Connection structure with a workpiece and an object

• US 7,846,538 B2
• Filed: 11/14/2006
• Issued: 12/07/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 08/18/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Liu, Tsun-Wu, Liu, Li-Yen, Chen, Hun-Jen, Fan, Hsiu-Yu
• Primary Examiner(s): Heinrich, Samuel M
• Application Number:
  US11/559,884
• Publication Number:
  US 20080041101A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,484 Days
• Field of Search: 63/26, 219/121.68, 219/121.69, 428/295.1, 428/209, 428/542.2, 428/614, 156/256, 156/272.8, 156/298
• US Class Current: 428/195.1
• CPC Class Codes: A44C 27/00 Making jewellery or other personal adornments
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 156/1062 Prior to assembly
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 156/109 Embedding of laminae within face of additional laminae
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/24802 Discontinuous or differential coating, impregnation or bond [e.g., artwork, printing, retouched photograph, etc.]
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/24917 including metal layer

Abstract

A connection structure includes a workpiece, and a coating layer disposed above the workpiece. A groove is formed on a surface of the coating layer. The connection structure further includes an object installed inside the groove and adhered to the workpiece.

Claims

1. A connection structure comprising:

a workpiece;

a coating layer disposed above the workpiece, a groove being formed on a surface of the coating layer;

adhesive applied inside the groove; and

an object wedged inside the groove and adhered above the adhesive;

wherein the groove contains the run-off adhesive so as to prevent the adhesive from contacting the surface of the coating layer when the object is adhered inside the groove via the adhesive.

2. The connection structure of claim 1 wherein the workpiece is a casing of a notebook computer.

3. The connection structure of claim 1 wherein the workpiece is made of metal material.

4. The connection structure of claim 1 wherein the groove of the coating layer is formed by laser engraving technique.

5. The connection structure of claim 1 wherein the object is installed inside the groove of the coating layer by surface mounting technique.

6. The connection structure of claim 1 wherein the object is a pebble.

7. The connection structure of claim 1 wherein the object is a jewel.

8. A connection structure comprising:

a workpiece, a groove being formed on a surface of the workpiece;

adhesive applied inside the groove; and

an object wedged inside the groove of the workpiece and adhered above the adhesive;

wherein the groove contains the run-off adhesive so as to prevent the adhesive from contacting the surface of the workpiece when the object is adhered inside the groove via the adhesive.

9. The connection structure of claim 8 wherein the workpiece is a casing of a notebook computer.

10. The connection structure of claim 8 wherein the workpiece is made of metal material.

11. The connection structure of claim 8 wherein the groove of the workpiece is formed by laser engraving technique.

12. The connection structure of claim 8 wherein the object is installed inside the groove of the workpiece by surface mounting technique.

13. The connection structure of claim 8 wherein the object is a pebble.

14. The connection structure of claim 8 wherein the object is a jewel.

15. A method for connecting a workpiece and an object comprising:

(a) forming a coating layer above the workpiece;

(b) forming a groove on a surface of the coating layer;

(c) applying adhesive inside the groove; and

(d) wedging the object inside the groove and adhering the object above the adhesive, wherein the groove contains the run-off adhesive so as to prevent the adhesive from contacting the surface of the coating layer when the object is adhered inside the groove via the adhesive.

16. The method of claim 15 wherein step (b) comprises forming the groove on the surface of the coating layer by laser engraving technique.

17. The method of claim 15 wherein step (d) comprises wedging the object inside the groove and adhering the object above the adhesive by surface mounting technique.

18. A method for connecting a workpiece and an object comprising:

(a) forming a groove on a surface of the workpiece;

(b) applying adhesive inside the groove; and

(c) wedging the object inside the groove and adhering the object above the adhesive, wherein the groove contains the run-off adhesive so as to prevent the adhesive from contacting the surface of the workpiece when the object is adhered inside the groove via the adhesive.

19. The method of claim 18 wherein step (a) comprises forming the groove on the surface of the workpiece by laser engraving technique.

20. The method of claim 18 wherein step (c) comprises wedging the object inside the groove and adhering the object above the adhesive by surface mounting technique.