ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING TOUCH-SENSITIVE DISPLAY

• US 20120040722A1
• Filed: 08/11/2010
• Published: 02/16/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 08/11/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Malikie Innovations Limited (Key Patent Innovations Limited)
• Original Assignee: Blackberry Limited
• Inventors: Dehmoubed, Farzin
• Granted Patent: US 8,229,511 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/566
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/016 Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/048 Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0266 for a display module assembly
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/233 including a pointing device, e.g. roller key, track ball, rocker switch or joystick constructional details of pointing devices per se G06F3/033
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/22 including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector digitizers for touch screens G06F3/041

Abstract

An electronic device includes a housing, a touch-sensitive display exposed by the housing, a support tray disposed between the touch-sensitive display and a base within the housing and supporting the touch-sensitive display on a first side thereof, the support tray including at least one pivot projecting from a second side of support tray, on which the support tray is pivotable, and an actuator disposed between the base and the support tray and actuatable by pivoting the support tray.

Claims

1. An electronic device comprising:

a housing;

a touch-sensitive display exposed by the housing;

a support tray disposed between the touch-sensitive display and a base within the housing and supporting the touch-sensitive display on a first side thereof, the support tray including at least one pivot projecting from a second side of support tray, on which the support tray is pivotable; and

an actuator disposed between the base and the support tray and actuatable by pivoting the support tray.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the at least one pivot is located near a first end of the support tray.

3. The electronic device according to claim 2, wherein the actuator is located near a second end of the support tray.

4. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the at least one pivot comprises a pair of spaced apart pivots projecting from the second side of the support tray the second side opposite the first side.

5. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the base comprises a printed circuit board.

6. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the extent of movement of the second end during pivoting is constrained by the base.

7. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the support plate includes a C-shaped notch at each of two opposing side edges of the support tray.

8. The electronic device according to claim 7, wherein the notches are near a first end of the support tray.

9. The electronic device according to claim 7, comprising guides projecting inwardly within the housing and received in the notches of the support tray.

10. The electronic device according to claim 9, wherein the guides comprise semi-spherical ends that are received in the notches of the support tray.

11. The electronic device according to claim 9, wherein the support tray pivots around the guides.

12. The electronic device according to claim 9, wherein the guides constrain the support tray to inhibit lateral movement of the touch-sensitive display.

13. The electronic device according to claim 9, wherein the guides project inwardly from a portion of the housing.

14. The electronic device according to claim 9, wherein the guides project inwardly from screw bosses near respective corners of the housing.

15. The electronic device according to claim 9, wherein the guides are integrally formed with the housing.

16. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the actuator comprises a dome switch.

17. The electronic device according to claim 1, comprising a processor electronically coupled to the touch-sensitive display.