Title:
ELECTRONIC READING DEVICE WITH A MID-FRAME STRUCTURE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2020/080546
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
An electronic reading device, including: a housing, wherein exterior surfaces of the housing include a first and second main surface, a first edge, a second edge, a third edge, and a fourth edge, and each of the edges is located in between the first and second main surface, and the third edge is parallel to the fourth edge, and the first edge is located at an opposite side of the housing than the second edge. The first main surface includes a display, and the second main surface is an opposing surface to the first main surface. The housing is asymmetrical as it includes an extended housing portion that is spaced away from one edge of the display, a thickness of the housing between the first and second main surface increases from the second edge to the first edge, and the housing has an upward bend at the extended housing portion.
Inventors:
WUN ARCHER (CA)
LIN KUAN-CHANG (TW)
BUECHIN ANNA (CA)
LEUNG CHRIS (CA)
HUTTON HARRY (CA)
CHABAN WILLIAM (CA)
MANTHA RAMESH (CA)
LIN KUAN-CHANG (TW)
BUECHIN ANNA (CA)
LEUNG CHRIS (CA)
HUTTON HARRY (CA)
CHABAN WILLIAM (CA)
MANTHA RAMESH (CA)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2019/041229
Publication Date:
April 23, 2020
Filing Date:
October 18, 2019
Export Citation:
Assignee:
RAKUTEN INC (JP)
International Classes:
G06F1/16; G06F3/01; G06F3/0484; G09G5/00; G09G5/36
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2004059422A2 | 2004-07-15 |
Foreign References:
| US20130194731A1 | 2013-08-01 |
Other References:
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Attorney, Agent or Firm:
HARUKA PATENT & TRADEMARK ATTORNEYS (JP)
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