Electronic device having a display and method for manufacture
US9974199B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 9, 2016 |
| Grant date | May 15, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 9, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M1/185
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method of making a device housing involves providing a transparent lens with a front surface and a rear surface, and a stepped flange along at least a portion of the lens perimeter. The method includes injecting plastic onto the transparent lens perimeter, including the stepped flange, the plastic forming a plastic feature that has a front surface that is tangent to the front surface of the transparent lens, a rear surface that is tangent to the rear surface of the transparent lens, and that extends outward from the sides of the transparent lens away from a device width center line. The plastic feature is molded to the rear surface of the transparent lens at at least one of two ends of the device housing, and the plastic encapsulates a stepped middle surface of the transparent lens flange. A device housing that is made by this method is also included.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.