U.S. patent application number 15/815727 was filed with the patent office on 2018-03-15 for method of manufacturing glass cover.
This patent application is currently assigned to HTC Corporation. The applicant listed for this patent is HTC Corporation. Invention is credited to Wen-Hao Liu.
Application Number | 20180072614 15/815727 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 51350987 |
Filed Date | 2018-03-15 |
United States Patent
Application |
20180072614 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Liu; Wen-Hao |
March 15, 2018 |
METHOD OF MANUFACTURING GLASS COVER
Abstract
A method for manufacturing a glass cover is provided, which
includes following steps. A glass substrate is provided, wherein
the glass substrate has a front surface and a back surface opposite
to the front surface, and the front surface has a display region
and a non-display region adjacent to the display region. The
non-display region of the glass substrate is hazed. A glass cover
and an electronic device are also provided. The glass cover is
adapted to be disposed at an installation opening of a casing of
the electronic device. The glass cover includes a glass substrate.
The glass substrate has a front surface and a back surface opposite
to the front surface, and the front surface has a display region
and a non-display region adjacent to the display region, and the
non-display region is hazed.
Inventors: |
Liu; Wen-Hao; (Taoyuan
County, TW) |
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Applicant: |
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HTC Corporation |
Taoyuan City |
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TW |
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Assignee: |
HTC Corporation
Taoyuan City
TW
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Family ID: |
51350987 |
Appl. No.: |
15/815727 |
Filed: |
November 17, 2017 |
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Application
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13773605 |
Feb 21, 2013 |
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15815727 |
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Current U.S.
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1/1 |
Current CPC
Class: |
G06F 1/1637 20130101;
Y10T 428/24926 20150115; C03C 2204/08 20130101; G06F 1/1626
20130101; C03C 2218/365 20130101; Y10T 428/24355 20150115; Y10T
428/31 20150115; G06F 1/1656 20130101; C03C 15/00 20130101; B32B
2457/202 20130101; C03C 2218/34 20130101 |
International
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C03C 15/00 20060101
C03C015/00; G06F 1/16 20060101 G06F001/16 |
Claims
1. A method for manufacturing a glass cover, comprising: providing
a glass substrate, wherein the glass substrate has a front surface
and a back surface opposite to the front surface, and the front
surface has a display region and a non-display region adjacent to
the display region; and hazing the non-display region of the glass
substrate.
2. The method for manufacturing the glass cover as claimed in claim
1, wherein the step of hazing the non-display region of the glass
substrate comprises etching the non-display region of the glass
substrate.
3. The method for manufacturing the glass cover as claimed in claim
2, wherein the step of etching the non-display region of the glass
substrate comprises shielding the back surface and the display
region of the glass substrate; and etching the unshielded
non-display region of the glass substrate.
4. The method for manufacturing the glass cover as claimed in claim
3, wherein the step of shielding the back surface and the display
region of the glass substrate comprises printing ink on the back
surface and the display region.
5. The method for manufacturing the glass cover as claimed in claim
3, further comprising: polishing the non-display region of the
glass substrate after the step of etching the unshielded
non-display region of the glass substrate.
6. The method for manufacturing the glass cover as claimed in claim
1, wherein the step of hazing the non-display region of the glass
substrate comprises hazing the front surface of the glass
substrate, and the step of hazing the front surface of the glass
substrate comprises etching the front surface of the glass
substrate, and the step of etching the front surface of the glass
substrate comprises: shielding the back surface of the glass
substrate; and etching the unshielded front surface of the glass
substrate.
7. The method for manufacturing the glass cover as claimed in claim
1, wherein the step of hazing the non-display region of the glass
substrate comprises performing laser processing on the non-display
region of the glass substrate.
8. The method for manufacturing the glass cover as claimed in claim
1, wherein the step of hazing the non-display region of the glass
substrate comprises forming a hazed layer on the non-display region
of the glass substrate, wherein the hazed layer is not located on
the display region of the glass substrate.
9. The method for manufacturing the glass cover as claimed in claim
8, wherein the step of forming the hazed layer on the non-display
region of the glass substrate comprises: shielding the display
region of the glass substrate; and spraying a hazing material on
the front surface of the glass substrate, so as to form the hazed
layer on the unshielded non-display region of the glass
substrate.
10. The method for manufacturing the glass cover as claimed in
claim 1, further comprising: forming a patterned decoration layer
on the back surface of the glass substrate after the step of hazing
the non-display region of the glass substrate, wherein the
patterned decoration layer has a light transmissible opening, and
the light transmissible opening corresponds to the display
region.
11. The method for manufacturing the glass cover as claimed in
claim 1, further comprising: forming an anti-fingerprint layer on
the front surface of the glass substrate after the step of hazing
the non-display region of the glass substrate.
Description
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a divisional application of and claims
the priority benefit of U.S. application Ser. No. 13/773,605, filed
on Feb. 21, 2013, now allowed. The entirety of the above-mentioned
patent application is hereby incorporated by reference herein and
made a part of specification.
BACKGROUND
Technical Field
[0002] The application is related to a method for manufacturing a
glass cover.
Related Art
[0003] In recent years, along with quick development of technology
industry, electronic products such as mobile phones, tablet
computers and smart phones, etc. can be used by users to obtain
required information at anytime in daily life, and the electronic
products are developed to have features of convenience,
multifunction and elegant in appearance. Meanwhile, the electronic
products are also developed towards a trend of lightness, slimness,
shortness and smallness, so as to improve operability and
portability of the electronic products.
[0004] Some electronic products are simultaneously configured with
a touch panel and a display panel, or configured with an integrated
touch display panel to serve as an input and output interface to
facilitate the user viewing a display region to read information
and touching the display region to operate the electronic product.
In such type of the electronic product, a touch function of a part
of the electronic products covers the display region and keys in a
non-display region. In other words, the electronic product is
avoided to set mechanical keys in the non-display region to achieve
an elegant appearance, and the user may operate the display region
and the keys by touching a glass cover that covers the display
region and the non-display region. However, such type of the glass
cover is generally a bright surface, and when the user touches the
glass cover to perform an operation, the user is hard to
distinguish the display region and the keys through a sense of
touch.
SUMMARY
[0005] The application is directed to a method for manufacturing a
glass cover, by which a glass cover has a hazed appearance.
[0006] The application provides a method for manufacturing a glass
cover, which includes following steps. A glass substrate is
provided, wherein the glass substrate has a front surface and a
back surface opposite to the front surface, and the front surface
has a display region and a non-display region adjacent to the
display region. The non-display region of the glass substrate is
hazed.
[0007] According to the above descriptions, in the method for
manufacturing the glass cover of the application, by hazing the
non-display region of the glass substrate of the glass cover, the
glass cover has a hazed appearance. Moreover, since the non-display
region of the glass substrate is hazed, the display region and the
non-display region of the glass substrate have different sight and
touching effects. Therefore, the glass cover and the electronic
device applying the glass cover have the hazed appearance and have
better operation mode.
[0008] In order to make the aforementioned and other features and
advantages of the application comprehensible, several exemplary
embodiments accompanied with figures are described in detail
below.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0009] The accompanying drawings are included to provide a further
understanding of the application, and are incorporated in and
constitute a part of this specification. The drawings illustrate
embodiments of the application and, together with the description,
serve to explain the principles of the application.
[0010] FIG. 1 is a flowchart illustrating a method for
manufacturing a glass cover according to an embodiment of the
application.
[0011] FIGS. 2A-2D are cross-sectional view of a process of
manufacturing the glass cover of FIG. 1.
[0012] FIGS. 3A-3D are front view of a process of manufacturing the
glass cover of FIG. 1.
[0013] FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a method for hazing the
non-display region of the glass substrate of FIG. 1.
[0014] FIGS. 5A-5D are schematic diagrams illustrating a process of
hazing the non-display region of the glass substrate of FIG. 4.
[0015] FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of a glass cover according
to another embodiment of the application.
[0016] FIG. 7 is a front view of the glass cover of FIG. 6.
[0017] FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a method for hazing a
non-display region of a glass substrate according to still another
embodiment of the application.
[0018] FIGS. 9A-9C are schematic diagrams of a process of hazing
the non-display region of the glass substrate of FIG. 8.
[0019] FIG. 10 is a schematic of an electronic device using the
glass cover of FIG. 2D.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF DISCLOSED EMBODIMENTS
[0020] FIG. 1 is a flowchart illustrating a method for
manufacturing a glass cover according to an embodiment of the
application. Referring to FIG. 1, in the present embodiment, the
steps of the method for manufacturing the glass cover 100 is as
follows. In step S110, a glass substrate 110 is provided. In step
S120, a non-display region 118 of the glass substrate 110 is hazed.
In step S130, a patterned decoration layer 120 is formed on a back
surface 114 of the glass substrate 110. In step S140, an
anti-fingerprint layer 130 is formed on a front surface 112 of the
glass substrate 110.
[0021] FIGS. 2A-2D are cross-sectional view of a process of
manufacturing the glass cover of FIG. 1. FIGS. 3A-3D are front view
of a process of manufacturing the glass cover of FIG. 1. In the
present embodiment, the glass cover 100 is, for example, a glass
cover applied in an electronic device, though the type of the glass
cover is not limited by the application. The method for
manufacturing the glass cover 100 of the present embodiment is
described below with reference of FIGS. 2A-2D and FIGS. 3A-3D.
[0022] Referring to FIG. 1, FIG. 2A and FIG. 3A, in the step S110,
the glass substrate 110 is provided. In the present embodiment, the
glass substrate 110 has the front surface 112 and the back surface
114 opposite to the front surface 112, where the front surface 112
has a display region 116 and the non-display region 118 adjacent to
the display region 116. A pre-treatment process, for example, a
cutting, lapping or polishing process can be performed on the glass
substrate 110 to adjust a size, shape or surface smoothness of the
glass substrate 110 according to a requirement.
[0023] Referring to FIG. 1, FIG. 2B and FIG. 3B, in the step S120,
the non-display region 118 of the glass substrate 110 is hazed. In
the present embodiment, the step S120 is to etch the non-display
region 118 of the glass substrate 110, and the step of etching the
non-display region 118 of the glass substrate 110 is described
later. However, in other embodiments, the step of hazing the
non-display region of the glass substrate includes performing laser
processing on the non-display region 118 of the glass substrate 110
or forming a hazed layer (for example, through printing) on the
non-display region of the glass substrate, and the method for
hazing the non-display region of the glass substrate is not limited
by the application. Therefore, the non-display region 118 is hazed
by an uneven surface thereof. Moreover, after the non-display
region 118 of the glass substrate 110 is hazed, a polishing process
and a chemical hardening process can be performed on the glass
substrate 110 to trim edges of the glass substrate 110 and enhance
the strength of the glass substrate 110, though the application is
not limited thereto.
[0024] Referring to FIG. 1, FIG. 2C and FIG. 3C, in the step S130,
the patterned decoration layer 120 is formed on the back surface
114 of the glass substrate 110. In the present embodiment, the step
S130 is to print black ink on the back surface 114 of the glass
substrate 110, though the method of forming the patterned
decoration layer 120 and the type and color of the patterned
decoration layer 120 are not limited by the application. The
patterned decoration layer 120 has a light transmissible opening
122, and the light transmissible opening 122 corresponds to the
display region 116. Therefore, after the patterned decoration layer
120 is formed on the back surface 114 of the glass substrate 110,
the display region 116 of the glass substrate 110 maintains a light
transmissible state, and the non-display region 118 is hazed and
can display a color and pattern of the patterned decoration layer
120 on the back surface 114 of the glass substrate 110 through
light transmissibility of the glass substrate 110.
[0025] Referring to FIG. 1, FIG. 2D and FIG. 3D, in the step S140,
the anti-fingerprint layer 130 is formed on the front surface 112
of the glass substrate 110. In the present embodiment, the step
S140 is, for example, to coat an anti-fingerprint coating on the
front surface 112 of the glass substrate 110, though the method of
forming the anti-fingerprint layer 130 and the type of the
anti-fingerprint layer 130 are not limited by the application.
Therefore, when the user uses the glass cover 100, the
anti-fingerprint layer 130 can prevent fingerprints of the user or
dirt from remaining on the glass substrate 110.
[0026] Therefore, according to the method for manufacturing the
glass cover 100 of the application, the non-display region 118 of
the glass substrate 110 of the glass cover 100 is hazed to achieve
a hazed appearance of the glass cover 100. Moreover, since the
non-display region 118 of the glass substrate 110 is hazed, the
display region 116 and the non-display region 118 of the glass
substrate 110 may have different visual and touching effects.
[0027] FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a method for hazing the
non-display region of the glass substrate of FIG. 1. Referring to
FIG. 1 and FIG. 4, in the present embodiment, the step of hazing
the non-display region 118 of the glass substrate 110 (the step
S120) includes etching the non-display region 118 of the glass
substrate 110, and the step of etching the non-display region 118
of the glass substrate 110 includes following steps. In step S122,
the back surface 114 and the display region 116 of the glass
substrate 110 are shielded. In step S124, the unshielded
non-display region 118 of the glass substrate 110 is etched. In
step S126, the non-display region 118 of the glass substrate 110 is
polished. In step S128, the shielding of the back surface 114 and
the display region 116 of the glass substrate 110 is removed.
[0028] FIGS. 5A-5D are schematic diagrams illustrating a process of
hazing the non-display region of the glass substrate of FIG. 4. In
order to clearly deliver the process of hazing the non-display
region 118 of the glass substrate 110, FIGS. 5A-5D simultaneously
illustrate the front surface 112 and the back surface 114 of the
glass substrate 110. The process of hazing the non-display region
118 of the glass substrate 110 of the present embodiment is
described in detail below with reference of FIG. 4 and FIGS.
5A-5D.
[0029] Referring to FIG. 4 and FIG. 5A, first, in the step S122,
the back surface 114 and the display region 116 of the glass
substrate 110 are shielded. In the present embodiment, after the
step of providing the glass substrate 110 (the step S110), the back
surface 114 and the display region 116 of the glass substrate 110
are shielded (the step S122), and the step S122 is, for example, to
print ink on the back surface 114 and the display region 116,
though the method of shielding the back surface 114 and the display
region 116 of the glass substrate 110 is not limited by the
application.
[0030] Referring to FIG. 4 and FIG. 5B, in the step S124, the
unshielded non-display region 118 of the glass substrate 110 is
etched. In the present embodiment, the step S124 is to immerse the
glass substrate 110 in an etching fluid. In case that the back
surface 114 and the display region 116 of the glass substrate 110
are shielded, by immersing the glass substrate 110 into the etching
fluid, the etching fluid can etch the unshielded non-display region
118 without etching the shielded back surface 114 and the display
region 116. Moreover, in other embodiments, the step S124 is to
spray the etching fluid on the glass substrate 110 to etch the
unshielded non-display region 118 without etching the shielded back
surface 114 and the display region 116. The method of etching the
glass substrate 110 is not limited by the application. After the
step S124 is completed, the non-display region 118 of the glass
substrate 110 is etched to be uneven for hazing.
[0031] Referring to FIG. 4 and FIG. 5C, in the step S126, the
non-display region 118 of the glass substrate 110 is polished. In
the present embodiment, the step S126 is to flush the glass
substrate 110 by polishing agent, though the method of polishing
the glass substrate 110 is not limited by the application. In case
that the back surface 114 and the display region 116 of the glass
substrate 110 are shielded, by flushing the glass substrate 110 by
the polishing agent, the polishing agent can polish the unshielded
and hazed non-display region 118 without influencing the shielded
back surface 114 and the shielded display region 116. In this way,
a hazing degree of the non-display region 118 can be adjusted.
However, after the non-display region 118 is hazed after etching,
polishing of the non-display region 118 can be omitted, which is
not limited by the application.
[0032] Referring to FIG. 4 and FIG. 5D, finally, in the step S128,
the shielding of the back surface 114 and the display region 116 of
the glass substrate 110 is removed. In the present embodiment,
since the back surface 114 and the display region 116 of the glass
substrate 110 are coated by ink for shielding, the step S128 is to
remove the ink on the back surface 114 and the display region 116
of the glass substrate 110. After the shielding on the back surface
114 and the display region 116 of the glass substrate 110 is
removed, the back surface 114 and the display region 116 are
recovered to the light transmissible state, and the non-display
region 118 is hazed.
[0033] Therefore, in the step S120 of the present embodiment, by
etching the non-display region 118 of the glass substrate 110, the
non-display region 118 can be hazed as that shown in FIG. 2B, FIG.
3B and FIG. 5D. After the step of hazing the non-display region 118
of the glass substrate 110, the edge of the glass substrate 110 can
be trimmed through the aforementioned polishing process and the
strength of the glass substrate 110 can be enhanced through the
aforementioned chemical hardening process, and then the steps S130
and S140 are performed to complete the glass cover 100.
[0034] On the other hand, in the other embodiments, the step of
hazing the non-display region 118 of the glass substrate 110 in the
step S120 includes performing laser processing on the non-display
region 118 of the glass substrate 110. In the present embodiment,
since the laser technique can be selectively applied to a specific
region (for example, the non-display region 118 of the present
embodiment), the glass substrate 110 is unnecessary to be shielded
in advance, and the laser processing can be directly performed on
the non-display region 118 to haze the non-display region 118.
After the step of performing laser processing on the non-display
region 118 of the glass substrate 110, the edge of the glass
substrate 110 can be trimmed through the aforementioned polishing
process and the strength of the glass substrate 110 can be enhanced
through the aforementioned chemical hardening process, and then the
steps S130 and S140 are performed to complete the glass cover
100.
[0035] FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of a glass cover according
to another embodiment of the application. FIG. 7 is a front view of
the glass cover of FIG. 6. Referring to FIG. 6 and FIG. 7, in the
other embodiment of the application, the step of hazing the
non-display region 118 of the glass substrate 110 in step S120
further includes hazing the front surface 212 of the glass
substrate 210, wherein the step of etching the non-display region
118 of the glass substrate 110 further includes etching the front
surface 212 of the glass substrate 210, and the step of etching the
front surface 212 of the glass substrate 210 is similar to the
aforementioned step of etching the non-display region 118 of the
glass substrate 110.
[0036] In detail, the step of etching the front surface 212 of the
glass substrate 210 includes shielding the back surface 214 of the
glass substrate 210 and etching the unshielded front surface 212 of
the glass substrate 210, wherein the step of shielding the back
surface 214 of the glass substrate 210 includes printing ink on the
back surface 214 of the glass substrate 210, and the step of
etching the unshielded front surface 212 of the glass substrate 210
includes immersing the glass substrate 210 into etching fluid, such
that the etching fluid etches the unshielded front surface 212
without etching the shielded back surface 214, though the
application is not limited thereto.
[0037] Therefore, the display region 216 and the non-display region
218 on the front surface 212 of the glass substrate 210 are all
uneven and hazed. After the front surface 212 of the glass
substrate 210 is etched for hazing, the glass substrate 210 can be
polished to adjust a hazing degree of the front surface 212, and
the shielding of the back surface 214 is removed to recover the
light transmissible state thereof, while the front surface 212 is
hazed.
[0038] FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a method for hazing a
non-display region of a glass substrate according to still another
embodiment of the application. Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 8, in
still another embodiment of the application, the step S120 includes
forming a hazed layer 310a (shown in FIG. 9B) on a non-display
region 318 of a glass substrate 310, where the hazed layer 310a is
not located on a display region 316 of the glass substrate 310. The
step of forming the hazed layer 310a on the non-display region 318
of the glass substrate 310 includes following steps. In step S122a,
the display region 316 of the glass substrate 310 is shielded. In
step S124a, a hazing material is sprayed on the front surface 312
of the glass substrate 310. In step S126a, the shielding of the
display region 316 of the glass substrate 310 is removed.
[0039] FIGS. 9A-9C are schematic diagrams of a process of hazing
the non-display region of the glass substrate of FIG. 8. The
process of hazing the non-display region 318 of the glass substrate
310 is described below with reference of FIG. 8 and FIGS.
9A-9C.
[0040] Referring to FIG. 8 and FIG. 9A, first, in the step S122a,
the display region 316 of the glass substrate 310 is shielded. In
the present embodiment, after the step of providing the glass
substrate 310 (the step S110), the display region 316 of the glass
substrate 310 is shielded, and in the present embodiment, the step
S122a includes adhering a shielding film to the display region 316,
though the method of shielding the display region 316 of the glass
substrate 310 is not limited thereto.
[0041] Referring to FIG. 8 and FIG. 9B, in the step S124a, the
hazing material is sprayed on the front surface 312 of the glass
substrate 310. In the present embodiment, the step S124a includes
electroplating the hazing material on the front surface 312 of the
glass substrate 310, or printing the hazing material on the front
surface 312 of the glass substrate 310, so as to form the hazed
layer 310a on the unshielded non-display region 318 of the glass
substrate 310. In case that the display region 316 of the glass
substrate 310 is shielded, by spraying the hazing material on the
front surface 312 of the glass substrate 310, a part of the hazing
material is sprayed on the unshielded non-display region 318 to
form the hazed layer 310a, and the other part of the hazing
material is sprayed on the shielding film and does not form the
hazed layer 310a on the display region 316. Moreover, since the
hazing material is not sprayed on the back surface 314 of the glass
substrate 310, the back surface 314 is not shielded. Therefore, the
non-display region 318 of the glass substrate 310 is hazed through
the hazed layer 310a.
[0042] Referring to FIG. 8 and FIG. 9C, in the step S126a, the
shielding of the display region 316 of the glass substrate 310 is
removed. In the present embodiment, the step S126a includes
removing the shielding film on the display region 316 of the glass
substrate 310. After removing the shielding of the display region
316 of the glass substrate 310, the display region 316 is recovered
to the light transmissible state, and the non-display region 318 is
hazed through the hazed layer 310a. Therefore, in the step of
hazing the non-display region 318 of the glass substrate 310 (the
step S120), the hazed layer 310a is formed on the non-display
region 318 of the glass substrate 310 to haze the non-display
region 318 as that shown in FIG. 9C. After the step of hazing the
non-display region 318 of the glass substrate 310, the edge of the
glass substrate 310 can be trimmed through the aforementioned
polishing process and the strength of the glass substrate 310 can
be enhanced through the aforementioned chemical hardening process,
and then the steps S130 and S140 are performed to complete the
glass cover 100.
[0043] FIG. 10 is a schematic of an electronic device using the
glass cover of FIG. 2D. Referring to FIG. 2D, FIG. 3D, FIG. 5D and
FIG. 10, in the present embodiment, after the glass cover 100 is
manufactured according to the aforementioned method, the glass
cover 100 can be applied in an electronic device 50. The electronic
device 50 is, for example, a smart phone, though the type of the
electronic device 50 is not limited by the application.
[0044] In the present embodiment, an electronic device 50 includes
a casing 52, a display panel 54 and the glass cover 100. The casing
52 has an installation opening 52a. The glass cover 100 is disposed
at the installation opening 52a. The glass cover 100 includes the
glass substrate 110, the patterned decoration layer 120 and the
anti-fingerprint layer 130. The glass substrate 110 has the front
surface 112 and the back surface 114 opposite to the front surface
112, the front surface 112 has the display region 116 and the
non-display region 118 adjacent to the display region 116, and the
non-display region 118 is hazed through unevenness, as that shown
in FIG. 5D.
[0045] In detail, the non-display region 118 is hazed through
unevenness based on the aforementioned method, and light
transmittance of the non-display region 118 is lower, and a haze
and a surface roughness of the non-display region 118 are higher
compared with that of the display region 116. Further, when the
glass substrate 110 is still not hazed, the light transmittance of
the glass substrate 110 is about 93.6% (and values measured through
different test equipment are slightly different), the haze is
0.07%, and the surface roughness (a centreline average roughness
Ra) is 0.0077 .mu.m.
[0046] Therefore, after the non-display region 118 is hazed through
unevenness based on the aforementioned method, the display region
116 that is not hazed maintains the light transmittance, the haze
and the surface roughness of the original glass substrate 110, and
the light transmittance of the hazed non-display region 118 is
lower than that of the display region 116, and the haze and the
surface roughness of the non-display region 118 are higher than
that of the display region 116. In other words, the light
transmittance of the hazed non-display region 118 is lower than
93.6%, the haze of the non-display region 118 is higher than 0.07%,
and the surface roughness of the non-display region 118 is higher
than 0.0077 .mu.m. However, in other embodiments, the haze of the
hazed non-display region is higher than 10%, and the surface
roughness thereof is higher than 2 .mu.m to achieve a better hazing
effect, though the application is not limited thereto.
[0047] In the present embodiment, the patterned decoration layer
120 is located on the back surface 114 of the glass substrate 110,
and the patterned decoration layer 120 has a light transmissible
opening 122, where the light transmissible opening 122 corresponds
to the display region 116. The patterned decoration layer 120 is,
for example, black ink, though the type and color of the patterned
decoration layer 120 are not limited by the application. The
anti-fingerprint layer 130 is located on the front surface 112 of
the glass substrate 110, as that shown in FIG. 2D and FIG. 3D.
[0048] When the glass cover 100 is disposed at the installation
opening 52a, the front surface 112 of the glass cover 100 faces to
external of the casing 52, and the back surface 114 thereof faces
to internal of the casing 52. The display panel 54 is disposed in
the casing 52 faces to the back surface 114 of the glass substrate
110, where an optical image generated by the display panel 54 is
projected to the external through the light transmissible opening
122 and the display region 116, and the patterned decoration layer
120 shields an internal circuit within the casing 52 to avoid the
user viewing the internal circuit within the casing 52 through the
light transmissible glass cover 100 from the external of the casing
52.
[0049] Moreover, the non-display region 118 of the glass substrate
110 of the glass cover 100 is hazed through unevenness. Therefore,
when the user touches the glass cover 100 through a finger to
operate the electronic device 50, the user can distinguish the
display region 116 and the non-display region 118 through senses of
sight and touch, and the anti-fingerprint layer 130 can prevent
fingerprints of the user or dirt from remaining on the glass
substrate 110. Therefore, the electronic device 50 has a better
operation mode. Moreover, a region of an appearance surface 52b of
the casing 52 adjacent to the non-display region 118 is hazed, such
that the electronic device 50 has a better decoration.
[0050] In summary, in the method for manufacturing the glass cover
of the application, by hazing the non-display region of the glass
substrate of the glass cover, the glass cover has a hazed
appearance. Moreover, since the non-display region of the glass
substrate is hazed, the display region and the non-display region
of the glass substrate have different sight and touching effects,
such that the user can distinguish the display region and the
non-display region through senses of sight and touch. Therefore,
the glass cover and the electronic device applying the glass cover
have the hazed appearance and have better operation mode.
[0051] It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various
modifications and variations can be made to the structure of the
application without departing from the scope or spirit of the
application. In view of the foregoing, it is intended that the
application cover modifications and variations of this application
provided they fall within the scope of the following claims and
their equivalents.
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