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US 2014/0228080 A1Published application
Housing, processing method thereof, and electronic device using the same
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsJong-Chul CHOI, Hee-Cheul MOON, Ik-Su JUNG
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Abstract
An electronic device is provided including a plurality of electronic parts; one or more housing components forming a space for receiving the plurality of electronic parts; and a cover detachable from the one or more housing components, the cover including a first member having a plurality of metal elements suspended in a non-metal base and a second member coupled to the first member.
Claims26
An electronic device comprising:
- a plurality of electronic parts;
- one or more housing components forming a space for receiving the plurality of electronic parts;
- and
- a cover detachable from the one or more housing components, the cover including a first member having a plurality of metal elements suspended in a non-metal base and a second member coupled to the first member.
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A method for processing a housing of an electronic device, the method comprising:
- forming a metal housing component including:
- (i) a plurality of separated metal elements forming an inner surface and an outer surface of the metal housing component and (ii) a plurality of bridges disposed on the inner surface of the metal housing component and connecting the plurality of metal elements;
- forming a non-metal base on the metal housing component via insert injection;
- and
- removing the plurality of bridges from the metal housing component.
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An electronic device comprising:
- a front housing component;
- a rear housing component coupled with the front housing component to form a space for receiving a plurality of electronic parts of the electronic device;
- and
- a detachable cover coupled with the rear housing component to form a space for receiving at least one of a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card, a memory card, and a battery, the cover comprising:
- a first member comprising a plurality of separated metal elements suspended in a non-metal base and forming an outer surface of the first member in which portions of the non-metal base fill spaces between the metal elements so that the portions of the non-metal base are substantially flush with the plurality of metal element's outer surfaces;
- and
- a second member coupled to the first member by a latching member that is part of the second member, so that an outer surface of the second member is substantially flush with the outer surface of the first member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.