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US 2010/0060115 A1Published application
Housing and method making the same
AssigneesShenzhen Futaihong Precision Industry Co., Ltd., FIH (Hong Kong) Limited
InventorsGANG HUANG, YAN-MIN WANG, QIANG WANG
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Abstract
A housing for use in a portable electronic device, comprises a base and a decorative film. The decorative film isintegrally molded with the base. The decorative film includes a surface facing away from the base. The decorative film is plastically deformed to form a plurality of spaced protrusions on the surface.
Claims12
A housing for use in a portable electronic device, comprising:
- a base;
- and
- a decorative film integrally molded with the base, the decorative film including a surface facing away from the base, and the decorative film plastically deformed to form a plurality of spaced protrusions on the surface.
A method for making a housing, comprising:
- providing a film;
- providing a mold including an first mold and a second mold, the first mold defining a recessed portion and a molding wall formed in the recessed portion, the molding wall having a plurality of spaced concave portions formed thereon, the second mold having a mold core;
- attaching the film to the molding wall and in the recessed portion;
- closing the mold, a molding cavity being defined between the recessed portion and the mold core;
- injecting molten plastic into the molding cavity to form a base, and the base attached to the film;
- wherein the molten plastic generates a pressure to tightly attach the film on the molding wall;
- and
- heating and plastically deforming the film to form a plurality of spaced protrusions corresponding to the concave portions.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.