KR102368080B1 - User terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

The user terminal includes a window including an opening in which a button is located, and a housing that is inserted into the opening from the front of the window and coupled to the window to accommodate the button, wherein the window forms the opening. A front edge of the part includes a first chamfer chamfered by a first angle, the housing includes a rim protrusion protruding inclined by the first angle, and the rim protrusion is aligned with the first chamfer of the window and come into contact with

Description

User terminal {USER TERMINAL}

The present invention relates to a user terminal, and more particularly, to a user terminal including a housing for a button.

A user terminal capable of processing a user's input and displaying an image may be divided into a mobile terminal and a fixed terminal, and the mobile terminal may be divided into a portable terminal and a stationary terminal depending on whether the user can carry it directly.

Such user terminals are implemented as multimedia devices having complex functions such as taking pictures or moving pictures, playing music or moving pictures, receiving games, and receiving broadcasts.

As touch screens are applied to user terminals, there is a trend that keypads and various buttons are omitted. However, in order to prepare for a case where a problem such as a malfunction of the touch input occurs, or for the convenience of the user, a button for inputting a signal by applying physical pressure is provided in the user terminal. A window for protecting the display may be disposed on the display surface on which the image is displayed in the user terminal, and the button may be inserted into an opening formed in the window.

A housing may be adhered to the opening of the window for insertion of the button, and a gap may occur between the window and the housing, and an adhesive may flow toward the front of the window through such a gap, resulting in a visible defect.

The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a user terminal including a structure capable of preventing the adhesive from leaking into a gap between an opening of a window and a housing for a button.

A user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a window including an opening in which a button is located, and a housing that is inserted into the opening from the front of the window and coupled with the window, and can accommodate the button, The window includes a first chamfer in which a front edge of the portion forming the opening is chamfered by a first angle, the housing includes a rim protrusion inclined and protruding by the first angle, and the rim protrusion is the Fitted and contacted with the first chamfer of the window.

It is coupled to the housing on the rear surface of the window may further include a wing portion for fixing the housing not to be separated from the front of the window.

The housing may further include a coupling protrusion for coupling with the wing part, and the wing part may include a coupling hole into which the coupling protrusion is fitted.

A first adhesive member positioned between the wing portion and the window to adhere the wing portion to the window may be further included.

It may further include a second adhesive member covering the wing portion and the window with a predetermined width along the edge of the wing portion to adhere the wing portion to the window.

The second adhesive member may be positioned at a boundary between the housing and the window to adhere the housing and the window.

The window may further include a second chamfer in which a rear edge of the portion forming the opening is chamfered by a second angle.

The second adhesive member may be injected into a space between the second chamfer of the window and the housing.

The first chamfer may be chamfered wider than the second chamfer in a horizontal direction.

The first chamfer may be chamfered at the first angle greater than the second angle with respect to the vertical direction.

A user terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention includes an opening in which a button is located and a first chamfer formed along the perimeter of the opening from the front side of the portion forming the opening and chamfered by a first angle with respect to the vertical direction. and a window inserted into the opening to be coupled to the window, and a housing capable of accommodating the button, wherein the housing includes a rim protrusion having a surface inclined at the first angle with respect to the vertical direction; a sidewall portion extending in the vertical direction from the edge projection, and a bottom portion extending in a horizontal direction perpendicular to the vertical direction from the sidewall portion, wherein the inclined surface of the edge projection is aligned with the first chamfer is contacted

The housing may further include a coupling protrusion protruding in the vertical direction from the bottom portion. under

It may further include a wing portion including a coupling hole to which the coupling protrusion is fitted.

A first adhesive member positioned between the wing portion and the window to adhere the wing portion to the window may be further included.

It may further include a second adhesive member covering the wing portion and the window with a predetermined width along the edge of the wing portion to adhere the wing portion to the window.

The window may further include a second chamfer formed along the periphery of the opening from the rear side of the portion forming the opening and chamfered by a second angle with respect to the vertical direction.

The first chamfer may be chamfered wider than the second chamfer in a horizontal direction.

The first angle may be the same as the second angle, and the first chamfer may be chamfered more deeply in the vertical direction than the second chamfer.

The first chamfer may be chamfered at the first angle greater than the second angle with respect to the vertical direction.

A second adhesive member positioned at a boundary between the housing and the window and injected into a space between the second chamfer of the window and the housing to adhere the housing and the window may be further included.

The gap between the opening of the window and the housing for the button can prevent the adhesive from leaking out.

1 shows a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a part of a display module in the user terminal of FIG. 1 .
3 is a cross-sectional view of a housing, a window, and a wing corresponding to positions III-III' when the display module of FIG. 2 is viewed in the second direction.
4 shows a cross section of the housing, the window, and the wing corresponding to positions III-III' when the display module of FIG. 2 is coupled.
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a housing and a window corresponding to a position VV′ when the display module of FIG. 2 is viewed from the first direction.
6 is a cross-sectional view of the housing and the window corresponding to the VV' position when the display module of FIG. 2 is coupled.
FIG. 7 illustrates a rear surface of the display module when the display module of FIG. 2 is in a coupled state.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail so that those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains can easily implement them. The present invention may be embodied in several different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein.

In addition, in various embodiments, components having the same configuration are typically described in the first embodiment using the same reference numerals, and only configurations different from those of the first embodiment will be described in other embodiments. .

In order to clearly explain the present invention, parts irrelevant to the description are omitted, and the same reference numerals are assigned to the same or similar components throughout the specification.

In addition, since the size and thickness of each component shown in the drawings are arbitrarily indicated for convenience of description, the present invention is not necessarily limited to the illustrated bar. In order to clearly express various layers and regions in the drawings, the thicknesses are enlarged. And in the drawings, for convenience of description, the thickness of some layers and regions are exaggerated.

Further, when a part of a layer, film, region, plate, etc. is said to be “on” or “on” another part, it includes not only cases where it is “directly on” another part, but also cases where another part is in between. . Conversely, when we say that a part is "just above" another part, we mean that there is no other part in the middle. In addition, to be "on" or "on" the reference part is located above or below the reference part, and does not necessarily mean to be located "on" or "on" the opposite direction of gravity. .

Also, when a part "includes" a certain component, it means that other components may be further included, rather than excluding other components, unless otherwise stated. Also, throughout the specification, when "overlapping" is used, it means that it overlaps up and down on a cross-section, or that all or part of it is located in the same area on a plane.

Hereinafter, a user terminal including a housing for a home button will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 7 .

1 shows a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a part of a display module in the user terminal of FIG. 1 .

1 and 2 , the user terminal 10 may include a display module 100 and a device case 200 coupled to the display module 100 . A circuit board, a battery, etc. for driving the display module 100 may be installed in a space between the display module 100 and the device case 200 .

The display module 100 may include a display area DA displaying an image and a non-display area NDA around the display area DA. Various types of display panels may be included in the display area DA. For example, a display panel such as a liquid crystal display or an organic light emitting display may be positioned in the display area DA. The non-display area NDA may surround the display area DA and may have a color distinct from the display area DA. The non-display area NDA may include a button BTN capable of inputting a signal by applying physical pressure along with an optical component such as a camera and an illuminance sensor, and an acoustic component such as a speaker. The button BTN may be a generally well-known home button.

The display module 100 includes a window 110 for protecting the display area DA and the non-display area NDA from external impact. The window 110 may be positioned in front of the display module 100 to cover the entire display area DA and the non-display area NDA. However, the window 110 may include an opening 111 for exposing the button BTN to the outside. A button BTN may be positioned in the opening 111 of the window 110 .

In addition, the display module 100 may include a housing 120 accommodating the button BTN, and a wing unit 130 coupled to the housing 120 . The housing 120 is inserted into the opening 111 at the front of the window 110 and has a structure that can be combined with the window 110 , and the wing part 130 is connected to the housing 120 and the housing 120 from the rear surface of the window 110 . It may have a structure that can be combined. The wing 130 may include a coupling hole 131 for coupling with the housing 120 . The housing 120 may include a button hole 121 so that the button BTN can move in the rear direction of the display module 100 by the pressure applied from the front of the display module 100 . A more detailed description of the coupling structure of the housing 120 and the window 110 and the coupling structure of the housing 120 and the wing unit 130 will be described later with reference to FIGS. 3 to 7 .

Meanwhile, the display module 100 may include a touch sensor (not shown) or a digitizer (not shown) capable of sensing a touch. The touch sensor may be located above the display panel in the display area DA or may be included in the display panel. Alternatively, the touch sensor may be located not only in the display area DA but also in the non-display area NDA. The digitizer may be positioned below the display panel.

Hereinafter, the front side indicates a third direction D3 perpendicular to the plane formed by the first direction D1 and the second direction D2 in a direction toward the user, and the rear side indicates a direction opposite to the third direction D3 can direct In this case, the display area DA and the non-display area NDA may be generally parallel to a plane formed by the first direction D1 and the second direction D2 . In addition, for convenience of explanation, the third direction D3 or a direction opposite to the third direction D3 is referred to as a vertical direction, and a direction parallel to the first direction D1 and the second direction D2 is referred to as a horizontal direction. do.

Now, the coupling structure of the housing 120 and the window 110 and the coupling structure of the housing 120 and the wing unit 130 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 3 to 7 .

3 is a cross-sectional view of a housing, a window, and a wing corresponding to positions III-III' when the display module of FIG. 2 is viewed in the second direction. FIG. 4 shows a cross-section of a housing, a window, and a wing portion corresponding to positions III-III' when the display module of FIG. 2 is coupled. 5 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a housing and a window corresponding to a position V-V′ when the display module of FIG. 2 is viewed from the first direction. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the housing and the window corresponding to the position V-V' when the display module of FIG. 2 is coupled. FIG. 7 illustrates a rear surface of the display module when the display module of FIG. 2 is in a coupled state.

First, referring to FIGS. 3 and 4 , the window 110 includes a first chamfer C1 in which a front edge of a portion forming the opening 111 is chamfered. In addition, the window 110 may further include a second chamfer C2 in which the rear edge of the portion forming the opening 111 is chamfered. The first chamfer C1 is formed along the circumference of the opening 111 from the front side of the window 110 , and the second chamfer C2 is formed along the circumference of the opening 111 from the rear side of the window 110 . can be

The first chamfer C1 may be chamfered wider than the second chamfer C2 in the horizontal direction. For example, the first chamfer C1 is chamfered by a first angle a1 with respect to the third direction D3, and the second chamfer C2 is a second chamfer with respect to the third direction D3. It can be chamfered by an angle a2. At this time, by making the first angle a1 at which the first chamfer C1 is chamfered is greater than the second angle a2 at which the second chamfer C2 is chamfered, the first chamfer C1 is chamfered in the horizontal direction. 2 It can be made to be chamfered wider than the chamfer (C2). Alternatively, the first angle a1 at which the first chamfer C1 is chamfered is the same as the second angle a2 at which the second chamfer C2 is chamfered, but the first chamfer C1 is turned in the vertical direction. By chamfering deeper than the second chamfer C2, the first chamfer C1 may be chamfered wider than the second chamfer C2 in the horizontal direction. According to an embodiment, the second chamfer C2 may be omitted.

The housing 120 includes a rim protrusion 122 , a sidewall 123 extending in a vertical direction (a direction opposite to the third direction D3 ) from the rim protrusion 122 , and a horizontal direction (button hole) from the sidewall 123 . The bottom portion 124 extending in the direction toward the 121 or the direction toward the center of the housing 120), and the vertical direction (third direction D3) from the bottom portion 124 for coupling with the wing portion 130 ) may include a coupling protrusion 125 protruding in the opposite direction).

The edge protrusion 122 of the housing 120 may be inclined by a first angle a1 with respect to the third direction D3 to protrude outward of the housing 120 . That is, the lower surface of the edge protrusion 122 in contact with the window 110 may be inclined by the first angle a1 with respect to the third direction D3. Accordingly, the lower surface of the edge protrusion 122 may be in contact with the first chamfer C1 of the window 110 . The sidewall portion 123 of the housing 120 may contact the sidewall between the first chamfered portion C1 and the second chamfered portion C2 of the window 110 . The bottom 124 of the housing 120 may extend in a horizontal direction from the sidewall 123 to form a button hole 121 . The coupling protrusion 125 of the housing 120 may be fitted to the coupling hole 131 of the wing unit 130 , thereby strengthening the coupling between the housing 120 and the wing unit 130 . One or more coupling protrusions 125 may be provided on the right side (first direction D1) and the left side (direction opposite to the first direction D1) of the housing 120, respectively. Here, the coupling protrusion 125 has been illustrated as being provided on the left and right sides of the housing 120 one by one, but the number of the coupling protrusions 125 is not limited and is the number corresponding to the coupling hole 131 of the wing unit 130 . can be provided.

The wing 130 may be provided in two pieces, one may be coupled to the coupling protrusion 125 on the right side of the housing 120 , and the other may be coupled to the coupling protrusion 125 on the left side of the housing 120 . That is, the wing portion 130 is coupled to the right and left sides of the housing 120 on the rear surface of the window 110 , and the housing 120 inserted into the opening 111 in the front of the window 110 is the window 110 . It can be fixed so that it does not separate from the front.

As illustrated in FIG. 4 , the housing 120 is inserted into the opening 111 at the front of the window 110 , and the wing 130 is coupled to the housing 120 at the rear of the window 110 . In this case, the edge protrusion 122 of the housing 120 may be in contact with the first chamfer C1 of the window 110 . A first adhesive member 141 is positioned between the wing part 130 and the window 110 at a portion where the wing part 130 and the window 110 overlap, and the wing part 130 is formed by the first adhesive member 141 . ) may be adhered to the window 110 . The first adhesive member 141 may include a liquid adhesive or adhesive tape. A second adhesive member 142 covering the wing 130 and the window 110 with a predetermined width is positioned along the edge of the wing 130 , and the wing 130 is formed by the second adhesive member 142 . may be more firmly adhered to the window 110 . The second adhesive member 142 may include a liquid adhesive or adhesive tape.

Next, referring to FIGS. 5 and 6 , the coupling protrusions described above in FIGS. 3 and 4 are located on the upper side (the second direction D2 ) and the lower side (the opposite direction to the second direction D2 ) of the housing 120 . (125) is not provided. In addition, the upper and lower sides of the housing 120 do not contact the wing portion 130 described above in FIGS. 3 and 4 . As illustrated in FIG. 7 , the wing part 130 may overlap the bottom part 124 of the housing 120 on the left and right sides of the housing 120 . 5 and 6 may show other portions of the periphery of the housing 120 that do not overlap the wing portion 130 .

As illustrated in FIG. 6 , after the housing 120 is inserted into the opening 111 from the front of the window 110 , the second adhesive member 142 is positioned at the boundary between the housing 120 and the window 110 . , the housing 120 and the window 110 may be adhered to each other by the second adhesive member 142 . When the second adhesive member 142 is a liquid adhesive, the second adhesive member 142 is injected into the space between the second chamfer C2 of the window 110 and the housing 120 to form the housing 120 and The adhesive force of the window 110 may be further improved. For example, as illustrated in FIG. 7 , the second adhesive member 142 may cover a boundary portion between the housing 120 and the window 110 and an edge of the wing unit 130 .

Except for these differences, the features of the window 110 and the housing 120 described above with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4 can be applied to both the window 110 and the housing 120 of FIGS. 5 and 6, and thus overlap A description will be omitted.

Meanwhile, a substantially minute gap exists between the window 110 and the housing 120 , and the liquid second adhesive member 142 may flow into the gap. If the housing 120 does not include the edge protrusion 122 and only the side wall portion 123 extending in the vertical direction contacts the window 110 , it flows into the gap between the window 110 and the housing 120 . The recessed second adhesive member 142 may flow out toward the front side of the window 110 . However, as described above, the housing 120 includes the rim protrusion 122, and the rim protrusion 122 is completely fitted to the first chamfer C1 of the window 110 and comes into contact with the second adhesive member ( 142) can be prevented from flowing out toward the front of the window.

The drawings and the detailed description of the described invention referenced so far are merely exemplary of the present invention, which are only used for the purpose of explaining the present invention, and are used to limit the meaning or the scope of the present invention described in the claims. it is not Therefore, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that various modifications and equivalent other embodiments are possible therefrom. Accordingly, the true technical protection scope of the present invention should be defined by the technical spirit of the appended claims.

10: user terminal
100: display module
110: window
120: housing
130: wing

Claims (20)

a window including an opening in which the button is located;
a housing that is inserted into the opening from the front of the window, is coupled to the window, and can accommodate the button;
a wing portion coupled to the housing on the rear surface of the window and fixing the housing not to be separated from the front surface of the window;
a first adhesive member positioned between the front surface of the wing and the window to adhere the wing to the window;
A second adhesive member covering the rear surface of the wing and the window along the edge of the wing to a predetermined width to adhere the wing to the window,
The window includes a first chamfer in which the front edge of the portion forming the opening is chamfered by a first angle,
The housing includes a rim protrusion protruding inclined by the first angle, and the rim protrusion is in contact with the first chamfer of the window. delete In claim 1,
The housing further includes a coupling protrusion for coupling with the wing portion,
The wing portion user terminal including a coupling hole into which the coupling projection is fitted. delete delete In claim 1,
The second adhesive member is positioned at a boundary between the housing and the window to adhere the housing and the window. In claim 1,
The window may further include a second chamfer in which a rear edge of the portion forming the opening is chamfered by a second angle. In claim 7,
The second adhesive member is injected into the space between the second chamfer of the window and the housing. In claim 7,
A user terminal in which the first chamfer is chamfered wider than the second chamfer in a horizontal direction. In claim 7,
The first chamfer is a user terminal that is chamfered at the first angle greater than the second angle with respect to the vertical direction. a window including an opening in which a button is positioned and a first chamfer formed along the perimeter of the opening from the front side of the portion forming the opening and chamfered by a first angle with respect to a vertical direction; and
It is inserted into the opening and coupled to the window, including a housing capable of accommodating the button,
The housing is
an edge protrusion having a surface inclined at the first angle with respect to the vertical direction;
a side wall part extending in the vertical direction from the edge protrusion part; and
a bottom portion extending in a horizontal direction perpendicular to the vertical direction from the side wall portion;
The housing includes a coupling protrusion protruding in the vertical direction from the bottom,
a wing portion including a coupling hole into which the coupling protrusion is fitted;
a first adhesive member positioned between the front surface of the wing and the window to adhere the wing to the window; and
A second adhesive member for adhering the wing portion to the window by covering the rear surface of the wing portion and the window with a predetermined width along the edge of the wing portion,
The slanted surface of the rim protrusion is in contact with the first chamfered portion. delete delete delete delete In claim 11,
The window further includes a second chamfer formed along the periphery of the opening from the rear side of the portion forming the opening, and chamfered by a second angle with respect to the vertical direction. 17. In claim 16,
A user terminal in which the first chamfer is chamfered wider than the second chamfer in a horizontal direction. In claim 17,
The first angle is the same as the second angle, and the first chamfer is chamfered deeper in the vertical direction than the second chamfer. In claim 17,
The first chamfer is a user terminal that is chamfered at the first angle greater than the second angle with respect to the vertical direction. 17. In claim 16,
and a second adhesive member positioned at a boundary between the housing and the window and injected into a space between the second chamfer of the window and the housing to bond the housing and the window.

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