# US 10,768,664 B2 · Electronic device including housing and method for manufacturing the housing > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,768,664 B2 - Document ID: US10768664B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/383,101 - Filed: 2019-04-12 - Published: 2019-10-17 - Granted: 2020-09-08 - Earliest claimed: 2018-04-13 - Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Chongkun Cho; Hyeongsam Son; Changjin Song; Hyeonwoo Lee; Minwoo Yoo - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10768664B2 ## CPC - G06F 1/1626: {with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]} - G06F 1/1605: {Multimedia displays, e.g. with integrated or attached speakers, cameras, microphones} - G06F 1/1637: {Details related to the display arrangement, including those related to the mounting of the display in the housing} - G06F 1/1643: {the display being associated to a digitizer, e.g. laptops that can be used as penpads (details related to the relative motion of the display enclosure with respect to the body enclosure, e.g. to move between laptop and tablet PC configuration G06F1/1615)} - G06F 1/1656: {Details related to functional adaptations of the enclosure, e.g. to provide protection against EMI, shock, water, or to host detachable peripherals like a mouse or removable expansions units like PCMCIA cards, or to provide access to internal components for maintenance or to removable storage supports like CDs or DVDs, or to mechanically mount accessories (mounting of accessories to a computer display G06F1/1607; display hoods G06F1/1603; cooling arrangements for portable computers G06F1/203)} - G06F 1/1658: {related to the mounting of internal components, e.g. disc drive or any other functional module} - G06F 1/1684: {Constructional details or arrangements related to integrated I/O peripherals not covered by groups G06F1/1635 - G06F1/1675} - G09F 9/302: characterised by the form or geometrical disposition of the individual elements - H04M 1/0249: {Details of the mechanical connection between the housing parts or relating to the method of assembly} - H04M 1/0266: {for a display module assembly} - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - G09F: DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS - H04M: TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus G08) ## Abstract An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a front plate, a rear plate facing away the front plate, a side member disposed to surround a space defined between the front plate and the rear plate, wherein the side member is coupled to the front plate and the rear plate to define a housing, wherein the side member is at least partially made of a metallic material, a polymer structure located in the space, and a display received in the space to be viewable through the front plat. The rear plate may be seated on the second surface. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An electronic device comprising: a front plate; a rear plate facing away the front plate; a side member disposed to surround a space defined between the front plate and the rear plate, wherein the side member is coupled to the front plate and the rear plate to define a housing, wherein the side member is at least partially made of a metallic material, and wherein the side member comprises: a first surface facing the front plate, a second surface facing the rear plate, and a trench defined in the second surface and facing the first surface; a polymer structure located in the space, wherein the polymer structure defines at least a portion of a sidewall defining the trench, wherein the polymer structure is disposed on the first surface of the side member and includes a polymer material; a mechanical button structure disposed in the side member and disposed away from the polymer structure; and a display arranged in the space to be viewable through the front plate, wherein the rear plate is seated on the second surface. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising: an adhesive layer in contact with the second surface and the rear plate while being positioned between the second surface and the rear plate. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the adhesive layer includes a waterproof tape. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the side member further comprises: a first portion between the trench and an outer surface of the side member, a second portion between the trench and the space, a through-hole defined in the first portion and penetrating from the outer surface of the side member to the trench, and a depression defined in the second portion and depressed in a direction toward the space. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The electronic device of claim 4, wherein the mechanical button structure passes through the through-hole and partially extends into the trench. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The electronic device of claim 5, wherein the mechanical button structure is constructed such that at least a portion of the mechanical button structure is movable in a direction from the through-hole toward the trench or from the trench toward the through-hole. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The electronic device of claim 5, wherein the mechanical button structure is inserted into the trench from the outer surface of the side member through the through-hole. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the polymer structure forms a closed loop along the side member within the space. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising: a middle plate positioned between the display and the rear plate, wherein the middle plate is disposed in parallel with the rear plate. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The electronic device of claim 9, wherein the middle plate is formed of a same material as the side member, and wherein the middle plate is integrally formed with the side member. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The electronic device of claim 9, wherein the polymer structure is in contact with the middle plate. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The electronic device of claim 9, wherein the front plate includes a first planar region facing in a first direction and a first curved region formed at a periphery of the first planar region, wherein the rear plate comprises: a second planar region facing in a second direction opposite to the first direction, and a second curved region formed at a periphery of the second planar region, and wherein a maximum thickness of the side member in a third direction perpendicular to the first direction is greater than a maximum thickness of the middle plate. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the rear plate is formed of glass. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the polymer structure comprises a curved surface having a curvature corresponding to a curvature of a second curved region such that the rear plate is received in the curved surface.