Method for assembling an electronic device
An electronic device is provided. The device may include a plate placed behind a screen formed from a window and a display module to provide the screen with additional stiffness (e.g., resist dropping events).The window may be maintained in the electronic device by trapping the window between a bezel and the display module. In some embodiments, the window may include a chamfered edge operative to be received by a recessed edge in the bezel. In some embodiments, the input mechanism of the electronic device may be metallic and need to be grounded, but may be surrounded by plastic or other non-grounding components. The device may include screws operative to pass through a circuit board to reach a frame, which may serve as a ground, where the screws are located in proximity of the button. In some embodiments, the circuit board may include an additional component for grounding the button.
1. A method for assembling an electronic device, the method comprising:
providing a case, wherein the case comprises:
a bezel, wherein the bezel comprises a planar portion having an opening at a display region and a plurality of walls stepped vertically from an outer periphery of the planar portion, the bezel forming an edge about the perimeter of the opening, the edge comprising a first chamfered portion angled from an exterior surface of the bezel at the perimeter, away from the opening and from the exterior surface of the bezel;
a frame configured to support components of the electronic device; and
a window comprising a boundary about the perimeter of the window, the boundary comprising a second chamfered portion;
physically coupling the window to the bezel, such that the second chamfered portion of the window mates with the first chamfered portion of the bezel; and
physically coupling the bezel to a first side of the frame by coupling the plurality of walls to the frame.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising physically coupling a housing to a second side of the frame.
3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
physically coupling a display module to a support plate; and
retaining the display module and the support plate within the frame such that the display module is adjacent to and visible through the window.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first chamfered portion and the second chamfered portion form complimentary angles.
5. The method of claim 3 , wherein physically coupling the window to the bezel comprises:
inserting the window into the bezel from the inside of the bezel; and
physically coupling the display module and the support plate to the bezel such that the window is trapped between the bezel and the display module and the support plate.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the window comprises a glass outer member and a plastic inner member that includes a flange for coupling the display module to the electronic device.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein physically coupling the window to the bezel comprises using at least one of an adhesive, tape, mechanical fasteners, and a gasket.