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Granted Patent B2
US 10,866,616 · App. 16/037,313 · Granted Dec 15, 2020

Electronic device including cover glass and method for processing the cover glass

Inventors: Youngmin Seo (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Youngsoo Lee (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Min Kim (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Yongha Kim (Gyeonggi-do, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
G06F1/1626G06F1/1605G06F1/1613G06F1/1637G06F1/1643G06F1/1686G06F3/0412
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Patent No.
US 10,866,616
App. No.
16/037,313
Granted
Dec 15, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

In an embodiment, a liquid planarization material is coated on at least one of a first surface and a second surface of the cover glass. The second surface faces a direction opposite the first surface. The liquid planarization material is pressed toward the cover glass by a pressing plate and cured. Then, the pressing plate is detached from the cured planarization material and the cover glass. Other embodiments are possible.

Claims (18)

1. An electronic device comprising:

a camera;

a cover glass covering the camera and having a first surface facing the camera and a second surface facing a direction opposite the first surface, wherein at least one portion of the cover glass is curved to cause a peak-to-valley value of the at least one portion of the cover glass to be within a wavelength range of 0.3 or more; and

a substantially transparent planarization material coated on at least one of the first surface and the second surface of the cover glass such that the peak-to-valley value of the at least one portion of the cover glass, when coated with the planarization material, is within a wavelength range of less than 0.3.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the planarization material is coated on a region of the cover glass corresponding to the camera.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a curved display,

wherein the at least one portion of the cover glass is curved to correspond to the curved display.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein a refractive index of the planarization material is within a range of 0.2 from a refractive index of the cover glass.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the planarization material is cured by heat or ultraviolet rays.

6. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first surface of the cover glass is processed using the planarization material, and the second surface of the cover glass is processed using a polishing technique.

7. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the planarization material is coated directly on at least one of the first surface and the second surface of the cover glass without intervening components.

8. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein a refractive index of the planarization material is within a range of 0.2 or less from a refractive index of the cover glass.

9. An electronic device comprising:

a camera disposed in an inner space of the electronic device;

a cover glass covering the camera and having a first surface facing the camera and a second surface facing a direction opposite the first surface, wherein the cover glass defines a portion of an exterior of the electronic device; and

a substantially transparent planarization material coated on at least one of the first surface and the second surface of the cover glass,

wherein the substantially transparent planarization material is coated on a portion of the cover glass corresponding to the camera in the at least one of the first surface and the second surface of the cover glass.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 17, 2018
From: SEO, YOUNGMIN; LEE, YOUNGSOO; KIM, MIN; KIM, YONGHA
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2017-0093404 · Jul 24, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20190025880A1 · Jan 24, 2019
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