US20120223071A1 - Housing for portable electronic device - Google Patents

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US20120223071A1
US20120223071A1 US13/274,569 US201113274569A US2012223071A1 US 20120223071 A1 US20120223071 A1 US 20120223071A1 US 201113274569 A US201113274569 A US 201113274569A US 2012223071 A1 US2012223071 A1 US 2012223071A1
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Ming-Chun Hsiung
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M1/00—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers
    • H04M1/02—Constructional features of telephone sets
    • H04M1/0202—Portable telephone sets, e.g. cordless phones, mobile phones or bar type handsets
    • H04M1/0249—Details of the mechanical connection between the housing parts or relating to the method of assembly
    • H04M1/0252—Details of the mechanical connection between the housing parts or relating to the method of assembly by means of a snap-on mechanism
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M1/00—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers
    • H04M1/02—Constructional features of telephone sets
    • H04M1/0202—Portable telephone sets, e.g. cordless phones, mobile phones or bar type handsets
    • H04M1/0279—Improving the user comfort or ergonomics
    • H04M1/0283—Improving the user comfort or ergonomics for providing a decorative aspect, e.g. customization of casings, exchangeable faceplate

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  • the disclosure generally relates to housings, and particularly relates to housings used in portable electronic devices.
  • portable electronic devices such as mobile telephones and electronic notebooks are now in widespread use. External appearance of the housing of the portable electronic device can be one of the key factors attracting consumers.
  • the housing typically includes a first section and a second section molded to the first section to achieve an attractive external appearance.
  • the sections can easily separate from each other because the binding force between the sections is usually not large enough.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic and assembled view of a housing according to an exemplary embodiment.
  • FIG. 2 is another view of the housing of FIG. 1 viewed from another aspect.
  • FIG. 3 is a partially exploded view of the housing shown in FIG. 2 .
  • FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the housing shown in FIG. 2 along the line of IV-IV.
  • the device is an electronic device such as a radiotelephone.
  • the radiotelephone described herein is a representation of the type of wireless communication device that may benefit from the present disclosure.
  • the present disclosure may be applied to any type of hand-held or portable device including, but not limited to, the following devices: cordless phones, paging devices, personal digital assistants, portable computers, pen-based or keyboard-based handheld devices, remote control units, portable media players that have wireless communication capability and the like. Accordingly, any reference herein to the radiotelephone should also be considered to apply equally to other portable wireless electronic devices.
  • FIGS. 1 and 2 An exemplary embodiment of a housing 100 of an electronic device is shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 .
  • the housing 100 includes a first section 10 , a second section 20 retained (e.g., integrally molded) to the first section 10 , and a decorative element 30 fixed (e.g., by laser beam welding) on the first section 10 .
  • the first section 10 and the decorative element 30 are both made of metal, and the second section 20 is made of plastic.
  • the first section 10 is substantially U-shaped in this exemplary embodiment.
  • the first section 10 includes two opposite first sidewalls 11 and a first connecting panel 13 connecting ends of the first sidewalls 11 .
  • the first section 10 defines a first opening 15 opposite to the first connecting panel 13 .
  • Each first sidewall 11 includes a distal end 112 opposite to the first connecting panel 13 and defines a plurality of retaining holes 1122 through the distal end 112 .
  • the retaining holes 1122 a retain the second section 20 to the first section 10 .
  • the first section 10 further includes an outer surface 17 and an inner surface 19 opposite to the outer surface 17 .
  • Each first sidewall 11 further includes a plurality of latching elements 114 protruding from corresponding inner surface 19 , for latching the housing 100 to a main body (not shown) of the electronic device.
  • the second section 20 is substantially U-shaped in this exemplary embodiment.
  • the second section 20 includes two opposite second sidewalls 21 and a second connecting panel 23 connecting ends of the second sidewalls 21 .
  • the second section 20 defines a second opening 25 opposite to the first connecting panel 13 .
  • the second opening 25 communicates with the first opening 15 when the second section 20 is connected to the first section 10 .
  • Each second sidewall 21 includes a plurality of retaining pins 212 corresponding to corresponding retaining holes 1122 .
  • Each retaining pin 212 is retained in one of the retaining holes 1122 to reinforce the engagement between the first section 10 and the second section 20 .
  • the decorative element 30 is substantially U-shaped in this exemplary embodiment.
  • the decorative element 30 is fixed on the first section 10 .
  • a method for manufacturing a housing 100 may include the following steps.
  • a first section 10 defining a plurality of retaining holes 1122 is located in a mold cavity of a mold. Molten plastic is injected into the mold cavity to mold a second section 20 with portions of the molten plastic flowing into the retaining holes 1122 to mold one retaining pin 212 in each retaining hole 1122 .
  • a decorative element 30 is fixed to the first section 10 by some conventional method such as laser beam welding.
  • the housing 100 includes the first section 10 with a plurality of the retaining holes 1122 and the second section 20 with a plurality of retaining pins 212 , and each retaining pin 212 is retained in one of the retaining holes 1122 , so the first section 10 can be firmly fixed to the second section 20 by the combination of the retaining holes 1122 and the retaining pins 212 .

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