Method for manufacturing aluminium alloy sheet and electronic device including same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2023040926-A1
Application number	US-202217876477-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jul 28, 2022
Priority date	Jul 28, 2021
Publication date	Feb 9, 2023
Grant date	—

Abstract

An electronic device according to various embodiments of the disclosure may include: a display; and a housing including the display, at least a portion of the housing including: an aluminum alloy machined to have a designated shape; a first film layer formed on the aluminum alloy; and a second film layer formed between the aluminum alloy and the first film layer, wherein the first film layer may be formed by a first anodizing process using a first voltage on the aluminum alloy, and the second film layer may be formed by a second anodizing process using a second voltage on the aluminum alloy after the first anodizing process.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An electronic device comprising:
a display; and a housing comprising the display, at least a portion of the housing including: an aluminum alloy machined to have a designated shape; a first film layer formed on the aluminum alloy; and a second film layer formed between the aluminum alloy and the first film layer, wherein the first film layer is formed by a first anodizing process using a first voltage on the aluminum alloy, and the second film layer is formed by a second anodizing process using a second voltage on the aluminum alloy after the first anodizing process.

2 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first film layer comprises multiple film pores.

3 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein a range of the first voltage satisfies 10 V to 30 V.

4 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein a range of the second voltage satisfies 1V to 10 V.

5 . The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein a time during which the first voltage is applied is determined according to a thickness of the first film layer.

6 . The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the thickness of the first film layer satisfies a range of 5 μm to 20 μm.

7 . The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein a time during which the first voltage is applied satisfies a range of 5 minutes to 40 minutes.

8 . The electronic device of claim 4 , wherein a time during which the second voltage is applied is determined according to a magnitude of the first voltage in order to develop a haze effect.

9 . The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein a time during which the second voltage is applied satisfies a range of 30 minutes to 120 minutes.

10 . A method for machining an aluminum exterior material, the method comprising:
machining an aluminum alloy into a designated shape; and anodizing the machined aluminum alloy, wherein the anodizing comprises: performing a first anodizing process using a first voltage on the machined aluminum alloy to form a first film layer on the machined aluminum alloy; and performing a second anodizing process using a second voltage on the machined aluminum alloy to form a second film layer on the machined aluminum alloy after the first anodizing process is performed, and wherein the second film layer is positioned between the first film layer and the machined aluminum alloy.

11 . The method of claim 10 , further comprising:
polishing or forming surface curvature on the machined aluminum alloy.

12 . The method of claim 10 , further comprising:
surface-treating an anodized aluminum alloy formed by the first anodizing process and the second anodizing process.

13 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the first anodizing process and the second anodizing process further comprise preprocessing, dyeing, sealing, and eluting processes.

14 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the first film layer comprises multiple film pores.

15 . The method of claim 10 , wherein a time during which the first voltage is applied is determined according to a thickness of the first film layer.

16 . A housing of an electronic device, comprising:
an aluminum alloy machined to have a designated shape; a first film layer formed on the aluminum alloy; and a second film layer formed between the aluminum alloy and the first film layer, wherein the first film layer is formed by a first anodizing process using a first voltage on the aluminum alloy, and the second film layer is formed by a second anodizing process using a second voltage on the aluminum alloy after the first anodizing process.

17 . The housing of claim 16 , wherein the first film layer comprises multiple film pores.

18 . The housing of claim 16 , wherein a time during which the first voltage is applied is determined according to a thickness of the first film layer.

19 . The housing of claim 16 , wherein a time during which the second voltage is applied is determined according to a magnitude of the first voltage in order to develop a haze effect.

20 . The housing of claim 16 , wherein a time during which the second voltage is applied satisfies a range of 30 minutes to 120 minutes.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Heo Sungyoung
• Park Hyungki
• Kim Jongbo
• Lim Jiho
• Jung Youngsoo

Classifications

• C25D11/243

  using organic dyestuffs · CPC title

• C25D11/16

  Pretreatment {, e.g. desmutting} · CPC title

• C25D11/10

  containing organic acids · CPC title

• C25D11/12 Primary

  Anodising more than once, e.g. in different baths · CPC title

• C25D11/246

  for sealing layers · CPC title