1. Technical Field
The present disclosure relates to a housing, and particularly, to an electronic device housing and a method of forming the housing.
2. Description of Related Art
Conventional housings for consumer electronic devices, such as mobile phones or tablet computers, are usually plastic and made by injection molding. To achieve the design appearance, the injected housings are usually painted with by spray processes. The paint is sprayed from a nozzle of a spray gun and is carried by high-speed air provided from the spray gun onto the housings. Since both the paint and air are sprayed with a high-pressure, the nozzle may need to be far enough away from the injected housings, or else the high-speed air may undesirably blow away the paint just coated on the housings. Thus, a nozzle spays too close to the housings may lead to uneven coatings on the housings. However, if the nozzle and the housings are kept at a certain distance to lower the spray speed, about 70% to 90% of the paint may not reach the housings and is thus wasted. Thus, known painting processes may not be environmentally friendly.
On the other hand, although plastic housings are easily formed, visual textures and touch of plastic housings may have appearances of cheap products; and may not appeal to users. In order to improve the texture of the product housings, some housings are made of metal. Metal housings may be polished to provide a brighter and smoother surface than plastic housings. Housings with metal textures are popular with users. However, surfaces of the metallic housing may easily scratched due to poor hardness of the metal. The longer the electronics are used, the more the metal housings get scratched. Over a long period, the housings may have unattractive appearances.
Accordingly, it is desirable to provide an electronic device housing and a method of forming the housing which may overcome the above described shortcomings.
Many aspects of the disclosure can be better understood with reference to the drawings. The components in the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale, the emphasis instead being placed upon clearly illustrating the principles of the present disclosure. Moreover, in the drawings, like reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the views.
Embodiments of the disclosure are now described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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The bottom layer 20 defines a through hole 21 corresponding to a camera module (not shown). The camera module may be located in the through hole 21, or behind the through hole 21.
The adhesion layer 30 covers an outer surface of the bottom layer 20. The outer surface is visible to users, and is opposite to the electronic components of the electronic device. The adhesion layer 30 is an ultraviolet (UV) curable adhesive, and defines a through hole 31 corresponding to the camera module (not shown). The through hole 31 is transparent after the adhesive layer is cured. In the current disclosure, an outer surface, an outer side, or an upper direction is a surface, a side, or a direction facing away from the electronic components in
The protection layer 40 is on an outer side of the adhesion layer 30, opposite to the bottom layer 20. Accordingly, the adhesion layer 30 is sandwiched between the protection layer 40 and the bottom layer 20. The adhesion layer 30 is cured by ultraviolet (UV) rays, and is adapted to tightly combine the bottom layer 20 and the protection layer 40.
In this embodiment, the protection layer 40 is made of transparent glass, and defines a through hole 41 corresponding to the camera module (not shown). The camera module may be located in the through hole 41, or behind the through hole 41.
The bottom layer 20 is protected by the protection layer 40, and therefore may not be scratched or defaced. Accordingly, the outer surface of the bottom layer 20, visible to the users, may be kept bright and smooth, and the electronic device housing 10 has metallic luster on the bottom layer 20.
The protection layer 40 of transparent glass is harder than the bottom layer 20, so the electronic device housing 10 is difficult to be scratched. As a result, the electronic device housing 10 may maintain a new and glossy appearance.
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It is to be understood, however, that even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the present embodiments have been set fourth in the foregoing description, together with details of the structures and functions of the embodiments, the disclosure is illustrative only, and changes may be made in details, especially in matters of shape, size, and arrangement of parts within the principles of the disclosure to the full extent indicated by the broad general meaning of the terms in which the appended claims are expressed.
Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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100114717 | Apr 2011 | TW | national |