IP Library Granted Patent US 8,816,983
Granted Patent B2
US 8,816,983 · App. 13/477,331 · Granted Aug 26, 2014

Electronic device

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Patent No.
US 8,816,983
App. No.
13/477,331
Granted
Aug 26, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

According to one embodiment, the electronic device of this embodiment includes a housing, a first substrate provided in the housing and including a sensor region configured to sense a touch of a hand and a translucent portion provided on an inner side of the sensor region, a second substrate separated from the first substrate and includes a light source configured to emit light towards the translucent portion and an elastic member intermediated between the first and the second substrate and including a through hole portion inside of which the light source and the translucent portion are provided, in which an edge portion which defines a circumference of the through hole portion is situated on an outer side to the translucent portion and on an inner side to the sensor region.

Claims (22)

1. An electronic device comprising:

a housing;

a first substrate provided in the housing and comprising a sensor region which senses a touch of a hand of a user and a light transmitting portion provided on an inner side of the sensor region;

a second substrate provided to be separated from the first substrate and comprising a light source which emits light towards the light transmitting portion; and

an elastic member intermediating between the first substrate and the second substrate and comprising a through hole portion inside of which the light source and the light transmitting portion are provided,

wherein an edge portion which defines a circumference of the through hole portion is situated on an outer side to the light transmitting portion and on an inner side to the sensor region.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the housing further comprises a positioning section which positions the first substrate.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the elastic member has a sponge-like form.

4. An electronic device comprising:

a housing;

a first substrate provided in the housing and comprising a plurality of sensor regions each of which senses a touch of a hand of a user and a plurality of light transmitting portions each provided on an inner side of each respective one of the sensor regions;

a second substrate provided to be separated from the first substrate and comprising a plurality of light sources each of which emits light towards each respective one of the light transmitting portions; and

an elastic member intermediating between the first substrate and the second substrate and comprising a plurality of through hole portions inside of each of which each respective one of the light sources and each respective one of the light transmitting portions are provided,

wherein a plurality of edge portions each defining a circumference of each respective one of the through hole portions are each situated on an outer side to each respective one of the light transmitting portions and on an inner side to each respective one of the sensor regions.

5. The electronic device of claim 4 , wherein the plurality of light transmitting portions are different from each other in size, and the plurality of through hole portions are different from each other in size.

6. An electronic device comprising:

a first substrate comprising a sensor which senses a hand of a user, and a light transmitting portion provided inside the sensor;

a second substrate comprising a light source which emits light towards the light transmitting portion; and

an elastic member intermediating between the first substrate and the second substrate, the elastic member comprising a through hole portion provided in order to make the light emitted from the light source visible in the light transmitting portion,

wherein the light source and the light transmitting portion are provided inside the through hole portion, and the light transmitting portion is provided inside the through hole portion such that the light emitted from the light source illuminates a range which is wider than the light transmitting portion and narrower than the sensor.

7. The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the through hole portion surrounds the light source and the light transmitting portion.

8. The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the elastic member has a sponge-like form.

Assignments (5)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 7, 2020
From: TOSHIBA VISUAL SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
To: HISENSE VISUAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 051493/0333 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 26, 2018
From: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
To: TOSHIBA VISUAL SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 046881/0120 →
ASSIGNMENT OF PARTIAL RIGHTS Recorded Oct 21, 2016
From: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
To: TOSHIBA LIFESTYLE PRODUCTS & SERVICES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 040458/0840 →
CORPORATE SPLIT Recorded Oct 21, 2016
From: TOSHIBA LIFESTYLE PRODUCTS & SERVICES CORPORATION
To: TOSHIBA VISUAL SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 040458/0859 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 22, 2012
From: NAKAMURA, TOSHIKATSU
To: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
Reel/Frame 028248/0113 →