Electronic device with housing supplement

#The invention relates to an electronic device having a housing which has a housing wall with openings for control and/or display elements.

#An electronic device of this kind may be for example a telephone, a cordless phone or mobile phone, a pocket calculator, a television set, a radio receiver or for example another electronic domestic appliance which, as a rule, is used by private individuals. If, for personal reasons or because of predetermined requirements, the external appearance of such an electronic device, for example the shape of the housing or its colour, is to be modified, as a rule this must be carried out by a specialist since during such an operation the electronic components present in the housing of the electronic device are usually exposed. Modification of the appearance of the housing of the electronic device is thus laborious, time-consuming and expensive and, moreover, can as a rule only rarely be carried out by private individuals.

#In accordance with the invention there is provided an electronic device having a housing which has a housing wall with openings for control elements and/or display elements, characterized by attachment means for detachably connecting to the housing an external wall element which at least partially covers the housing wall, the external wall element having openings which are aligned with the openings in the housing wall. Advantageous refinements of the invention can be found in the subclaims.

#The invention is explained in detail below with reference to the drawing, in which:

#FIG. 1 shows a cordless telephone or mobile phone with external wall element removed;

#FIG. 2 shows the cordless or mobile phone according to FIG. 1 with the external wall element fitted on;

#The invention is explained below with reference to a cordless telephone or mobile phone which serves as an example of an electronic device. However, the invention can also be used in other electronic devices, for example in wire-connected telephones, in pocket calculators, in television sets, in radio receivers, in CD players, In cassette recorders etc.

#In accordance with FIG. 1, a cordless telephone or mobile phone according to the invention has a housing 1 with which a plate-shaped base element 2 and a shell-shaped housing element 3 are associated. The plate-shaped based element 2 and the shell-shaped housing element 3 are connected to one another using screws (not illustrated) which project through openings 4 in the shell-shaped housing element 3 and are screwed into sockets (not illustrated) which are fixedly connected to the inside of the plate-shaped base element 2. Inside the housing 1 there is a carrier plate, attached in a suitable way, for electronic components etc.

#The shell-shaped housing element 3 has a housing wall 5 which is located essentially parallel with the plate-shaped base element 2 and at a distance therefrom and is integrally connected to side walls 6 which are supported with their free or lower edge on the plate-shaped base element 2. In this arrangement, the plate-shaped base element 2 projects outwards beyond the side walls 6 by constant distance in Its edge region so that a profile with an identical contour is obtained.