HOUSING OF PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME

• US 20130048519A1
• Filed: 09/28/2011
• Published: 02/28/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 08/29/2011
• 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: FIH (Hong Kong) Limited (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Shenzhen Futaihong Precision Industry Company Limited (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: LIAO, KAI-RONG
• Application Number:
  US13/247,028
• Publication Number:
  US 20130048519A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 206/320
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 1/00 Layered products having a non-planar shape
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 2307/412 Transparent
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 2307/75 Printability
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 2439/02 Open containers
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 2457/00 Electrical equipment
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 27/08 of synthetic resin
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 27/18 characterised by the use of special additives
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 27/302 comprising aromatic vinyl (co)polymers, e.g. styrenic (co)polymers
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 27/304 comprising vinyl halide (co)polymers, e.g. PVC, PVDC, PVF, PVDF
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 27/32 comprising polyolefins comprising vinyl (co)polymers or acrylic (co)polymers B32B27/30
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 27/34 comprising polyamides
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 27/36 comprising polyesters
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 27/365 comprising polycarbonates
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 27/40 comprising polyurethanes
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 3/30 characterised by a layer formed with recesses or projections, e.g. hollows, grooves, protuberances, ribs apertured layer B32B3/266; layer with cavities or internal voids B32B3/26

Abstract

A housing of portable electronic devices includes a first casing made of thermoplastic with additive mixed therein, a decoration layer made of metal, and a second casing made of transparent thermoplastic. The decoration layer is formed on the first casing. The second casing is attached on the first casing and covers the decoration layer.

Claims

1. A housing of portable electronic devices, comprising:

a first casing made of thermoplastic with additive mixed therein;

a decoration layer formed on the first casing, the decoration layer made of metal; and

a second casing attached on the first casing and covering the decoration layer, the second casing made of transparent thermoplastic.

2. The housing as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first casing includes an assembling surface, the assembling surface having a partially sunken portion forming at least one recessed decoration portion;

the decoration layer formed in the decoration portion to partially cover the first casing, and second casing attached on the assembling surface to cover the decoration layer and parts of the assembling surface that are not covered by the decoration layer.

3. The housing as claimed in claim 1, wherein the thermoplastic for making the first casing consists of at least one selected from polyvinyl chloride, polyethylene terephthalate, acrylonitrile butadiene styrene copolymer, polycarbonate, polyimide, liquid crystal polymer, polyether imide, poly phenylene sulfide, polystyrene, polypropylene, and glycol modified polyester.

4. The housing as claimed in claim 3, wherein the additive includes laser activated substances, the laser activated substances being insulating metallic oxides that are decomposed and generate metal when activated by laser.

5. The housing as claimed in claim 1, wherein the transparent thermoplastic for making the second casing consists of at least one selected from polyvinyl chloride, polypropylene, polystyrene, acrylonitrile butadiene styrene copolymer, Nylon, polycarbonate, polyethylene terephthalate, polyethylene, polyurethane, and polyfluortetraethylene.

6. The housing as claimed in claim 1, wherein a thickness of the second casing is about 0.6 mm-1.0 mm.

7. The housing as claimed in claim 6, wherein the thickness of the second casing is about 0.6 mm-0.75 mm.

8. A method for manufacturing a housing of portable electronic devices, comprising:

mixing laser activated substances with thermoplastic, the laser activated substances being insulating metallic oxides that when activated by laser decompose and generate metal;

forming a blank using the thermoplastic with the laser activated substances mixed therein;

engraving the blank using laser to form a decoration portion on the blank and activate the laser activated substances in the engraved part of the blank, such that the laser activated substances in the engraved part of the blank decompose and generate metal to form a metallic layer on the decoration portion, thereby forming a first casing;

forming a decoration layer made of metal on the metallic layer by electroplating or chemical plating; and

forming a transparent second casing on the first casing to cover the decoration layer.

9. The method as claimed in claim 8, wherein the thermoplastic for making the first casing consists of at least one selected from polyvinyl chloride, polyethylene terephthalate, acrylonitrile butadiene styrene copolymer, polycarbonate, polyimide, liquid crystal polymer, polyether imide, poly phenylene sulfide, polystyrene, polypropylene, and glycol modified polyester.

10. The method as claimed in claim 8, wherein the second casing is made of transparent thermoplastic.

11. The method as claimed in claim 10, wherein the transparent thermoplastic consists of at least one selected from polyvinyl chloride, polypropylene, polystyrene, acrylonitrile butadiene styrene copolymer, Nylon, polycarbonate, polyethylene terephthalate, polyethylene, polyurethane, and polyfluortetraethylene.

12. The method as claimed in claim 10, wherein the second casing is formed on the first casing by means of injection molding.