JP6382511B2 - Electronics - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an electronic device.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, electronic devices such as digital cameras and mobile phones that incorporate image display devices such as so-called liquid crystal panels and organic EL panels have been used. In recent years, portable electronic devices referred to as so-called smartphone terminals and tablet terminals that display a relatively large image and include an input device such as a touch panel have been rapidly spreading. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a technique related to such a so-called smartphone. In these portable electronic devices, a translucent cover member that protects the image display surface of an image display device such as a built-in liquid crystal panel or organic EL panel is disposed and used in a part of the exterior of the electronic device. ing. Among these translucent cover members, a so-called tempered glass made of, for example, aminosilicate glass is mainly used for the translucent cover member that protects the image display surface of the image display device.

JP 2011-61316 A

  The translucent cover member is required to be difficult to break when an impact is applied from the outside. In addition, for example, so-called smartphones and tablet terminals have a larger screen size than conventional mobile phone terminals, and it is easy for others near the operator to view the image displayed on the image display surface. For this reason, it is also required that an image displayed on the image display surface is difficult to be seen by others such as a person near the operator. However, a translucent cover member that satisfies these requirements at a high level has not been obtained.

The present invention is an electronic apparatus comprising an image display device having an image display surface and a translucent cover member having one main surface facing the image display surface, wherein the translucent cover member is the one A first layer having a main surface; and a second layer joined to the first layer, wherein the first layer is made of a single crystal mainly composed of alumina (Al ₂ O ₃ ), and refractive index of the layer is rather higher than the refractive index of the first layer, the second layer to provide an electronic apparatus, characterized in that the main component of diamond-like hard carbon.

  According to the present invention, it is difficult to break when an impact is applied from the outside, and an image displayed on the image display surface is difficult to be seen by other than the operator.

(A) It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of an electronic device, (b) is a perspective view of the translucent cover member with which the electronic device shown to (a) is provided. It is a front view which shows the external appearance of an electronic device. It is a back view which shows the external appearance of an electronic device. It is sectional drawing which shows an electronic device. (A) is a conceptual diagram explaining the inclination direction of the other main surface of a translucent cover member, (b) is a schematic perspective view which expands and shows a part of other main surface, (c) is transparent. It is sectional drawing of an optical cover member. It is a block diagram which shows the electric constitution of an electronic device. It is a top view which shows a piezoelectric vibration element. It is a side view which shows a piezoelectric vibration element. It is a figure which shows a mode that a piezoelectric vibration element bends. It is a figure which shows a mode that a piezoelectric vibration element bends. It is a top view which shows a translucent cover member. It is a figure for demonstrating an air conduction sound and a conduction sound.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

<Appearance of electronic equipment>
Fig.1 (a) is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of the electronic device 100 of this invention, FIG.1 (b) is the translucent cover member 1 of this invention with which the electronic device shown to Fig.1 (a) is equipped. It is a perspective view. FIG. 2 is a front view showing the external appearance of the electronic device 100, and FIG. 3 is a back view showing the external appearance of the electronic device 100. The electronic device 100 according to the present embodiment is a mobile phone, for example. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing the electronic device 100.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the electronic apparatus 100 includes a light-transmitting cover member 1, a case portion 2, and an image display device 52 having an image display surface 52 a. The translucent cover member 1 is a substantially rectangular substrate in plan view. The translucent cover member 1 and the case portion 2 are combined to form the device case 3. The translucent cover member 1 has one main surface 1A facing the image display surface 52a and the other main surface 1B opposite to the one main surface 1A. The translucent cover member 1 is provided with a display portion 1a on which various information such as characters, symbols, and figures are displayed. The display portion 1a has, for example, a rectangular shape in plan view. The peripheral part 1b surrounding the display part 1a in the translucent cover member 1 is black, for example, by applying a film or the like, and is a non-display part where no information is displayed. A touch panel 53 described later is attached to the inner main surface of the translucent cover member 1, and the user operates the display portion 1a of the other main surface 1B of the translucent cover member 1 with a finger or the like. Various instructions can be given to the electronic device 100.

FIG. 5 is a partial cross-sectional view illustrating the translucent cover member 1. The translucent cover member 1 includes a first layer 1α having one main surface 1A and a second layer 1β joined to the first layer 1α. The first layer l [alpha] is made of single crystal composed mainly of alumina (Al 2 _{O 3),} the refractive index N _beta in the second layer 1β higher than the refractive index N _alpha of the first layer l [alpha]. The second layer 1β is made of diamond-like hard carbon. A touch panel 53 is bonded to one main surface 1 </ b> A of the translucent cover member 1 via an adhesive layer 59. The adhesive layer 59 has a refractive index _NG ( _NG is approximately 1.45) equivalent to that of the glass member that constitutes the touch panel 53. As an adhesive for joining the touch panel mainly using glass and the translucent cover member, like the adhesive layer 59, the adhesive whose refractive index is adjusted according to the glass and whose refractive index is about 1.45. An agent may be used.

A single crystal containing alumina (Al ₂ O ₃ ) as a main component is generally called sapphire, and is less likely to be scratched and harder to crack than tempered glass. In this specification, a single crystal body mainly composed of alumina (Al ₂ O ₃ ) is also simply referred to as sapphire. In the present specification, when it is contained as a “main component”, it specifically means that it is contained at least 50% by mass, preferably 70% by mass. The Al ₂ O ₃ purity (content) of the translucent cover member 1 is preferably 99% by mass or more from the viewpoint that scratches are less likely to be generated and cracks and chips are more reliably suppressed.

Diamond-like hard carbon consists essentially of carbon and may contain some crystalline material, but basically has an amorphous structure, such as diamond having a regular crystal structure, cubic boron nitride ( cBN) and hexagonal boron nitride (hBN). When this amorphous diamond-like hard carbon is examined using a Raman spectroscopic analyzer often used for identification of graphite and diamond, the peak position of diamond is 1333 cm ⁻¹ and the vicinity of graphite peak position is 1550 cm ⁻¹ . Each has a peak. In the diamond-like hard carbon film of the present embodiment, the peak may be biased to either diamond or graphite, and is preferably biased to the diamond peak position. Such diamond-like hard carbon has a very hard universal hardness of 20 to 50 GPa and a high wear resistance. For the amorphous diamond-like hard carbon film, thin film forming means such as sputtering, ion plating, PVD, and CVD can be used.

Translucent cover member 1 of this embodiment, the second layer 1β is the refractive index N _beta made diamond-like hard carbon is about 2.42. The refractive index N _alpha of the first layer 1α made of sapphire is about 1.76. The refractive index _{N 0} of the air is about 1.00.

  FIG. 5 shows an example of an optical path of light (external light) reaching the other main surface 1B of the translucent cover substrate 1. This external light corresponds to external environmental light during operation of the electronic device 1 such as sunlight or illumination.

  Reflection and refraction of light passing through this boundary portion occurs at the boundary portion of the layers having different refractive indexes. In particular, it is known that light that has entered at an angle equal to or greater than a certain angle (critical angle) corresponding to the refractive index is totally reflected when the refractive index proceeds from the large refractive index side to the small refractive index side. In the translucent cover member 1, external light undergoes total reflection at two locations, a boundary portion D 1 between the first layer 1 α and the second layer 1 β and a boundary portion D 2 between the first layer 1 α and the adhesive layer 59. .

At the boundary portion D1 between the first layer 1α and the second layer 1β, external light incident at an incident angle of θ ₁ or more that satisfies sin θ ₁ = N _α / N _β causes total reflection at the boundary portion D ₁ . The refractive index N _beta as described above was about 2.42, the refractive index N _alpha is approximately 1.76, the critical angle (the first critical angle) theta ₁ is around approximately 47 °. The observer viewed from perpendicular from 47 ° or more oblique angle range of the image display surface 52a (the region shown in FIG. 5 E1), reach many reflected light of external light due to total reflection at the boundary portion D _1. When the light spreading from one point of the image display surface 52a is considered, the reflected light of this external light is given to an observer viewed from an angle range (region E1 shown in FIG. 5) inclined by 47 ° or more from the perpendicular of the image display surface 52a. Since (reflected light due to total reflection) becomes relatively large, it is difficult to recognize the image information represented by the light from the image display surface 52a.

Further, in the electronic device 1, at the boundary portion D2 between the first layer 1α and the adhesive layer 59, sinθ ₂ =
Light incident at an incident angle of θ ₂ or more that satisfies N _G / N _β causes total reflection at this boundary portion D ₂ . The refractive index N _beta as described above is about 1.76, the refractive index _{N G} is about 1.45, the critical angle (second critical angle) theta ₂ is approximately 55 ° about. The observer viewed from perpendicular from 55 ° or more oblique angle range of the image display surface 52a (the region shown in FIG. 5 E1), reach many reflected light of external light due to total reflection at the boundary portion D _2. When the light spreading from one point of the image display surface 52a is considered, the reflected light of the outside light is not observed to an observer viewed from an angle range (region E1 shown in FIG. 5) inclined by 55 ° or more from the perpendicular of the image display surface 52a. Since (reflected light due to total reflection) becomes relatively large, it is difficult to recognize the image information represented by the light from the image display surface 52a.

As described above, in the electric device 1 having the translucent cover member 1, the light (external light) reaching the other main surface 1B of the translucent cover substrate 1 is totally reflected in two stages of the boundary portion D1 and the boundary portion D2. Occurs. That is, in the electronic device 1 including the translucent cover member 1, the image information shown on the image display surface 52a is difficult to visually recognize from the region E2 shown in FIG. 5, and the image display surface 5 from the region E1 shown in FIG.
The image information shown in 2a is more difficult to visually recognize. In the electronic device 1, it is difficult for others such as a person near the operator to see the image displayed on the image display surface 52 a. In particular, in an environment where the intensity (illuminance) of external light such as sunlight or illumination is relatively large compared to the light emitted from the image display device 52, the image displayed on the image display surface 52a becomes significantly less visible. Yes.

As shown in FIG. 5, when the second critical angle θ ₂ <the first critical angle θ ₁ , the external light is reflected stepwise over the two steps of the boundary portion D1 and the boundary portion D2, and therefore, from other people. This is preferable in that the image becomes less visible. That is, the refractive index N _beta in the second layer _{1β, (N α / N β} ) < is preferably _(N G / _{N β).} In other _{words, (1.76 / N β) <} (1.45 / 1.
Is preferably 76), the refractive index Nβ of the second layer 1β is preferably 2.13 <N _beta.

The second layer 1β is not limited to being a diamond-like hard carbon film. For example, a single crystal containing zirconia (Zr ₂ O ₃ ) as a main component, titania (TiO ₂ ), hafnium oxide (HfO ₂ ), niobium pentoxide (Nb ₂ O ₅ ), tantalum pentoxide (TaO ₅ ), oxidation There is no particular limitation as long as it has a higher refractive index than the second layer made of sapphire, such as zinc (ZnO) and tungsten oxide (WO ₃ ). A diamond-like hard carbon film is preferable in terms of high hardness and high wear resistance.

  FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the electronic device 100. As illustrated in FIG. 6, the electronic device 100 includes a control unit 50, a wireless communication unit 51, an image display device 52, a touch panel 53, a piezoelectric vibration element 55, an external speaker 56, a microphone 57, an imaging unit 58, and a battery 59. These components are housed in the device case 3.

  The control unit 50 includes a CPU 50a (also illustrated in FIG. 4), a storage unit 50b, and the like, and comprehensively manages the operation of the electronic device 100 by controlling other components of the electronic device 100. To do. The storage unit 50b includes a ROM, a RAM, and the like. Various functional blocks are formed in the control unit 50 when the CPU 50a executes various programs in the storage unit 50b. The control unit 50 receives various and large amounts of information from each component, and processes (information processing) these information in a relatively short time. During this information processing, the CPU 50a generates a relatively large amount of heat. If the heat generated by the CPU 50a stays in the device case 3, the temperature in the device case 3 rises, and the operation of the CPU 50a may be slowed or malfunctioned. Component malfunction may also occur.

  The translucent cover member 1 made of sapphire has a thermal conductivity of about 42 W / (m · K), for example, thermal conductivity as compared with quartz glass or the like having a thermal conductivity of about 1 W / (m · K). Is big. For this reason, in the electronic device 100, the heat generated from the CPU 50 a can be efficiently released to the outside of the device case 3 through the translucent cover member 1. Since the translucent cover member 1 further has the step-terrace structure 60 as described above, the surface area is larger than that in the case where the other main surface 1B has a simple planar shape, for example. That is, in the translucent cover member 1, the surface area of the other main surface 1 </ b> B, which is a heat release surface, is large, so that the translucent cover member 1 has a larger surface area than the case where the other main surface 1 </ b> B has a simple planar shape. The amount of heat released per unit time is even greater. In the electronic device 100 including the translucent cover member 1, since the heat generated by the CPU 50a is quickly released to the outside of the device case 3, the temperature rise in the device case 3 is suppressed, and the CPU 50a and other components Malfunctions are also suppressed. Moreover, the translucent cover member 1 made of sapphire is very hard and hardly scratches, and is difficult to break.

The case part 2 constitutes a peripheral part, a side part and a back part of the front part of the electronic device 100. In the present embodiment, the case portion 2 is formed of polycarbonate resin, but is not particularly limited as long as it is a member that covers an electronic device. For example, the same material as the translucent cover member 1 may be used.

  As described above, the electronic apparatus 100 includes the image display device 52 therein. The image display device 52 is controlled by the control unit 50 to be described later, and displays image information representing characters, symbols, figures, and the like on the image display surface 52a.

  The image display device 52 is a so-called liquid crystal display panel, and includes a backlight unit (not shown) and a liquid crystal layer (not shown). As the LED lamp of the backlight unit, an LED lamp that emits white light in which a phosphor is combined with a blue LED element is mainly used. The image information displayed on the image display surface 52a of the image display device 52 is partially colored by white light emitted from the LED lamp of the backlight unit passing through the liquid crystal layer included in the image display device 52. It is formed with. That is, when white light emitted from an LED lamp passes through the liquid crystal layer, the wavelength range of the transmitted light is limited for each part, so that the color of the transmitted light is changed. Image information representing characters, symbols, figures, and the like having the symbol is formed on the image display surface 52a. Thus, the light representing the image information formed on the image display surface 52a is incident on the one main surface 1A of the translucent cover member 1 and is emitted from the other main surface 1B to be an operator (user) of the electronic device 100. The operator recognizes characters, symbols, graphics, and the like represented by the image information.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a speaker hole 20 and a microphone hole 21 are formed in the back surface 101 of the electronic device 100, in other words, the back surface of the device case 3. An imaging lens 58 a included in an imaging unit 58 described later is exposed from the back surface 101 of the electronic device 100.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the wireless communication unit 51 receives a signal from a communication device such as a mobile phone different from the electronic device 100 or a web server connected to the Internet via the base station via the antenna 51 a. The wireless communication unit 51 performs amplification processing and down-conversion on the received signal and outputs the result to the control unit 50. The control unit 50 performs demodulation processing or the like on the input reception signal, and acquires a sound signal indicating voice or music included in the reception signal. The wireless communication unit 51 performs up-conversion and amplification processing on the transmission signal including the sound signal generated by the control unit 50, and wirelessly transmits the processed transmission signal from the antenna 51a. A transmission signal from the antenna 51a is received through a base station by a mobile phone different from the electronic device 100 or a communication device connected to the Internet.

  The image display device 52 is, for example, a liquid crystal image display device, and displays various types of information such as characters, symbols, and graphics on the image display surface 52 a by being controlled by the control unit 50. The information displayed on the image display device 52 is displayed on the display portion 1 a of the translucent cover member 1, so that the information can be visually recognized by the user of the electronic device 100.

  The touch panel 53 is, for example, a projected electrostatic capacitance type touch panel, and detects a user operation on the display portion 1 a of the translucent cover member 1. The touch panel 53 is affixed to the inner main surface of the translucent cover member 1 and includes two sheet-like electrode sensors arranged to face each other. The two electrode sensors are bonded together with a transparent adhesive sheet.

One electrode sensor is formed with a plurality of elongated X electrodes that extend along the X-axis direction (for example, the left-right direction of the electronic device 100) and are arranged in parallel to each other. The other electrode sensor is formed with a plurality of elongated Y electrodes that extend along the Y-axis direction (for example, the vertical direction of the electronic device 100) and are arranged in parallel to each other. When a user's finger touches the display portion 1a of the translucent cover member 1, the capacitance between the X electrode and the Y electrode under the contact portion changes, so that the translucent light is transmitted through the touch panel 53. An operation on the display portion 1a of the conductive cover member 1 is detected. The capacitance change between the X electrode and the Y electrode that occurs in the touch panel 53 is transmitted to the control unit 50, and the control unit 50 applies to the display portion 1 a of the translucent cover member 1 based on the capacitance change. The content of the operation that has been performed is specified, and the corresponding operation is performed.

  The piezoelectric vibration element 55 is for transmitting the received sound to the user of the electronic device 100. The piezoelectric vibration element 55 is vibrated by a drive voltage supplied from the control unit 50. The control unit 50 generates a drive voltage based on the sound signal indicating the received sound, and applies the drive voltage to the piezoelectric vibration element 55. The piezoelectric vibration element 55 is vibrated by the control unit 50 based on the sound signal indicating the reception sound, whereby the reception sound is transmitted to the user of the electronic device 100. Thus, the control unit 50 functions as a drive unit that vibrates the piezoelectric vibration element 55 based on the sound signal. The piezoelectric vibration element 55 will be described in detail later.

  The external speaker 56 converts the electrical sound signal from the control unit 50 into sound and outputs the sound. Sound output from the external speaker 56 is output to the outside from the speaker hole 20 provided on the back surface 101 of the electronic device 100.

  The microphone 57 converts sound input from the outside of the electronic device 100 into an electrical sound signal and outputs the electrical sound signal to the control unit 50. Sound from the outside of the electronic device 100 is taken into the electronic device 100 through the microphone hole 21 provided on the back surface 101 of the electronic device 100 and input to the microphone 57.

  The imaging unit 58 includes an imaging lens 58 a and an imaging element, and captures still images and moving images based on control by the control unit 50.

  The battery 59 outputs a power source for the electronic device 100. The power output from the battery 59 is supplied to each electronic component included in the control unit 50, the wireless communication unit 51, and the like included in the electronic device 100.

<Details of piezoelectric vibration element>
7 and 8 are a top view and a side view showing the structure of the piezoelectric vibration element 55, respectively. As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the piezoelectric vibration element 55 has a long shape in one direction. Specifically, the piezoelectric vibration element 55 has a rectangular elongated plate shape in plan view. The piezoelectric vibration element 55 has, for example, a bimorph structure, and includes a first piezoelectric ceramic plate 55a and a second piezoelectric ceramic plate 55b that are bonded to each other via a shim material 55c.

  In the piezoelectric vibration element 55, when a positive voltage is applied to the first piezoelectric ceramic plate 55a and a negative voltage is applied to the second piezoelectric ceramic plate 55b, the first piezoelectric ceramic plate 55a extends along the longitudinal direction. The second piezoelectric ceramic plate 55b extends and contracts along the longitudinal direction. As a result, as shown in FIG. 9, the piezoelectric vibration element 55 bends in a mountain shape with the first piezoelectric ceramic plate 55a outside.

  On the other hand, in the piezoelectric vibration element 55, when a negative voltage is applied to the first piezoelectric ceramic plate 55a and a positive voltage is applied to the second piezoelectric ceramic plate 55b, the first piezoelectric ceramic plate 55a is in the longitudinal direction. The second piezoelectric ceramic plate 55b extends along the longitudinal direction. Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 10, the piezoelectric vibration element 55 bends in a mountain shape with the second piezoelectric ceramic plate 55b facing outside.

The piezoelectric vibration element 55 performs flexural vibration by alternately taking the state of FIG. 9 and the state of FIG. The controller 50 flexes and vibrates the piezoelectric vibration element 55 by applying an alternating voltage in which a positive voltage and a negative voltage appear alternately between the first piezoelectric ceramic plate 55a and the second piezoelectric ceramic plate 55b. Let

  In addition, in the piezoelectric vibration element 55 shown in FIGS. 8 to 10, there is provided only one structure including the first piezoelectric ceramic plate 55 a and the second piezoelectric ceramic plate 55 b that are bonded together with the shim material 55 c interposed therebetween. However, a plurality of such structures may be stacked.

<Arrangement position of piezoelectric vibration element>
FIG. 11 is a plan view when the translucent cover member 1 is viewed from the one main surface 1A side. The piezoelectric vibration element 55 is attached to the one main surface 1A of the translucent cover member 1 with an adhesive such as a double-sided tape. The piezoelectric vibration element 55 is located on one main surface 1A of the translucent cover member 1 so as not to overlap the image display device 52 and the touch panel 53 in a plan view when the translucent cover member 1 is viewed from the one main surface 1A side. Is arranged.

<Generation of incoming call sound due to vibration of piezoelectric vibration element>
In the present embodiment, the piezoelectric vibration element 55 vibrates the translucent cover member 1 so that air conduction sound and conduction sound are transmitted from the translucent cover member 1 to the user. In other words, when the vibration of the piezoelectric vibration element 55 itself is transmitted to the translucent cover member 1, air conduction sound and conduction sound are transmitted from the translucent cover member 1 to the user.

  Here, the airway sound is a sound that is recognized by the human brain by sound waves (air vibrations) entering the ear canal hole (so-called “ear hole”) vibrating the eardrum. On the other hand, the conduction sound is sound that is recognized by the human brain when the auricle is vibrated and the vibration of the auricle is transmitted to the eardrum and the eardrum vibrates. Hereinafter, the air conduction sound and the conduction sound will be described in detail.

  FIG. 12 is a diagram for explaining air conduction sound and conduction sound. FIG. 12 shows the structure of the ear of the user of electronic device 100. In FIG. 12, a wavy line 400 indicates a conduction path of a sound signal (sound information) when an airway sound is recognized by the brain, and a solid line 410 indicates a conduction path of the sound signal when a conduction sound is recognized by the brain. Is shown.

  When the piezoelectric vibration element 55 attached to the translucent cover member 1 is vibrated based on an electrical sound signal indicating a received sound, the translucent cover member 1 vibrates, and the translucent cover member Sound waves are output from 1. When the user holds the electronic device 100 in his hand and brings the translucent cover member 1 of the electronic device 100 close to the user's auricle 200, or the translucent cover member 1 of the electronic device 100 is When hitting the user's auricle 200, sound waves output from the translucent cover member 1 enter the ear canal hole 210. The sound wave from the translucent cover member 1 travels through the ear canal hole 210 and vibrates the eardrum 220. The vibration of the eardrum 220 is transmitted to the ossicle 230, and the ossicle 230 vibrates. Then, the vibration of the ossicle 230 is transmitted to the cochlea 240 and converted into an electric signal in the cochlea 240. This electrical signal is transmitted to the brain through the auditory nerve 250, and the received sound is recognized in the brain. In this way, air conduction sound is transmitted from the translucent cover member 1 to the user.

Further, when the user holds the electronic device 100 in his hand and touches the translucent cover member 1 of the electronic device 100 to the user's auricle 200, the auricle 200 is vibrated by the piezoelectric vibration element 55. The translucent cover member 1 is vibrated. The vibration of the auricle 200 is transmitted to the eardrum 220, and the eardrum 220 vibrates. The vibration of the eardrum 220 is transmitted to the ossicle 230, and the ossicle 230 vibrates. The vibration of the ossicles 230 is transmitted to the cochlea 240 and converted into an electric signal in the cochlea 240. This electrical signal is transmitted to the brain through the auditory nerve 250, and the received sound is recognized in the brain. In this way, the conduction sound is transmitted from the translucent cover member 1 to the user. In FIG. 11, the auricular cartilage 200a inside the auricle 200 is also shown.

  The conduction sound here is different from the bone conduction sound (also referred to as “bone conduction sound”). Bone conduction sound is sound that is recognized by the human brain by vibrating the skull and directly stimulating the inner ear such as the cochlea. In FIG. 11, for example, when the mandible 300 is vibrated, a sound signal transmission path when a bone conduction sound is recognized by the brain is indicated by a plurality of arcs 420.

  As described above, in the electronic device 100 according to the present embodiment, the piezoelectric vibrating element 55 appropriately vibrates the front translucent cover member 1, so that the user of the electronic device 100 can transmit the translucent cover member 1. Air conduction sound and conduction sound can be communicated to it. In the piezoelectric vibration element 55 according to the present embodiment, the structure is devised so that air conduction sound and conduction sound can be appropriately transmitted to the user. Various merits are generated by configuring the electronic device 100 so that air conduction sound and conduction sound can be transmitted to the user.

  For example, since the user can hear a sound when the translucent cover member 1 is applied to the ear, the user can make a call without worrying about the position of the electronic device 100 where the ear is applied.

  In addition, when the ambient noise is large, the user can make the surrounding noise difficult to hear while increasing the volume of the conduction sound by strongly pressing the ear against the translucent cover member 1. Therefore, the user can make a call appropriately even when the ambient noise is high.

  In addition, even when the user has earplugs or earphones attached to the ears, the user can receive a reception sound from the electronic device 100 by placing the translucent cover member 1 on the ears (more specifically, the auricles). Can be recognized. Further, the user can recognize the received sound from the electronic device 100 by applying the translucent cover member 1 to the headphones even when the headphones are attached to the ears.

<About the earpiece hole (receiver hole)>
In an electronic device such as a cellular phone, the earpiece is placed on the translucent cover member 1 on the front surface in order to extract sound output from a receiver (receiving speaker) provided inside the electronic device to the outside of the electronic device. May be drilled.

  In the electronic device 100 according to the present embodiment, since the reception sound is generated when the translucent cover member 1 vibrates, even if there is no hole in the electronic device 100, the reception sound can be appropriately used by the user. Can tell. The translucent cover member 1 is a single crystal body mainly composed of alumina (Al 2 O 3), and is extremely hard as compared with tempered glass or the like. Furthermore, the resistance to various chemicals is very high. When processing such a single crystal mainly composed of alumina (Al2O3) and performing a process of opening a hole in the earpiece, for example, an expensive manufacturing apparatus such as a laser processing apparatus is required, The time required for processing becomes long, and the manufacturing cost may be relatively high. Since the translucent cover member 1 of this embodiment does not have a hole for the earpiece, the cost for processing the hole does not occur, and the manufacturing cost of the electronic device 100 is low. Further, since the translucent cover member 1 does not have a hole for the earpiece, the translucent cover member 1 is maintained at a relatively high strength. Further, in the present embodiment, since there is no earpiece hole on the surface of electronic device 100, there is no problem of water or dust entering from the earpiece hole. Therefore, the electronic device 100 does not require a waterproof structure or a dust-proof structure for this problem, and the cost of the electronic device 100 can be further reduced.

  In the above example, the case where the present invention is applied to a mobile phone has been described as an example, but the present invention can also be applied to an electronic device other than a mobile phone. For example, the present invention can be applied to game machines, notebook personal computers, portable navigation systems, and the like. In addition, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various improvements and modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Translucent cover member 1A One main surface 1B The other main surface 50 Control part 52 Image display device 52a Image display surface 53 Touch panel 55 Piezoelectric vibration element 100 Electronic device

Claims (2)

An image display device having an image display surface;
An electronic device comprising a translucent cover member having one main surface facing the image display surface,
The translucent cover member has a first layer having the one main surface, and a second layer joined to the first layer,
The first layer is made of a single crystal mainly composed of alumina (Al ₂ O ₃ ),
The refractive index of the second layer is rather higher than the refractive index of the first layer, the electronic device wherein the second layer, characterized in that the main component of diamond-like hard carbon. The refractive index of the second layer N _beta is the electronic device according to claim 1, characterized in that it is a 2.13 <N _beta.

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