Display support having cradled damping caps for floating core shock absorption
US5568357A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 15, 1994 |
| Grant date | Oct 22, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 15, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F1/1637
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Impacts to the case of a portable electronic unit including a display are dissipated by a plurality of thermoplastic elastomeric damping elements which isolate an internal frame unit, carrying the display and associated electronic components, from contact with the enclosure. Each damping element is provided with corresponding positioning structures within the case to ensure that the frame unit "floats" on protective shock absorbing material to provide three-dimensional support and damping of impacts incident from any direction. Damping elements may take the form of small caps of elastomeric material at spaced positions around the periphery of the frame unit. Electronic connections to the display screen are accomplished using flexible connectors to maintain the mechanical isolation of the display screen from the rest of the unit.
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