CN1717916A - 用于电子装置的可除去的可定制插入部件和面板 - Google Patents
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Abstract
披露了电子设备的定制方法和装置,它体现了便携式音频播放器,便携式盘片播放器(501),便携式数字式游戏机(401)和笔记本电脑(1001)。所述电子设备可以装有大体上透明的面板(401),并且可以覆盖可除去的插入部件(301),所述插入部件(301)是可以定制的,以便为可以与它配装的所述电子设备提供独特的装饰性外观。可以将装饰性图案预先印制在所述插入部件(301)上,或者用户可以生产定制化设计。
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背景
本发明涉及便携式电器的领域。
目前,电子装置是很普遍的。在诸如海滩和购物中心的大多数公共场所,每天都可以看到蜂窝电话,和便携式盘片播放器等。很多家庭都拥有多种便携式装置,并且,通常具有很多相同的生产和模型单元。例如,丈夫和妻子可能分别拥有相同模型的蜂窝电话。儿童可能分别拥有具有类似外观的便携式盘片播放器。
另外,很多装置即使是由不同的生产商生产的,也可能具有类似的外观。例如,很多便携式盘片播放器是用黑色塑料生产的,并且通常具有方形形状。很多便携式电话具有类似的形状。这种装置的相似性有可能并且通常会导致混淆。丈夫有可能拿错电话,或者儿童会因为谁拥有哪一个盘片播放器而争吵。因此,需要能够从其他类似装置中分辨一个装置。
还存在出于促销目的或其他目的而区分特定便携式装置的需求。例如,蜂窝电话供应商可能希望在它们提供给消费者的电话上贴上它们的标志。博物馆可能希望能独特地识别它们租给顾客的磁带播放器。
因此,存在改变电子设备的外观以便帮助从其他类似装置中识别特定装置,并且使得用户赋予他们的装置特殊外观的需求。
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图1是根据本发明一种实施方案的采用了可更换的插入部件和大体上透明的面板的蜂窝电话的平面示意图;
图2是在本发明一种实施方案中除去了所述面板的蜂窝电话基座的等轴示意图;
图3是根据本发明一种实施方案的具有装饰性图案的可更换的插入部件的等轴示意图;
图4是根据本发明一种实施方案的大体上透明的面板的等轴示意图;
图5是根据本发明一种实施方案的数字音频播放器的等轴示意图;
图6是图1所示数字音频播放器的分解示意图;
图7-9是根据本发明一种实施方案的在所述可更换的插入部件上印制有三种不同的装饰性图案的数字音频播放器的平面示意图;
图10是根据本发明一种实施方案的采用了可更换的插入部件和大体上透明的面板的笔记本电脑的等轴示意图;
图11是根据本发明一种实施方案的笔记本电脑的顶部盖子的底座部分的等轴示意图;
图12是根据本发明一种实施方案的在它上面具有装饰性图案的可更换的插入部件的等轴示意图;
图13是根据本发明一种实施方案的用于笔记本电脑上的大体上透明的面板的等轴示意图;
图14是根据本发明一种实施方案的采用了可更换的面板和大体上透明的面板的手持式数字式游戏机的平面示意图;
图15是根据本发明一种实施方案的手持式数字式游戏机的底座部分的平面示意图;
图16是根据本发明一种实施方案的在它上面具有装饰性图案的可更换插入部件的平面示意图;和
图17是根据本发明一种实施方案的用于手持式数字式游戏机的大体上透明的面板的平面示意图。
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参见图1,在某些实施方案中,便携式蜂窝电话101可以具有装饰性图案103,电话101的用户可以方便地改变和定制所述图案。
参见图2,在某些实施方案中,蜂窝电话101的底座部分201包括多个操作控制按钮,其中典型的是按钮203,205和207。底座部分201还可以包括显示器209,它可以显示正在呼叫的电话号码和其他操作数据。
参见图3,在某些实施方案中,插入部件301可以采用多个孔,其中典型的是303,305,307和309。可以将孔303,305,和307设计成能够从蜂窝电话101的面板上接触操作控制按钮203,205,和207。孔309可以允许可更换的插入部件301配装在显示器209上,以便显示器209大体上不受妨碍。
参见图4,在某些实施方案中,可以将面板401设计成连接在底座部分201上。在本发明的一种实施方案中,面板401可以用大体上透明的材料制成,如透明塑料或其他材料。
蜂窝电话101可以这样制造,以便能够将可更换的插入部件301夹在底座部分201和面板401的内侧之间。由于面板401大体上是透明的,可更换的插入部件301上的任何装饰性图案都可以通过面板401看见。可更换的插入部件301可以用有利于用于在它上面印制装饰性图案的印制技术的任何材料制成。
例如,在某些实施方案中,如果利用喷墨或影印方法在插入部件301上印制图案的话,可以使用纸张材料。可以将所述纸像正常的纸张那样输入打印机或复印机。在将有关图象转移到插入部件301上之后,可以将插入部件301制成需要的尺寸,并且放置在面板401和底座201之间。为了有利于所述印制过程,可以将所述插入部件整合到整张的8.5×11″的纸张上,具有穿孔的突出部分,以便协助插入部件301与所述纸张的其余部分分离。
在家庭或办公用计算机上运行的很多众所周知的图形程序,都可用于在插入部件301上设计和打印需要的图象。另外,可以设计特殊的程序,并且提供给希望进行定制插入部件的人使用。打印通常可以通过采用喷墨、激光或其他技术的家用或办公用打印机进行。
对于大量生产的设计来说,除了纸基材料之外,如果使用诸如丝网印制或其他大规模印制工艺的印制技术的话,可以利用Mylar或其他材料生产所述插入部件。
在图5中示出了本发明的另一种实施方案。在图5中,数字音频播放器501包括面板503和底座505。面板503可以这样生产,以便面板503的浏览部分507大体上是透明的。可以通过面板503看见显示器509,同样可看见位于面板503下面的上表面511。面板503可以大体上覆盖底座505的整个上表面511。
本文所说的“数字音频播放器”是电子装置,其中,音频以数字形式保存在非易失性储存器中,并且转化成模拟信号以便回放。非易失性储存器的例子是固态储存器或数字音频磁带。
在图6所示出的本发明的一种实施方案中,可以将插入部件601配装在上表面511和面板503的下侧之间。插入部件601可以包括显示口603,一旦将插入部件601放置在上表面511上,可以通过所述孔看见显示器509。在一种实施方案中,播放器501可以是这样制造的,以便当面板503连接在底座505上时,可以通过浏览部分507看见插入部件601。
插入部件601可以用任何常见材料制成,不过,优选用诸如纸张的材料制成。在通过喷墨,激光或其他打印机印制或通过影印或其他图象转移装置拷贝时,可以保持图象。这样,用户可以通过浏览部分507看见插入部件601上的图象。
在某些实施方案中,在插入部件601上可能由数字音频播放器501的生产商已经提供了印制于其上的图象,或者给用户提供空白插入部件。用户可以利用图形软件程序创造充满幻想的图案,然后再将所述图案打印或复印到空白插入部件上。为了更换插入部件601,可以将面板503从底座505中取出,并且用新的插入部件取代旧的插入部件601。然后可以将面板503再次连接到底座505上,这样,用户可以定制数字音频播放器501的外观,并且随时改变所述外观。
参见图7,在某些实施方案中,插入部件601可能具有以一排排圆圈形式出现的图象。在其他实施方案中,插入部件601可能具有类似于相互连接的束形网络的图案(图8),而在另外的实施方案中,插入部件601可以将一系列星型形状印制在插入部件601上(图9)。
参见图10,在某些实施方案中,笔记本电脑1001可以包括显示器外壳1003,在它的顶部可以看见装饰性图案1005。
图11-13表示图10的笔记本电脑的分解示意图。参见图11,显示器外壳1003的底座部分1101可以采用根据某些实施方案的插入部件保持装置1103。
根据本发明的一种实施方案的可更换的插入部件1201(图12)可以这样制造,以便它配装在底座部分1101上的插入部件保持装置1103中。可以在可更换的插入部件1201上印制装饰性图案1203。
参见图13,在一种实施方案中,面板1301可以设计成配装在底座部分1101的顶部,并且保持在它上面。为了能够看见可更换的插入部件1201,在某些实施方案中,面板1301优选用大体上透明的材料制成。
正如在其他实施方案中所述,可更换的插入部件1201可以夹在底座部分1101和面板1301的内侧之间。由于所述面板可能是大体上透明的,所述可更换的插入部件1201上的诸如1203的任何装饰性图案都可以通过面板1301看见。通过将可更换的插入部件1201更换成具有不同装饰图案的另一种插入部件,可以定制笔记本电脑1101的外观。
参见图14,根据另一种实施方案,手持式数字式游戏机1401可以包括显示器1403和游戏控制按钮,其中典型的是按钮1405。
正如在图15-17中最清楚地示出的,所述手持式数字式游戏机1401可以包括底座部分1501,在一种实施方案中,在它上面设有显示器1403和游戏控制按钮1405。另外,在某些实施方案中,可以提供可更换的插入部件1601,在它上面具有切口部位1603和1605,这些部位被设计成分别配合在显示器1403和游戏控制按钮1405上面。在插入部件1601上还可以具有装饰性图案1607。
参见图17,用于数字式游戏机1401的面板1701可以包括开口1703,以便能够接触游戏控制按钮1405,并且可以用大体上透明的材料制成。
在某些实施方案中,数字式游戏机1401可以这样设计,以便将所述可更换的插入部件1601夹在底座部分1501和面板1701的内侧之间。可以将面板1701设计成连接在底座部分1501上。这样,可更换的插入部件1601上的装饰性图案1601可以通过面板1701看见。与前面所披露的实施方案一样,通过改变可更换的插入部件1601,可以对数字式游戏机1401的外观进行定制。
在所有上述实施方案中,所述面板和装饰性插入部件组合覆盖了电子装置表面的主要部分,以便赋予所述电子装置独特的外观,这种外观能够方便地改变。通过改变所述装饰性插入部件,可以获得多种独特的外观。
尽管业已就有限数量的实施方案对本发明进行了说明,通过该说明本领域技术人员可以理解多种改进和改变。希望所附权利要求书包括所有这样的改进和改变,就如同它们落入本发明的真正的构思和范围内。
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1.一种电子装置,包括:
具有第一表面的底座;
与所述底座连接并且大体上覆盖整个所述第一表面的大体上透明的可除去的面板;以及
可定位在所述可除去的面板和所述底座的第一表面之间的可更换的装饰性插入部件,以便通过所述大体上透明的部分可以看见所述装饰性插入部件的一部分。
2.如权利要求1所述的电子装置,其中,所述可更换的装饰性插入部件具有其上印制着装饰性图案的上表面,并且通过所述面板的大体上透明的部分可以看见所述装饰性图案。
3.如权利要求1所述的电子装置,其中,所述底座是便携式电话的底座部分。
4.如权利要求3所述的电子装置,其中,所述可更换的装饰性插入部件具有其上印制着装饰性图案的上表面,并且可以通过所述面板的大体上透明的部分看见所述装饰性图案。
5.如权利要求1所述的电子装置,其中:
所述底座是计算机的底座部分;和
所述可更换的装饰性插入部件位于所述可除去的面板和所述底座的第一表面之间,以便在将所述可除去的面板连接在所述底座上时,可以通过所述大体上透明的部分看见所述装饰性插入部件的一部分。
6.如权利要求5所述的电子装置,其中,所述可更换的装饰性插入部件具有其上印制着装饰性图案的上表面,并且通过所述面板的大体上透明的部分可以看见所述装饰性图案。
7.如权利要求1所述的电子装置,其中,所述底座是数字式游戏机的底座部分。
8.如权利要求7所述的电子装置,其中,所述可更换的装饰性插入部件具有其上印制着装饰性图案的上表面,并且通过所述面板的大体上透明的部分可以看见所述装饰性图案。
9.一种数字音频播放器,包括:
具有第一表面的底座;
与所述底座连接并且大体上覆盖整个所述第一表面的大体上透明的可除去的面板;以及
可定位在所述可除去的面板和所述底座的第一表面之间的可更换的装饰性插入部件,以便通过所述大体上透明的部分可以看见所述装饰性插入部件的一部分。
10.如权利要求9所述的数字音频播放器,其中,所述可更换的装饰性插入部件具有其上印制着装饰性图案的上表面,并且通过所述面板的大体上透明的部分可以看见所述装饰性图案。
11.如权利要求10所述的数字音频播放器,其中,所述第一表面包括电子显示器,并且可更换的装饰性插入部件包括显示口。
12.一种方法,包括:
生产具有底座的电子装置,所述底座具有被生产用于在其上接收装饰性插入部件的第一表面;
生产大体上透明的可除去的面板,以便与所述底座连接,并且大体上覆盖整个所述第一表面;
生产可定位在所述可除去的面板和所述底座的第一表面之间的可更换的装饰性插入部件;和
将所述插入部件定位在所述底座和面板之间,并且将所述面板与所述底座连接在一起。
13.如权利要求12所述的方法,其中,所述电子装置的生产包括生产数字音频播放器。
14.如权利要求12所述的方法,其中,所述电子装置的生产包括生产数字式游戏机。
15.如权利要求12所述的方法,其中,所述电子装置的生产包括生产便携式电话。
16.如权利要求12所述的方法,其中,所述电子装置的生产包括生产计算机。
17.一种电子装置,包括:
具有上表面的底座;
覆盖所述上表面的一部分的装饰性插入部件;和
与所述底座连接的面板,并且,所述面板覆盖所述底座的整个上表面,并且所述面板具有大体上透明的部分。
18.如权利要求17所述的电子装置,其中,所述面板大体上透明的。
19.如权利要求18所述的电子装置,其中,所述装饰性插入部件大体上覆盖所述整个上表面。
20.如权利要求18所述的电子装置,其中,所述底座是数字音频播放器的一部分。
21.如权利要求18所述的电子装置,其中,所述底座是便携式蜂窝电话的一部分。
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