SHELL OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE

• US 20090011259A1
• Filed: 11/29/2007
• Published: 01/08/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 07/04/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: FIH (Hong Kong) Limited (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Shenzhen Futaihong Precision Industry Company Limited (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Shenzhen Futaihong Precision Industry Company Limited (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Sutech Trading Limited (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: LU, YOU-XUN, HANSEN, KEN-HOLM, HSU, CHE-YUAN
• Application Number:
  US11/947,089
• Publication Number:
  US 20090011259A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 428/457
• CPC Class Codes: C09D 5/26 Thermosensitive paints
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0283 for providing a decorative aspect, e.g. customization of casings, exchangeable faceplate
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 5/02 Details
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 5/0243 for decorative purposes
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/31678 Of metal

Abstract

A shell (100) of an electronic device is provided. The shell includes a base body (10) and a color-changing layer (20). The color-changing layer is formed on a surface of the base body and configured to change its color thereof according to changes of temperature thereof.

Claims

1. A shell of an electronic device, comprising:

a base body; and

a color-changing layer formed on a surface of the base body and configured to change the color thereof according to changes of temperature thereof.

2. The shell of an electronic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the color-changing layer comprises a compound of reversible thermosensitive color-changing materials, cohesive agents, solidified agents, and coupling agents.

3. The shell of an electronic device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the reversible thermosensitive color-changing material can be one of organic material and liquid crystalline polymer material.

4. The shell of an electronic device as claimed in claim 3, wherein the compound can change its color in a temperature range from 0°

C. to 39°

C.

5. The shell of an electronic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the color-changing layer comprises reversible thermosensitive color-changing oil.

6. The shell of an electronic device as claimed in claim 5, wherein the reversible thermosensitive color-changing oil can change its color in a temperature range from 0°

C. to 39°

C.

7. The shell of an electronic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the base body is made of plastic material or metallic material.

8. The shell of an electronic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the base body is electroplated with metallic material.

9. The shell of an electronic device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a protective layer formed on a surface of the color-changing layer.

10. The shell of an electronic device as claimed in claim 9, wherein the protective layer is colorless and transparent resin film.