Offset Control for Assemblying an Electronic Device Housing
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1. A method for assembling a device housing of an electronic device, said method comprising:
- providing an outer glass member for the device housing;
providing a protective side structural member having a receptive plane that is to receive the outer glass member;
applying a liquid adhesive to a portion of the outer glass member and/or a portion of the protective side structural member;
positioning the outer glass member adjacent to the receptive plane of the protective side structural member;
applying a first force to push the outer glass member against a planar reference surface;
applying a second force to push the protective side structural member against the planar reference surface, wherein the second force is independently applied from the first force;
curing the liquid adhesive into a solid bonding material that bonds together the outer glass member and the protective side structural member, thereby assembling the outer glass member with the protective side structural member; and
subsequently removing the first force and the second force.
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Abstract
Housings for electronic devices are disclosed. According to one aspect, adjoining surfaces of electronic device housings can be mounted or arranged such that adjoining surfaces are flush to a high degree of precision. The electronic devices can be portable and in some cases handheld.
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1. A method for assembling a device housing of an electronic device, said method comprising:
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providing an outer glass member for the device housing; providing a protective side structural member having a receptive plane that is to receive the outer glass member; applying a liquid adhesive to a portion of the outer glass member and/or a portion of the protective side structural member; positioning the outer glass member adjacent to the receptive plane of the protective side structural member; applying a first force to push the outer glass member against a planar reference surface; applying a second force to push the protective side structural member against the planar reference surface, wherein the second force is independently applied from the first force; curing the liquid adhesive into a solid bonding material that bonds together the outer glass member and the protective side structural member, thereby assembling the outer glass member with the protective side structural member; and subsequently removing the first force and the second force. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for assembling a device housing of an electronic device, said method comprising:
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providing an outer housing member for the device housing; providing a protective side structural member; applying a first force to push the outer housing member against a planar reference surface; applying a second force to push the protective side structural member against the planar reference surface, wherein the second force is independently applied from the first force; securing together the outer housing member and the protective side structural member, thereby assembling a portion of the device housing including at least the outer housing member with the protective side structural member; and subsequently removing the assembled portion of the device housing from the planar reference surface. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An electronic device enclosure, comprising:
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an outer periphery member defining a side surface for the electronic device enclosure; an internal structure secured to an inner surface of the outer periphery member, the internal structure offset from front and back planar boundaries of the outer periphery member; and a front cover assembly placed and secured adjacent the front planar boundary of the outer peripheral boundary, thereby providing a front surface for the electronic device enclosure, the front cover assembly including a front cover member and a protective side member, the protective side member being provided against and around the sides of the front cover member. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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