Office Action 1: Non-Final Rejection (2023-09-06)
Rejection types: 112 - Written Description/Enablement

CLAIMS:
CLAIMS

WHAT IS CLAIMED IS:

1\. A touch frame assembly, comprising:
an infrared touch frame comprising a frame body and a Printed Circuit Board (PCB) assembly arranged in the frame body;
a glass cover plate, located on an inner side of the PCB assembly; and
a fixing structure configured to fix the glass cover plate to the infrared touch frame, wherein the glass cover plate controls an inward concave of the glass cover plate through a curvature of a frame or the fixing structure.

2\. The touch frame assembly according to claim 1, wherein the frame body is provided with an inward concave surface cooperating with the glass cover plate, a part of a surface of the glass cover plate is attached to the inward concave surface, and when the fixing structure fixes the glass cover plate to the infrared touch frame, the glass cover plate is kept in an inward concave state.

3\. The touch frame assembly according to claim 2, wherein the inward concave surface is an arc-shaped concave surface.

4\. The touch frame assembly according to claim 3, wherein the arc-shaped concave surface has a symmetrical structure, and wherein a highest point of the arc-shaped concave surface is arranged corresponding to both ends of the glass cover plate, and a lowest point of the arc-shaped concave surface is arranged corresponding to a midpoint of a long edge of the glass cover plate; or
the highest point of the arc-shaped concave surface is arranged corresponding to both ends of the frame body, and the lowest point of the arc-shaped concave surface is arranged corresponding to a midpoint of a long edge of the frame body.
5\. The touch frame assembly according to claim 3, wherein a height difference between a highest point of the arc-shaped concave surface and a lowest point of the arc-shaped concave surface is H, and the H is between 0.5 mm and 5 mm.

6\. The touch frame assembly according to claim 2, wherein an outer contour of the glass cover plate is rectangular.

7\. The touch frame assembly according to claim 6, wherein a long edge of the glass cover plate is attached to the inward concave surface.

8\. The touch frame assembly according to claim 2, wherein the fixing structure comprises a fixing piece, one end of the fixing piece is pressed on the glass cover plate, the other end of the fixing piece is fixed on the frame body, so as to keep the glass cover plate fixed on the infrared touch frame; or
wherein the fixing structure comprises an adhesive, and the glass cover plate is adhered to the inward concave surface through the adhesive.

9\. The touch frame assembly according to claim 2, wherein the frame body is a curved frame body and is recessed inward so as to form the inward concave surface, and a thickness of the frame body is kept consistent; or
wherein a thickness of a middle portion of the frame body is greater than that of both ends of the frame body, so as to form the inward concave surface.

10\. The touch frame assembly according to claim 2, wherein the frame body is provided with a first step supporting the glass cover plate, a part of the surface of the glass cover plate is abutted against a step surface of the first step, and an end of the glass cover plate is supported by the first step.
11\. The touch frame assembly according to claim 1, wherein the frame body comprises a first mounting groove, and the PCB assembly is arranged in the first mounting groove.

12\. The touch frame assembly according to claim 11, wherein a wall of the first mounting groove is provided with a slot and a second step, one end of the PCB assembly is clamped with the slot, and the other end of the PCB assembly is bonded with a step surface of the second step.

13\. The touch frame assembly according to claim 11, wherein the touch frame assembly further comprises a filter bar, and the filter bar is mounted on a notch of the first mounting groove.

14\. The touch frame assembly according to claim 1, wherein one or more support pad is provided between the glass cover plate and the frame body, and the one or more support pad generates a force that causes the glass cover plate to be recessed inward, so that the glass cover plate is recessed inward.

15\. The touch frame assembly according to claim 14, wherein an outer contour of the glass cover plate is rectangular, and wherein when the number of the one or more support pad is one, the support pad is arranged at a midpoint of a long edge of the glass cover plate; and
when the number of the one or more support pad is plural, the support pads are evenly arranged at intervals.
16\. The touch frame assembly according to claim 14, wherein the one or more support pad is in a form of a block, and wherein a ratio of a length of the one or more support pad to a length of a long edge of the glass cover plate is a, wherein a is between 1/8 to 1/12; or
a ratio of a thickness of the support pad to a thickness of the glass cover plate is b, wherein b is between 1/3 to 1/4.

17\. The touch frame assembly according to claim 14, wherein the fixing structure comprises a fixing piece, one end of the fixing piece is pressed on the glass cover plate, the other end of the fixing piece is fixed on the frame body, so as to keep the glass cover plate fixed on the infrared touch frame.

18\. The touch frame assembly according to claim 14, wherein the support pad is adhered to the frame body.

19\. The touch frame assembly according to claim 14, wherein a material of the support pad is plastic or foam.

20\. An interactive white board, comprising:
a backlight module; and
a touch frame assembly, wherein the touch frame assembly comprises:
an infrared touch frame comprising a frame body and a Printed Circuit Board (PCB) assembly arranged in the frame body;
a glass cover plate, located on an inner side of the PCB assembly; and
a fixing structure configured to fix the glass cover plate to the infrared touch frame, wherein the glass cover plate controls an inward concave of the glass cover plate through a curvature of a frame or the fixing structure. 17 18 19 20 Atty. Dkt. No. 10090-01-0019-US

OFFICE ACTION:
DETAILED ACTION
Status of the Application
1.	Claims 1 – 20 are pending and are under examination in this action.
2.	The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA .
Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 112(b)
3.	The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 112(b):
(b)  CONCLUSION.—The specification shall conclude with one or more claims particularly pointing out and distinctly claiming the subject matter which the inventor or a joint inventor regards as the invention.
4.	Claims 1 – 20 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 112(b) as being incomplete for omitting essential elements, such omission amounting to a gap between the elements.  See MPEP § 2172.01.
Regarding claims 1 and 20, there are no recited elements that require any “infrared” or “touch” components.  Instead, Applicant has merely recited a “frame” that is labeled as being an “infrared touch frame”.  Based on Applicant’s specification, this particular frame is designed specifically to facilitate infrared touch detection.  However, this infrared touch detection is completely absent from claim 1, aside from the label of the “frame”.  Due to the omission of an infrared touch sensor, and arrangement within the “touch frame assembly”, claims 1 and 20 are indefinite for being incomplete due to the omission of essential elements.
Additionally, the entirety of Applicant’s disclosure is directed towards an infrared touch display.  However, there is no recitation in either of these claims of any display components or even any capability of displaying anything.
Regarding claims 2 – 20, these claims are rejected based on their dependence from claim 1.
5.	Claims 1 – 20 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 112(b) as being indefinite for failing to particularly point out and distinctly claim the subject matter which the inventor or a joint regards as the invention.
Regarding claim 1, the recitation of “a frame” in line 7 lacks proper antecedent basis.  This claim includes recitations of “a touch frame assembly”, “an infrared touch frame”, and “a frame body”.  It is not clear whether the recitation of “a frame” in line 7 is referring to one of these other “frame” recitations or is directed to another different “frame”.
Regarding claims 1 and 20, the recitations that the “glass cover plate controls an inward concave of the glass cover plate” are redundant and illogical.  It is not clear how a glass cover plate can control its own curvature.  These recitations imply that some force external to the glass cover plate is applying pressure to maintain the curvature of the glass cover plate.  However, the claim requires that the glass cover plate is doing this itself which is impossible.  Therefore, this recitation is indefinite.
For purposes of this Office Action, any element in the prior art that assists the glass cover plate in maintaining its curvature will read on this claim.
Regarding claims 2 – 19, these claims are rejected based on their dependence from claim 1.
Regarding claim 20, the recitation of “a frame” in line 9 lacks proper antecedent basis.  This claim includes recitations of “a touch frame assembly”, “an infrared touch frame”, and “a frame body”.  It is not clear whether the recitation of “a frame” in line 7 is referring to one of these other “frame” recitations or is directed to another different “frame”.
6.	Claims 1 – 20 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 112(b) as being incomplete for omitting essential structural cooperative relationships of elements, such omission amounting to a gap between the necessary structural connections.  See MPEP § 2172.01.
Regarding claims 1 and 20, the recitation of the “glass cover plate” is incomplete as it fails to include any structural cooperative relationships relative to a display.  It is unclear whether the “glass cover plate” is a light guide of a display, an upper substrate of a display, a cover disposed over a display, or some other element.  This gap in Applicant’s disclosure and claims renders these claims indefinite as it is not clear as to what this “glass cover plate” actually refers.
Regarding claims 2 – 19, these claims are rejected based on their dependence from claim 1.
Examination Precluded
7.	Independent claims 1 and 20 have been rejected above under several grounds for being indefinite and incomplete.  Due to the abundance of issues under 35 USC 112 with regard to independent claims 1 and 20, the scope of these claims cannot be reasonably ascertained.
The numerous rejections to independent claims 1 and 20 under 35 USC 112(b) render Applicant's claims 1 – 20 as being unexaminable for prior art purposes.  Specifically, the incomplete nature of the claims and omitted subject matter renders the scope of Applicant’s claimed invention as indeterminable.
Attempting to apply art would require making assumptions as to what Applicant intended in the absence of support in the specification as originally filed.  In other words, the issues identified above with regard to 35 USC 112(b) render claims 1 – 20 with a scope so undefined that a prior art rejection cannot reasonably be formulated without adding key elements into the claims from the Examiner’s own knowledge.
Therefore, this application is unexaminable with regard to the application of prior art to claims 1 – 20.  The Examiner cannot determine the scope of these claims in any reasonable manner and thus no art will be applied to claims 1 – 20 in this Action.
Pertinent Prior Art
8.	The prior art made of record and not relied upon which is considered pertinent to applicant's disclosure includes: Eriksson et al. (U.S. Pub. 2016/0154533), Lee et al. (U.S. Pub. 2019/0179192), Kwon et al. (U.S. Pub. 2021/0103186), and Globerman (U.S. Pub. 2021/0263603).
Conclusion

APPLICANT REBUTTAL: Remarks
Reconsideration of this Application is respectfully requested.
Claims 1-20 are currently pending in the application, with claims 1 and 20 being independent claims.
By these Amendments, claims 1, 2, 4, 6-8, 10, 14-17, and 20 are amended. These
amendments can find support from at least Paras. [0022]-[0024], and [0062] of the originally-filed application. No new matter has been introduced.
Based on the above amendments and the following remarks, Applicant respectfully requests that the Examiner reconsider all outstanding rejections and that they be withdrawn.
Rej
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Claims 1-20 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112(b) as being incomplete for omitting essential elements. Office Action, at 2.
Applicant respectfully submits that, to clarify the scope of the claims and without acquiescing to the Examiner's position, claims 1, 2, 4, 6-8, 10, 14-17, and 20 are amended. Applicant submits that the claim amendments moot the issue.
In particular, the amended independent claims 1 and 20 now recite "the PCB assembly comprises at least one of an infrared emission tube or an infrared receiving tube," and "a touch screen glass cover plate, located on an inner side of the PCB assembly, wherein the touch screen glass cover plate is configured to receive a touch by a user." Dependent claims 2, 4, 6-8, 10, and 14- 17 are all amended accordingly. As such, Applicant respectfully requests that the 112(b) rejection be withdrawn.
Claims 1-20 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112(b) as being indefinite for failing to
particularly point out and distinctly claim the subject matter which the inventor or a joint regards as the invention. Office Action, at 3.
Applicant respectfully submits that, to clarify the scope of the claims and without
acquiescing to the Examiner's position, claims 1 and 20 are amended. Applicant submits that the claim amendments moot the issue.
In particular, the amended independent claims 1 and 20 now recite "wherein an inward
concave of the touch screen glass cover plate is controlled through a curvature of the frame body or the fixing structure." As such, Applicant respectfully requests that the 112(b) rejection be withdrawn.
Claims 1-20 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112(b) as being incomplete for omitting essential structural cooperative relationships of elements, such omission amounting to a gap between the necessary structural connections. Office Action, at 4.
Applicant respectfully submits that, to clarify the scope of the claims and without acquiescing to the Examiner's position, claims 1, 2, 4, 6-8, 10, 14-17, and 20 are amended. Applicant submits that the claim amendments moot the issue.
In particular, the amended independent claims 1 and 20, as well as the dependent claims 2, 4, 6-8, 10, and 14-17, now recite "touch screen glass cover plate." As such, Applicant respectfully requests that the 112(b) rejection be withdrawn.
Conclusion

NEXT OFFICE ACTION: DETAILED ACTION
Status of the Application
1.	Applicant’s Amendment to the Claims filed October 26, 2023 is received and entered.
2.	Claims 1 – 2, 4, 6 – 8, 10, 14 – 17, and 20 are amended.  Claims 1 – 20 are pending and are under examination in this action.
3.	The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA .
Response to Arguments / Amendment
4.	On pages 6 – 7 of the Response, Applicant argues that, due to the Amendments to the claims, the rejections under 35 USC 112(b) are moot.
The Office finds Applicant’s arguments unpersuasive for at least the following reasons.  Applicant’s entire arguments amount to nothing more than saying the rejections under 35 USC 112(b) should be withdrawn because they claims have been amended.  This is the extent of Applicant’s arguments as they are completely devoid of explanation.
There is no analysis as to why the amendments have addressed the underlying grounds of rejection.  There is no articulated reasoning as to why the claims are no longer incomplete, indefinite, or omitting essential structural cooperative relationships of elements.  In sum, Applicant’s arguments have said basically nothing other than “the amendments overcome the rejections”.  However, Applicant is incorrect in this assumption.
While Applicant has added “an infrared emission tube” or “an infrared receiving tube” to independent claims 1 and 20, there is still no connection between these tubes and “touch”, as implicitly required by the recitation of “an infrared touch frame”.
Without a recitation as to the operational connections between these features, it is unclear how a “touch” is supposed to be applied or detected.
Additionally, it is still unclear what the “glass cover plate” actually is.  It remains unclear whether the “glass cover plate” is a light guide of a display, an upper substrate of a display, a cover disposed over a display, or some other element.  Merely adding the words “touch screen” to the “glass cover plate” fails to provide any insight as to what this element actually represents.
Without a specific recitation, supported by the specification as originally filed, as to what is meant by the “touch screen glass cover plate”, it is unclear what art to apply to these claims.
Since Applicant’s amendments have only partially addressed the rejections under 35 USC 112(b), several of the previous rejections are MAINTAINED.
Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 112(b)
5.	The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 112(b):
(b)  CONCLUSION.—The specification shall conclude with one or more claims particularly pointing out and distinctly claiming the subject matter which the inventor or a joint inventor regards as the invention.
6.	Claims 1 – 20 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 112(b) as being incomplete for omitting essential elements, such omission amounting to a gap between the elements.  See MPEP § 2172.01.
Regarding claims 1 and 20, while Applicant recites an “infrared touch frame” and “a touch screen glass cover plate”, there is no operational connection between these two elements.  Instead, these elements are recited independently of one another and their only connection is related to the positioning of a PCB assembly.
Based on Applicant’s specification, the “infrared touch frame” is designed specifically to facilitate infrared touch detection.  However, this infrared touch detection is completely absent from claim 1, aside from the label of the “frame”.  As recited, it is unclear whether the “touch screen glass cover plate” is even capable of being utilized for infrared touch detection, as implied.
Due to the omission of an operational connection between the “touch frame” and the “glass cover plate”, claims 1 and 20 are indefinite for being incomplete due to the omission of essential elements.
Regarding claims 1 and 20, the claims are completely missing any requirement of any display components even though the entirety of Applicant’s disclosure is directed towards an infrared touch display.  While the “touch screen glass cover plate” references some sort of display, this element in and of itself is insufficient to fill in this particular gap.
Specifically, it is unclear whether the “glass cover plate” is a light guide of a display, an upper substrate of a display, a cover disposed over a display, or some other element.
This gap in Applicant’s disclosure and claims renders these claims indefinite as it is not clear as to what this “touch screen glass cover plate” actually refers.  Without understanding what this element actually is, no prior art can be applied to the claims.
Regarding claims 2 – 19, these claims are rejected based on their dependence from claim 1.
7.	Claims 1 – 20 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 112(b) as being indefinite for failing to particularly point out and distinctly claim the subject matter which the inventor or a joint regards as the invention.
Regarding claims 1 and 20, the recitations that “an inward concave of the touch screen glass cover plate is controlled through a curvature of the frame body or the fixing structure” is indefinite for at least the following reasons.
The phrase “is controlled” implies some ability to change or modify the recited “curvature” which, as recited, would require the curvature of the frame body or the fixing structure to change.  Such a recitation is indefinite because it is illogical and not supported by the specification as originally filed.
Additionally, this recitation appears to contradict Applicant’s specification as originally filed which merely implies that the curvature of the touch screen glass cover plate is merely maintained by the curvature of the frame body and/or the particular positioning of the fixing structure.
Regarding claims 2 – 19, these claims are rejected based on their dependence from claim 1.
6.	Claims 1 – 20 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 112(b) as being incomplete for omitting essential structural cooperative relationships of elements, such omission amounting to a gap between the necessary structural connections.  See MPEP § 2172.01.
Regarding claims 1 and 20, the recitation of the “touch screen glass cover plate” is incomplete as it fails to include any structural cooperative relationships relative to a display.  It is unclear whether the “touch screen glass cover plate” is a light guide of a display, an upper substrate of a display, a cover disposed over a display, or some other element.  This gap in Applicant’s disclosure and claims renders these claims indefinite as it is not clear as to what this “touch screen glass cover plate” actually refers.
Regarding claims 2 – 19, these claims are rejected based on their dependence from claim 1.
Drawings
9.	The drawings are objected to under 37 CFR 1.83(a).  The drawings must show every feature of the invention specified in the claims.  Therefore, the “infrared emission tube” and “infrared receiving tube” must be shown or the feature(s) canceled from the claim(s).  No new matter should be entered.
Corrected drawing sheets in compliance with 37 CFR 1.121(d) are required in reply to the Office action to avoid abandonment of the application. Any amended replacement drawing sheet should include all of the figures appearing on the immediate prior version of the sheet, even if only one figure is being amended. The figure or figure number of an amended drawing should not be labeled as “amended.” If a drawing figure is to be canceled, the appropriate figure must be removed from the replacement sheet, and where necessary, the remaining figures must be renumbered and appropriate changes made to the brief description of the several views of the drawings for consistency. Additional replacement sheets may be necessary to show the renumbering of the remaining figures. Each drawing sheet submitted after the filing date of an application must be labeled in the top margin as either “Replacement Sheet” or “New Sheet” pursuant to 37 CFR 1.121(d). If the changes are not accepted by the examiner, the applicant will be notified and informed of any required corrective action in the next Office action. The objection to the drawings will not be held in abeyance.
Examination Precluded
10.	Independent claims 1 and 20 have been rejected above under several grounds for being indefinite and incomplete.  Due to the abundance of issues under 35 USC 112 with regard to independent claims 1 and 20, the scope of these claims cannot be reasonably ascertained.
The numerous rejections to independent claims 1 and 20 under 35 USC 112(b) render Applicant's claims 1 – 20 as being unexaminable for prior art purposes.  Specifically, the incomplete nature of the claims and omitted subject matter renders the scope of Applicant’s claimed invention as indeterminable.
Attempting to apply art would require making assumptions as to what Applicant intended in the absence of support in the specification as originally filed.  In other words, the issues identified above with regard to 35 USC 112(b) render claims 1 – 20 with a scope so undefined that a prior art rejection cannot reasonably be formulated without adding key elements into the claims from the Examiner’s own knowledge.
Therefore, this application is unexaminable with regard to the application of prior art to claims 1 – 20.  The Examiner cannot determine the scope of these claims in any reasonable manner and thus no art will be applied to claims 1 – 20 in this Action.
Pertinent Prior Art
10.	The prior art made of record and not relied upon which is considered pertinent to applicant's disclosure includes: Eriksson et al. (U.S. Pub. 2016/0154533), Lee et al. (U.S. Pub. 2019/0179192), Kwon et al. (U.S. Pub. 2021/0103186), and Globerman (U.S. Pub. 2021/0263603).
Conclusion
THIS ACTION IS MADE FINAL.  Applicant is reminded of the extension of time policy as set forth in 37 CFR 1.136(a).
A shortened statutory period for reply to this final action is set to expire THREE MONTHS from the mailing date of this action.  In the event a first reply is filed within TWO MONTHS of the mailing date of this final action and the advisory action is not mailed until after the end of the THREE-MONTH shortened statutory period, then the shortened statutory period will expire on the date the advisory action is mailed, and any extension fee pursuant to 37 CFR 1.136(a) will be calculated from the mailing date of the advisory action.  In no event, however, will the statutory period for reply expire later than SIX MONTHS from the mailing date of this final action.

CITED REFERENCE SUMMARIES: Ref US20210263603A1: Claims:
A touch-sensing apparatus having a long edge and a short edge, the apparatus comprising: a display panel; a plate including a touch surface; and a frame assembly comprising a plurality of frame elements configured to support receive the display panel and the plate, wherein: the plate defines: a first edge and a second edge parallel to the short edge; and a third edge and a fourth edge parallel to the long edge; and a first plane defined by the plate is curved outward with respect to a second plane defined by the short edge and the long edge, such that the plate is substantially convex with respect to the frame assembly.
a display panel;
a plate including a touch surface; and
a frame assembly comprising a plurality of frame elements configured to support receive the display panel and the plate, wherein: the plate defines: a first edge and a second edge parallel to the short edge; and a third edge and a fourth edge parallel to the long edge; and a first plane defined by the plate is curved outward with respect to a second plane defined by the short edge and the long edge, such that the plate is substantially convex with respect to the frame assembly.
the plate defines: a first edge and a second edge parallel to the short edge; and a third edge and a fourth edge parallel to the long edge; and
a first edge and a second edge parallel to the short edge; and
a third edge and a fourth edge parallel to the long edge; and
a first plane defined by the plate is curved outward with respect to a second plane defined by the short edge and the long edge, such that the plate is substantially convex with respect to the frame assembly.
The touch-sensing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein: the frame assembly comprises a bezel that extends around at least a portion of an outer portion of the frame assembly; and the bezel is angled outward with respect to the second plane.
the frame assembly comprises a bezel that extends around at least a portion of an outer portion of the frame assembly; and
the bezel is angled outward with respect to the second plane.
The touch-sensing apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the bezel comprises a plurality of infrared emitters and infrared detectors disposed about a perimeter of the frame such that the plurality of infrared emitters defines a planar infrared grid that is spaced apart from the substantially convex plate.
The touch-sensing apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the plurality of infrared emitters and infrared detectors are embodied as a printed circuit board assembly that is disposed substantially perpendicular to the second plane.
The touch-sensing apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the plurality of infrared emitters and infrared detectors are embodied as a printed circuit board assembly that is disposed substantially parallel to the first plane.
The touch-sensing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a third plane defined by an outer face of the bezel is substantially parallel to the first plane.
The touch-sensing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein: the touch-sensing apparatus defines a front surface; the plurality of frame elements receives the plate in front of the display panel when the touch-sensing apparatus is viewed facing the front surface; and the plate is curved outward with respect to the front surface such that the plate appears convex to a user viewing the touch-sensing apparatus from the front surface.
the touch-sensing apparatus defines a front surface;
the plurality of frame elements receives the plate in front of the display panel when the touch-sensing apparatus is viewed facing the front surface; and
the plate is curved outward with respect to the front surface such that the plate appears convex to a user viewing the touch-sensing apparatus from the front surface.
The touch-sensing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of frame elements is configured to bend the plate to cause the plate to be substantially convex with respect to the frame assembly.
A method of manufacturing a touch sensitive display, the method comprising: providing a display panel; providing a plate comprising a touch surface, the plate defining a curve along a particular surface of the plate; providing a frame assembly comprising a plurality of frame elements configured to support the display panel and the plate; installing the display panel in the frame assembly using the plurality of frame elements; orienting the plate such that the curve extends convexly toward a front portion of the touch sensitive display and the particular surface of the plate defines a front face of the plate; optionally applying a coating to the particular surface of the plate; and installing the plate in the frame assembly using the plurality of frame elements such that the plate is disposed in front of the display panel relative to the front portion of the touch sensitive display.
providing a display panel;
providing a plate comprising a touch surface, the plate defining a curve along a particular surface of the plate;
providing a frame assembly comprising a plurality of frame elements configured to support the display panel and the plate;
installing the display panel in the frame assembly using the plurality of frame elements;
orienting the plate such that the curve extends convexly toward a front portion of the touch sensitive display and the particular surface of the plate defines a front face of the plate;
optionally applying a coating to the particular surface of the plate; and
installing the plate in the frame assembly using the plurality of frame elements such that the plate is disposed in front of the display panel relative to the front portion of the touch sensitive display.
An interactive flat panel display comprising: a display; a touch plate comprising: a first side edge and a second side edge that are substantially parallel to one another; a first top edge and a second bottom edge that are substantially parallel to one another; a first surface and a second surface that each extends between the first and second side edges and the first top edge and the second bottom edge and where the first surface is spaced apart from the second surface; and a frame formed from one or more frame portions, wherein; the frame is configured to support the touch plate intermediate the frame and the display such that the touch plate second surface is proximate the display and the touch plate first surface is distal from the display; the first surface defines a touch surface; and at least a portion of the touch surface is convex and extends away from the display.
a touch plate comprising: a first side edge and a second side edge that are substantially parallel to one another; a first top edge and a second bottom edge that are substantially parallel to one another; a first surface and a second surface that each extends between the first and second side edges and the first top edge and the second bottom edge and where the first surface is spaced apart from the second surface; and
a first side edge and a second side edge that are substantially parallel to one another;
a first top edge and a second bottom edge that are substantially parallel to one another;
a first surface and a second surface that each extends between the first and second side edges and the first top edge and the second bottom edge and where the first surface is spaced apart from the second surface; and
a frame formed from one or more frame portions,
wherein; the frame is configured to support the touch plate intermediate the frame and the display such that the touch plate second surface is proximate the display and the touch plate first surface is distal from the display; the first surface defines a touch surface; and at least a portion of the touch surface is convex and extends away from the display.
the frame is configured to support the touch plate intermediate the frame and the display such that the touch plate second surface is proximate the display and the touch plate first surface is distal from the display;
the first surface defines a touch surface; and
at least a portion of the touch surface is convex and extends away from the display.
The interactive flat panel display of claim 10 , wherein the frame further comprises: a first vertical side frame portion; a second vertical side frame portion; a top horizontal frame portion that is operatively coupled to the first vertical side frame portion and the second vertical side frame portion; and a bottom horizontal frame portion that is operatively coupled to the first vertical side frame portion and the second vertical side frame portion.
a first vertical side frame portion;
a second vertical side frame portion;
a top horizontal frame portion that is operatively coupled to the first vertical side frame portion and the second vertical side frame portion; and
a bottom horizontal frame portion that is operatively coupled to the first vertical side frame portion and the second vertical side frame portion.
The interactive flat panel display of claim 11 , wherein a coordinate system having an X-axis, a Y-axis and a Z-axis is defined by the first vertical side frame portion and the horizontal bottom frame portion such that the Y-axis is substantially parallel to the first vertical side frame portion, the X-axis is substantially parallel to the horizontal bottom frame portion and the Z-axis is normal to the touch plate first surface.
The interactive flat panel display of claim 11 , wherein at least a portion of the plate first and second surfaces each extend away from the display along the Z-axis.
The interactive flat panel display of claim 11 , wherein at least one of the first and second side edge portions of the frame, or the top horizontal and bottom horizontal frame portions are curved such that when the touch plate is positioned intermediate the frame and the display, the touch plate flexes to match the curvature of the at least one of the first and second side edge portions of the frame or the top horizontal and bottom horizontal frame portions.
The interactive flat panel display of claim 14 , wherein each of the first and second side edge portions of the frame and the top horizontal and bottom horizontal frame portions are curved such that when the touch plate is positioned intermediate the frame and the display, the touch plate flexes to match the curvature of each of the first and second side edge portions of the frame and the top horizontal and bottom horizontal frame portions.
The interactive flat panel display of claim 10 , further comprising one or more brackets that are configured to couple the display to the frame.
The interactive flat panel display of claim 10 , further comprising a plurality of infrared emitters positioned in the frame portion such that the plurality of infrared emitters generates an infrared grid in front of the first surface of the touch plate.
The interactive flat panel display of claim 10 , wherein the at least a portion of the touch surface that extends away from the display does not intersect with the infrared grid.
The interactive flat panel display of claim 10 , wherein the at least a portion of the touch surface that extends away from the display does intersect with the infrared grid.
The interactive flat panel display of claim 19 , wherein the infrared grid bends around the at least a portion of the touch surface.
Ref US20210103186A1: Claims:
- 7 . (canceled)
A display device comprising: a display panel; a frame located at a rear side of the display panel and coupled to the display panel; a bottom frame coupled to a lower side of the frame; a plate located at a rear side of the frame, a lower side of the plate coupled to the bottom frame by a hinge; and a coupler positioned adjacent to an upper side of the frame and located between the plate and the frame, the coupler allowing the plate to be detachable from the frame, wherein the coupler is spaced apart from the hinge and does not contact the hinge.
a display panel;
a frame located at a rear side of the display panel and coupled to the display panel;
a bottom frame coupled to a lower side of the frame;
a plate located at a rear side of the frame, a lower side of the plate coupled to the bottom frame by a hinge; and
a coupler positioned adjacent to an upper side of the frame and located between the plate and the frame, the coupler allowing the plate to be detachable from the frame,
wherein the coupler is spaced apart from the hinge and does not contact the hinge.
The display device of claim 8 , wherein the coupler comprises: a first coupler fixed to a rear surface of the frame; a coupling frame fixed to a front surface of the plate; and a second coupler coupled to the coupling frame and received on the first coupler.
a first coupler fixed to a rear surface of the frame;
a coupling frame fixed to a front surface of the plate; and
a second coupler coupled to the coupling frame and received on the first coupler.
The display device of claim 9 , wherein the second coupler comprises: a plurality of shafts fixed parallel to the coupling frame in an up-down direction of the frame; a body moving on the plurality of shafts in the up-down direction of the frame; and a latch protruding from the body and received on the first coupler according to a motion of the body.
a plurality of shafts fixed parallel to the coupling frame in an up-down direction of the frame;
a body moving on the plurality of shafts in the up-down direction of the frame; and
a latch protruding from the body and received on the first coupler according to a motion of the body.
The display device of claim 10 , further comprising: a plurality of elastic members respectively installed on the plurality of shafts and providing an elastic force to the body; and a lever rotatably coupled to the coupling frame, wherein the lever is coupled to the body, and wherein as the latch is moved away from the first coupler by a rotation of the lever, the plurality of elastic members is compressed.
a plurality of elastic members respectively installed on the plurality of shafts and providing an elastic force to the body; and
a lever rotatably coupled to the coupling frame,
wherein the lever is coupled to the body, and
wherein as the latch is moved away from the first coupler by a rotation of the lever, the plurality of elastic members is compressed.
The display device of claim 11 , wherein the first coupler comprises a protrusion that protrudes from the first coupler and is extended in a left-right direction of the frame, wherein the coupling frame comprises a slot to which the protrusion is inserted such that the protrusion penetrates the coupling frame.
wherein the coupling frame comprises a slot to which the protrusion is inserted such that the protrusion penetrates the coupling frame.
The display device of claim 8 , further comprising: a stopper extended from a lower side of the plate toward the bottom frame and forming an obtuse angle with a rear surface of the plate; and an accommodating groove formed by recessing a rear surface of the bottom frame, the stopper being insertable into the accommodating groove.
a stopper extended from a lower side of the plate toward the bottom frame and forming an obtuse angle with a rear surface of the plate; and
an accommodating groove formed by recessing a rear surface of the bottom frame, the stopper being insertable into the accommodating groove.
The display device of claim 13 , wherein the stopper comprises a rib that protrudes from the rear surface of the plate and a rear surface of the stopper and is extended from the rear surface of the plate to the rear surface of the stopper.
The display device of claim 8 , further comprising a supporter that protrudes from a rear surface of the frame toward the plate, has an elastic force, and contacts a rear surface of the plate when a front surface of the plate faces the rear surface of the frame.
The display device of claim 13 , further comprising an elastic member with one side fixed to the bottom frame and having an elastic force, the elastic member being bent and extended from the one side toward the rear surface of the plate, wherein when the plate performs a pivot motion with respect to the frame, the elastic member contacts the rear surface of the plate before the stopper contacts the accommodating groove.
wherein when the plate performs a pivot motion with respect to the frame, the elastic member contacts the rear surface of the plate before the stopper contacts the accommodating groove.
The display device of claim 8 , wherein the plate includes a plurality of holes.
The display device of claim 8 , further comprising: a backlight unit located between the display panel and the frame and providing light to the display panel; and a touch panel located at a front side of the display panel, wherein the frame comprises: a bottom forming a front surface of the frame; a first support forming a stepped portion from the bottom and extended toward the front surface of the frame; and a second support forming a stepped portion from the first support and extended toward the front surface of the frame, wherein the display panel is fixed to the first support, and wherein the touch panel is fixed to the second support.
a backlight unit located between the display panel and the frame and providing light to the display panel; and
a touch panel located at a front side of the display panel,
wherein the frame comprises: a bottom forming a front surface of the frame; a first support forming a stepped portion from the bottom and extended toward the front surface of the frame; and a second support forming a stepped portion from the first support and extended toward the front surface of the frame, wherein the display panel is fixed to the first support, and wherein the touch panel is fixed to the second support.
a bottom forming a front surface of the frame;
a first support forming a stepped portion from the bottom and extended toward the front surface of the frame; and
a second support forming a stepped portion from the first support and extended toward the front surface of the frame,
wherein the display panel is fixed to the first support, and
wherein the touch panel is fixed to the second support.
The display device of claim 18 , further comprising a first adhesive member located between the display panel and the first support to fix the display panel to the first support.
The display device of claim 18 , further comprising a second adhesive member located between the touch panel and the second support to fix the touch panel to the second support.
The display device of claim 18 , further comprising a side wall forming a stepped portion at the second support and extended toward the front of the frame, wherein the side wall covers a side of the touch panel.
wherein the side wall covers a side of the touch panel.
The display device of claim 21 , wherein the frame further comprises a curved portion connecting a rear surface of the bottom and an external surface of the side wall.
The display device of claim 22 , wherein the curved portion of the frame and the external surface of the side wall are exposed to outside such that at least a part of the rear surface of the bottom of the frame is exposed to the outside.
The display device of claim 21 , further comprising a front cover located at a front side of the touch panel, wherein the front cover is formed of a light transmitting material, and wherein the side wall covers a side of the front cover.
wherein the front cover is formed of a light transmitting material, and
wherein the side wall covers a side of the front cover.
Ref US20190179192A1: Claims:
A curved liquid crystal display device, comprising: a curved liquid crystal panel including a first flat section and a second flat section which are flat in a longitudinal direction and a curved section between the first and second flat sections; a curved backlight unit which is disposed under the curved liquid crystal panel a
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