Display protector attaching apparatus for smart device and the method having the same

Abstract

Provided areis both a display protector attaching apparatus for a smart device and an attaching method thereof. The display protector attaching apparatus for thea smart device of the present invention includes a base portion provided with a receiving grooverecess in which a smart device is received; a cover portion coupled to the base portion to cover at least a portion of the smart device received in the receiving grooverecess; and a lifting supporter detachably coupled to a couplerriser provided inon the base portion to support one sideend of a display protector to be attached to the smart device, in which when the lifting supporter is separated from the couplerriser, the display protector is detached fromadheres to the display of the smart device placed withby a liquid adhesive member to be attached topreviously placed onto the display.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This application claims the benefit of Korean Application No. 10-2017-0098792 filed on Aug. 4, 2017 with the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates to a display protector attaching apparatus for a smart device and an attaching method thereof, and more. More particularly, to a display protector attaching apparatus for a smart device and an attaching method thereof capable of easily and efficiently attaching a display protector to a display of a smart device using a liquid adhesivemember.

BACKGROUND ART

In recent years,Because smart devices (e.g., Mobile Phone/Tablet) are such high-priced products and have, industry has developed a structure that protects athe touch screen cover glass panel by applying a display unit, that is, a flat or 2.5D and 3D cover glasses on the front. Such aThe cover glass is fragile and has a high risk of being damaged or broken due to physical shock or falling.

When the cover glass is damaged or broken, the cost of repair can be about 30 to 40% of the smart device is required during repairing, and a lot of time of at least 2 hors to 2initial cost. Further, it may take days is taken for repairing or replacing the cover glass. AlsoIn the meantime, the display appearance iscan be quite poor and the surface ismay have sharp toedges. Ultimately, the damage will cause floating and malfunctioning of the device.

HoweverNonetheless, when the cover glass of thea smart device is damaged or broken, due to the high repairingrepair cost, the smart device isand potential long delay often used by abidingresults in a user accepting the above-mentioned inconveniences and risks, and a smallby continuing to use the device. Minor damage such as scratches isare often completely neglected.

Accordingly, improvementsan improvement that generalallows consumers canto easily attach a protective glass or protective film to the display of the smart device are required.

The above-described technical structure is a background technique for helping in understanding of the present invention, and does not refer to conventional techniques widely known in the art to which the present invention belongs.

PRIOR ART DOCUMENT

Patent Document

Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1252750 (Applicant: Dastec Co., Ltd.) (Date of Registration: Apr. 3, 2013)

DISCLOSURE

Technical Problem

The present invention has been made in an effort to provide a display protector attaching apparatus for a smart device and an attaching method capable of easily and efficiently attaching a display protector to a display of a smart device using a liquid adhesive member.

Technical SolutionSummary of the Invention

An exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides a display protector attaching apparatus for thea smart device including: a base portion provided withhaving a receiving grooverecess in which a smart device is received; a cover portion coupledwhich couples to the base portion to coverover the smart device received in the receiving grooverecess; and a lifting supporter detachably coupled to a couplerriser provided inon the base portion, the lifting supporter being configured to support one side of a display protector to be attached to the smart device. In use, in which when the lifting supporter is separated from the couplerriser, the display protector is detached from the display of the smart device placed with a liquid adhesive member to be attachedadheres to the display using a clear liquid adhesive previously placed on the display.

The base portion may includeincludes a base body provided with the receiving groove;having a recess and the coupler provideda riser positioned at one sideend of the base body and detachably coupled with thea lifting supporter.

A stepped groove on which the cover portion is seated may be provided on thean upper surface of the base body.

The cover portion may includeincludes a cover body detachably coupled to thean upper surface of the base body and provided withincludes an opening hole at the center; and an edge portion provided to protrude upwardly from theturned edge on the periphery of the opening hole, in which the. The edge portion may haveincludes a cutting portion guidinggap to allow one side of the lifting supporter coupled to the couplerriser to enter the opening hole.

The lifting supporter may includeincludes a lifting support body detachably coupled to the coupler; and a stopper provided in the lifting support body to restrict a moving distance of the lifting support body. The lifting supporter may further include a handle provided in the lifting support body.

The display protector attaching apparatus may further include an adhesive member injection portion which detachably coupledcouples to the base portion to injectfacilitate injection of the liquid adhesive member to the display of the smart device receivedwhile positioned in the receiving grooverecess.

Another exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides an attaching method of a display protector for a smart device including: seatingpositioning a smart device in a receiving grooverecess of a base portion provided with the receiving grooverecess; dropping aan amount of liquid adhesive member on a display of the smart device; supporting an end of the display protector above the device display with a removable lifting supporter coupled to a riser on the base portion; and attaching the display protector to the display by separating aremoving the lifting supporter detachably coupled to a coupler of the base portion to support one side of the display protector from the couplerto allow the display protector to cover the display of the device.

Advantageous Effects

According to the exemplary embodiments of the present invention, when a lifting supporter is separated from a coupler, the display protector is detached from the display for the smart device placed with a liquid adhesive member to be attached to the display, thereby easily and stably attaching the display protector.

DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically illustrating a display protector attaching apparatus for a smart device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating that a lifting supporter is separated in FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a state before a display protector is supported by the lifting supporter as a used state in Example.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a state where one side of the display protector is supported by the lifting supporter as a used state in Example.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating that the lifting supporter is separated in FIG. 5.

MODESDETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

In order to fully understand the present invention, operational advantages of the present invention and objects achieved by implementing the present invention, the prevent invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings which illustrateillustrating preferred embodiments of the present invention and the contents illustrated in the accompanying drawings. Hereinafter, preferred exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Like reference numerals illustrated in the respective drawings designate like members.

In the present exemplary embodiment, a smart device includes a smart phone or a tablet, and a display protector may include a protective glass or a protective film.

FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically illustrating a display protector attaching apparatus for a smart device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating that a lifting supporter is separated in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of FIG. 1.

As illustrated in the drawings, a display protector attaching apparatus 1 for a smart device according to the exemplary embodiment includes a base portion 100 provided with a receiving grooverecess 111 in which a smart device S is received, a cover portion200 coupled to the base portion 100, a lifting supporter 300 detachably coupled to a couplerriser 130 provided in the base portion 100 to support one side of a display protector P to be attached to the smart device S, and an adhesive member injection portion 400 detachably coupled to the base portion 100 to inject a liquid adhesive member to the display of the smart device S received in the receiving grooverecess 111.

The base portion 100 is provided as a place where the smart device S is stably received as illustrated in FIG. 4 and includes a base body 110 provided with the receiving grooverecess 111, a pair of embossed portions 120 spaced apart from an upper side of the base body 110, and a couplerriser 130 provided at one sideend of the base body 110 and provided as a detachably coupling place of the lifting supporter 300, as illustrated in FIG. 3.

As further illustrated in FIG. 3, the base body 110 of the base portion 100 may have a flat hexahedral shape elongated in a lateral direction and the receiving grooverecess 111 in which the smart device S is received may be provided in an area except for edges. In the exemplary embodiment, as illustrated in FIG. 3, aA stepped groove 112 and a coupling embossed portion 113 may be provided on the upper surface of the base body 110. In the exemplary embodiment, asAs illustrated in FIG. 1, a cover body 210may beis received in the stepped groove 112 and the cover body 210 provided with aaligned using coupling grooveholes 211may be coupled and fixedwhich couple to the coupling embossed portionportions 113.

As illustrated in FIG. 1, an end portionportions of a bushing 420 may be detachably fitted to thea pair of embossed portionslegs 120 of the base portion 100. In the exemplary embodiment, theThe pair of embossed portionslegs 120 may also be provided in a depressed shape depressedalternatively be extended downwardly offrom the bushing 420 and connect to the base body 110, instead of aan upwardly protruded shape illustrated in FIG. 3.

As illustrated in FIG. 3, the couplerriser 130 of the base portion 100 may be provided at one longitudinal edge of the base body 110 and may be provided asprovides a detachably coupling place offor the lifting supporter 300.

In the exemplary embodiment, asAs further illustrated in FIG. 3, the couplerriser 130 includes a coupling body 131 provided on the upper surface of the stepped groove 112 and with a cut central portion, andhaving a coupling groove 132provided at the cut central portion of the coupling body 131to allow sliding insertion of the lifting supporter 300.

In the exemplary embodiment, the lifting supporter 300 may be detachably fitted to the coupling groove 132.

The cover portion200is coupledcouples to the stepped groove 112 of the base body 110illustrated in FIG. 3 to cover an upper area of the base body 110. In the exemplary embodiment, as illustrated in FIG. 3, theThe cover portion200 includes a cover body 210 having a shape corresponding to the base body 110 and an opened central portion, an edge portion 220provided to protrudewhich protrudes upwardly from the opened central portion of the cover body 210 and provided as. The cover 200 also provides a moving path of afor the lifting support body 310.

As illustrated in FIG. 3, inpreviously stated, the cover body 210of the cover portion 200,includes a plurality of coupling holes 211, a couplerriser through hole 212, and a plurality of embossed through holes 213are provided. In the exemplary embodiment, theThe plurality of coupling holes 211is coupledcouple to the plurality of embossed through holes 213, the couplerriser 130 penetrates into the couplerriser through hole 212, and the plurality of embossed portions 120 penetrates into the plurality of embossed through holes 213, and as. As a result, the cover body 210 is supported to stably maintain the coupled position.

The lifting supporter 300is coupled toengages the couplerriser 130, as illustrated in FIG. 1, and supports one sideend of the display protector P so that the one sideend of the display protector P is lifted from the upper surface of the display of the smart device S as illustrated in FIG. 5.

In the exemplary embodiment, as illustrated inReferring to FIG. 2, the lifting supporter 300 includes a lifting support body 310 having a flat plate shape, of which the edge is fitted to the coupling groove 132, a stopper 320 provided at both edges of the lifting support body 310and restricting ato restrict the moving distance, that is, an insertion depth of the lifting support body 310 as illustrated in FIG. 1, and a handle 330 provided inat an end the lifting support body 310.

The adhesive member injection portion 400 serves to injectfacilitate injection of the liquid adhesive member intoonto the display of the smart device S received in the receiving grooverecess 111 of the base body 110. In the exemplary embodiment, the adhesive member injection portion 400 includes a container 410 and a bushing 420of which the. The container 410 is coupled to thean upper side of the bushing 420 and thea lower side of the bushing 420 is fitted to the pair of embossed portions 120attached to the cover body 210. In the container 410of the adhesive member injection portion 400, the liquid adhesive member, for example, awhich can be any known liquid adhesive by whichsuitable for attaching the display protector P is attached to the display of the smart device S may beis stored. In the exemplary embodimentPreferably, the container 410may beis screw-coupled to the bushing 420. The bushing 420 of the adhesive member injection portion 400 may be fitted to the pair of embossed portions 120, holes are. A hole provided at the center of the bushing 420, andallows the liquid adhesive member stored in the container 410mayto be dropped ononto the display through the holes of the bushing 420.

Meanwhile, althoughAlthough not illustrated, thean exemplary embodiment may further include a curing portion for curing the adhesive used to attach the display protector P attached to the display of the smart device S. In the exemplary embodiment, theThe curing portion may also cure the display protector P attached to the smart device S using knowninclude an ultraviolet rayslight or a known heating means.

With reference to FIG. 4is a diagram illustrating a state before, a display protector P is ready to be supported by the lifting supporter as a used state in Example,300 after application of the adhesive. As illustrated in FIG. 5is a diagram illustrating a state where one side of, the display protector P is now supported by the lifting supporter 300 as a used state in Example, andit is placed into the recess 111 to be mounted on the smart device S. FIG. 6is a diagram illustrating thatillustrates the lifting supporter is300 being separated in FIG. 5from groove 132 to allow the display protector P to adhere to the display of the smart device S.

Hereinafter, a used state in Example will be brieflyThe following is an example operation described with reference to FIGS. 4 to 6.

First, as illustrated in FIG. 4, after the smart device S is received in the base body 110, the lifting supporter 300 is coupled to the couplergroove 132 of the riser 130.

Next, the liquid adhesive member is dropped ononto the display of the smart device S using the adhesive member injection portion 400 illustrated in FIG. 1.

Next, the display protector P illustrated in FIG. 4 is attached to the display of the smart device S. In this case, one sideend of the display protector P is supported to be spaced apart from the upper surface of the display of the smart device S by the lifting support body 310 as illustrated in FIG. 5.

Finally, as illustrated in FIG. 6, when the lifting supporter 300 is separated from the couplergroove 132 of the riser 130, the display protector P may be attachedattaches to the display of the smart device S whileas the one sideend of the lifted display protector P is detached from the displaylifting supporter 300. In this case, since the liquid adhesive member on the upper surface of the display is moved to the upper surface of the display while spreading or flowingspreads or flows due to the detachment of the lifting supporter 300 of which one side is supported, thereby minimizing the bubbles generated while the liquid adhesive member contacts the display protector P may be minimized.

As described above, in the exemplary embodiment, when the lifting supporter is separated from the coupler, the display protector is detached from the display for the smart device placed with a liquid adhesive member to be attached to the display, thereby easily and stably attaching the display protector.

The present invention is not limited to the exemplary embodiments described herein, and it would be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications might be made without departing from the spirit and the scope of the present invention. Accordingly, it will be determined that the changed examples or modified examples are included in the appended claims of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF REFERENCE NUMERALS

• • 1: Display protector attaching apparatus for smart device
  • 100: Base portion
  • 110: Base body
  • 111: Receiving grooverecess
  • 112: Stepped groove
  • 113: Coupling embossed portion
  • 120: Embossed portion
  • 130: Couplerriser
  • 131: Coupling body
  • 132: Coupling groove
  • 200: Cover portion
  • 210: Cover body
  • 211: Coupling hole
  • 212: Couplerriser through hole
  • 213: Embossed through hole
  • 220: Edge portion
  • 230: Cutting portion
  • 300: Lifting supporter
  • 310: Lifting support body
  • 320: Stopper
  • 330: Handle
  • 400: Adhesive member injection portion
  • 410: Container
  • 420: Bushing
  • P: Display protector
  • S: Smart device

Claims

1. A display protector attaching apparatus for a smart device, comprising: a base portion provided with a receiving grooverecess in which a smart device is received;a cover portion coupled to the base portion to partially cover the smart device received in the receiving grooverecess; anda lifting supporter detachably coupled to a couplerriser provided inon the base portion to support one sideend of a display protector attached topositioned above the smart device while seated in the recess,wherein the lifting supporter is constructedconfigured to separatebe removed from the couplerriser to release the one end of the display protector when the display protector is detached from the display of the smart device placed with a liquid adhesive member to be attached tois placed onto the display of the smart device, andwherein the cover portion comprises: a cover body detachably coupled to the upper surface of the base portion wherein the cover body includes an opening hole at theat a center constructed, defined by an upwardly protruding edge and sized to receive the display protector; and,an edge portion provided to protrude upwardly from the edge of the opening hole,wherein the edge portion has a cutting portionhas a gap for guiding one sidean end of the lifting supporter coupled to the coupler to enterinto the opening hole.

2. The display protector attaching apparatus of claim 1, wherein the base portion includes a base body provided with the receiving grooverecess; andthe coupler provided atriser positioned proximate one sideend of the base body and detachably coupled with the lifting supporter.

3. The display protector attaching apparatus of claim 2, whereinfurther comprising a stepped groove on which the cover portion is seated is provided on thean upper surface of the base body and configured to seat the cover portion.

4. The display protector attaching apparatus of claim 1, wherein the lifting supporter includes a lifting support body detachably coupled to the coupler; anda stopper provided in the lifting support body to restrict a moving distanceinsertion of the lifting support bodyinto the opening.

5. The display protector attaching apparatus of claim 4, wherein the lifting supporter further includescomprises a handle provided in the lifting support body.

6. The display protector attaching apparatus of claim 1, further comprising: an adhesive member injection portion detachably coupled to the base portion to inject thea liquid adhesive member toonto the display of the smart device received in the receiving groovewhile positioned in the recess.

7. An attachingA method offor attaching a display protector forto a smart device, the method comprising the steps of: seating a smart device in a receiving grooverecess of a base portion provided with the receiving groove;placing a cover portion comprising a cover body on top of the base portion already having the smart device received therein, wherein the cover portion comprises an opening at a center and aligned with a display of the seated smart device, the opening being defined by an upwardly protruding edge and sized to receive a display protector;dropping a liquid adhesive member on aonto the display of the smart device; andpositioning a display protector within the opening such that one end is supported off the display of the smart device by a lifting supporter detachably coupled to a riser on the base portion; and attaching the display protector to the display by separating athe lifting supporter detachably coupled to a coupler of the base portion to support one side of the display protector from the coupler,from the riser to release the supported end of display protector wherein the cover body includes an opening hole at the center constructed to receive the display protector and an edge portion provided to protrude upwardly from the edge of the opening hole.