Device housings with glass beads

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11393554-B2
Application number	US-201816965127-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 11, 2018
Priority date	Apr 11, 2018
Publication date	Jul 19, 2022
Grant date	Jul 19, 2022

Abstract

In one example, a device housing is described, which may include a base substrate and ion-exchanged glass beads disposed on an outer surface of the base substrate.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A device housing comprising:
a base substrate; and
ion-exchanged glass beads disposed and stabilized on an adhesive layer that is disposed on an outer surface of the base substrate, wherein the ion-exchanged glass beads form a three-dimensional tactile touch feeling over the outer surface of the base substrate.

2. The device housing of claim 1 , wherein the base substrate includes a metal, a metal alloy, a carbon fiber, a plastic, or any combination thereof.

3. The device housing of claim 1 , further comprising:
a film comprising:
a first surface adhered to the outer surface of the base substrate; and
a second surface opposite to the first surface, wherein the ion-exchanged glass beads are disposed on the second surface.

4. The device housing of claim 1 , further comprising an anodized layer between the base substrate and the adhesive layer.

5. The device housing of claim 1 , wherein the ion-exchanged glass beads have an anti-microbial property, and wherein the ion-exchanged glass beads comprise silver ion-exchanged glass beads.

6. A device housing comprising:
a film;
glass beads adhered on the film; and
a base substrate, wherein the film with the glass beads is applied on an outer surface of the base substrate using a molding process, wherein the glass beads form a three-dimensional tactile touch feeling over the outer surface of the base substrate.

7. The device housing of claim 6 , wherein the molding process comprises an in-mold decoration process or an out-mold decoration process.

8. The device housing of claim 6 , further comprising:
an intermediate layer disposed between the base substrate and the film; wherein the intermediate layer comprises a passivation layer, a micro arc oxidation layer, an anodized layer, or any combination thereof.

9. The device housing of claim 6 ; wherein the film is a plastic, a carbon fiber, or a combination thereof.

10. The device housing of claim 6 , wherein the glass beads comprise ion-exchanged glass beads, wherein the ion-exchanged glass beads comprise silver ion-exchanged glass beads having an anti-microbial activity.

11. An electronic device comprising:
an electronic component; and
a housing to house the electronic component, wherein the housing comprises:
a base substrate; and
a glass bead texture formed and stabilized on an adhesive layer that is disposed on an outer surface of the base substrate using ion-exchanged glass beads, wherein the ion-exchanged glass beads form a three-dimensional tactile touch feeling over the outer surface of the base substrate.

12. The electronic device of claim 11 , further comprising:
a film, wherein the glass bead texture is formed on the film, and wherein the film with the glass bead texture is disposed on the base substrate via an in-mold decoration process or an out-mold decoration process.

13. The electronic device of claim 12 , wherein the housing further comprises an intermediate layer disposed between the base substrate and the film, and wherein the intermediate layer comprises a corrosion resistance layer.

14. The electronic device of claim 12 , further comprising an anodized layer between the base substrate and the adhesive layer.

15. The electronic device of claim 14 , wherein the ion-exchanged glass beads comprise silver ion-exchanged glass beads having an anti-microbial activity.

Assignees

• Hewlett Packard Development Co

Inventors

• Wu Kuan-Ting
• Yeh Ya-Ting
• Cheng Chao-Wen
• Lee Hsin-Yi

Classifications

• C03C12/00

  Powdered glass (C03C8/02 takes precedence); Bead compositions · CPC title

• C03C21/002 Primary

  to perform ion-exchange between alkali ions (C03C21/005 takes precedence) · CPC title

• C23C20/02

  Coating with metallic material · CPC title

• A01N55/02

  containing metal atoms · CPC title

• G12B9/04 Primary

  Details, e.g. cover · CPC title