Electronic device

Abstract

To provide an electronic device capable of reducing a bezel width while suppressing breakage or damage to a glass plate. [Solution] The electronic device comprises a display panel having a display surface and a back surface opposite the display surface, a housing member having a vertical wall that supports the back surface of the display panel on its inner surface and has a receiving surface formed on its edge facing the display panel, a glass plate that covers the display surface of the display panel and has an outer edge that protrudes from the outer side surface of the display panel, with an end face of the outer edge facing the vertical wall with a gap between them, and a resin member that forms a protrusion on the back side of the outer edge of the glass plate without being interposed in the gap between the vertical wall and the end face, and the protrusion is engaged with the receiving surface.

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to an electronic device equipped with a display panel. [Background technology]

[0002] Electronic devices such as notebook PCs include a display panel configured with a liquid crystal display, etc. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a configuration in which a display panel is supported by the inner surface of a housing member having a standing wall at the edge. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2023-005541 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] In the configuration of Patent Document 1, the display surface of the display panel is covered with a glass plate. In this configuration, a resin bezel member is interposed between an end face of the glass plate and the standing wall. The bezel member can prevent the glass plate from colliding with the standing wall and being broken or damaged when the display panel is attached to the housing member or when the electronic device is dropped.

[0005] Incidentally, it is desirable to configure the width of the bezel surrounding the periphery of the display panel as narrow as possible in order to improve the quality of the appearance. In the configuration of Patent Document 1, the bezel width is expanded by the plate thickness of the bezel member interposed between the glass plate and the standing wall. On the other hand, if the bezel member is removed from this configuration, there is a concern that the glass may directly interfere with the standing wall, causing breakage or damage.

[0006] The present invention has been made in consideration of the problems with the conventional technology described above, and aims to provide an electronic device that can reduce the bezel width while suppressing breakage or damage to the glass plate. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] An electronic device according to a first aspect of the present invention comprises a display panel having a display surface and a back surface opposite the display surface, a housing member having a vertical wall that supports the back surface of the display panel on its inner surface and has a receiving surface formed at its edge facing the display panel, a glass plate that covers the display surface of the display panel and has an outer edge that protrudes from the outer peripheral side surface of the display panel, with an end face of the outer edge facing the vertical wall with a gap therebetween, and a resin member that forms a protrusion on the back side of the outer edge of the glass plate without being interposed in the gap between the vertical wall and the end face, and the protrusion is engaged with the receiving surface. Effect of the Invention

[0008] According to the above-described aspects of the present invention, the bezel width can be narrowed while preventing breakage or damage to the glass plate. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0009] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view of an electronic device according to an embodiment viewed from above. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a schematic front view of the housing member. [Diagram 3] FIG. 3 is a rear view of the display assembly. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is a schematic side cross-sectional view of the first housing taken along line IV-IV in FIG. [Diagram 5] FIG. 5 is a schematic side cross-sectional view of the first housing taken along line VV in FIG. [Figure 6] FIG. 6 is a schematic perspective view showing an enlarged view of the bulge and its surrounding area. [Figure 7]FIG. 7 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing an operation of assembling the display assembly to the housing member. [Figure 8] FIG. 8 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a first housing having a step portion. [Figure 9] FIG. 9 is a schematic front view of a housing member having no bulging portion. [Figure 10] FIG. 10 is a rear view of a display assembly that can be assembled to the housing member shown in FIG. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0010] DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of an electronic device according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0011] 1 is a schematic plan view of an electronic device 10 according to an embodiment, viewed from above. Electronic device 10 of the present embodiment has a configuration in which first housing 11 and second housing 12 are connected by hinge 14 to be rotatable relative to each other.

[0012] The electronic device 10 of the present embodiment is a so-called convertible PC that can be used as a notebook PC (notebook mode) or a tablet PC (tablet mode) depending on the angular position between the housings 11 and 12. The electronic device 10 can set the housings 11 and 12 to a desired angular position within an angular range of 0 degrees to 360 degrees. 0 degrees is a position where the plane directions of the housings 11 and 12 are parallel to each other, and the front surface 11a of the first housing 11 faces the surface (keyboard 16) of the second housing 12. 360 degrees is a position where the plane directions of the housings 11 and 12 are parallel to each other, and the back surface 11b of the first housing 11 faces the bottom surface (the surface opposite to the keyboard 16 side) of the second housing 12. The electronic device 10 may be various electronic computers such as a general notebook PC or a one-plate tablet PC that can set the housings 11 and 12 to a desired angular position within an angular range of about 0 degrees to 180 degrees, in addition to a convertible PC.

[0013] The second housing 12 is a flat box having a rectangular outer shape in a plan view, and is adjacent to the first housing 11. Inside the second housing 12, various electronic components such as a motherboard equipped with a CPU, a battery device, a memory, an antenna device, etc. are housed. A keyboard 16 and a touch pad 17 face the top surface of the second housing 12.

[0014] The first housing 11 has a rectangular outer shape in a plan view, and is a flat box that is thinner than the second housing 12. The first housing 11 has a display panel 18 mounted thereon.

[0015] Hereinafter, the first housing 11 and each of the components mounted thereon will be described with reference to the direction as seen by a user viewing the display surface 18a of the display panel 18, with the left-right direction referred to as the X1 and X2 directions, the up-down direction referred to as the Y1 and Y2 directions, and the depth direction referred to as the Z1 and Z2 directions. The X1 and X2 directions may be collectively referred to as the X direction, and the Y1, Y2 directions and the Z1, Z2 directions may be similarly referred to as the Y direction and the Z direction.

[0016] The display surface 18a of the display panel 18 faces the Z1 side surface (front surface 11a) of the first housing 11. The display surface 18a is a surface for displaying videos and images. The display panel 18 is composed of, for example, a liquid crystal display or an organic EL display. The display panel 18 has a structure in which, for example, glass, a liquid crystal layer, a light guide plate, etc. are laminated and the outer peripheral edges of each layer are fixed together with double-sided tape, adhesive, etc.

[0017] The display surface 18a of the display panel 18 is covered with a glass plate 19. The glass plate 19 is a cover glass that covers substantially the entire front surface 11a of the first housing 11, including the display panel 18. The glass plate 19 can be made of touch glass that supports touch operations. The glass plate 19 may not support touch operations.

[0018] The first housing 11 has a housing member 20. Fig. 2 is a schematic front view of the housing member 20. Fig. 2 illustrates an inner surface 20a (the surface behind the rear surface 11b) of the housing member 20 and certain components installed on this inner surface 20a, and the same is true for Fig. 9 described later.

[0019] The housing member 20 has a rectangular plate portion 21 and a standing wall 22 standing up from the outer peripheral edge of the plate portion 21. The housing member 20 has a shallow bathtub shape. The plate portion 21 forms the Z2 side surface (rear surface 11b) of the first housing 11. The standing wall 22 is provided so as to surround most of the four periphery of the plate portion 21 and stands up in the Z1 direction. The housing member 20 is made of, for example, metal, such as an aluminum alloy or a magnesium alloy. The housing member 20 may be made of resin. The housing member 20 may be configured by joining a frame material forming the standing wall 22 to the periphery of the plate portion 21 formed of, for example, carbon fiber reinforced resin.

[0020] The housing member 20 supports, with an inner surface 20a, a rear surface 18b opposite to the display surface 18a of the display panel 18. Specifically, the rear surface 18b of the display panel 18 is fixed to the inner surface 20a of the plate portion 21 using a double-sided adhesive tape 24.

[0021] The hinges 14 are connected in a pair to the left and right edges (edges 11c) of the first housing 11 on the Y2 side. Reference symbol 14a in Fig. 2 denotes a hinge fixing portion to which the hinges 14 are fixed. When the housing member 20 is made of metal, the hinge fixing portion 14a can be formed with a screw thread by directly machining the plate portion 21. When the housing member 20 is made of resin, the hinge fixing portion 14a can be formed of a metal bracket to which the hinge 14 can be screwed. The housing member 20 has a cutout portion 20b on the side of the hinge fixing portion 14a, in which the hinge 14 is disposed.

[0022] The display panel 18 of this embodiment can be used as a display assembly 26 in which the glass plate 19 is fixed to the display surface 18a. As described above, the back surface 18b of the display panel 18 is fixed to the housing member 20 with the double-sided adhesive tape 24. At this time, the outer periphery of the glass plate 19 extends along the inner periphery of the standing wall 22. In this way, the display assembly 26 is assembled to the housing member 20.

[0023] Next, the structure for mounting the display assembly 26 to the housing member 20 will be described.

[0024] Fig. 3 is a rear view of the display assembly 26. Fig. 4 is a schematic side cross-sectional view of the first housing 11 taken along the line IV-IV in Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a schematic side cross-sectional view of the first housing 11 taken along the line VV in Fig. 2.

[0025] As shown in FIGS. 2, 4 and 5, the standing wall 22 has a first portion 28 and a second portion 29.

[0026] The first portion 28 is a portion provided at the upper portion (tip side) in the rising direction (Z1 direction) of the standing wall 22 from the plate portion 21. The first portion 28 has an inner wall surface 28a facing the inside of the first housing 11. The inner wall surface 28a faces the end surface 19b of the glass plate 19 with a predetermined gap C therebetween.

[0027] The second portion 29 is a portion provided below the first portion 28 in the rising direction of the standing wall 22. The plate thickness of the second portion 29 is greater than the plate thickness of the first portion. The second portion 29 is disposed so as to slip under an outer edge portion 19a of a glass plate 19 described later. The second portion 29 has an inner wall surface 29a facing the inside of the first housing 11, and a support surface 29b facing the Z1 direction. The inner wall surface 29a faces the outer peripheral side surface 18c of the display panel 18 with a predetermined gap therebetween. The support surface 29b is a surface protruding from the lower end of the inner wall surface 28a of the first portion 28. The support surface 29b can support a resin member 42 described later.

[0028] The standing wall 22 has a pair of horizontal walls 30, 31 extending along the X direction, and a pair of vertical walls 32, 33 extending along the Y direction. As a result, the standing wall 22 extends so as to surround all four sides of the first housing 11. The second portion 29 is provided on at least the horizontal wall 30 on the Y1 side, but may be similarly provided on the other walls 31 to 33.

[0029] One of the side walls 30 constitutes the Y1 side edge (edge ​​11d) of the first housing 11. The side wall 30 extends over substantially the entire length of the edge 11d. The first housing 11 of this embodiment has a bulging portion 34 that bulges outward (Y1 side) at the center of the longitudinal direction of the edge 11d. The bulging portion 34 expands the space between the standing wall 22 (side wall 30) and the outer peripheral side surface 18c of the display panel 18, ensuring installation space for a high-performance camera module 36. The camera module 36 includes a camera lens 36a. The camera lens 36a is a camera that can be used for video recording, etc., and has a lens for collecting light in the center, with an image sensor provided on the back side of the lens. The camera module 36 can also include an IRLED (infrared camera), an illuminance sensor, etc.

[0030] The support surface 29b of the lateral wall 30 is formed with a pair of left and right recesses 38, 38 and a pair of left and right engaged portions 39, 39.

[0031] The recess 38 is a hole formed in the support surface 29b. The recess 38 has, for example, a flattened elliptical shape extending in the X direction (see FIG. 2). The wall surface of the recess 38 facing the display panel 18 side (Y1 side) forms a receiving surface 38a that engages a protrusion 48 of the resin member 42 described below. The engaged portion 39 has a shape obtained by cutting out the second portion 29 of the lateral wall 30 in the Y1 direction. The engaged portion 39 is a short plate piece that protrudes in the Y2 direction from the lower end of the inner wall surface 28a of the first portion 28.

[0032] The other side wall 31 constitutes the edge portion 11c of the first housing 11. The side wall 31 may be provided with a notch shape or the like in various places. This allows the side wall 31 to form an installation space for the components of the hinge 14 and the wiring that connects the housings 11 and 12.

[0033] The vertical walls 32 and 33 extend along the Y direction and are perpendicular to the horizontal walls 30 and 31, respectively.

[0034] Although the details will be described later, it is preferable that the left and right recesses 38 are located as close as possible to the corner wall portions CW1 and CW2. As shown in FIG. 2, the side wall 30 of this embodiment has recesses 24a on the sides of the corner wall portions CW1 and CW2. The recesses 24a are formed by cutting out a part of the support surface 28b in the Y1 direction. The recesses 24a can accommodate the ends of the double-sided adhesive tape 24. The side wall 30 further has recesses 37 formed by cutting out the support surface 29b in an arc shape in the Y1 direction between the recesses 24a and the corner wall portions CW1 and CW2. The recesses 37 are escape portions for preventing the corners of the display panel 18 from colliding with the standing wall 22 due to the impact when the electronic device 10 is dropped onto a floor surface or the like. The left and right recesses 38 are located as close as possible to the corner wall portions CW1 and CW2 without interfering with the recesses 24a and 37.

[0035] As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the display assembly 26 is a laminate in which a glass plate 19 is fixed to a display surface 18a of a display panel 18.

[0036] The glass plate 19 can be fixed to the display surface 18a with a transparent adhesive member 40. The surface area of ​​the glass plate 19 is slightly larger than the surface area of ​​the display panel 18. Therefore, the glass plate 19 has an eave-shaped outer edge portion 19a that protrudes outward from the outer peripheral side surface 18c of the display panel 18.

[0037] The end surface 19b of the outer edge portion 19a of the glass plate 19 faces the inner wall surface 28a of the standing wall 22 with a gap C therebetween. The gap C is, for example, 0.2 mm. Specifically, among the four sides of the standing wall 22, the inner wall surface 28a of the first portion 28 of the horizontal wall 30 on the Y1 side and the left and right vertical walls 32, 33 faces the end surface 19b with a gap C therebetween. Note that, since the hinge 14 and parts related to wiring are disposed between the horizontal wall 31 on the Y2 side and the end surface 19b, the gap between the inner wall surface 28a and the end surface 19b is wide, for example, 10 mm or more.

[0038] The four corners of the glass plate 19 are formed with corner portions C1 to C4 that are curved along the corner walls CW1 to CW4 of the housing member 20. The corner portions C1, C2 provided at one end and the other end in the longitudinal direction of the outer edge portion 19a on the Y1 side face the inner wall surfaces 28a of the corner walls CW1, CW2 with a gap C therebetween. The corner portions C3, C4 provided at both ends of the outer edge portion 19a on the Y2 side are disposed with a gap (e.g., 10 mm or more) between them and the corner walls CW3, CW4, similar to the wide gap between them and the lateral wall 31 described above.

[0039] The display assembly 26 further includes a pair of left and right resin members 42, 42 and a bezel member 44. The resin members 42 and the bezel member 44 can be fixed to the back surface 19c of the outer edge portion 19a on the Y1 side of the glass plate 19 using an adhesive member 46. Examples of the adhesive member 46 include a double-sided adhesive tape, an adhesive, and an adhesive. Hereinafter, the outer edge portion 19a extending in the X direction on the Y1 side of the glass plate 19 may be referred to as the "outer edge portion 19a1." A bulging portion 19a2 toward the Y1 side corresponding to the shape of the bulging portion 34 is formed in the center of the outer edge portion 19a1 in the longitudinal direction.

[0040] As shown in Figs. 3 to 5, the resin members 42 are strip-shaped resin parts extending in the X direction. The resin member 42 on the X1 side extends from a position close to the corner portion C1 to just before the bulging portion 19a2. The resin member 42 on the X2 side extends from a position close to the corner portion C2 to just before the bulging portion 19a2. Each resin member 42 is fixed to the back surface 19c and is not present in the gap C between the inner wall surface 28a of the standing wall 22 and the end surface 19b of the glass plate 19. The resin members 42 are disposed on the support surface 29b of the horizontal wall 30 with a small gap therebetween.

[0041] Each resin member 42 has a protrusion 48 and a hook 50 .

[0042] The protrusion 48 is a rib protruding downward (Z2 direction) on the rear surface 19c side of the glass plate 19. The protrusion 48 has, for example, a flattened elliptical shape extending in the X direction (see FIG. 3). The protrusion 48 is sized to be insertable into the recess 38 on the standing wall 22 side. In a state in which the display assembly 26 is assembled to the housing member 20, the protrusions 48 of the resin members 42 are inserted into the left and right recesses 38, respectively. In this state, the stopper surface 48a of the protrusion 48 abuts against the receiving surface 38a of the recess 38. The stopper surface 48a is a surface facing the opposite side (Y1 side) from the display panel 18 side. This allows the protrusion 48 to restrict movement of the display assembly 26 in the Y1 direction. That is, the protrusion 48 can prevent the end surface 19b of the outer edge portion 19a1 from contacting the inner wall surface 28a.

[0043] The hook 50 is a claw-shaped protrusion. The hook 50 protrudes downward from the rear surface 19c side of the glass plate 19, and then bends toward the standing wall 22 side (Y1 side). The hook 50 is engageable with and disengageable from the engaged portion 39 on the standing wall 22 side. This prevents the display assembly 26 from falling off the housing member 20 in the Z1 direction.

[0044] FIG. 6 is a schematic perspective view showing an enlarged view of the bulging portion 34 and its surrounding area.

[0045] 3 and 6, the bezel member 44 is a strip-shaped resin part extending in the X direction. The bezel member 44 is provided on the rear surface 19c of the glass plate 19 between the left and right resin members 42, 42. The bezel member 44 has a plate portion 44a and a bezel portion 44b, and has a substantially L-shaped cross section.

[0046] The plate portion 44a is fixed to the rear surface 19c of the bulging portion 19a2 that covers the bulging portion of the housing member 20. The plate portion 44a is provided so as to cover the upper side (Z1 side) of the camera module .

[0047] The bezel portion 44b is a thin plate in the shape of a vertical wall rising in the Z1 direction from the edge of the plate portion 44a on the Y1 side. The bezel portion 44b is disposed in a gap Cb between the inner wall surface 28a of the vertical wall 22 located in the bulging portion 34 and the end surface 19b of the glass plate 19 (see FIG. 6). The gap Cb is larger than the above-mentioned gap C, and should be, for example, about 0.5 mm to 1 mm.

[0048] A camera shutter 52 is supported by the bezel member 44 so as to be slidable in the X direction. The camera shutter 52 is a shutter member capable of opening and closing at least the camera lens 36a. The camera shutter 52 has a shutter portion 52a and an operation knob 52b.

[0049] The shutter section 52a is slidable in the X direction on the lower side (Z2 side) of the plate section 44a. The operation knob 52b stands up in the Z1 direction from the Y1 side edge of the shutter section 52a. The operation knob 52b can be manually slid in the X direction. The camera shutter 52 can be switched between a closed position and an open position by moving the operation knob 52b in the X direction. The closed position is a position where the shutter section 52a covers the camera lens 36a. The open position is a position where the shutter section 52a does not cover the camera lens 36a.

[0050] 6, the bezel portion 44b has a cutout portion 44b1 formed by cutting out a portion of the bezel portion 44b in the longitudinal direction. The operation knob 52b is disposed in the cutout portion 44b1 and is movable in the X direction within the cutout portion 44b1. As a result, the operation knob 52b appears to be a part of the bezel portion 44b and is not noticeable from the outside.

[0051] In this manner, in the electronic device 10 of the present embodiment, no bezel members are interposed between the horizontal wall 30 excluding the bulging portion 34 and the glass plate 19, between the horizontal wall 31 and the glass plate 19, and between the vertical walls 32, 33 and the glass plate 19. Therefore, the bezel width at least between the horizontal wall 30 excluding the bulging portion 34 and the glass plate 19, and between the vertical walls 32, 33 and the glass plate 19, is extremely narrow.

[0052] On the other hand, the bezel portion 44b of the bezel member 44 is interposed between the standing wall 22 located at the bulging portion 34 and the glass plate 19. This bezel portion 44b can have a function of suppressing the operation knob 52b from being conspicuous in appearance. The bezel portion 44b can also have a function of preventing the operation knob 52b protruding from the surface of the glass plate 19 from being damaged.

[0053] The electronic device 10 may be configured not to have a camera shutter 52. The electronic device 10 may be configured so that the operation knob 52b does not protrude from the surface (front surface 11a) of the glass plate 19. In these configurations, the bezel member 44 may be made of a resin part that does not have the bezel portion 44b, or the bezel member 44 itself may be omitted.

[0054] Next, a description will be given of an operation of assembling the display assembly 26 to the housing member 20 and the effects of the electronic device 10. Fig. 7 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing an operation of assembling the display assembly 26 to the housing member 20.

[0055] As shown in Fig. 7, the display assembly 26 is oriented such that the outer edge 19a1 of the glass plate 19 is slightly downward, and the stopper surface 48a of the protrusion 48 is brought into contact with the receiving surface 38a of the recess 38. At this time, the stopper surface 48a of the display assembly 26 comes into contact with the receiving surface 38a before the end surface 19b of the outer edge 19a1 comes into contact with the inner wall surface 28a of the side wall 30. Then, when the stopper surface 48a comes into contact with the receiving surface 38a, the hook 50 engages with the engaged portion 39 at approximately the same time. Note that, prior to this step, the release paper around the end on the Y1 side of the double-sided adhesive tape 24 is peeled off to expose the adhesive surface that faces the rear surface 18b of the display panel 18.

[0056] Then, the Y1 side edge of the display assembly 26 is positioned in the Y direction relative to the housing member 20. Furthermore, a part of the display panel 18 is fixed to the inner surface 20a of the housing member 20 with the double-sided adhesive tape 24. Then, all the release paper of the double-sided adhesive tape 24 is peeled off, and the entire display assembly 26 is lowered down. As a result, the display assembly 26 is assembled to the housing member 20 with the entire assembly positioned in the XY directions.

[0057] As described above, the electronic device 10 of the present embodiment can include a housing member 20 that supports the rear surface 18b of the display panel 18 with the inner surface 20a and has a standing wall 22 with a receiving surface 38a formed on its edge facing the display panel 18. The electronic device 10 can further include a glass plate 19 that has an outer edge portion 19a that protrudes from the outer peripheral side surface 18c of the display panel 18 and an end surface 19b of the glass plate 19 that faces the standing wall 22 with a gap C therebetween. The electronic device 10 can further include a resin member 42 that forms a protrusion 48 on the rear surface 19c side of the outer edge portion 19a of the glass plate 19 without being present in the gap C between the standing wall 22 and the end surface 19b, and in which the protrusion 48 is engaged with the receiving surface 38a.

[0058] In this manner, in the electronic device 10, when the stopper surface 48a is in contact with the receiving surface 38a, a gap C is secured between the glass plate 19 and the standing wall 22 (see FIG. 4). Therefore, in the electronic device 10, when the display assembly 26 is assembled to the housing member 20, the stopper surface 48a comes into contact with the receiving surface 38a before the end surface 19b comes into contact with the inner wall surface 28a. As a result, in the electronic device 10, when the display assembly 26 is assembled, it is possible to prevent the end surface 19b of the glass plate 19 from accidentally colliding with the standing wall 22 and being broken or damaged.

[0059] Furthermore, when the electronic device 10 is accidentally dropped onto a floor surface or the like, even if the impact is applied to the corner walls CW1, CW2, etc., damage to the glass plate 19 can be suppressed. This is because the electronic device 10 can suppress the inner wall surface 28a of the standing wall 22 from colliding with the end surface 19b of the glass plate 19 by the abutment of the stopper surface 48a and the receiving surface 38a.

[0060] Moreover, in the electronic device 10, except for at least the bulging portion 34, no bezel member is interposed between the end surface 19b of the glass plate 19 and the inner wall surface 28a of the standing wall 22. This allows the gap C to be extremely narrowed, for example to 0.2 mm. This gap C is significantly smaller than the gap Cb in which the bezel portion 44b is interposed, as described above. As a result, the electronic device 10 allows the width (bezel width) between the display assembly 26 and the standing wall 22 to be narrowed, improving the appearance quality.

[0061] 2 and 3, the protrusion 48 and the receiving surface 38a can be provided at positions close to the corners C1 and C2 at both ends of the outer edge 19a1. In this way, even if the display assembly 26 is slightly tilted in the planar direction (XY direction) when the display assembly 26 shown in Fig. 7 is assembled, the protrusion 48 on one of the left and right sides can be reliably abutted against the receiving surface 38a. This makes it possible to further prevent damage to the glass plate 19 when the display assembly 26 is assembled.

[0062] The receiving surface 38a may have a configuration other than that of the recess 38 as long as it can receive the protrusion 48 of the display assembly 26. Fig. 8 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the first housing 11 having a step portion 54 instead of the recess 38.

[0063] 8 forms the receiving surface 38a instead of the recess 38. The step 54 is not a hole formed in the support surface 29b like the recess 38, but a step formed by cutting out part of the second portion 29 of the lateral wall 30 from the inner wall surface 28a side toward the Y1 side. With regard to the step 54, the surface facing the display panel 18 side (Y1 side) forms the receiving surface 38a.

[0064] Therefore, even in the configuration using the step portion 54, the stopper surface 48a of the protrusion 48 on the display assembly 26 side can be engaged with the receiving surface 38a, thereby preventing damage to the glass plate 19 and the like.

[0065] 8, in the configuration using the step portion 54, a protrusion 48A can be used instead of the rib-shaped protrusion 48 formed on the resin member 42. The protrusion 48A is configured by causing substantially the entire resin member 42 to protrude downward, and its Y1 side surface becomes the stopper surface 48a. In other words, the protrusion 48A utilizes the thickness of the resin member 42 as it is.

[0066] Although the configuration in which the first housing 11 includes the bulging portion 34 has been exemplified above, the bulging portion 34 may be omitted. Fig. 9 is a schematic front view of a housing member 20A that does not have the bulging portion 34. Fig. 10 is a rear view of a display assembly 26A that can be assembled to the housing member 20A shown in Fig. 9.

[0067] 9 does not have a bulge 34. Therefore, the housing member 20A has a standing wall 22 (side wall 30) that extends linearly along the entire length along the edge 11d. A recess 38 and an engaged portion 39 are also formed in the side wall 30 of the housing member 20A. The camera module 36 can be placed in the space created by removing, for example, the second portion 29 in a range including the center in the longitudinal direction of the side wall 30.

[0068] 10 does not have a bulge 19a2. Therefore, the outer edge 19a1 of the glass plate 19 of the display assembly 26A extends linearly over the entire length. The bezel member 44 can be omitted from the display assembly 26A.

[0069] The first housing 11 using such housing member 20A and display assembly 26A can form a narrow gap C between the glass plate 19 and the standing wall 22 over the entire length of the edge portion 11d. Note that a bezel member 44 can also be used in the display assembly 26A.

[0070] 10, for example, instead of the resin member 42, a single long resin member 42A extending along substantially the entire length of the outer edge portion 19a1 can be used. A pair of protrusions 48 (48A) and a pair of hooks 50 can be formed in the resin member 42A, thereby reducing the number of parts. Note that a pair of left and right resin members 42 can also be used for the display assembly 26A.

[0071] It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can of course be freely modified without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. [Explanation of symbols]

[0072] 10 Electronic equipment 11 First cabinet 12 Second cabinet 14 Hinge 18 Display Panel 19 Glass Plate 19a, 19a1 Outer edge 19b End face 20,20A Housing material 22 Standing Wall 26,26A Display Assembly 28a, 29a Inner wall surface 36a Camera lens 38 Recess 38a Receiving surface 42, 42A Resin material 44 Bezel material 48,48A protrusion 48a Stopper surface 52 Camera Shutter 54 Step part C1~C4 Corner section CW1~CW4 Corner wall

Claims

1. An electronic device, A display panel having a display surface and a rear surface opposite to the display surface; a housing member having an upright wall that supports the rear surface of the display panel on its inner surface and has a receiving surface formed on its edge facing the display panel; a glass plate covering a display surface of the display panel, the glass plate having an outer edge portion extending from an outer peripheral side surface of the display panel, the end face of the outer edge portion facing the standing wall with a gap therebetween; a resin member that forms a protrusion on a rear surface side of an outer edge portion of the glass plate without being interposed in a gap between the standing wall and the end surface, and the protrusion is engaged with the receiving surface; Equipped with The resin member is fixed to the rear surface of the glass plate, and the protruding portion abuts against the receiving surface to ensure the gap between the end surface of the glass plate and the standing wall.

1. An electronic device comprising:

2. An electronic device, A display panel having a display surface and a rear surface opposite to the display surface; a housing member having an upright wall that supports the rear surface of the display panel on its inner surface and has a receiving surface formed on its edge facing the display panel; a glass plate covering a display surface of the display panel, the glass plate having an outer edge portion extending from an outer peripheral side surface of the display panel, the end face of the outer edge portion facing the standing wall with a gap therebetween; a resin member that forms a protrusion on a rear surface side of an outer edge portion of the glass plate without being interposed in a gap between the standing wall and the end surface, and the protrusion is engaged with the receiving surface; Equipped with The glass plate has a pair of corner portions provided at one end and the other end in a longitudinal direction of the outer edge portion, The protruding portion and the receiving surface are each provided at a position closer to the pair of corner portions than to a center in a direction along the longitudinal direction of the outer edge portion.

1. An electronic device comprising:

3. 3. The electronic device according to claim 1, The standing wall is a first portion provided at an upper portion in the upright direction and facing an end surface of the glass plate; a second portion disposed below the resin member and extending toward the display panel below the first portion; having The second portion has a recess or a step, One wall surface of the recess or step forms the receiving surface.

1. An electronic device comprising:

4. 3. The electronic device according to claim 2, The resin members are provided in pairs, The pair of resin members each have the protruding portion.

1. An electronic device comprising:

5. 5. The electronic device according to claim 4, the housing member has a bulging portion formed by bulging the standing wall in a range facing a portion including a center in a longitudinal direction of an outer edge portion of the glass plate in a direction away from the display panel, The electronic device further comprises: A camera lens disposed in the bulge; a camera shutter having an operation knob and capable of opening and closing the camera lens; a bezel member interposed between the standing wall located at the bulging portion and an end surface of the glass plate; Equipped with The bezel member extends along the longitudinal direction of the standing wall located at the bulging portion, and has a cutout portion in which the operation knob is movably disposed.

1. An electronic device comprising:

6. An electronic device, A display panel having a display surface and a rear surface opposite to the display surface; a housing member having an upright wall that supports the rear surface of the display panel on its inner surface and has a receiving surface formed on its edge facing the display panel; a glass plate covering a display surface of the display panel, the glass plate having an outer edge portion extending from an outer peripheral side surface of the display panel, the end face of the outer edge portion facing the standing wall with a gap therebetween; a resin member that forms a protrusion on a rear surface side of an outer edge portion of the glass plate without being interposed in a gap between the standing wall and the end surface, and the protrusion is engaged with the receiving surface; Equipped with moreover, a first housing having the housing member and a rectangular outer shape; A second housing having a rectangular outer shape and adjacent to the first housing; a hinge that connects one edge portion of the first housing and one edge portion of the second housing so as to be relatively rotatable; Equipped with The standing wall is a pair of vertical walls extending along a direction perpendicular to one edge of the first housing to which the hinge is connected; a horizontal wall extending perpendicular to the pair of vertical walls on the opposite side to the edge of the first housing to which the hinge is connected; Including, The receiving surface is formed on the side wall.

1. An electronic device comprising:

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