edges. A display module may be mounted in the housing. The display module may have glass layers such as a color filter glass layer and a thin-film transistor substrate. The color filter glass layer may serve as the outermost glass layer in the display module. The edges of the display module may be aligned with the edges of the peripheral housing sidewalls to create the appearance of a borderless display for the electronic device. The display module may be provided with an opening that allows a camera or other electronic components to receive light. Traces may be provided on the underside of the thin-film transistor substrate to serve as signal paths for the electrical components.
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13 Claims
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1. A portable computer, comprising:
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upper and lower housings coupled by a hinge; a display in the upper housing that includes a rectangular color filter layer, a rectangular thin-film transistor layer, an opaque border comprising a polymer film including black ink formed on the color filter layer that covers inactive portions of the display, and at least one polarizer layer, wherein the color filter layer has a rectangular periphery with a peripheral edge; and a structure located along the peripheral edge of the color filter layer and at least partially surrounding the periphery of the color filter layer, wherein the upper housing has an inner edge surface that runs parallel to the peripheral edge of the color filter layer and wherein the structure is interposed between at least a portion of the inner edge surface of the upper housing and the peripheral edge of the color filter layer and provides an interface between the color filter layer and the upper housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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