Accessory, electronic assembly, control method, and method for forming an accessory

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10310563-B2
Application number	US-201615145818-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 4, 2016
Priority date	Dec 3, 2013
Publication date	Jun 4, 2019
Grant date	Jun 4, 2019

Abstract

An accessory suitable for an electronic device is provided. The electronic device has a display area. The accessory includes a coupling portion and a cover portion. The coupling portion is suitable to be coupled to the electronic device. The cover portion is connected to the coupling portion and is suitable for covering the display area of the electronic device. The cover portion has a plurality of light-transmitting areas, and the light-transmitting areas are arranged on the display area in an array. An image generated by the display area is projected out of the cover portion through the light-transmitting areas. Moreover, an electronic assembly containing the electronic device and the accessory is also provided. Furthermore, a control method is also provided for controlling the electronic assembly. A method is also provided for forming an accessory.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for forming an accessory, comprising:
placing a first element on a transparent layer;
forming a flexible portion, a first layer with a plurality of first apertures arranged in an array on a first side of the transparent layer, and a second layer with a plurality of second apertures arranged in an array on a second side of the transparent layer, wherein the first layer, the second layer, and the flexible portion are formed as one piece; and
bonding the flexible portion on a coupling portion.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:
printing a non-transparent layer with a plurality of third apertures on the transparent layer before forming the flexible portion, the first layer, and the second layer.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein in a process of forming the flexible portion, the first layer, and the second layer by molding, a first secure component is connected to the flexible portion.

4. The method as claimed in claim 3 , wherein in the process of bonding the flexible portion on the coupling portion, the first secure component is bonded on a second secure component on the coupling portion.

5. The method as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the process of forming the flexible portion, the first layer, and the second layer comprising:
placing a first material on a middle molding piece, a second material on a bottom of an upper molding piece, the transparent layer in the middle molding piece and on the first material, and the first secure component on a bottom molding piece;
enclosing the middle molding piece by the upper molding piece and the bottom molding piece; and
heating the first material and the second material to form the flexible portion, the first layer with the plurality of first apertures, and the second layer with the plurality of second apertures as one piece, wherein the first secure component is attached to the flexible portion.

6. The method as claimed in claim 4 , wherein in the process of bonding the flexible portion on the coupling portion, the first secure component is bonded to the second secure component by ultrasonic welding.

Assignees

• Htc Corp

Inventors

• Lin Yen-Hung
• Hsieh Chien-Wei
• Huang Chun-Ta
• Wen Hung-Chuan
• Massucco Michael Ross

Classifications

• B29K2027/18

  PTFE, i.e. polytetrafluoroethylene {, e.g. ePTFE, i.e. expanded polytetrafluoroethylene} · CPC title

• A45C2011/002

  Human Necessities · mapped topic

• Y10T428/24331

  including nonapertured component · CPC title

• G02B27/00

  Optical systems or apparatus not provided for by any of the groups G02B1/00 - G02B26/00, G02B30/00 · CPC title

• A45C11/00

  Receptacles for purposes not provided for in groups A45C1/00-A45C9/00 (specially adapted for toiletry or cosmetic equipment A45D29/20, A45D44/18; travelling sewing kits A45F3/48) · CPC title