Flush Glass Cover Plate With Plastic Edge for Display Reliability

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing electronic devices face issues in appearance, display effect, and reliability, necessitating improvements.

Innovation Solution

Incorporating a plastic layer around a glass substrate cover plate with no height difference, utilizing materials like PMMA and PC, and enhancing bonding through injection molding or roughening sidewalls to improve structural integrity and reduce manufacturing complexity.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If a glass substrate cover plate is used, then display reliability and appearance are improved, but susceptibility to external force impact increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedisplay reliabilityVSAvoidexternal force impact
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies beforehand cushioning by introducing a plastic layer between the glass substrate cover plate and the external environment. This plastic layer serves as a cushioning element that absorbs and mitigates external force impacts before they reach the fragile glass substrate, thereby protecting the display structure while maintaining the reliability benefits of the glass cover plate.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #11Beforehand cushioning (Prior cushioning)

2Object-affected harmful factors

If a plastic layer is added around the cover plate, then protection against external force is improved, but height difference and appearance seamless integration worsen

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveexternal force impactVSAvoidappearance seamless integration
Core Design Contradiction:
Object-affected harmful factorsVSShape

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies equipotentiality by designing the plastic layer to have the same height as the glass substrate cover plate, creating a flush surface. This height equivalence eliminates visible steps or gaps between components, achieving seamless appearance integration while the plastic layer continues to provide protective cushioning function.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #12Equipotentiality

3Ease of manufacture

If traditional bonding methods are used, then manufacturing process is simple, but bonding strength and structural integrity are insufficient

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemanufacturing process simplicityVSAvoidbonding strength
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of manufactureVSStrength

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies composite materials by combining the glass substrate cover plate with a plastic layer to form a hybrid structure. This composite construction leverages the optical clarity and rigidity of glass together with the toughness and impact resistance of plastic, achieving superior bonding strength and structural integrity that neither material could provide alone.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

Data Source

PatentUS20250377699A1Electronic device
Publication Date: 2025.12.11 CARUX TECH PTE LTD
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AI summary

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a display panel, a cover plate, and a plastic layer. The cover plate is disposed relative to the display panel and includes a glass substrate. The plastic layer is disposed around the cover plate, and there is no height difference between the plastic layer and the cover plate.