Three-dimensional effect printing method and electronic device treated using the method

• US 8,389,078 B2
• Filed: 09/07/2010
• Issued: 03/05/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 04/28/2010
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Lin, Ze-Bo, Liu, Shou-Ji, Jan, Te-Sheng, Chen, Yu-Tao, Yen, Chun-Che, Liu, Xin-Zhang
• Primary Examiner(s): AUGHENBAUGH, WALTER
• Application Number:
  US12/876,253
• Publication Number:
  US 20110268900A1
• Time in Patent Office: 910 Days
• Field of Search: 428/34.1, 428/34.4, 428/34.6, 428/34.7, 428/35.7, 428/36.4, 428/36.8, 428/36.9, 428/36.91, 3122231-2236, 174520-565, 174 53- 64, 36167901-837
• US Class Current: 428/34.1
• CPC Class Codes: B05D 5/06 to obtain multicolour or other optical effects B05D5/02 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 1/00 Layered products having a non-planar shape
• CPC Class Codes: B41M 3/008 Sequential or multiple printing, e.g. on previously printed background; Mirror printing; Recto-verso printing; using a combination of different printing techniques; Printing of patterns visible in reflection and by transparency; by superposing printed artifacts
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/13 Hollow or container type article [e.g., tube, vase, etc.]
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/1352 Polymer or resin containing [i.e., natural or synthetic]

Abstract

An electronic device includes a housing. The housing includes a transparent substrate, a transparent texture layer, and a colored texture layer. The transparent texture layer is printed on the inner surface of the transparent substrate and has an uneven surface. The colored texture layer is printed on the uneven surface of the transparent texture layer. A three-dimensional effect printing method is also provided.

Claims

1. An electronic device comprising:

a housing comprising;

a transparent substrate comprising an inner surface opposite to an outer surface facing a viewer;

a transparent texture layer printed on the inner surface of the transparent substrate and having an uneven surface to form a textured pattern;

a colored texture layer printed on the uneven surface of the transparent texture layer.

2. The electronic device as described in claim 1, wherein the transparent substrate is made of transparent resin.

3. The electronic device as described in claim 1, wherein the transparent texture layer is a layer of transparent printing ink and the colored texture layer is a layer of colored printing ink.