Housing, manufacturing method thereof, and electronic device including the housing

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10003679-B2
Application number	US-201715639508-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 30, 2017
Priority date	Aug 12, 2014
Publication date	Jun 19, 2018
Grant date	Jun 19, 2018

Abstract

A mobile phone is provided, which includes a metal bezel having a left bezel portion and a right bezel portion and covering at least one part of an outer circumferential edge of a main body of the mobile phone, wherein upper and lower corner bezel portions of the left and right bezel portion are formed to be thicker outwardly in comparison with a middle portion of the left and right bezel portions.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device comprising:
a housing forming at least a rear side and a lateral side of the electronic device; and
a display disposed to the housing to form at least a portion of a front side of the electronic device;
wherein the lateral side includes a metal member portion and a non-metal member portion, which is smaller in an area than the metal member portion;
wherein a non-transparent coating layer is formed on an outer surface of the lateral side and an outer surface of the rear side, and
wherein a boundary area between the metal member portion and the non-metal member portion is hidden underneath the non-transparent coating layer.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein at least a part of metal member portion is exposed to the outside, where there is no non-transparent coating layer, in at least one of a first boundary area between the lateral side and the front side, and a second boundary area between the lateral side and the rear side.

3. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein at least one of the first boundary area and the second boundary area is formed in a curved shape.

4. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein at least one of the first boundary area and the second boundary area forms at least one chamfer portion formed in a lengthwise direction of the housing.

5. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the at least a part without the non-transparent coating layer includes a processing area formed entirely along at least one of the first boundary area and the second boundary area.

6. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the metal member portion is segmented by the non-metal member portion, wherein the segmented metal member portion forms an antenna radiator.

7. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the non-metal member portion is inserted in a gap portion formed in the metal member portion.

8. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the non-metal member portion comprises a first non-metal member portion and a second non-metal member portion.

9. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the non-transparent coating layer comprises a primer layer on the outer surface and a paint layer on the primer layer.

10. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the housing forms at least a portion of the front side extending from the first boundary area.

11. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein at least one of the first boundary area and the second boundary area has an angle or curvature different from the lateral side.

12. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein at least one of the first boundary area and the second boundary area forms a curved surface in an outer direction or inner direction of the housing.

13. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the non-transparent coating layer was previously formed on the at least a part of at least one of the first boundary area and the second boundary area, and then removed from the at least a part by a cutting process or a milling process.

14. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the at least one of the first boundary area and the second boundary area comprises a fairly narrow width compared with the lateral side.

15. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the rear, side includes a metal member portion and a non-metal member portion, which is smaller in an area than the metal member portion.

16. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein at least a part of the boundary area between the metal member portion and the non-metal member portion is exposed to the outside, by removing the non-transparent coating layer, in at least one of a first boundary area between the lateral side and the front side, and a second boundary area between the lateral side and the rear side.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Lee Yong-Seok
• Mock Jin-A
• Yang Soon-Woong
• Lee Seung-Hoon
• Jung Min-Su
• Chun Hong-Moon
• Seo Kun-Chan

Classifications

• G06F1/1656

  Details related to functional adaptations of the enclosure, e.g. to provide protection against EMI, shock, water, or to host detachable peripherals like a mouse or removable expansions units like PCMCIA cards, or to provide access to internal components for maintenance or to removable storage supports like CDs or DVDs, or to mechanically mount accessories (mounting of accessories to a computer display G06F1/1607; display hoods G06F1/1603; cooling arrangements for portable computers G06F1/203) · CPC title

• H04B1/3888

  Arrangements for carrying or protecting transceivers · CPC title

• H04M1/0202 Primary

  Portable telephone sets, e.g. cordless phones, mobile phones or bar type handsets (constructional features of telephone transmitters or receivers, e.g. of speakers or microphones H04M1/03) · CPC title

• H04M1/185

  Improving the shock resistance of the housing, e.g. by increasing the rigidity · CPC title