Electronic device with screen

• US 9,989,995 B2
• Filed: 04/11/2016
• Issued: 06/05/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 04/09/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Kwak, Woon Geun, Park, Jung Sik, Cha, Do Hun
• Primary Examiner(s): Bui, Hung S
• Application Number:
  US15/095,354
• Publication Number:
  US 20160299527A1
• Time in Patent Office: 785 Days
• Field of Search: 361816, 361818
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1637 Details related to the display arrangement, including those related to the mounting of the display in the housing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1643 the display being associated to a digitizer, e.g. laptops that can be used as penpads details related to the relative motion of the display enclosure with respect to the body enclosure, e.g. to move between laptop and tablet PC configuration G06F1/1615
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1656 Details related to functional adaptations of the enclosure, e.g. to provide protection against EMI, shock, water, or to host detachable peripherals like a mouse or removable expansions units like PCMCIA cards, or to provide access to internal components for maintenance or to removable storage supports like CDs or DVDs, or to mechanically mount accessories mounting of accessories to a computer display G06F1/1607; display hoods G06F1/1603; cooling arrangements for portable computers G06F1/203
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0266 for a display module assembly

Abstract

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a window panel having a front area and a curved area extending from the front area, a display panel disposed beneath the window panel, and a fixed part which supports a curved area of the display panel. The display panel includes a front display area, a side display area extending from the front display area so as to be curved, and a wiring area extending from the side display area, and the fixed part supports a curved shape of the side display area or the wiring area.

Claims

1. An electronic device, comprising:

a window panel comprising a front area and a curved area extending from the front area;

a display panel disposed beneath the window panel;

a fixed part which supports a curved area of the display panel; and

a bracket which fixes the display panel and a portion of the fixed part,

wherein the display panel comprises a front display area, a side display area extending from the front display area so as to be curved, and a wiring area extending from the side display area, and

wherein the fixed part supports at least one of a curved shape of the side display area and the wiring area.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein a length of the side display area is greater than a length of the curved area of the window panel.

3. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the side display area is curved at a specific radius of curvature so as to be convex toward the outside of the electronic device.

4. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the wiring area is curved at a same radius of curvature as that of the side display area so as to be convex toward the outside of the electronic device.

5. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the curved area of the window panel is curved at a specific radius of curvature so as to be convex toward the outside of the electronic device and extends to a point where the curved area is perpendicular to the front area.

6. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the fixed part has at least one of a semi-cylindrical shape and a cylindrical shape which is curved to be convex toward the wiring area.

7. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the fixed part extends to a lower portion of the front display area.

8. The electronic device of claim 1,

wherein the bracket has a seating area for fixing at least one of a portion of the fixed part and the wiring area.

9. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein the seating area has at least one of a groove shape or a valley shape corresponding to a shape of a lower end of the fixed part.

10. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein the curved area extends to at least one of a point where the bracket is exposed to a side surface of the electronic device and to a case connected to the bracket.

11. The electronic device of claim 10, wherein a height difference between the curved area and the exposed point of the bracket is within a specific range.

12. The electronic device of claim 10, wherein a height difference between the curved area and the case is within a specific range.

13. The electronic device of claim 8, further comprising:

a joint connecting the bracket and the fixed part.

14. The electronic device of claim 13, wherein the joint is inserted toward the fixed part from the bracket in a screw manner.

15. The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising:

a touch panel disposed between the window panel and the display panel,

wherein the touch panel comprises a front touch area and a side touch area extending from the front touch area so as to be curved, and

wherein the side touch area has a shape corresponding to a shape of the curved area.

16. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the window panel further comprises:

an additional side area extending from the curved area, and

wherein the additional side area has a planar shape.

17. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the side display area displays a first side display area and a second side display area, and

wherein the first side display area and the second side display area display different content based on specific functions of the electronic device.

18. The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising:

an adhesive layer disposed beneath the display panel, and

wherein the adhesive layer comprises a shield area on at least a portion thereof.

19. The electronic device of claim 18, wherein the shield area shields at least one of heat or electrical interference noise generated by the display panel.

20. An electronic device, comprising:

a window panel comprising a front area and a curved area extending from the front area;

a display panel disposed beneath the window panel;

a fixed part which supports a curved area of the display panel; and

a bracket which fixes the display panel and a portion of the fixed part,

wherein the display panel comprises a front display area, a side display area extending from the front display area so as to be curved, and a wiring area extending from the side display area,

wherein the fixed part supports at least one of a curved shape of the side display area and the wiring area, and

wherein the curved area of the window panel is curved at a specific radius of curvature so as to be convex toward the outside of the electronic device and extends to a point where the curved area is perpendicular to the front area.