Electronic device and housing structure

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11439029-B2
Application number	US-202016881188-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 22, 2020
Priority date	Feb 24, 2020
Publication date	Sep 6, 2022
Grant date	Sep 6, 2022

Abstract

Provided is an electronic device including a display arranged on a front face of the electronic device; and a housing structure forming at least a part of a side exterior of the electronic device and a back exterior of the electronic device, wherein the housing structure may include: a transparent housing comprising a side region arranged on a side face of the electronic device, a back region arranged on a back face of the electronic device, and a connection region connecting the side region with the back region; a transparent pattern layer arranged on an inner surface of the back region of the transparent housing and comprising a pattern; and a color layer disposed on an inner surface of the transparent pattern layer in the back region of the transparent housing, and disposed on an inner surface of the side region of the transparent housing.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device comprising:
a display arranged on a front face of the electronic device; and
a housing structure forming at least a part of a side exterior of the electronic device and a back exterior of the electronic device,
wherein the housing structure comprises:
a transparent housing comprising a side region arranged on a side face of the electronic device, a back region arranged on a back face of the electronic device, and a connection region connecting the side region with the back region;
a transparent pattern layer arranged on an inner surface of the back region of the transparent housing and comprising a pattern; and
a color layer disposed on an inner surface of the transparent pattern layer in the back region of the transparent housing, and disposed on an inner surface of the side region of the transparent housing to be disposed on a region of the transparent housing where the transparent pattern layer is not arranged.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the color layer is arranged on the inner surface of the transparent pattern layer and an inner surface of a region where the transparent pattern layer is not arranged on the inner surface of the transparent housing.

3. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the color layer is arranged to cover the inner surface of the transparent pattern layer, an inner surface of the connection region of the transparent housing, and an inner surface of the side region of the transparent housing.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the side region, the back region, and the connection region of the transparent housing are formed as one body.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein a transparency of the transparent pattern layer is greater than or equal to 50%.

6. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the transparent pattern layer comprises:
a base layer; and
a pattern layer arranged on the base layer.

7. The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the pattern layer is arranged to face the back region on the base layer.

8. The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the pattern layer is arranged to face a surface opposing the back region on the base layer.

9. The electronic device of claim 1 ,
wherein the transparent pattern layer comprises a plurality of transparent elements that are disposed apart from each other by a same interval.

10. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the back region of the transparent housing comprises a flat back wall and a curved back wall that is arranged on an edge of the flat back wall and extends in a direction from the back region to the connection region of the transparent housing.

11. A housing structure configured to cover an electronic device, the housing structure comprising:
a transparent housing comprising a side region arranged on a side face of the electronic device, a back region arranged on a back face of the electronic device, and a connection region connecting the side region with the back region;
a transparent pattern layer arranged on an inner surface of the back region of the transparent housing and comprising a pattern; and
a color layer disposed on an inner surface of the transparent pattern layer in the back region of the transparent housing, and disposed on an inner surface of the side region of the transparent housing to be disposed on a region of the transparent housing where the transparent pattern layer is not arranged.

12. The housing structure of claim 11 , wherein the color layer is arranged on the inner surface of the transparent pattern layer and an inner surface of a region where the transparent pattern layer is not arranged on the inner surface of the transparent housing.

13. The housing structure of claim 12 , wherein the color layer is arranged to cover the inner surface of the transparent pattern layer, an inner surface of the connection region of the transparent housing, and an inner surface of the side region of the transparent housing.

14. The housing structure of claim 11 , wherein the side region, the back region, and the connection region of the transparent housing are formed as one body.

15. The housing structure of claim 11 , wherein a transparency of the transparent pattern layer is greater than or equal to 50%.

16. The housing structure of claim 11 , wherein the transparent pattern layer comprises:
a base layer; and
a pattern layer arranged on the base layer.

17. The housing structure of claim 16 , wherein the pattern layer is arranged to face the back region on the base layer.

18. The housing structure of claim 16 , wherein the pattern layer is arranged to face a surface opposing the back region on the base layer.

19. The housing structure of claim 11 ,
wherein the transparent pattern layer comprises a plurality of transparent elements that are disposed apart from each other by a same interval.

20. The housing structure of claim 11 , wherein the back region comprises a flat back wall and a curved back wall that is arranged on an edge of the flat back wall and extends in a direction from the back region to the connection region of the transparent housing.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Park Jeongseok
• Zhou Yongkang

Classifications

• H04M1/0283 Primary

  for providing a decorative aspect, e.g. customization of casings, exchangeable faceplate · CPC title

• H05K5/0217

  Mechanical details of casings (covers, lids, hoods or members for covering apertures H05K5/03) · CPC title

• H05K5/0017 Primary

  with operator interface units · CPC title