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AssigneeTelefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
InventorsGert Nilsson, Michael Persson
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A method of manufacturing a shell element (13) for an electronic device, said shell element (13) having a front (5) and at least one part that is angled in relation to said front (5). The shell element (13) further comprises a formed sheet (6) that constitutes at least a part of the outer surface of said front (5) and at least a part of said part that is angled in relation to the front of the shell element (13). The method comprises the steps of first forming a sheet (1) to a desired shape including a part that is angled in relation to a front part (5) and then injection molding a plastics material on the back of the formed sheet (6). At least one opening (7) is provided in the angled part of the formed sheet (6) before the plastics material is injection molded on the back of the formed sheet (6) and the at least one opening (7) is left open during the injection molding of a plastics material on the back of the formed sheet (6). A shell element manufactured by this method is also disclosed.
A method of manufacturing a shell element (13) for an electronic device, said shell element (13) having a front (5) and at least one part that is angled in relation to said front (5), said shell element (13) further comprising a formed sheet (6) that constitutes at least a part of the outer surface of said front (5) and at least a part of said part that is angled in relation to the front of the shell element (13), said method comprising the steps of:
A shell element (13) for an electronic device, said shell element (13) having a front (5) and at least one part that is angled in relation to said front (5), said shell element (13) comprising
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