Housing and electronic device using the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9468114-B2
Application number	US-201313938346-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 10, 2013
Priority date	Mar 29, 2013
Publication date	Oct 11, 2016
Grant date	Oct 11, 2016

Abstract

A housing includes a substrate and a decorative layer deposited on the substrate. The decorative layer includes chromium, iron, aluminum, chromium oxide, ferric oxide, and aluminum oxide. The chromium oxide, ferric oxide, and aluminum oxide distribute evenly among the chromium, iron, and aluminum respectively, such that the chromium, iron, and aluminum atoms are separated from each other. The decorative layer is electrically non-conductive and electromagnetically transmissive and gives the housing a mirror-like black and metallic appearance. An electronic device using the housing is also described.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device, comprising:
a main body; and
a housing configured to assemble with the main body, the housing comprising:
a substrate; and
a decorative layer disposed on the substrate;
wherein the decorative layer comprises chromium, iron, aluminum, chromium oxide, ferric oxide, and aluminum oxide; the chromium oxide, ferric oxide, and aluminum oxide distribute among the chromium, iron, and aluminum respectively to separate the atoms of chromium, iron, and aluminum from each other in the decorative layer; and
wherein in the decorative layer, the chromium has a total mass percentage of about 19% to about 20%, the iron has a total mass percentage of about 68% to about 71%, the aluminum has a total mass percentage of about 4% to about 5%, and oxygen has a total mass percentage of about 4% to about 5%.

2. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the decorative layer has a thickness of about 30 nm to about 100 nm.

3. The electronic device as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the color value of the decorative layer has an L* coordinate between 53 and 57, an a* coordinate between -0.5 and 1, and a b* coordinate between -0.8 and 1 in the CIE LAB color system.

4. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a top paint layer formed on the decorative layer, the top paint layer is transparent, and has a thickness of about 10 μm to about 30 μm.

5. The electronic device as claimed in claim 4 , further comprising a middle paint layer formed between the top paint layer and the decorative layer, the middle paint layer has a thickness of about 3 μm to about 15 μm.

6. The electronic device as claimed in claim 5 , further comprising a first base paint layer formed between the substrate and the decorative layer, the first base paint layer has a thickness of about 5 μm to about 15 μm.

7. The electronic device as claimed in claim 6 , further comprising a second base paint layer formed between the substrate and the first base paint layer, the second base paint layer has a thickness of about 1 μm to about 15 μm.

8. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the substrate is made of a material selected from the group consisting of plastic, glass, ceramic, and metal.

Assignees

• Fih Hong Kong Ltd

Inventors

• Chiang Chwan-Hwa
• Wang Chieh-Hsiang

Classifications

• Y10T428/1317

  Multilayer [continuous layer] · CPC title

• H04M1/0283

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

• H05K5/04

  Metal casings · CPC title

• Y10T428/13

  Hollow or container type article [e.g., tube, vase, etc.] · CPC title

• Y10T428/1355

  Elemental metal containing [e.g., substrate, foil, film, coating, etc.] · CPC title