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Granted Patent B2
US 10,963,019 · App. 16/747,534 · Granted Mar 30, 2021

Electronic device with circuit board and hinge therein

Inventors: Ming-Chung Peng (Taipei, TW); Ko-Fan Chen (Taipei, TW); Chun-Yi Ho (Taipei, TW); Chien-Ting Lin (Taipei, TW); Yu-Jung Liu (Taipei, TW); Hsin-Jung Lee (Taipei, TW); Hsin-Yu Huang (Taipei, TW); Jih-Houng Lee (Taipei, TW); Ming-Feng Liu (Taipei, TW); Kuo-Jung Wu (Taipei, TW); Kuo-Pin Chen (Taipei, TW); Chia-Ling Lee (Taipei, TW); Jing-Jie Lin (Taipei, TW)
Assignee: COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC.
G06F1/1681H05K1/189H05K2201/10128
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Patent No.
US 10,963,019
App. No.
16/747,534
Granted
Mar 30, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic device includes a first body, a second body, two hinges, and at least one electronic assembly. The two hinges are connected between the first body and the second body, and the first body and the second body are adapted to rotate relatively through the two hinges. The electronic assembly is connected to the second body and is located between the two hinges.

Claims (25)

1. An electronic device, comprising: a first body; a second body comprises a back cover, a front frame, and a display panel is disposed between the back cover and the front frame and is exposed by the front frame; an edge of the back cover extends beyond an edge of the front frame in a first direction; two hinges, connected between the first body and the second body, wherein the first body and the second body are adapted to rotate relatively through the two hinges; and at least one electronic assembly, electronically connected to the display panel in the second body and located between the two hinges; a hinge cover comprises a substantially U-shaped receiving groove; opposing edges of the receiving groove are attached to the edges of the back cover and the front frame to recess the two hinges on both ends of the receiving groove; the at least one electronic assembly comprises an L-shaped control circuit board located between the two hinges and extends toward a bottom end of the hinge cover in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the L-shaped control circuit board comprises a control circuit board and a flexible printed circuit, and two ends of the flexible printed circuit are respectively connected to the control circuit board and the display panel.

3. The electronic device according to claim 2 , wherein a region between the two ends of the flexible printed circuit is separated from the control circuit board.

4. The electronic device according to claim 2 , wherein the control circuit board bends relative to the display panel through single bending of the flexible printed circuit.

5. The electronic device according to claim 2 , wherein an extension length of the flexible printed circuit from the display panel to the control circuit board is less than or equal to an extension length of the control circuit board along a direction away from the flexible printed circuit.

6. The electronic device according to claim 2 , wherein each side edge of the control circuit board is a flat surface.

7. The electronic device according to claim 2 , wherein the control circuit board comprises a through hole, and the flexible printed circuit does not penetrate the through hole.

8. The electronic device according to claim 2 , wherein an angle between an extension direction of the control circuit board and an extension direction of the display panel is 45 degrees to 100 degrees.

9. The electronic device according to claim 2 , wherein the control circuit board comprises a top edge and a bottom edge, the top edge is close to the display panel, and the bottom edge is away from the display panel.

10. The electronic device according to claim 9 , wherein the flexible printed circuit is connected to the display panel from the control circuit board through the top edge.

11. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the control circuit board is secured to the front frame.

12. The electronic device according to claim 2 , wherein the control circuit board comprises a display control panel.

13. The electronic device according to claim 2 , wherein the display panel comprises a touch panel.

14. The electronic device according to claim 13 , wherein the control circuit board comprises a touch control board.

15. The electronic device according to claim 2 , wherein the second body comprises a lock assembly connected to the display panel, and the control circuit board is locked to the lock assembly.

16. The electronic device according to claim 15 , wherein the lock assembly is L-shaped.

17. The electronic device according to claim 16 , wherein the lock assembly bends at an angle of 45 degrees to 100 degrees.

18. The electronic device according to claim 11 , wherein the front frame comprises a main housing, and the hinge cover is connected to the main housing.

19. The electronic device according to claim 18 , wherein the control circuit board is attached to or engaged with the hinge cover.

20. The electronic device according to claim 18 , wherein the control circuit board is attached to or engaged with the main housing.

21. The electronic device according to claim 2 , wherein the second body comprises a receiving groove configured to receive the control circuit board, the flexible printed circuit, and at least a portion of the two hinges.

22. The electronic device according to claim 21 , wherein an end of the display panel extends into the receiving groove.

23. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one electronic assembly comprises a button, an antenna, a speaker, a camera lens, or a gesture sensor.

24. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the first body is a logic unit or a stand.

25. The electronic device according to claim 2 , wherein a side end face of the control circuit board overlaps side end faces of the two hinges.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 21, 2020
From: PENG, MING-CHUNG; CHEN, KO-FAN; HO, CHUN-YI; LIN, CHIEN-TING; LIU, YU-JUNG; LEE, HSIN-JUNG; HUANG, HSIN-YU; LEE, JIH-HOUNG; LIU, MING-FENG; WU, KUO-JUNG; CHEN, KUO-PIN; LEE, CHIA-LING; LIN, JING-JIE
To: COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC.
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Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62857250 · Jun 4, 2019
Related Publication 20200387200A1 · Dec 10, 2020
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