KR200245790Y1 - Cover for folder type portable phone - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a cover of a clamshell cellular phone that can be provided with various marks and colors such as figures, texts, pictures, etc. on the outer surface thereof, thereby improving productivity. The cover is installed on the mobile phone body so as to be rotatable and open and closed. The cover includes an inner body provided with a display window and a speaker, and an outer body which protects the parts embedded or supported in the inner body and forms an exterior. A housing fixed to the inner body; And an outer film integrally attached to an outer surface of the housing. The outer film is provided with a mark that may include one or more of figures, characters, drawings and characters, the mark is printed on the inner surface of the outer film, and the housing is integrally formed by being injected onto the inner surface of the outer film.

Description

Cover for folder type mobile phone {Cover for folder type portable phone}

The present invention relates to a clamshell mobile phone cover, and more particularly, to a cover of a clamshell mobile phone consisting of a film that is attached to the housing and the outer body is fixed to the inner body.

In recent years, with the rapid development of communication technology has been in the spotlight as a communication device that is commonly used, mobile communication devices such as mobile phones, PCS, that is, a lot of mobile phones are used. Such a mobile phone has a flip type comprising a main body having most functions including a display and a cover for opening / closing a part of a button in which the main body is installed, and an operation such as a button or a key on the main body. Components are divided into a folder type having a main body on which the components are operatively installed, a display and a speaker, and a cover for opening and closing the entire main body. In recent years, the demand for foldable cellular phones has been increasing rapidly due to the miniaturization and increase in display size.

As shown in FIG. 1, a general folding cell phone comprises a main body 1, a cover 2 that can be hinged or folded about the main body, and a battery 3. The main body 1 has a built-in part for performing a practical mobile phone function, and the body 4 in which the battery 3 is detachably mounted, and the body 4 is attached to or fixed to the body 4, such as a number button. A keypad 7 having or supporting a button and a function key 5 and a microphone 6. In addition, the cover 2 protects the inner body 2a and the components embedded in the inner body having or supporting the display 8 and the speaker 9 which can represent various forms of letters, numbers or figures. It consists of an outer body (2b).

On the other hand, the cover 2 of such a cellular phone, in particular, the outer body 11 represents the overall appearance of the mobile phone, has emerged as one of the important considerations for the user to select a product. Accordingly, manufacturers in the art are investing a lot of time and effort in researching a method that can easily produce a cover having a variety of colors, and a cover that can be produced by the method.

However, the current manufacturing method of the mobile phone cover does not satisfy the taste of the user who likes the glamor or change and pursues the beauty of the external design of the product.

As a solution to this, a decorative figure such as a picture is drawn or printed separately on the outer body surface of the completed cover according to the user's preference.

However, the method of separately printing or screening the completed cover has a problem in that the process is complicated by having to apply different painting processes according to the color of each part of the figure to be printed.

In addition, there is a problem that the production cost increases due to a complicated process, the range of the figure to be printed is limited and productivity is lowered.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a cover of a clamshell mobile phone that can be provided with various marks and colors, such as figures, characters, pictures on the outer surface.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a cover of a clamshell cellular phone including an outer body integrally provided with a housing and an outer pad printed thereon with various marks.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a method of manufacturing a cover of a clamshell mobile phone which can be provided with various marks and colors such as figures, texts, pictures, etc. on an outer surface thereof.

1 is a perspective view showing a typical clamshell mobile phone.

Figure 2 is a side view of the clamshell phone showing the cover of the clamshell phone according to the present invention in cross section.

Figure 3 is a block diagram showing a manufacturing process of the cover of the cover according to the present invention.

♣ Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawing ♣

10 cover 12 inner body

14: outer body 16: housing

18: outer film

The object of the present invention is to protect the appearance and the main body having a button and a key, the inner body which is installed to be rotatable and open to the main body is provided with a display window and a speaker and the parts embedded or supported in the inner body A cover of a foldable cellular phone comprising a cover having an outer body to form and a battery detachably provided on a rear surface of the main body, the outer body of the cover comprising: a housing fixed to the inner body; And an outer film integrally attached to an outer surface of the housing.

In addition, the object of the present invention is a film printing step of printing a mark, such as a figure or characters desired by the user on the inner surface of the resin plate or film; A film forming step of placing the film on which the mark is printed in a mold and applying pressure to form an uneven portion; A film cutting step for removing unnecessary portions from the molded film; A film mold insertion step of inserting the cut film into the cover mold through an automatic feed and take-out device; And it can be achieved by the cover of the folding cell phone manufactured by the manufacturing method consisting of the step of molding and bonding the housing by injecting the injection molding to a predetermined thickness on the inner surface of the film inserted into the mold.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in FIG. 3, a clamshell mobile phone to which a cover according to the present invention is applied basically includes a main body 1, a cover 10 hinged or foldable with respect to the main body, and a battery 3. The cover 10 according to the present invention basically protects the inner body 12 and the parts embedded or supported in the inner body 12, in which the display window and the speaker may be supported or provided, as well as form the appearance of the cover. It includes an outer body (14).

In particular, the outer body 14 of the cover 10 according to the present invention is actually fixed to the inner body 12, the housing 16 is formed by injection molding of a material such as synthetic resin, and the outer surface of the housing 16 The outer film 18 is integrally bonded to the. The outer film 18 is preferably formed of a thin plate or a synthetic resin plate having a certain thickness.

In particular, the outer film 18 is provided with markers, such as figures, characters, pictures, characters, and the like in various forms that a manufacturer or user may desire. The provision of such marks is accomplished by printing, and in particular, it is preferable to print on the inner surface 18a in contact with the housing to prevent wear and deformation of such marks.

In addition, the outer film 18 may be formed of a material having a color as well as a transparent material. And, of course, the printing on the inner surface 18a of the outer film 18 can take a variety of ways. According to the printing method as described above, the actual mark may be represented by the outer surface 18b through the outer film body from the inner surface 18a.

On the other hand, in the attachment method of the housing 16 and the outer film 18 for constituting the outer body 14 of the cover 10, a method of injection molding the housing to the film using a mold as described later in detail Although it is preferable to use, the housing 16 and the outer film 18 may be molded, and then attached to each other by using an adhesive, an adhesive means, or a bonding method.

Hereinafter, a method of manufacturing a cover of a clamshell mobile phone according to the present invention and an operation mode of the cover will be described in detail.

As shown in the process diagram in Figure 3, according to the manufacturing process of the cover of the clamshell mobile phone according to the present invention, firstly, the manufacturer of the worker on the surface of the film of thin and flat thin plate or plate-type resin and the desired figures, letters or pictures and The same mark is printed or a specific color of paint is applied (S1). Here, the operator edits the markings such as pictures, characters, shapes, etc. desired by the user using computer equipment such as a computer and a graphic program, and prints them with printing equipment. In particular, the marking or paint is an outer film 18. By printing on the inner surface 18a of the surface, that is, the surface that is to be interviewed with the housing 16, which will be described later, in the state in which the cover 10 is completed, the print portion or the coated portion of the inner surface of the inner surface 18a does not come into contact with a hand or other object. The marking and the color can be kept clear even when used for a long time.

Thereafter, the outer film 18, which is printed or coated with color, is put into a mold or a mold corresponding to the outer body and pressurized to form the outer film 18 corresponding to the outer surface of the outer body 14 (S2). At this time, the outer film 18 may be divided into a concave-convex manner, for example, a portion in which the secondary display can be formed, as currently popular.

Next, an unnecessary portion of the outer film 18, that is, the edge of the periphery exceeding the area of the outer body 14 is cut off to complete the film (S3). Of course, in this step, as described above, the corresponding part, such as the auxiliary display forming part, is also cut simultaneously or subsequently.

Thereafter, the completed outer film 18 is inserted into a mold or a mold corresponding to the outer shape of the cover and placed therein (S4).

Finally, the plastic body or the synthetic resin is injected into the inner surface of the outer film 18 inserted into the mold to form the housing 12 integrally with the outer film to form the outer body 14 (S5). Here, as described above, the transparent synthetic resin is also injected into the additional molding part such as the auxiliary display so that the corresponding part may be injection molded at the same time.

Of course, after that, the cover 10 may be completed by removing or removing the completed outer body 14 from the mold or mold to the inner body 12 in various ways.

Optionally, as a modification of the above-described outer body forming step, the housing may be separately formed and then the housings may be integrated with each other by using an adhesive or other bonding means to the outer film to complete the outer body.

As a result, according to the cover of the clamshell mobile phone according to the present invention, various marks and colors such as figures, characters, pictures, etc. can be provided on the outer surface, thereby improving the productivity.

In addition, the marking or paint is printed or applied to the inner surface of the outer film, which does not wear or peel off, and has an advantage of long life.

In addition, it is possible to take a variety of signs and colors, such as figures, characters, pictures, etc., there is an advantage that the productability and productivity is improved by simple and easy manufacturing and processing.

Although a preferred embodiment according to the present invention has been described above, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made without departing from the scope of the appended claims.

Claims (5)

A main body having a button and a key, and an inner body rotatably installed on the main body, the inner body having a display window and a speaker, and an outer body protecting and protecting the parts embedded or supported in the inner body. In the cover of the clamshell mobile phone comprising a cover and a battery detachably provided on the back of the main body, the outer body of the cover A housing fixed to the inner body; And Cover of the clamshell mobile phone, characterized in that consisting of an outer film integrally attached to the outer surface of the housing. The clamshell mobile phone cover of claim 1, wherein the outer film is provided with a marker that may include one or more of a figure, a character, a figure, and a character. The clamshell cellular phone cover of claim 2, wherein the mark is printed on an inner surface of the outer film. The cover of claim 1, wherein the housing is formed integrally by being injected into the inner surface of the outer film. The cover of claim 1, wherein the housing and the outer film are integrally attached to each other by an adhesive.