Housing assembly for electronic device

• US 7,930,011 B2
• Filed: 06/19/2008
• Issued: 04/19/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 03/26/2008
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: FIH (Hong Kong) Limited (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Shenzhen Futaihong Precision Industrial Company Limited (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: FIH (Hong Kong) Limited (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Shenzhen Futaihong Precision Industrial Company Limited (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Lin, Pao-Chun, Shi, Zheng, Chang, Chih-Chiang
• Primary Examiner(s): Pickett; J. Gregory
• Application Number:
  US12/142,013
• Publication Number:
  US 20090244819A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,034 Days
• Field of Search: 206/320, 379/428.01, 379/428.04, 379/433.11, 379/434, 455/575.1, 455/575.8, 361/679.3, D32/01, D32/18, D32/69, D14/250
• US Class Current: 455/575.8
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 5/0243 for decorative purposes

Abstract

A housing assembly (10) and a portable electronic device (100) using the housing assembly is provided. The housing assembly includes a main body (12), a first decorative member (14), and a second decorative (16). The first decorative member has a first appearance, and the first decorative member (14) is mounted to the outer wall of the main body. The second decorative member (16) has a second appearance that is different from the first appearance, and the second decorative member (16) is mounted to the outer wall of the main body (16). The portable electronic device (100) further includes an another housing assembly. The housing assembly is assembled with another housing assembly).

Claims

1. A housing assembly for use in a portable electronic device, comprising:

a main body having a plurality of engaging holes defined therein;

a first decorative member having a first appearance, the first decorative member mounted to a portion of an outer wall of the main body, the first decorative member having a plurality of mating elements; and

a second decorative member having a second appearance that differs from the first appearance, the second decorative member mounted to another portion of the outer wall of the main body, the second decorative member having a plurality of mating elements;

wherein the first decorative member and the second decorative member are located side by side, each first or second decorative member'"'"'s mates element corresponds to an engaging hole, each of the engaging holes comprise a locating slot and two accessory holes communicating with the locating slot;

the two accessory holes being on one side of the locating slot, the main body having a securing groove defined on the other side of the locating slot, and the securing groove communicates with the locating slot, each mating element comprising a locating portion and a securing portion, the locating portion disposed in the locating slot, the securing portion disposed in the securing groove and engaging with the bottom surface of the securing groove.

2. The housing assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first decorative member is processed by a first surface treatment, the second decorative member is processed by a second surface treatment, and the first surface treatment differing from the second surface treatment.

3. The housing assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first decorative member is processed by NCVM, and the second decorative member is processed by mica paint.

4. A portable electronic device, comprising:

a first housing assembly;

a second housing assembly assembled to the first housing assembly, the first housing assembly comprising;

a main body having a plurality of engaging holes defined therein;

a first decorative member having a first appearance, the first decorative member mounted to a portion of an outer wall of the main body, the first decorative member having a plurality of mating elements; and

a second decorative member having a second appearance that differs from the first appearance, the second decorative member mounted to another portion of the outer wall of the main body, the second decorative member having a plurality of mating elements, the second decorative member located on a different portion of the same outer wall of the housing as the first decorative member;

wherein each first or second decorative member'"'"'s mates element corresponding to an engaging hole;

each of the engaging holes comprises a locating slot and two accessory holes communicating with the locating slot;

the two accessory holes being on one side of the locating slot, the main body having a securing groove defined on the other side of the locating slot, and the securing groove communicates with the locating slot, each mating element comprising a locating portion and a securing portion, the locating portion disposed in the locating slot, the securing portion disposed in the securing groove and engaging with the bottom surface of the securing groove.

5. The housing assembly as claimed in claim 4, wherein the first decorative member is processed by a first surface treatment, the second decorative member is processed by a second surface treatment, and the first surface treatment differing from the second surface treatment.

6. The housing assembly as claimed in claim 4, wherein the first decorative member is processed by NCVM, and the second decorative member is processed by mica paint.

7. The housing assembly as claimed in claim 4, wherein the main body is a case that comprising a first sidewall and a bottom wall, the first sidewall protruding from one end of the bottom wall, the engaging holes comprising a plurality of first engaging holes defined in the first sidewall and a plurality of second engaging holes defined in the bottom wall near the first sidewall, the mating elements comprising a plurality of first mating elements and a plurality of second mating elements protruding from the first decorative member, the first mating elements engaging with the first engaging holes, the second mating elements engaging with the second engaging holes.

8. The housing assembly as claimed in claim 7, wherein the main body has a second sidewall protruding from the other end of the bottom wall, the engaging holes further including a plurality of third engaging holes defined in the second sidewall and a plurality of fourth engaging holes defined in the bottom wall near the second sidewall, the mating elements further comprising a plurality of third mating elements and a plurality of fourth mating elements protruding from the second decorative member, the third mating elements engaging with the third engaging holes, the fourth mating elements engaging with the fourth engaging holes.

9. A housing assembly for use in a portable electronic device, comprising:

a main body having a plurality of engaging holes defined therein;

a first decorative member having a first appearance, the first decorative member mounted to a portion of an outer wall of the main body, the first decorative member having a plurality of mating elements; and

a second decorative member having a second appearance that differs from the first appearance, the second decorative member mounted to another portion of the outer wall of the main body adjacent to the first decorative member, the second decorative member having a plurality of mating elements;

wherein the first decorative member and the second decorative cooperatively provide decorative effect for the same outer wall of the main body, each first or second decorative member'"'"'s mating element corresponding to an engaging hole;

each of the engaging holes comprises a locating slot and two accessory holes communicating with the locating slot;

the two accessory holes being on one side of the locating slot, the main body having a securing groove defined on the other side of the locating slot, and the securing groove communicates with the locating slot, each mating element comprising a locating portion and a securing portion, the locating portion disposed in the locating slot, the securing portion disposed in the securing groove and engaging with the bottom surface of the securing groove.

10. The housing assembly as claimed in claim 9, wherein the first decorative member is processed by a first surface treatment, the second decorative member is processed by a second surface treatment, and the first surface treatment differing from the second surface treatment.

11. The housing assembly as claimed in claim 9 wherein the first decorative member is processed by NCVM, and the second decorative member is processed by mica paint.

12. The housing assembly as claimed in claim 9, wherein the main body is a case that comprising a first sidewall and a bottom wall, the first sidewall protruding from one end of the bottom wall, the engaging holes comprising a plurality of first engaging holes defined in the first sidewall and a plurality of second engaging holes defined in the bottom wall near the first sidewall, the mating elements comprising a plurality of first mating elements and a plurality of second mating elements protruding from the first decorative member, the first mating elements engaging with the first engaging holes, the second mating elements engaging with the second engaging holes.

13. The housing assembly as claimed in claim 12, wherein the main body has a second sidewall protruding from the other end of the bottom wall, the engaging holes further including a plurality of third engaging holes defined in the second sidewall and a plurality of fourth engaging holes defined in the bottom wall near the second sidewall, the mating elements further comprising a plurality of third mating elements and a plurality of fourth mating elements protruding from the second decorative member, the third mating elements engaging with the third engaging holes, the fourth mating elements engaging with the fourth engaging holes.