Electronic device
The invention provides a modular electronic device, in particular a portable device, more in particular a handheld device, said modular electronic device comprising a chassis comprising a frame holding a computational module comprising a circuit board holding a data processor, and a display module comprising a planar display device having a viewing side and a rear side, said display module comprising a back plate on the rear side of the display device, wherein said frame further comprises a frame attachment part and said back plate comprises a display attachment part for allowing said display module to be attached to said frame in a sliding manner in a sliding direction in-plane of said planar display device, and said frame comprising a frame lock part and said display module comprising a display lock part for in a mutually locked position locking said frame and said display module onto one another, blocking said sliding, and in a mutually released position allowing sliding of said display module and said frame with respect to one another for allowing removal of said display module from said frame.
1. A mobile phone, modular in construction, the mobile phone including a removable battery and a plurality of modules which are individually replaceable and individually repairable, the mobile phone including a chassis, wherein each respective module is attachable and detachable to a part of the mobile phone not including the respective module, in which the modules include a computational module and a display module. Where in one of said computational module and said display module comprises a first connector end and the other comprises a second connector end that is complementary to said first connector end, wherein said first connector end comprises a series of biased contact pins and a conductive rim surrounding said contact pins, and said second connector end comprises a series of conducting patches, positioned for a patch to correspond to a contact pin, and said patches are surrounded by a peripheral contact surrounding said contact patches and corresponding to said conductive rim, said conductive rim and said peripheral contact provided for providing part of a Faraday cage around said contact pins and contact patches when in contact.
2. The mobile phone of claim 1 , in which the computational module is a computational and communications module.
3. The mobile phone of claim 1 , in which the display module cannot be removed while the battery is in place.
4. The mobile phone of claim 1 , in which the display module does not include a camera.
5. The mobile phone of claim 1 , including a back cover, said back cover comprising a back cover sealing rim including a flexible elastic plastic material which is configured to reach around said chassis and sealingly onto said display module.
6. The mobile phone of claim 1 , including a common grounding part, in which a first module comprises a housing including a polymer composition and a conductive metal part integrated in said polymer composition, to provide a structural part of said housing, said metal part comprising a flexible lip extending from said housing for in an assembled condition electrically contacting to the common grounding part of the mobile phone.
7. The mobile phone of claim 1 , in which the modules include a camera module.
8. The mobile phone of claim 1 , in which the modules include a speaker module.
9. The mobile phone of claim 1 , in which the modules include a receiver module.
10. The mobile phone of claim 1 , in which each module includes an interface which is standardized for the respective module.
11. The mobile phone of claim 1 , in which the modules are individually upgradable.
12. The mobile phone of claim 1 , in which the modules are individually refurbishable.
13. The mobile phone of claim 1 , in which the modules are attachable and detachable using screws.
14. The mobile phone of claim 1 , in which the modules are attachable and detachable without using specialized tools.
15. The mobile phone of claim 1 , in which the modules are attachable and detachable by a consumer.
16. The mobile phone of claim 1 , in which the modules are grouped in clusters according to a likelihood of breaking.
17. The mobile phone of claim 1 , in which the mobile phone is a smartphone.
18. The mobile phone of claim 1 , including a common ground, in which each module comprises a respective housing comprising a respective cover, with said respective cover comprising an electromagnetic (EMI) shielding layer comprising a contact end, which in use is arranged to contact the common ground of the mobile phone.