Electronic devices with convex displays
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1. An electronic device having opposing front and rear surfaces and having at least one curved side surface between the front and rear surfaces, comprising:
- a housing that forms at least some of the rear surface and a first portion of the curved side surface of the electronic device, wherein the housing has edges that define an opening;
a display in the opening, wherein the display comprises a rigid cover layer and a display layer that conforms to an interior surface of the rigid cover layer, wherein the rigid cover layer forms at least some of the front surface and a second portion of the curved side surface of the electronic device, and wherein the display layer has outer edges that abut the edges of the housing; and
an electronic component mounted between the housing and the display.
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Electronic devices may be provided with convex displays. A convex display may be used to maximize the internal volume of a device. Convex displays may be formed from one or more flexible layers. A flexible display layer may be mounted to a rigid support structure or a rigid cover layer. Flexible display layers that conform to the curved shape of a rigid structure may provide additional internal volume in which internal components of the device may be positioned.
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20 Claims
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1. An electronic device having opposing front and rear surfaces and having at least one curved side surface between the front and rear surfaces, comprising:
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a housing that forms at least some of the rear surface and a first portion of the curved side surface of the electronic device, wherein the housing has edges that define an opening; a display in the opening, wherein the display comprises a rigid cover layer and a display layer that conforms to an interior surface of the rigid cover layer, wherein the rigid cover layer forms at least some of the front surface and a second portion of the curved side surface of the electronic device, and wherein the display layer has outer edges that abut the edges of the housing; and an electronic component mounted between the housing and the display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An electronic device, comprising:
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a housing structure having a curved portion, wherein the housing structure has a first edge that defines an opening; a transparent display cover layer mounted in the opening, wherein the transparent display cover layer has a curved portion that adjoins the curved portion of the housing structure; a display layer having an array of display pixels that displays images through the transparent display cover layer, wherein the display layer has a curved portion with a second edge, wherein the curved portion of the display layer adjoins the curved portion of the housing structure such that the first edge meets the second edge; and electronic components mounted between the housing structure and the display layer. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An electronic device, comprising:
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a metal housing having an opening; a rigid cover layer mounted to the metal housing, wherein the rigid cover layer has a curved portion; a touch-sensitive layer attached to the rigid cover layer that detects touch input on the curved portion of the rigid cover layer; and a display layer having an array of display pixels that displays images through the curved portion of the rigid cover layer, wherein the rigid cover layer, the touch-sensitive layer, and the display layer are located in the opening and meet edge-to-edge with the metal housing. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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