Electronic device with unified display mounting structures
First Claim
1. An electronic device, comprising:
- a housing;
a planar metal midplate member mounted to the housing that stiffens the housing;
reflector structures on the planar midplate member that form a recess; and
display backlight structures in the recess formed from the reflector structures.
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Abstract
An electronic device is provided with a display such as a liquid crystal display mounted in an electronic device housing. The display has display layers such as a layer of liquid crystal material, a color filter layer, a thin-film transistor layer, and polarizer layers. The display also has backlight structures and a display cover layer. Display mounting structures are formed from a metal member that also serves as a structural midplate within the electronic device housing. Plastic reflector structures such as white plastic and plastic trim structures are molded onto the midplate. The plastic reflector structures form a rectangular recess that receives the light guide plate. The midplate has bent wall portions that form a rectangular recess that receives the display layers. The trim structures define a rectangular recess that receives the display cover layer. Protruding portions with openings attach the midplate to the housing.
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23 Claims
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1. An electronic device, comprising:
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a housing; a planar metal midplate member mounted to the housing that stiffens the housing; reflector structures on the planar midplate member that form a recess; and display backlight structures in the recess formed from the reflector structures. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. Display mounting structures into which a display cover layer for an electronic device is assembled, comprising:
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a sheet metal plate having a rectangular periphery; and injection molded plastic trim structures that are injection molded on the sheet metal plate and that surround the periphery to create a rectangular recess that receives the display cover layer. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. Display mounting structures into which a display cover layer, liquid crystal display layers, and backlight structures including a light guide plate are assembled, the display mounting structures comprising:
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a rectangular sheet metal plate; plastic reflector structures molded onto the rectangular sheet metal plate; and plastic trim structures molded onto the rectangular sheet metal plate, wherein the plastic reflector structures form a first rectangular recess into which the light guide plate is mounted, wherein the rectangular sheet metal plate has wall portions that define a second rectangular recess into which the liquid crystal display layers are mounted, and wherein the plastic trim structures form a third rectangular recess into which the display cover layer is mounted. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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