Housing for portable electronic device with reduced border region
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1. A portable electronic device, comprising:
- an electronic device housing including a bottom surface and side surfaces;
a glass cover for a top surface for the electronic device enclosure;
at least one mounting bracket secured to a peripheral region of a bottom surface of the glass cover;
a screen assembly having a top surface and a bottom surface, the top surface being secured to a central region of the bottom surface of the glass cover; and
a frame secured within the electronic device housing such that the frame is adjacent the bottom surface of the screen assembly.
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Abstract
An electronic device having a housing structure that is configured to receive at least one glass cover is disclosed. The glass cover serves to cover a display assembly provided within the electronic device. The glass cover can be secured to the housing structure so as to facilitate providing a narrow border between an active display area and an outer edge of the housing structure. The enclosure for the electronic device can be thin yet be sufficiently strong to be suitable for use in electronic devices, such as portable electronic devices.
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1. A portable electronic device, comprising:
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an electronic device housing including a bottom surface and side surfaces; a glass cover for a top surface for the electronic device enclosure; at least one mounting bracket secured to a peripheral region of a bottom surface of the glass cover; a screen assembly having a top surface and a bottom surface, the top surface being secured to a central region of the bottom surface of the glass cover; and a frame secured within the electronic device housing such that the frame is adjacent the bottom surface of the screen assembly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for assembling an electronic device, the method comprising:
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obtaining a glass member having a top surface and a bottom surface, the top surface providing an outer surface for substantially all of a surface of the electronic device; attaching mounting brackets to a peripheral region of the bottom surface of the glass member; attaching a top surface of a touch screen assembly to a central region of the bottom surface of the glass member; attaching a frame adjacent a bottom surface of the touch screen assembly, wherein the glass member, the frame, the touch screen assembly and the mounting brackets forming a resulting display assembly; and thereafter securing the resulting display assembly to a product housing using the mounting brackets and/or frame. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A portable electronic device, comprising:
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an electronic device housing including a bottom surface and side surfaces; a glass cover for a top surface for the electronic device enclosure; a frame secured to a peripheral region of a bottom surface of the glass cover; a touch screen assembly having a top surface and a bottom surface, the top surface being secured to a central region of the bottom surface of the glass cover; and at least one mounting bracket secured to the frame. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for assembling an electronic device, the method comprising:
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obtaining a glass member having a top surface and a bottom surface, the top surface providing an outer surface for substantially all of a surface of the electronic device; attaching a frame to a peripheral region of the bottom surface of the glass member; attaching a screen assembly to a central region of the bottom surface of the glass member; attaching mounting brackets to the frame, wherein the glass member, the frame, the screen assembly and the mounting brackets forming a resulting display assembly; and thereafter securing the resulting display assembly to a product housing using the mounting brackets and/or frame. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A portable electronic device, comprising:
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an electronic device housing including a bottom surface and side surfaces; a glass cover for a top surface for the electronic device housing; at least one peripheral internal support structure secured to a peripheral region of a bottom surface of the glass cover, wherein the at least one peripheral internal support structure is within the periphery of the glass cover; a screen assembly having a top surface and a bottom surface, the top surface being secured to a central region of the bottom surface of the glass cover; and at least one surface support structure secured within the electronic device housing such that the at least one surface support structure is adjacent the bottom surface of the screen assembly. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
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29. A method for assembling an electronic device, the method comprising:
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obtaining a glass member having a top surface and a bottom surface, the top surface providing an outer surface for substantially all of a surface of the electronic device; attaching at least one peripheral support structure to a peripheral region of the bottom surface of the glass member; attaching a screen assembly to a central region of the bottom surface of the glass member; attaching at least one surface support structure to the at least one peripheral support structure, wherein the glass member, the screen assembly and the at least one peripheral support structure form a resulting display assembly; and thereafter securing the resulting display assembly to a product housing using at least the peripheral support structure. - View Dependent Claims (30)
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