COMPONENT, DISPLAY PART STRUCTURE AND PORTABLE TERMINAL DEVICE

• US 20100328854A1
• Filed: 02/04/2008
• Published: 12/30/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 02/05/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Original Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Inventors: Nakao, Junichi, Homma, Yasuyuki
• Application Number:
  US12/449,351
• Publication Number:
  US 20100328854A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 361/679.01
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/133308 Support structures for LCD panels, e.g. frames or bezels
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/133311 Environmental protection, e.g. against dust or humidity
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/133317 Intermediate frames, e.g. between backlight housing and front frame
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/133331 Cover glasses
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 2201/503 Arrangements improving the resistance to shock
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 2202/28 Adhesive materials or arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0214 Foldable telephones, i.e. with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position combined with translation movement H04M1/0235
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0266 for a display module assembly
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/185 Improving the rigidity of the casing or resistance to shocks
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/22 Illumination; Arrangements for improving the visibility of characters on dials

Abstract

The invention provides a component, a display part structure and a portable terminal device with which breakage of a protecting member can be prevented so as to contribute to further thickness reduction of the portable terminal device. The display part structure of a terminal device includes, in a housing, a display panel used for displaying information; a lighting unit used for irradiating the display panel from a rear face thereof; a protecting member used for protecting the display panel; and a component disposed in the vicinity of at least the protecting member, and an empty space in accordance with a shape of the component is formed in the housing in the vicinity of the protecting member and either of the display panel and the lighting unit. The component has a shape including at least one of a curved face, a bevel face and a face vertical to the protecting member.

Claims

1. A component included in a terminal device, the terminal device including, in a housing, a display panel used for displaying information, a lighting unit used for irradiating the display panel from a rear face thereof and a protecting member used for protecting the display panel,

the component including a shape allowing an empty space to be formed in the housing in the vicinity of the protecting member and either of the display panel and the lighting unit.

2. The component according to claim 1,

wherein the component includes, as a shape allowing the empty space to be formed, at least one of a curved face, a bevel face and a face vertical to the protecting member.

6. A portable terminal device comprising the component according to claim 1 or a display part structure of a terminal device comprising, in a housing:

a display panel used for displaying information;

a lighting unit used for irradiating the display panel from a rear face thereof;

a protecting member used for protecting the display panel; and

a component disposed in the vicinity of at least the protecting member,

wherein an empty space in accordance with a shape of the component is formed in the housing in the vicinity of the protecting member and either of the display panel and the lighting unit.

8. A portable terminal device comprising the component according to claim 2, or a display part structure of a terminal device comprising, in a housing:

a display panel used for displaying information;

a lighting unit used for irradiating the display panel from a rear face thereof;

a protecting member used for protecting the display panel; and

a component disposed in the vicinity of at least the protecting member,

wherein an empty space in accordance with a shape of the component is formed in the housing in the vicinity of the protecting member and either of the display panel and the lighting unit.

9. A portable terminal device comprising the component according to claim 1 or a display part structure of a terminal device comprising, in a housing:

a display panel used for displaying information;

a lighting unit used for irradiating the display panel from a rear face thereof;

a protecting member used for protecting the display panel; and

a component disposed in the vicinity of at least the protecting member,

wherein an empty space in accordance with a shape of the component is formed in the housing in the vicinity of the protecting member and either of the display panel and the lighting unit; and

wherein the component includes, as a shape allowing the empty space to be formed, at least one of a curved face, a bevel face and a face vertical to the protecting member.

10. A portable terminal device comprising the component according to claim 2 or a display part structure of a terminal device comprising, in a housing:

a display panel used for displaying information;

a lighting unit used for irradiating the display panel from a rear face thereof;

a protecting member used for protecting the display panel; and

a component disposed in the vicinity of at least the protecting member,

wherein an empty space in accordance with a shape of the component is formed in the housing in the vicinity of the protecting member and either of the display panel and the lighting unit; and

wherein the component includes, as a shape allowing the empty space to be formed, at least one of a curved face, a bevel face and a face vertical to the protecting member.

11. A portable terminal device comprising the component according to claim 1 or a display part structure of a terminal device comprising, in a housing:

a display panel used for displaying information;

a lighting unit used for irradiating the display panel from a rear face thereof;

a protecting member used for protecting the display panel; and

a component disposed in the vicinity of at least the protecting member,

wherein an empty space in accordance with a shape of the component is formed in the housing in the vicinity of the protecting member and either of the display panel and the lighting unit;

further comprising a fixing part used for fixing the protecting member on the component,

wherein the fixing part is provided on the protecting member in such a manner as to cover the empty space.

12. A portable terminal device comprising the component according to claim 2 or a display part structure of a terminal device comprising, in a housing:

a display panel used for displaying information;

a lighting unit used for irradiating the display panel from a rear face thereof;

a protecting member used for protecting the display panel; and

a component disposed in the vicinity of at least the protecting member,

wherein an empty space in accordance with a shape of the component is formed in the housing in the vicinity of the protecting member and either of the display panel and the lighting unit;

further comprising a fixing part used for fixing the protecting member on the component,

wherein the fixing part is provided on the protecting member in such a manner as to cover the empty space.

3. A display part structure of a terminal device comprising, in a housing:

a display panel used for displaying information;

a lighting unit used for irradiating the display panel from a rear face thereof;

a protecting member used for protecting the display panel; and

a component disposed in the vicinity of at least the protecting member,

wherein an empty space in accordance with a shape of the component is formed in the housing in the vicinity of the protecting member and either of the display panel and the lighting unit.

4. The display part structure according to claim 3,

wherein the component includes, as a shape allowing the empty space to be formed, at least one of a curved face, a bevel face and a face vertical to the protecting member.

5. The display part structure according to claim 3, further comprising a fixing part used for fixing the protecting member on the component,

wherein the fixing part is provided on the protecting member in such a manner as to cover the empty space.

7. The display part structure according to claim 4, further comprising a fixing part used for fixing the protecting member on the component,

wherein the fixing part is provided on the protecting member in such a manner as to cover the empty space.