INSERT-MOLDED COVER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME

• US 20090278282A1
• Filed: 08/07/2008
• Published: 11/12/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 05/09/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: LEE, HAN-MING, CHOU, HSIANG-SHENG, HUNG, CHIH-CHIEN, CHANG, CHING-HSIEN
• Application Number:
  US12/187,394
• Publication Number:
  US 20090278282A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 264/272.110
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/084 Pivotable antennas
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/2266 disposed inside the computer
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/40 Radiating elements coated with or embedded in protective material
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0252 by means of a snap-on mechanism
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49016 Antenna or wave energy "plumbing" making

Abstract

The present invention relates to an insert-molded cover (10) for electronic devices. The insert-molded cover includes a metallic body (11) and a plastic antenna lid (12) integrally formed with the metallic body. The metallic body includes a joining area (13) on an edge of the metallic body, the plastic antenna lid includes at least two portions (12a, 12b) formed in the joining area correspondingly. The present invention also relates to a method for manufacturing an insert-molded cover for electronic devices.

Claims

1. An insert-molded cover, used for electronic devices, the insert-molded cover comprising:

a metallic body including a joining area on an edge of the metallic body; and

a plastic antenna lid integrally formed with the metallic body, the plastic antenna lid including at least two portions formed in the joining area respectively.

2. The insert-molded cover as claimed in claim 1, wherein the metallic body is a rectangular plate made of a material selected from the group consisting of magnesium alloy, aluminum alloy and titanium alloy.

3. The insert-molded cover as claimed in claim 1, wherein the metallic body comprises at least one partition portion disposed in the joining area for separating the joining area into at least two separate areas, and each of the at least two portions of the plastic antenna lid is formed in one of the at least two separate areas respectively.

4. The insert-molded cover as claimed in claim 3, wherein each of the at least one partition portions completely protrudes through the plastic antenna lid, thus each of the at least two portions of the plastic antenna lid is separate.

5. The insert-molded cover as claimed in claim 3, wherein each of the at least one partition portion is partially embedded into the plastic antenna lid, thus the at least two portions of the plastic antenna lid are partially connected.

6. The insert-molded cover as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least one notch is defined in the plastic antenna lid thereby separating the plastic antenna lid into the at least two separate portions.

7. The insert-molded cover as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of the at least two portions of the plastic antenna lid is separated by at least one V-shaped cut, each of the at least one V-shaped cut only partially extends into the plastic antenna lid, thus the at least two portions of the plastic antenna lid are partially connected.

8. The insert-molded cover as claimed in claim 1, wherein the plastic antenna lid is formed around a periphery of the metallic body, and the plastic antenna lid is separated by two notches, the two notches completely extend through two sides of the plastic antenna lid, thus each of the at least two portions of the plastic antenna lid is separate.

9. The insert-molded cover as claimed in claim 2, wherein the metallic body comprises a plurality of latching portions disposed on the edge of the metallic body, the plastic antenna lid is latched with the latching portions for firmly joining with the metallic body.

10. The insert-molded cover as claimed in claim 1, wherein the material of the plastic antenna lid is selected from the group consisting of liquid crystal polymer, polyphenylene sulphide or polybutylene terephthalate and their combination.

12. The method for manufacturing an insert-molded cover as claimed in claim 11, wherein the metallic body is manufactured by casting, forging, or extrusion molding methods.

11. A method for manufacturing an insert-molded cover for electronic devices, comprising:

manufacturing a metallic body, the metallic body including a joining area on an edge of the metallic body; and

molding a plastic antenna lid on the metallic body by insert molding, the plastic antenna lid including at least two portions formed in the joining area respectively.

13. The method for manufacturing an insert-molded cover as claimed in claim 11, wherein the metallic body comprises a partition portion disposed in the middle of the joining area for separating the joining area into two separate portions, a first joining area and a second joining area;

when molding the plastic antenna lid, the first and second joining areas are filled with the melted plastic correspondingly, thus forming the at least two portions of the plastic antenna lid.

14. The method for manufacturing an insert-molded cover as claimed in claim 13, wherein the partition portion is formed by a computerized numerical control equipment.

15. The method for manufacturing an insert-molded cover as claimed in claim 13, wherein the partition portion is integrally formed with the metallic body by casting.

16. The method for manufacturing an insert-molded cover as claimed in claim 11, wherein the metallic body is placed into an injection mold as an insert member, the injection mold includes a block portion formed on a middle of an inner-surface of the injection mold;

when molding the plastic antenna lid, the melted plastic is injected into the cavity of the injection mold from two sides of the block portion respectively, thus forming the at least two portions of the plastic antenna lid.

17. The method for manufacturing an insert-molded cover as claimed in claim 11, wherein the metallic body is placed into an injection mold as an insert member, the injection mold has a cutting mechanism disposed on an injection mold, a melted plastic is injected into the cavity of the injection mold;

after the melted plastic is semi-solidified, the melted plastic is cut to form a notch in a middle portion via the cutting mechanism, thus forming the at least two portions of the plastic antenna lid.