Electronic device housing assembly and manufacturing method thereof

• US 8,659,497 B2
• Filed: 06/20/2011
• Issued: 02/25/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 11/22/2010
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Futaihua Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Futaihua Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Tang, Zi-Ming, Shi, Fa-Guang
• Primary Examiner(s): DUONG, DIEU HIEN
• Application Number:
  US13/163,871
• Publication Number:
  US 20120127040A1
• Time in Patent Office: 981 Days
• Field of Search: 343/872, 343/873, 343/702
• US Class Current: 343/872
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/243 with built-in antennas
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/405 Radome integrated radiating elements
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 9/04 Resonant antennas
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49016 Antenna or wave energy "plumbing" making

Abstract

A housing assembly includes an outer housing, a support member, an antenna cover, a foam member, and an adhesive member. The outer housing defines an antenna opening. The support member is positioned in the outer housing, and encloses the antenna opening. The support member defines a receiving portion for receiving an antenna module, and the receiving portion is aligned with the antenna opening. The antenna cover is positioned in the antenna opening. Both of the foam member and the adhesive member are positioned between the support member and the antenna cover, and the foam member surrounds the adhesive member. The adhesive member connects or fixes the antenna cover to the support member. A method of manufacturing the housing assembly is also provided.

Claims

1. A housing assembly, comprising:

an outer housing defining an antenna opening;

a support member positioned in the outer housing, and enclosing the antenna opening, wherein the support member defines a receiving portion for receiving an antenna module, and the receiving portion is aligned with the antenna opening;

an antenna cover positioned in the antenna opening;

wherein the housing assembly further comprises a foam member and an adhesive member, both of which are positioned between the support member and the antenna cover, and the foam member surrounds the adhesive member, and the adhesive member fixing the antenna cover to the support member.

2. The housing assembly of claim 1, wherein the foam member is a rectangular ring.

3. The housing assembly of claim 1, wherein the foam member is deformable.

4. The housing assembly of claim 3, wherein the adhesive member is made of one of acrylic resins, phenolic resins or polyurethane resin.

5. The housing assembly of claim 1, wherein the support member is a plastic frame.

6. The housing assembly of claim 1, wherein the receiving portion comprises a bottom wall and a side wall extending from an edge of the bottom wall;

the bottom wall and the side wall cooperatively define an assembly groove for receiving the antenna module.

7. The housing assembly of claim 1, wherein the antenna cover comprises an outer surface and a coupling surface opposite to the outer surface, and the coupling surface defines a plurality of connecting grooves for partially receiving the adhesive member.

8. The housing assembly of claim 7, wherein the connecting grooves are parallel to each other.

9. The housing assembly of claim 1, wherein the antenna cover is a plastic cover, and the outer housing is a metal housing.

10. An electronic device, comprising:

an antenna module;

a housing assembly, comprising;

an outer housing defining an antenna opening;

a support member positioned in the outer housing, and enclosing the antenna opening, wherein the support member defines a receiving portion aligned with the antenna opening, the antenna module is received in the receiving portion;

an antenna cover positioned in the antenna opening;

wherein the housing assembly further comprises a foam member and an adhesive member, both of which are positioned between the support member and the antenna cover, and the foam member surrounds the adhesive member, and the adhesive member connects the antenna cover to the support member.

11. The electronic device of claim 10, further comprising a touch panel positioned on the support member.

12. The electronic device of claim 10, wherein the foam member is a rectangular ring.

13. The electronic device of claim 10, wherein the foam member is deformable.

14. The electronic device of claim 13, wherein the adhesive member is made of one of acrylic resins, phenolic resins or polyurethane resin.

15. The electronic device of claim 10, wherein the support member is a plastic frame.

16. The electronic device of claim 10, wherein the receiving portion comprises a bottom wall and a side wall extending from an edge of the bottom wall;

the bottom wall and the side wall cooperatively defines an assembly groove for receiving the antenna module.

17. The electronic device of claim 10, wherein the antenna cover comprises an outer surface and a coupling surface opposite to the outer surface, and the coupling surface defines a plurality of connecting grooves for partially receiving the adhesive member.

18. The electronic device of claim 17, wherein the connecting grooves are parallel to each other.

19. The electronic device of claim 10, wherein the antenna cover is a plastic cover, and the outer housing is a metal housing.