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- the present disclosure relates to a protective case for a handheld electronic device, and more particularly to a protective case, which can be assembled and dissembled.
- the mobile phone case with the replaceable back cover includes a main frame unit having a hollow rectangle, and a back cover with a ring groove detachably mounted to the main frame unit, in which the back side of the back cover is printed with a fine pattern and the like.
- a user may choose different patterns according to various occasions or clothing, and thus the mobile phone shows different personal styles upon replacements of different back covers with various patterns.
- the mobile phone case with a replaceable back cover is quite popular in the market.
- the mobile phone with the replaceable cover can have the above replacements of back covers
- the main frame unit is formed with the ring groove during press molding, and production efficiency is affected since demolding is not easy.
- the protective case of the present disclosure includes a main frame unit.
- the main frame unit includes an inner ring surface surrounding and defining an accommodation space, an outer ring surface opposite to the inner ring surface, and a top surface and a bottom surface connected to the inner ring surface and the outer ring surface and configured toward opposing directions.
- the main frame unit includes two first side portions spaced apart in an up-down direction, two second side portions spaced apart in a left-right direction, and four round corner portions connected to the first side portions and the second side portions.
- the up-down direction intersects the left-right direction.
- the inner ring surface has a recess recessed toward the outer ring surface, and the recess has at least one second groove region and at least one flat region, in which the at least one second region is formed on at least one of the first side portions, the second side portions and the round corner portions, the at least one flat region is connected to the second groove region, and the second groove region is adjacent to the bottom surface and recessed toward the bottom surface.
- the flat portion is configured in the main frame unit so to facilitate demolding and enhance production efficacy when the main frame is manufactured by a press molding method.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a protective case mounted on a handheld electronic device according to a first embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view taken from FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 3 is a plan view showing the first embodiment
- FIG. 4 is an enlarged perspective view showing a part of the main frame unit of the first embodiment
- FIG. 5 is an enlarged perspective view showing a part of the assembly unit of the first embodiment
- FIG. 6 is a partial cross-sectional k along line VI-VI of FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 7 is a partial cross-sectional view taken along line VII-VII of FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 8 is a partial cross-sectional view taken along line VIII-VIII of FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 9 is a partial cross-sectional view taken along line IX-IX of FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 10 is a partial cross-sectional view taken along line X-X of FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 11 is a partial cross-sectional view taken along line XI-XI of FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 12 is an exploded perspective view showing a protective case mounted on a handheld electronic device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 13 is an enlarged perspective view showing a part of the assembly unit of the second embodiment.
- a protective case 200 is applicable to be mounted to a handheld electronic device 9 .
- the protective case 200 includes a main frame unit 3 and an assembly unit 4 .
- the main frame unit 3 is substantially a hollow rectangle, and includes an inner ring surface 31 surrounding and defining an accommodating space 30 , an outer ring surface 32 opposite to the inner ring surface 31 , and a top surface 33 and a bottom surface 34 connected to the inner ring surface 31 and the outer ring surface 32 and configured toward opposing directions along a bottom-top direction Y.
- the main frame unit 3 includes two first side portions 35 spaced apart in an up-down direction Z, two second side portions 36 spaced apart in a left-right direction X, and four round corner portions 37 connected to the first side portions 35 and the second side portions 36 .
- the bottom-top direction Y, the up-down direction Z and the left-right direction X are substantially perpendicular to each other.
- Each round corner portion 37 is defined by an inner arc and an outer arc.
- Each round corner portion 37 has an arc radius of R 1 adjacent to the inner ring surface 31 .
- the inner ring surface 31 of the main frame unit 3 has a recess 311 , which is circumferentially surrounded and recessed toward the outer ring surface 32 .
- the recess 311 is adjacent to the bottom surface 34 .
- the recess 311 has two first groove regions 312 respectively formed on the first side portions 35 , two second groove regions 313 respectively formed on the second side portions 36 , and four flat regions 314 respectively connected to the first groove regions 312 and the second groove regions 313 .
- each of the first groove regions 312 is disposed in the center of the corresponding first side portion 35
- each of the second groove regions 313 is disposed in the center of the corresponding side portion 36
- the flat regions 314 are respectively disposed on the round corner portions 37
- two sides of each flat region 314 both extend and are connected to the adjacent first groove region 312 and the adjacent second groove region 313 .
- each of the first groove regions 312 and each of the second groove regions 313 are recessed toward the bottom surface 34 along the bottom-up direction Y.
- the configuration of the flat regions 314 facilitates demolding and enhances production efficiency.
- the assembly unit 4 can be detachably mounted on the main frame unit 3 , and the assembly unit 4 has two first long sides 41 spaced apart in the up-down direction Z, two second long sides 42 spaced apart in the left-right direction X, and four curved arcs 43 respectively connected to the first long sides 41 and the second long sides 42 .
- the curved arcs 43 are respectively corresponding to the round corner portions 37 , and each curved arc 43 has an arc radius of R 2 .
- the R 2 of each curved arc 43 is greater than the R 1 of the corresponding round corner portion 37 , such that a yield is generated between the assembly unit 4 and the main frame unit 3 to facilitate assembly or disassembly.
- the assembly unit 4 is substantially rectangular to match the shape of the main frame unit 3 .
- the assembly unit 4 includes a ring wall 44 which forms a circumferential surrounding and is adjacent to the bottom surface 34 of the main frame unit 3 , an extending wall 45 which extends toward the outside from the ring wall 44 , and a base wall 46 which is connected to the ring wall 44 and configured as an entire surface.
- there are patterns (not shown) on the back side of the base wall 46 such that when the protective case according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure is mounted on the handheld electronic device 9 , the personal visual effect can be exhibited.
- the extending wall 45 is disposed in the recess 311 of the main frame unit 3 .
- the extending wall 45 has four snap flanges 451 extending toward the bottom side.
- two of the snap flanges 451 are respectively adjacent to the centers of the first long sides 41 , respectively correspond to and match the first groove regions 312 of the main frame unit 3 , and are hooked into the corresponding first groove regions 312 .
- the other two of the snap flanges 451 are respectively adjacent to the centers of the second long sides 42 as shown in FIG. 9 to FIG.
- the extending wall 45 is disposed in the recess 311 of the main frame unit 3 .
- the hooking of the snap flanges 451 to the first groove regions 312 and the second groove regions 313 enables the assembly unit 4 to be stably mounted on the main frame unit 3 without accidental separation.
- the first groove regions 312 can be omitted for the recess 311 of the main frame unit 3
- the two snap flanges 451 adjacent to the centers of the first long sides 41 are omitted for the assembly unit 4 , such that the two snap flanges 451 adjacent to the centers of the second long sides 42 are hooked into the second groove regions 313 .
- the assembly unit 4 can thus be stably mounted on the main frame unit 3 without accidental separation.
- the second groove regions 313 can be omitted for the recess 311 of the main frame unit 3 , and also the two snap flanges 451 adjacent to the centers of the second long sides 42 are omitted for the assembly unit 4 , such that the two snap flanges 451 adjacent to the centers of the first long sides 41 are hooked into the first groove regions 312 .
- first groove regions 312 in the recess 311 are symmetrically disposed in the main frame unit 3 and formed in the centers of the first side portions 35
- second groove regions 313 in the recess 311 are symmetrically disposed in the main frame unit 3 and formed in the centers of the second side portions 36 .
- present disclosure is not limited to the above illustration.
- the first groove regions 312 and the second groove regions 313 are not limited to be disposed in the centers of the first side portions 35 or the second side portions 36 , and are not limited to be disposed symmetrically.
- first groove regions 312 and the second groove regions 313 can be optionally formed at any positions of the first side portions 35 , the second side portions 36 or the round corner portions 37 , and the numbers of the first groove regions 312 and the second groove regions 313 formed in the first side portions 35 or the second side portions 36 are not limited.
- one of the first side portions 35 has one first groove region 312
- the other of the first side portions 35 has no first groove region 312 and second groove region 313
- one of the second side portions 36 has one second groove region 313
- the other of the second side portions 36 has no first groove region 312 and second groove region 313 .
- first groove regions 312 and the second groove regions 313 are disposed in the first side portions 35 and the second side portions 36
- the flat regions 314 are disposed in the round corner portions 37
- the present disclosure is not limited to the above illustration.
- the first groove regions 312 and the second groove regions 313 can be disposed in the round corner portions 37
- the flat regions 314 can be disposed in the first side portions 35 and the second side portions 36 .
- any one of the four round corner portions 37 has the second groove region 313 .
- the handheld electronic device 9 can be assembled into the first embodiment. If another assembly unit (not shown) is used for the replacement, the handheld electronic device 9 is first dissembled from the first embodiment, the assembly unit 4 is then dissembled from the main frame unit 3 , the another assembly unit is assembled to the main frame unit 3 , and then the handheld electronic device 9 is assembled into the protective case 200 , so as to complete the replacement.
- the snap flanges 451 are respectively hooked into the first groove region 312 and the second groove regions 313 , such that the assembly unit 4 can be stably mounted on the main frame unit 3 .
- the flat regions 314 are disposed in the recess 311 of the main frame unit 3 , such that when the main frame unit 3 is manufactured by a press molding method, it is easy to demold and enhance production efficiency.
- the R 2 of each curved arc is greater than the R 1 of the corresponding round corner portion, such that a yield is generated between the assembly unit 4 and the main frame unit 3 to facilitate assembly or disassembly of the assembly unit 4 and the main frame unit 3 .
- FIG. 12 and FIG. 13 which show a protective case 200 according a second embodiment of the present disclosure
- the second embodiment is similar to the first embodiment except the following differences.
- the base walls 46 (shown in FIG. 5 ) are omitted for the assembly unit 4 , and a ring wall 44 of the assembly unit 4 surrounds and defines a hollow portion 441 , such that the assembly unit 4 forms a frame strip of a hollow rectangle.
- the second embodiment is generally applied in the case where the handheld electronic device 9 needs to be protected and the back surface of the handheld electronic device 9 can be externally displayed through the hollow portion 441 .
- the second embodiment provides an alternative option for the replacement. Therefore, the second embodiment has the same purpose and effects as the first embodiment described above.
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- The present disclosure relates to a protective case for a handheld electronic device, and more particularly to a protective case, which can be assembled and dissembled.
- Currently, there is a mobile phone case with a replaceable back cover for mounting on a mobile phone and protecting the mobile phone. The mobile phone case with the replaceable back cover includes a main frame unit having a hollow rectangle, and a back cover with a ring groove detachably mounted to the main frame unit, in which the back side of the back cover is printed with a fine pattern and the like. A user may choose different patterns according to various occasions or clothing, and thus the mobile phone shows different personal styles upon replacements of different back covers with various patterns. Hence, the mobile phone case with a replaceable back cover is quite popular in the market.
- Although the mobile phone with the replaceable cover can have the above replacements of back covers, the main frame unit is formed with the ring groove during press molding, and production efficiency is affected since demolding is not easy.
- It is the purpose of the present disclosure to provide a protective case for facilitating demolding.
- Therefore, the protective case of the present disclosure includes a main frame unit. The main frame unit includes an inner ring surface surrounding and defining an accommodation space, an outer ring surface opposite to the inner ring surface, and a top surface and a bottom surface connected to the inner ring surface and the outer ring surface and configured toward opposing directions. The main frame unit includes two first side portions spaced apart in an up-down direction, two second side portions spaced apart in a left-right direction, and four round corner portions connected to the first side portions and the second side portions. The up-down direction intersects the left-right direction. The inner ring surface has a recess recessed toward the outer ring surface, and the recess has at least one second groove region and at least one flat region, in which the at least one second region is formed on at least one of the first side portions, the second side portions and the round corner portions, the at least one flat region is connected to the second groove region, and the second groove region is adjacent to the bottom surface and recessed toward the bottom surface.
- In the present disclosure, the flat portion is configured in the main frame unit so to facilitate demolding and enhance production efficacy when the main frame is manufactured by a press molding method.
- Other features and effects of the present disclosure will be clearly presented in the embodiments with reference to the drawings.
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a protective case mounted on a handheld electronic device according to a first embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view taken fromFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 3 is a plan view showing the first embodiment; -
FIG. 4 is an enlarged perspective view showing a part of the main frame unit of the first embodiment; -
FIG. 5 is an enlarged perspective view showing a part of the assembly unit of the first embodiment; -
FIG. 6 is a partial cross-sectional k along line VI-VI ofFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 7 is a partial cross-sectional view taken along line VII-VII ofFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 8 is a partial cross-sectional view taken along line VIII-VIII ofFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 9 is a partial cross-sectional view taken along line IX-IX ofFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 10 is a partial cross-sectional view taken along line X-X ofFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 11 is a partial cross-sectional view taken along line XI-XI ofFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 12 is an exploded perspective view showing a protective case mounted on a handheld electronic device according to a second embodiment of the present invention; and -
FIG. 13 is an enlarged perspective view showing a part of the assembly unit of the second embodiment. - Before the present disclosure is described in detail, it should be noted that in the following description, similar elements are denoted by the same reference numerals.
- Referring to
FIG. 1 ,FIG. 2 andFIG. 3 , in a first embodiment of the present disclosure, aprotective case 200 is applicable to be mounted to a handheldelectronic device 9. Theprotective case 200 includes amain frame unit 3 and anassembly unit 4. - The
main frame unit 3 is substantially a hollow rectangle, and includes aninner ring surface 31 surrounding and defining anaccommodating space 30, anouter ring surface 32 opposite to theinner ring surface 31, and atop surface 33 and abottom surface 34 connected to theinner ring surface 31 and theouter ring surface 32 and configured toward opposing directions along a bottom-top direction Y. Themain frame unit 3 includes twofirst side portions 35 spaced apart in an up-down direction Z, twosecond side portions 36 spaced apart in a left-right direction X, and fourround corner portions 37 connected to thefirst side portions 35 and thesecond side portions 36. The bottom-top direction Y, the up-down direction Z and the left-right direction X are substantially perpendicular to each other. Eachround corner portion 37 is defined by an inner arc and an outer arc. Eachround corner portion 37 has an arc radius of R1 adjacent to theinner ring surface 31. - Referring to
FIG. 2 ,FIG. 4 ,FIG. 6 andFIG. 9 , theinner ring surface 31 of themain frame unit 3 has arecess 311, which is circumferentially surrounded and recessed toward theouter ring surface 32. Therecess 311 is adjacent to thebottom surface 34. In the first embodiment, therecess 311 has twofirst groove regions 312 respectively formed on thefirst side portions 35, twosecond groove regions 313 respectively formed on thesecond side portions 36, and fourflat regions 314 respectively connected to thefirst groove regions 312 and thesecond groove regions 313. More specifically, each of thefirst groove regions 312 is disposed in the center of the correspondingfirst side portion 35, each of thesecond groove regions 313 is disposed in the center of thecorresponding side portion 36, theflat regions 314 are respectively disposed on theround corner portions 37, and two sides of eachflat region 314 both extend and are connected to the adjacentfirst groove region 312 and the adjacentsecond groove region 313. As shown inFIG. 6 andFIG. 9 , each of thefirst groove regions 312 and each of thesecond groove regions 313 are recessed toward thebottom surface 34 along the bottom-up direction Y. - It is to be noted that when the
main frame unit 3 is fabricated by the press molding method, the configuration of theflat regions 314 facilitates demolding and enhances production efficiency. - Referring to
FIG. 2 ,FIG. 3 andFIG. 5 , theassembly unit 4 can be detachably mounted on themain frame unit 3, and theassembly unit 4 has two firstlong sides 41 spaced apart in the up-down direction Z, two secondlong sides 42 spaced apart in the left-right direction X, and fourcurved arcs 43 respectively connected to the firstlong sides 41 and the secondlong sides 42. Thecurved arcs 43 are respectively corresponding to theround corner portions 37, and eachcurved arc 43 has an arc radius of R2. In the first embodiment of the present disclosure, by reducing the outer edge of thecurved arc 43, the R2 of eachcurved arc 43 is greater than the R1 of the correspondinground corner portion 37, such that a yield is generated between theassembly unit 4 and themain frame unit 3 to facilitate assembly or disassembly. - Referring to
FIG. 2 andFIG. 5 , theassembly unit 4 is substantially rectangular to match the shape of themain frame unit 3. Theassembly unit 4 includes aring wall 44 which forms a circumferential surrounding and is adjacent to thebottom surface 34 of themain frame unit 3, an extendingwall 45 which extends toward the outside from thering wall 44, and abase wall 46 which is connected to thering wall 44 and configured as an entire surface. In the first embodiment of the present disclosure, there are patterns (not shown) on the back side of thebase wall 46, such that when the protective case according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure is mounted on the handheldelectronic device 9, the personal visual effect can be exhibited. - Referring to
FIG. 5 toFIG. 8 , the extendingwall 45 is disposed in therecess 311 of themain frame unit 3. In the first embodiment of the present disclosure, theextending wall 45 has foursnap flanges 451 extending toward the bottom side. As shown inFIG. 6 , two of thesnap flanges 451 are respectively adjacent to the centers of the firstlong sides 41, respectively correspond to and match thefirst groove regions 312 of themain frame unit 3, and are hooked into the correspondingfirst groove regions 312. The other two of thesnap flanges 451 are respectively adjacent to the centers of the secondlong sides 42 as shown inFIG. 9 toFIG. 11 , and these twosnap flanges 451 respectively correspond to and match thesecond groove regions 313 of themain frame unit 3, and are hooked into the correspondingsecond groove regions 313. The extendingwall 45 is disposed in therecess 311 of themain frame unit 3. - Based on the above, the hooking of the
snap flanges 451 to thefirst groove regions 312 and thesecond groove regions 313 enables theassembly unit 4 to be stably mounted on themain frame unit 3 without accidental separation. In other variations, thefirst groove regions 312 can be omitted for therecess 311 of themain frame unit 3, and also the twosnap flanges 451 adjacent to the centers of the firstlong sides 41 are omitted for theassembly unit 4, such that the twosnap flanges 451 adjacent to the centers of the secondlong sides 42 are hooked into thesecond groove regions 313. Theassembly unit 4 can thus be stably mounted on themain frame unit 3 without accidental separation. Similarly, in other variations, thesecond groove regions 313 can be omitted for therecess 311 of themain frame unit 3, and also the twosnap flanges 451 adjacent to the centers of the secondlong sides 42 are omitted for theassembly unit 4, such that the twosnap flanges 451 adjacent to the centers of the firstlong sides 41 are hooked into thefirst groove regions 312. - it should be noted that in the above embodiment, for convenience of explanation and understanding, the
first groove regions 312 in therecess 311 are symmetrically disposed in themain frame unit 3 and formed in the centers of thefirst side portions 35, and thesecond groove regions 313 in therecess 311 are symmetrically disposed in themain frame unit 3 and formed in the centers of thesecond side portions 36. However, the present disclosure is not limited to the above illustration. Thefirst groove regions 312 and thesecond groove regions 313 are not limited to be disposed in the centers of thefirst side portions 35 or thesecond side portions 36, and are not limited to be disposed symmetrically. In other words, thefirst groove regions 312 and thesecond groove regions 313 can be optionally formed at any positions of thefirst side portions 35, thesecond side portions 36 or theround corner portions 37, and the numbers of thefirst groove regions 312 and thesecond groove regions 313 formed in thefirst side portions 35 or thesecond side portions 36 are not limited. For example, one of thefirst side portions 35 has onefirst groove region 312, and the other of thefirst side portions 35 has nofirst groove region 312 andsecond groove region 313. Alternatively, one of thesecond side portions 36 has onesecond groove region 313, and the other of thesecond side portions 36 has nofirst groove region 312 andsecond groove region 313. Further, in the above embodiment, thefirst groove regions 312 and thesecond groove regions 313 are disposed in thefirst side portions 35 and thesecond side portions 36, and theflat regions 314 are disposed in theround corner portions 37. However, the present disclosure is not limited to the above illustration. In other embodiments, thefirst groove regions 312 and thesecond groove regions 313 can be disposed in theround corner portions 37, and theflat regions 314 can be disposed in thefirst side portions 35 and thesecond side portions 36. Similarly, it can be that any one of the fourround corner portions 37 has thesecond groove region 313. In the above embodiment, as long as the number and the positions of thesnap flanges 451 of theassembly unit 4 are correspondingly varied, the hooking of eachsnap flange 451 into each first groove region orsecond groove region 313 can be kept. These variations are all within the scope of the present disclosure. - As shown in
FIG. 2 , in use, after theassembly unit 4 is mounted on themain frame unit 3 and theprotective case 200 of the first embodiment is formed, the handheldelectronic device 9 can be assembled into the first embodiment. If another assembly unit (not shown) is used for the replacement, the handheldelectronic device 9 is first dissembled from the first embodiment, theassembly unit 4 is then dissembled from themain frame unit 3, the another assembly unit is assembled to themain frame unit 3, and then the handheldelectronic device 9 is assembled into theprotective case 200, so as to complete the replacement. - Based on the above descriptions, the advantages of the present disclosure can be summarized as follows.
- 1. The snap flanges 451 are respectively hooked into the
first groove region 312 and thesecond groove regions 313, such that theassembly unit 4 can be stably mounted on themain frame unit 3. - 2. The
flat regions 314 are disposed in therecess 311 of themain frame unit 3, such that when themain frame unit 3 is manufactured by a press molding method, it is easy to demold and enhance production efficiency. - 3. By reducing the outer edges of the curved arcs of the
assembly unit 4, the R2 of each curved arc is greater than the R1 of the corresponding round corner portion, such that a yield is generated between theassembly unit 4 and themain frame unit 3 to facilitate assembly or disassembly of theassembly unit 4 and themain frame unit 3. - Referring to
FIG. 12 andFIG. 13 , which show aprotective case 200 according a second embodiment of the present disclosure, the second embodiment is similar to the first embodiment except the following differences. - In the second embodiment of the present disclosure, the base walls 46 (shown in
FIG. 5 ) are omitted for theassembly unit 4, and aring wall 44 of theassembly unit 4 surrounds and defines ahollow portion 441, such that theassembly unit 4 forms a frame strip of a hollow rectangle. The second embodiment is generally applied in the case where the handheldelectronic device 9 needs to be protected and the back surface of the handheldelectronic device 9 can be externally displayed through thehollow portion 441. The second embodiment provides an alternative option for the replacement. Therefore, the second embodiment has the same purpose and effects as the first embodiment described above. - The above embodiments are only used for illustrating the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to these embodiments. The above embodiments can be properly changed without departing the scope of claims of the present invention.
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