Device housing and method for making the same

• US 8,597,744 B2
• Filed: 08/09/2012
• Issued: 12/03/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 10/21/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• 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: Guan, Xin-Wu, Wang, Ren-Bo, Huang, Chao-Sheng
• Primary Examiner(s): Edwards, N.
• Application Number:
  US13/571,002
• Publication Number:
  US 20130101765A1
• Time in Patent Office: 481 Days
• Field of Search: 428/34.6, 428/34.4, 174/50, 405/64, 220/601, 220/602
• US Class Current: 428/34.4
• CPC Class Codes: C03C 27/02 by fusing glass directly to metal
• CPC Class Codes: C23C 14/042 using masks
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/131 Glass, ceramic, or sintered, fused, fired, or calcined metal oxide or metal carbide containing [e.g., porcelain, brick, cement, etc.]
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/1317 Multilayer [continuous layer]

Abstract

A device housing includes a substrate and a decorative article formed in the substrate. The substrate defines a cutout therein and the decorative article is received in the cutout and bonded with the substrate. The decorative article is a glass article which is formed in the cutout by molding softened glass material into the cutout. A method for making the device housing is also provided.

Claims

1. A device housing, comprising:

a substrate defining a cutout therein, the cutout comprises an opening; and

a decorative article formed in the cutout, the decorative article being a glass article;

wherein the substrate defines a flange at the opening of the cutout, the decorative article comprises a bottom end directly bonding with the substrate, the bottom end of the decorative article is locked in position by the flange of the substrate at the opening of the cutout.

2. The device housing as claimed in claim 1, wherein the cutout comprises a bottom wall, the diameter of the opening is smaller than the diameter of the bottom wall.

3. The device housing as claimed in claim 2, wherein the decorative article further comprises a top end, the bottom end has a cross section larger than that of cross section of the top end.

4. The device housing as claimed in claim 3, wherein the flange extends along the cutout towards the bottom wall of the cutout and forms a peripheral wall of the cutout.

5. The device housing as claimed in claim 1, wherein the substrate is made of stainless steel.

6. The device housing as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a protective film formed on the substrate.

7. The device housing as claimed in claim 1, wherein the protective film is a vacuum deposition layer.

8. The device housing as claimed in claim 1, wherein the glass article is an aluminosilicate glass article.