IP Library Granted Patent US 9,128,316
Granted Patent B2
US 9,128,316 · App. 13/535,489 · Granted Sep 8, 2015

Portable electronic device

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Patent No.
US 9,128,316
App. No.
13/535,489
Granted
Sep 8, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A dust-proof frame 30 includes a front frame portion 32 located on the outer periphery of the front surface of a display panel unit 20 . The dust-proof frame 30 includes a convex portion 31 that projects from the front frame portion 32 toward the inner surface of a housing 10 . A gap G 1 is located in a pressing direction of the inner surface of the housing 10 with respect to the convex portion 31 and extends along the convex portion 31 is provided in the dust-proof frame 30 . According to the above structure, the function of the dust-proof frame 30 can be improved.

Claims (12)

1. A portable electronic device comprising: a housing; a display panel unit arranged inside the housing; a dust-proof frame made of an elastic material and arranged on an outer periphery of the display panel unit, the dust-proof frame including a front frame portion located on an outer periphery of a front surface of the display panel unit and a convex portion projecting from the front frame portion toward an inner surface of the housing, the convex portion having a frame shape surrounding a display area of the display panel unit and pressed toward the display panel unit by the inner surface of the housing, wherein a first gap and a second gap are positioned with respect to the convex portion in a pressing direction in which the inner surface of the housing presses the convex portion, and allows movement of the convex portion in the pressing direction of the inner surface of the housing, wherein the convex portion includes: a first singular convex portion located at an inner peripheral edge of the front frame portion which is pressed into the first gap by the inner surface of the housing; and a second singular convex portion located away from the inner peripheral edge of the front frame portion toward an outer peripheral edge of the front frame portion, wherein the first gap and the second gap are formed below the first singular convex portion and the second singular convex portion, respectively, wherein the front frame portion has four edges, and wherein the first singular convex portion is only formed on three of the four edges of the front frame portion and the second singular convex portion is only formed on a fourth edge of the front frame portion.

2. The portable electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the first gap and the second gap are located on a side of the front frame portion toward the display panel unit.

3. The portable electronic device according to claim 2 , wherein the inner peripheral edge of the front frame portion is chamfered on the three edges where the first singular convex portion is formed such that the first gap is formed between the inner peripheral edge of the front frame portion and the front surface of the display panel unit.

4. The portable electronic device according to claim 3 , wherein a top surface of the first singular convex portion has an arcuate cross section.

5. The portable electronic device according to claim 4 , wherein the inner surface of the housing has a flat surface in a portion with which the first singular convex portion comes into contact.

6. The portable electronic device according to claim 2 , wherein the second singular convex portion and the second gap are located away from an inner peripheral edge of the front frame portion only on the fourth edge of the front frame portion.

7. The portable electronic device according to claim 6 , wherein a groove that causes the second gap is formed on a surface of the front frame portion toward the display panel unit.

8. The portable electronic device according to claim 2 , wherein a projection amount of the first singular convex portion and a projection amount of the second singular convex portion is smaller than thickness of the front frame portion.

9. The portable electronic device according to claim 2 , wherein the inner surface of the housing is in contact with the front frame portion.

10. The portable electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein

a hole located on an outer side of the outer periphery of display panel unit is formed in the housing, and

an operation member operated by a user is arranged in the hole.

Assignments (4)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 6, 2017
From: SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC.
To: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.
Reel/Frame 043761/0577 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 6, 2017
From: SONY CORPORATION
To: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.
Reel/Frame 043761/0975 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 30, 2015
From: SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC.
To: SONY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 035941/0654 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 28, 2012
From: OBARA, TATSUHIRO
To: SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC.
Reel/Frame 028458/0053 →