METAL COVER FOR PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE

• US 20090205983A1
• Filed: 05/07/2008
• Published: 08/20/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 02/19/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications USA Incorporated (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications USA Incorporated (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Estlander, Peter
• Application Number:
  US12/116,328
• Publication Number:
  US 20090205983A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 206/305
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0252 by means of a snap-on mechanism

Abstract

A casing for a portable electronic device, comprising at least a first and a second cover member and a frame unit. The first and second cover member may be attached to the frame unit and the second cover member may enclose a part of the frame unit, wherein the casing enclose the portable electronic device and is self supporting when the first and second cover member and the frame unit are assembled.

Claims

1. A casing for a portable electronic device, comprising at least a first and a second cover member and a frame unit, wherein said first and second cover member are adapted to being attached to said frame unit and said second cover member is further adapted to enclose a part of said frame unit, wherein said casing is adapted to enclose said portable electronic device and to be self supporting when said first and second cover member and said frame unit are assembled.

2. The casing according to claim 1, wherein said portable electronic device comprises at least two face portions, two long side portions and two short side portions and said first and second cover members are adapted to cover said face portions and part of said two long side portions and said frame unit is adapted to cover said long and short side portions.

3. The casing according to claim 1, wherein said cover members are U-shaped and comprises one face portion and two side portions, wherein said side portions of said first cover member is attached to said frame unit and said side portions of said second cover member is adapted to embrace and attach onto said frame unit.

4. The casing according to claim 1, wherein said second cover member is adapted to embrace said frame unit completely.

5. The casing according to claim 1, wherein second cover member is supported by said frame unit.

6. The casing according to claim 5, wherein the upper edge of said frame unit is abut against said second cover member for supporting said cover member.

7. The casing according to claim 1, wherein said first cover member is insert molded onto said frame unit.

8. The casing according to claim 1, wherein said second cover member is attached onto said frame unit by a snapping mechanism.

9. The casing according to claim 1, wherein said frame unit comprises means for guiding said second cover member when embracing said frame unit.

10. The casing according to claim 9, wherein said means for guiding is at least one projection attached on the outside part of said frame unit.

11. The casing according to claim 10, wherein said at least one projection is wedge-shaped.

12. The casing according to claim 1, wherein part of electronics of said portable electronic device is attached to said frame unit.

13. The casing according to claim 1, wherein part of electronics of said portable electronic device is attached to said first cover member.

14. The casing according to claim 1, wherein part of electronics of said portable electronic device is attached to said second cover member.

15. The casing according to claim 1, wherein said casing is manufactured by 2D forming a sheet metal blank.

16. The casing according to claim 1, wherein said cover members are manufactured by metal sheet steel.

17. The casing according to claim 1, wherein said cover members are manufactured by cold rolled stainless sheet steel.

18. The casing according to claim 1, wherein said frame unit is manufactured by plastic.

19. The casing according to claim 1, wherein keys are integrated in one of said first and second cover members.

20. The casing according to claim 11, wherein said keys are integrated in one of said first and second cover members by reducing sheet thickness in a key area of one of said first and second cover members.

21. The casing according to claim 1, wherein said first cover member is the back cover of said casing and said second cover member is the front cover of said casing.

22. The casing according to claim 1, wherein said first cover member is the front cover of said casing and said second cover member is the back cover of said casing.

23. A portable terminal comprising a terminal core, the terminal further comprising a casing according to claim 1 for covering said terminal core.