Seamless Housing Display Module Assembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
Portable computing devices face challenges in designing enclosures that are lightweight, strong, and aesthetically pleasing, with current assembly methods being time-consuming and prone to errors, leading to potential damage of internal components during use or impact events.
Innovation Solution
A portable computing device with a single piece seamless housing made from plastic or metal, featuring a display module with a protective glass cover and metal clips for impact absorption, and a method of assembly that minimizes seams and fasteners for improved durability and ease of assembly.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If conventional multi-part enclosures with fasteners are used, then assembly is straightforward, but the device becomes thicker and heavier with visible seams and gaps
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple enclosure parts into a single seamless housing structure. The display module is integrated directly into the housing without separate fasteners or mating surfaces, eliminating visible seams and gaps while reducing overall thickness and aesthetic complications.
2Weight of moving object
If lightweight materials and thinner structures are used, then the enclosure is lighter and thinner, but it becomes more flexible and prone to buckling and bowing
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local reinforcement strategies where the housing structure has varying thickness and stiffness in different regions. Critical areas are strengthened to prevent buckling and bowing while maintaining overall lightweight design, allowing thin structures to achieve necessary rigidity without uniform thickness increases.
3Reliability
If conventional sandwich mounting with fasteners is used, then structures are securely attached, but assembly becomes time-consuming and cumbersome
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the display module with the housing into an integrated assembly where the display module is mounted directly onto the housing structure without intermediate fasteners or sandwich-like layering. This integration maintains secure attachment while dramatically reducing assembly steps and time.
4Reliability
If multiple fasteners and discrete assembly points are used, then components are securely fastened, but aesthetic appearance deteriorates due to cracks, seams, and gaps
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the fastening function into the seamless housing structure itself, eliminating discrete fasteners and mating surfaces. The display module is attached through integrated features that maintain continuous surface appearance without visible cracks, seams, or gaps at attachment points.
Data Source
AI summary
A portable computing device is disclosed. The portable computing device can take many forms such as a laptop computer, a tablet computer, and so on. The portable computing device can include a single piece housing and a display module. The display module can include a protective top glass cover that is bonded to a plastic display frame and surrounded by a seal frame. The display module can also include a display panel and its associated circuitry suspended from the display frame below the protective glass cover. The display module is coupled to the single piece housing mounting clips in a manner that allows the display module to move relative to the single piece housing during an impact event. The plastic display frame can include inserts that provide structural support near openings in the single piece housing.