IP Library Granted Patent US 11,809,235
Granted Patent B2
US 11,809,235 · App. 17/558,914 · Granted Nov 7, 2023

Information apparatus and display module

Inventors: Seita Horikoshi (Kanagawa, JP); Kazuo Fujii (Kanagawa, JP); Kenji Watamura (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
G06F1/1656G09F9/335
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Patent No.
US 11,809,235
App. No.
17/558,914
Granted
Nov 7, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

An information apparatus includes a display, a back face cover, and a support member. The display covers a face opposite to a display surface of the display. The support member fills a space between the face opposite to the display surface of the display and an inner face of the back-face cover.

Claims (29)

1. An information apparatus comprising:

a display;

a back-face cover that covers a face opposite to a display surface of the display; and

a support member including:

a front face that extends along and is fixed to the face opposite to the display surface of the display; and

a rear face that conforms to an inner face of the back-face cover, wherein

the support member fills a space between the face opposite to the display surface of the display and the inner face of the back-face cover, wherein

the support member has a first recessed portion in which a display control component, that controls an operation of the display, is to be disposed, and

the first recessed portion is disposed on the rear face of the support member along a peripheral lower edge that corresponds to an opening on a coupling edge portion of the back-face cover.

2. The information apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the support member is made of a foaming material.

3. The information apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the back-face cover is in the form of a curved surface which is convexly curved toward the face, which is opposite to the display surface.

4. The information apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the support member has a second recessed portion in which electric wiring is to be disposed on a side which faces the back-face cover.

5. The information apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the display is a glass OLED or a plastic OLED.

6. The information apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein

glass is not installed on the display surface of the display.

7. The information apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the support member is one integrated component.

8. A display module which is to be attached to a back-face cover, comprising:

a display; and

a support member including:

a front face that extends along and is fixed to a face opposite to a display surface of the display; and

a rear face configured to directly contact an inner face of the back-face cover, wherein

the support member is configured to fill a space between the face opposite to the display surface of the display and an inner face of the back-face cover

the support member has a first recessed portion in which a display control component, that controls an operation of the display, is to be disposed, and

the first recessed portion is disposed on the rear face of the support member along a peripheral lower edge that corresponds to an opening on a coupling edge portion of the back-face cover.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 20, 2025
From: LENOVO PC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
To: LENOVO SWITZERLAND INTERNATIONAL GMBH
Reel/Frame 070269/0092 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 19, 2025
From: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD.
To: LENOVO PC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
Reel/Frame 070266/0952 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 4, 2022
From: HORIKOSHI, SEITA; FUJII, KAZUO; WATAMURA, KENJI
To: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
Reel/Frame 058540/0450 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2021-004219 · Jan 14, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220221908A1 · Jul 14, 2022