Laptop computer having a rear cover with luminous full-color pattern

Disclosure herein is related to laptop computer having a rear cover with luminous full-color pattern. The look of laptop computer essentially includes a host body and a screen cover. The host body and the screen cover are pivotally connected. Within the host body of the laptop computer, an input unit, an output unit, power supply unit, and a mainboard are generally included. It is characterized in that the screen cover is constituted of a liquid crystal display panel, an active light source, and a rear cover printed with a pattern. The liquid crystal display panel and the active light source are respectively connected with the mainboard electrically. The active light source of the laptop computer allows generating various lighting modes no matter in booting the computer, in use, or in standby state. Furthermore, to cooperate with the pattern on the light-transmissive rear cover, a variety of esthetic visions are presented.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention is generally related to a laptop computer having a rear cover with luminous full-color pattern; in particular, the disclosure is related to the computer's light-transmissive rear cover printed with a pattern and also with a changeable active light source.

2. Description of Related Art

With progressive development of the science technology, it is understood that the laptop computer shows substantial progress with advancement of technology. Not only the computer becomes more powerful to have faster capability of computation, but also becomes slimmer and easy to bring since the volume thereof is significantly reduced. It is noted that the laptop computer gradually takes place of the desktop computer in the recent years and is much acceptable to public when it provides competitive price.

The only thing is the development for the laptop computer just focuses on the above-mentioned points, and the researcher ignores the appearance development, at most to the texture or material of the top cover of the laptop computer. It is a pity that any change made to the laptop computer is slightly regarding to its texture or material.

A user may wish he owns the unique product when compared to others. Therefore, no matter to the mobile phone or tablet computer, the user may wish highlight his unique style and his own thing by filming a protective film, capping the product with a shell or hanging with adornment. It is understood that the user may not satisfy with the current products, and even show a lot of expectations for the any innovation and change to the notebook appearance.

In view of the computer manufacturers ignoring the significant changes to the present products, the applicant to the present application has granted a patent (Patent No. TWI374811) of TW Patent App. No. 098145823 tilted Plateless Transfer Printing Film, Appliance with Colorful Pattern and the Method of Manufacture thereof. One objective of this patent is to provide a method for manufacturing a plateless transfer sheet. In which, for uniformly transferring the sheet onto a surface, a roller fixture is incorporated to imprinting a plateless transfer film, and performing blowing pressure thereon. This method is to provide a solution when the conventional thermal transfer printing method fails to reach the uneven surface, or the surface with vertical angle, and also solve the drawback of blisters existed between the transfer film and the object resulting in uneven surface and easy to strip off in the conventional technologies.

The described patent still fails to allow the laptop computer to have various appearances since it merely provides simple flat illusion to the computer. Even if the prior arts provide some solutions, the users with higher demanding are still not content with those conventional technologies.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

One major objective of the present invention is to provide a laptop computer having a rear cover with luminous full-color pattern. An active light source is incorporated to lighting no matter the laptop computer is in booting phase, in shutdown phase, in standby state, or in normal operation. The active light source allows the laptop computer to generate various lighting for providing experiencing new and various illusions.

One further objective of the present invention is to provide the laptop computer with the luminous full-color pattern formed on its rear cover. The variation of lighting may be cooperated with various sound effects for generating much better acousto-optic effects.

Still, one objective of the present invention is to provide the laptop computer with luminous full-color pattern rear cover printed with a pattern. The changes of acousto-optics may simultaneously be cooperated with various sound effects.

One further embodiment of the present invention is to provide the laptop computer, in which in addition to the light source is disposed outside the rear plate of the screen body, one other light source responsive to the mentioned light source may be disposed onto the host body.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned objectives, the laptop computer having a light-transmissive rear cover printed with a luminous full-color pattern. According to one of the embodiments, the laptop computer is essentially made of a host body and a screen cover. The host body and the screen cover are pivotally connected.

The host body includes an input unit, an output unit, a power supply unit and a mainboard, which are required by the common laptop computer. It is characterized that the screen cover is essentially consisted of a liquid crystal display panel, an active light source, and a light-transmissive rear cover printed with a pattern. The liquid crystal display panel and the active light source are respectively connected to the mainboard electrically.

The following detailed description and related drawings are disclosed to clearly describe the laptop computer with a light-transmissive rear cover with a luminous full-color pattern.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

References now are made toFIG. 1andFIG. 2, which are respectively depicting an exploded perspective diagram and a diagram of perspective view of assembly of the computer in accordance with the present invention. The laptop computer printed with the luminous full-color pattern is disclosed.

The laptop computer is essentially made of a host body1and a screen cover2. The host body1and the screen cover2are pivotally connected. The host body1includes an input unit11, an output unit12, a power supply unit13, and a mainboard14, which are the essential elements usually included in a computer. It is characterized in that the screen cover2is essentially made of a liquid crystal display panel21, an active light source22, and a light-transmissive rear cover24on which a pattern23is printed. The liquid crystal display panel21, the active light source22are respectively connected to the mainboard14of the host body1, and therefore allowing the active light source22to be powered by the power supply unit13over the mainboard14.

The light-transmissive rear cover24printed with the pattern23as described above is preferably made by a light-transmissive plastic material. For example, the preferred material is such as Polycarbonate (PC) SABIC 9925A which is featured to have high transparency and high strength.

While the laptop computer is in booting, in shutdown process, or in standby state, the light-transmissive rear cover24of the laptop computer allows the light generated by the active light source22disposed inside the cover24to pass through the cover24directly. Therefore, the pattern23printed onto the surface of cover24may be much clear and beautiful.

The pattern23on the rear cover24may be formed by various schemes. For example, the pattern23may be directly printed onto the rear cover24, formed by a transfer printing process, or pasted with a patterned transparent film. Even though the different ways to form the pattern23onto the rear cover24may appear different visions, the present invention may be able to provide a certain level of visual effect. It is worth noting that the plateless transfer printing is the preferred solution to form the pattern23.

Further, the active light source22is essentially consisted of a light-guide plate221, a LED board222, and a connection unit223. The LED board222is equipped with a plurality of LEDs2221. Two ends of the connection unit223are respectively connected with the LED board222and the mainboard14electrically. The light-guide plate221is disposed in between the LED board222and the rear cover24printed with the pattern23. According to user's configuration, the mainboard14is operated to drive the LEDs2221of the LED board222to generate various lighting effects when the laptop computer may be in one of the various operating processes. Through the light-guide plate221, it also provides visual effects with combination of colors. The active light source22may also generates intermittent flashes.

Still further, the active light source22, under control of the mainboard14, may generate variation of lighting as it is cooperated with the active light source generating intermittent flashes operated with melody and rhythm as playing music. Therefore, the computer provides much more vivid and powerful acousto-optic effects.

Further, the LEDs2221of LED board222may be cooperated with different patterns23. For example, if the pattern23appeared as a transformer inFIG. 3is formed onto the light-transmissive rear cover24; the LEDs2222of the LED board222may be positioned corresponding to the positions of eyes of the transformer pattern (23). The related light-guide plate221may also be disposed with the corresponding through holes2211. While the laptop computer is in operation, the eyes of the transformer (23) may illuminate greater amount of lights. Therefore, the much more vivid vision is provided.

Reference next is toFIG. 4depicting one further embodiment of the present invention. It is shown a pattern231of night sky having a plurality of stars. On the LED board222, the pluralities of LEDs (not shown in this figure) are positioned with respect to the positions of the stars. The light-guide plate221is also disposed with respect to through holes disposed thereon. When the laptop computer starts, some visual effects are variously presented at the positions with the stars. For example, the LEDs with respect to the positions of stars are flashing intermittently, flashing at the same time, or flashing in groups alternately.

In the structure of the computer, in addition to the active light source22is disposed within the screen cover2, two additional lighting elements224may be disposed on the two external sides of the host body1, and also cooperated with the light-transmissive housing225. The assembly of the active light source22and the lighting elements224with the light-transmissive rear cover2may generate much better acousto-optic effects.

It is featured that, in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the active light source22is installed within the light-transmissive rear cover printed with the pattern. While the active light source22is under control of the mainboard14, the variant lighting effects with the pattern are generated according to the user's configuration as operating the laptop computer. The variation of lighting may be cooperated with various sound effects for generating much better acousto-optic effects.

It is noted that the foregoing descriptions are merely used to illustrate some embodiments of the present invention, but not used to limit the invention while it is applicable to other applications or making equivalent modifications. For example, the mentioned LEDs in the active light source may be replaced with other types of lighting elements such as a luminescent panel.

In summation of the disclosure of the present invention, the laptop computer having the rear cover with luminous full-color pattern is principally applied to providing an aspect of disposing an active light source into the light-transmissive rear cover rather than the general unchanging design of the rear cover used for the legacy laptop computer. The active light source is under control of the mainboard of the whole system, and to make the rear cover to generate various lighting according to the user's configuration when the computer is in operation. The laptop computer therefore provides the excellent acousto-optic effect.

It is intended that the specification and depicted embodiment be considered exemplary only, with a true scope and spirit of the invention being indicated by the broad meaning of the following claims.