CN117412530A

CN117412530A - Electronic device, housing and preparation method thereof

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Publication number: CN117412530A
Application number: CN202311322727.7A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 耿岩
Original assignee: Oneplus Technology Shenzhen Co Ltd
Current assignee: Oneplus Technology Shenzhen Co Ltd
Priority date: 2023-10-12
Filing date: 2023-10-12
Publication date: 2024-01-16

Abstract

The application provides electronic equipment, a shell and a preparation method thereof; the housing includes: a base plate, a main decorative plate and an auxiliary decorative plate; the novel decorative board is characterized in that a groove is formed in one side surface of the substrate, one side surface of the main decorative board is adhered to the bottom of the groove, the other side surface of the main decorative board protrudes out of the groove, the auxiliary decorative board is attached to the surface of the substrate for forming the groove, and the auxiliary decorative board at least partially surrounds the periphery of the main decorative board. According to the shell provided by the embodiment of the application, the auxiliary decorative plate is added to the edge position of the main decorative plate which mainly uses leather, so that the appearance effect of the edge position of the shell is more in selectable, and different colorful effects can be achieved by adjusting the texture of the auxiliary decorative plate, the appearance effect layer such as a coating film and the like and matching with the main decorative plate in the middle part, so that the overall appearance of the shell is gorgeous, the overall appearance expressive force of the shell is improved, and the product competitiveness of electronic equipment is further improved.

Description

Electronic device, housing and preparation method thereof

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of appearance structures of electronic equipment, in particular to electronic equipment, a shell and a preparation method of the shell.

Background

The materials of the battery cover are glass, metal, composite plates and the like, and one PU leather battery cover is also trend in industry in recent years, and the excellent hand feeling of PU leather and the appearance effect of almost natural leather are mainly utilized. With more and more products of leather battery covers used by mobile phone manufacturers, how to decorate the appearance of the leather battery covers becomes the core of competition between the mobile phone manufacturers and the battery cover manufacturers.

The current leather battery cover mainly has the following process modes to realize the appearance effect: and attaching PU leather to the injection molding framework or the glass fiber framework, wherein the tail bone is formed in the forming process, and the tail bone is in the color of epoxy resin or plastic.

The existing technical scheme can only realize the natural color of plastic or epoxy resin on the appearance surface of the tail bone, and has relatively single effect expression.

Disclosure of Invention

A first aspect of embodiments of the present application provides a housing, the housing comprising: a base plate, a main decorative plate and an auxiliary decorative plate; the novel decorative board is characterized in that a groove is formed in one side surface of the substrate, one side surface of the main decorative board is adhered to the bottom of the groove, the other side surface of the main decorative board protrudes out of the groove, the auxiliary decorative board is attached to the surface of the substrate for forming the groove, and the auxiliary decorative board at least partially surrounds the periphery of the main decorative board.

In a second aspect, embodiments of the present application provide a method for preparing a shell, the method comprising:

providing a base plate and a pair of decorative plates;

laminating the base plate and the auxiliary decorative plate and performing hot press molding to obtain a semi-finished plate;

machining the semi-finished plate to form a through groove penetrating through the auxiliary decorative plate and machining a groove on the base plate;

and attaching the main decorative plate to the bottom of the groove so that the auxiliary decorative plate at least partially surrounds the periphery of the main decorative plate.

In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides an electronic device, where the electronic device includes the housing described in the foregoing embodiment.

According to the shell provided by the embodiment of the application, the auxiliary decorative plate is added to the edge position of the main decorative plate which mainly uses leather, so that the appearance effect of the edge position of the shell is more in selectable, and different colorful effects can be achieved by adjusting the texture of the auxiliary decorative plate, the appearance effect layer such as a coating film and the like and matching with the main decorative plate in the middle part, so that the overall appearance of the shell is gorgeous, the overall appearance expressive force of the shell is improved, and the product competitiveness of electronic equipment is further improved.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, the drawings that are needed in the description of the embodiments will be briefly introduced below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application, and that other drawings may be obtained according to these drawings without inventive effort for a person skilled in the art.

FIG. 1 is a schematic elevational view of an embodiment of a housing of the present application;

FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the housing at A-A of the embodiment of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a schematic flow chart of an embodiment of a method for manufacturing a housing of the present application;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of the structure of the base plate and the sub-decorative plate before bonding;

FIG. 5 is a schematic flow chart of an embodiment of a method of making a secondary decorative panel;

FIG. 6 is a schematic view of the structure of the base plate and the sub-decorative plate after hot press molding;

FIG. 7 is a schematic view of the structure of the semifinished sheet after machining;

FIG. 8 is a schematic view of a structure in which a main decorative board is attached to the bottom of a groove;

FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of an electronic device of the present application;

FIG. 10 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the electronic device at B-B in the embodiment of FIG. 9;

fig. 11 is a schematic block diagram illustrating the structural components of an embodiment of the electronic device of the present application.

Detailed Description

The present application is described in further detail below with reference to the drawings and examples. It is specifically noted that the following examples are only for illustration of the present application, but do not limit the scope of the present application. Likewise, the following embodiments are only some, but not all, of the embodiments of the present application, and all other embodiments obtained by one of ordinary skill in the art without making any inventive effort are within the scope of the present application.

The terms "first," "second," "third," and the like in the embodiments of the present application are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defining "a first", "a second", and "a third" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature. In the description of the present application, the meaning of "plurality" means at least two, for example, two, three, etc., unless specifically defined otherwise. All directional indications (such as up, down, left, right, front, back … …) in the embodiments of the present application are merely used to explain the relative positional relationship, movement, etc. between the components in a particular gesture (as shown in the drawings), and if the particular gesture changes, the directional indication changes accordingly. The terms "comprising" and "having" and any variations thereof in the embodiments of the present application are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusions. For example, a process, method, system, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of steps or elements is not limited to only those listed steps or elements but may alternatively include other steps or elements not listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus.

Reference herein to "an embodiment" means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment may be included in at least one embodiment of the present application. The appearances of such phrases in various places in the specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment, nor are separate or alternative embodiments mutually exclusive of other embodiments. Those of skill in the art will explicitly and implicitly appreciate that the embodiments described herein may be combined with other embodiments.

As used herein, an "electronic device" (or simply "terminal") includes, but is not limited to, a device configured to receive/transmit communication signals via a wireline connection, such as via a public-switched telephone network (PSTN), a Digital Subscriber Line (DSL), a digital cable, a direct cable connection, and/or another data connection/network, and/or via a wireless interface, such as for example, for a cellular network, a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), a digital television network, such as a DVB-H network, a satellite network, an AM-FM broadcast transmitter, and/or another communication terminal. A communication terminal configured to communicate through a wireless interface may be referred to as a "wireless communication terminal", "wireless terminal", or "mobile terminal". Examples of mobile terminals include, but are not limited to, satellites or cellular telephones; a Personal Communications System (PCS) terminal that may combine a cellular radiotelephone with data processing, facsimile and data communications capabilities; a PDA that can include a radiotelephone, pager, internet/intranet access, web browser, organizer, calendar, and/or a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver; and conventional laptop and/or palmtop receivers or other electronic devices that include a radiotelephone transceiver. The mobile phone is the electronic equipment provided with the cellular communication module.

Referring to fig. 1 and fig. 2 together, fig. 1 is a schematic front view of a structure of an embodiment of a housing of the present application, and fig. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the housing at A-A in the embodiment of fig. 1; it should be noted that the housing in the present application may be used for a housing of an electronic device, such as a back cover, a battery cover, etc. of the electronic device, and the electronic device may include a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a notebook computer, a wearable device, etc. The housing 100 includes, but is not limited to, the following: a base plate 110, a main decorative plate 120, and a sub decorative plate 130.

Specifically, a groove 111 is formed on one surface of the substrate 110, one surface of the main decoration board 120 is adhered to the bottom of the groove 111 through an adhesive layer 1201, the other surface of the main decoration board 120 protrudes out of the groove 111, the auxiliary decoration board 130 is attached to the surface of the substrate 110 forming the groove 111, and the auxiliary decoration board 130 is at least partially disposed around the periphery of the main decoration board 120.

Alternatively, the secondary decorative panel 130 in this embodiment is disposed around the main decorative panel 120, and in some other embodiments, the secondary decorative panel 130 may be disposed around one side, two sides, or three sides of the main decorative panel 120 in a semi-enclosed manner, which is not particularly limited herein. The surface of the main decoration board 120 facing away from the base plate 110 in this embodiment is flush with the surface of the sub decoration board 130 facing away from the base plate 110, and in some other embodiments, the main decoration board 120 may slightly protrude from the surface of the sub decoration board 130 or slightly lower than the surface of the sub decoration board 130.

Alternatively, the substrate 110 in this embodiment may be a composite material of glass fiber cloth and epoxy resin, and in some other embodiments, the substrate 110 may be a ceramic, plastic or glass material. The single layer thickness of the substrate 110 may be about 0.1mm, and the product needs to be stacked on the substrate 110 according to the actual thickness.

Alternatively, the material of the main decoration board 120 in the embodiment of the present application may be leather, and in some other embodiments, the material of the main decoration board 120 may be plastic, resin, or glass, which are not listed and described in detail herein.

Optionally, the secondary decoration board 130 in the embodiment of the present application includes a substrate 131 and an appearance film layer 132 disposed on the substrate 131, wherein the substrate 131 may be a PET film, and the appearance film layer 132 may include at least one or a combination of a UV texture layer 1321, an optical coating layer 1322 and an ink layer 1323. In the illustration of this embodiment, the appearance film layer 132 includes a superposition effect of three of a UV texture layer 1321, an optical coating layer 1322, and an ink layer 1323. In some other embodiments, the stack may be alternatively or alternatively arranged, or other stacked relationships, etc., and those skilled in the art may design themselves according to actual needs, and are not specifically limited herein.

In one embodiment, a PET film with a thickness of about 0.1mm is used as a base material, firstly, UV texture transfer printing is performed, optical coating is performed after transfer printing is completed, and after coating is completed, an ink layer is silk-screened, wherein the ink layer needs to ensure surface adhesion performance. Wherein the UV glue used for the UV texture layer has a thickness of 8-12 μm, and a specific pattern or texture is transferred onto the UV glue through an imprinting mold. Optical coating layer: the lower layer of the UV adhesive is a plating film layer with high reflectivity, and the plating layer is plated by an electron gun and is a thick plating film layer with high color superposition effect. And (3) an ink layer: under the coating layer, the functions of setting off the color of the electroplated layer, protecting the electroplated layer and preventing fire are achieved.

Referring to fig. 3, fig. 3 is a flow chart illustrating an embodiment of a method for preparing a shell according to the present application, including but not limited to the following steps.

Step S100, a substrate and a pair of decorative boards are provided.

Referring to fig. 4, fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of the substrate and the auxiliary decorative board before being attached. Referring to fig. 5, fig. 5 is a schematic flow chart of an embodiment of a method for manufacturing an auxiliary decorative board, wherein the method for manufacturing the auxiliary decorative board includes the following steps.

Step S110, a substrate is provided.

Wherein, the substrate can be PET film.

Step S120, forming an appearance film layer on the surface of the substrate.

Wherein the appearance film layer may include at least one or a combination of a UV texture layer, an optical coating layer and an ink layer, and the detailed characteristic parameters refer to the description of the foregoing embodiments of the housing.

With continued reference to fig. 3, the method for manufacturing a housing in this embodiment further includes step S200 of laminating and hot-press forming the substrate and the secondary decorative board to obtain a semi-finished board.

Referring to fig. 6, fig. 6 is a schematic view of the structure of the base plate and the sub-decorative plate after hot press molding. Specifically, the substrate 110 and the auxiliary decorative board 130 may be stacked according to thickness requirements, and after stacking, the stacked materials are placed in a hot press to be formed by hot pressing.

Step S300, machining the semi-finished plate to form a through groove penetrating through the auxiliary decorative plate and machining a groove on the base plate.

Referring to fig. 7, fig. 7 is a schematic view of a machined semi-finished plate, in which a through groove 1300 is formed through the secondary decorative plate 130 and a groove 111 is formed in the base plate 110. The specific machining method may be milling or grinding, and is not particularly limited herein.

In step S400, the main decoration board is attached to the bottom of the groove, so that the auxiliary decoration board is at least partially disposed around the periphery of the main decoration board.

Referring to fig. 8 and fig. 2 together, fig. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of the main decoration board attached to the bottom of the groove, and the attached structure is shown in fig. 2. The main decoration board 120 may be adhered and fixed to the bottom of the groove 111 through the adhesive layer 1201. The sub-decorative panel 130 is disposed at least partially around the outer periphery of the main decorative panel 120.

According to the preparation method in the embodiment of the application, the base plate 110 and the auxiliary decorative plate 130 are integrally formed in a superposition mode, after forming is completed, CNC is used for processing the tail bone (the auxiliary decorative plate 130 is arranged on the periphery of the main decorative plate 120 in a surrounding mode), so that the effect of the tail bone is more three-dimensional, and the overall effect is finer.

According to the preparation method of the shell, the auxiliary decorative plate is added to the edge position of the main decorative plate mainly made of leather, so that the appearance effect of the edge position of the shell is more in selectivity, different colorful effects can be achieved by adjusting the texture of the auxiliary decorative plate, the appearance effect layer such as a coating film and the like and matching with the main decorative plate in the middle, the overall appearance of the shell is gorgeous, the overall appearance expressive force of the shell is improved, and the product competitiveness of electronic equipment is further improved.

Further, referring to fig. 9 and fig. 10 together, fig. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of the electronic device of the present application, and fig. 10 is a schematic structural sectional view of the electronic device at B-B in the embodiment of fig. 9, where the electronic device of the present embodiment may include a display screen module 300, a housing 100, and a control circuit board 200. The housing 100 may be a rear housing of an electronic device, i.e. a battery cover, and the detailed preparation method thereof is described in the foregoing embodiments, which are not repeated herein.

Optionally, the display screen module 300 in this embodiment cooperates with the housing 100 to form a accommodating space 1000, the control circuit board 200 is disposed in the accommodating space 1000, and the control circuit board 200 is electrically connected to the display screen module 300 and is used for controlling the working state of the display screen module 300. In addition, the detailed technical features of the physical structures of other parts of the electronic device are within the understanding scope of those skilled in the art, and will not be described herein.

Referring to fig. 11, fig. 11 is a schematic block diagram illustrating the structural components of an embodiment of an electronic device of the present application, where the electronic device may be a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a notebook computer, a wearable device, and the like. The structure of the electronic device 10 may include an RF circuit 910, a memory 920, an input unit 930, a display unit 940 (which may be the display module 300 in the above embodiment), a sensor 950, an audio circuit 960, a wifi module 970, a processor 980 (which may be the control circuit board 200 in the above embodiment), a power source 990, and the like. Wherein, the RF circuit 910, the memory 920, the input unit 930, the display unit 940, the sensor 950, the audio circuit 960, and the wifi module 970 are respectively connected to the processor 980; the power supply 990 is used to provide power to the entire electronic device 10.

Specifically, RF circuitry 910 is used to send and receive signals; memory 920 is used to store data instruction information; the input unit 930 is used for inputting information, and may specifically include a touch panel 931 and other input devices 932 such as operation keys; the display unit 940 may include a display panel 941, etc.; the sensor 950 includes an infrared sensor, a laser sensor, etc., for detecting a user proximity signal, a distance signal, etc.; a speaker 961 and a microphone 962 are coupled to the processor 980 by an audio circuit 960 for receiving and transmitting audio signals; the wifi module 970 is configured to receive and transmit wifi signals, and the processor 980 is configured to process data information of the electronic device. For specific structural features of the electronic device, please refer to the related description of the above embodiment, and detailed description thereof will not be provided herein.

According to the electronic equipment, the shell is provided with the auxiliary decorative plate at the edge position of the main decorative plate which mainly uses leather, so that the appearance effect of the edge position of the shell is more in selectable, different colorful effects can be achieved by adjusting the texture of the auxiliary decorative plate, the appearance effect layer such as a coating film and the like and matching with the main decorative plate at the middle part, the overall appearance of the shell is gorgeous, the overall appearance expressive force of the shell is improved, and the product competitiveness of the electronic equipment is further improved.

The foregoing description is only a partial embodiment of the present application, and is not intended to limit the scope of the present application, and all equivalent devices or equivalent process transformations made by using the descriptions and the drawings of the present application, or direct or indirect application to other related technical fields, are included in the patent protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A housing, the housing comprising: a base plate, a main decorative plate and an auxiliary decorative plate; the novel decorative board is characterized in that a groove is formed in one side surface of the substrate, one side surface of the main decorative board is adhered to the bottom of the groove, the other side surface of the main decorative board protrudes out of the groove, the auxiliary decorative board is attached to the surface of the substrate for forming the groove, and the auxiliary decorative board at least partially surrounds the periphery of the main decorative board.

2. The housing of claim 1, wherein the secondary trim panel is disposed around a periphery of the primary trim panel and a surface of the primary trim panel facing away from the base panel is flush with a surface of the secondary trim panel facing away from the base panel.

3. The housing of claim 1, wherein the substrate is a composite of fiberglass cloth and epoxy.

4. A housing according to claim 3, wherein the main decorative panel is made of leather.

5. The housing of claim 4, wherein the secondary trim panel comprises a substrate and an appearance film layer disposed on the substrate.

6. The housing of claim 5, wherein the substrate is a PET film.

7. The housing of claim 5, wherein the appearance film layer comprises at least one or a combination of a UV texture layer, an optical coating layer, and an ink layer.

8. A method of manufacturing a shell, the method comprising:

providing a base plate and a pair of decorative plates;

9. The method of manufacturing as defined in claim 8, wherein the method of manufacturing the secondary decorative panel comprises:

providing a substrate;

forming an appearance film layer on the surface of the base material.

10. An electronic device comprising the housing of any one of claims 1-7.