Electronic device molded cover having a releasable EMI shield
AssigneeNokia Mobile Phones Ltd.
InventorsBror Svarfvar, Matti Uusimaki
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Abstract
An electronic device molded cover is disclosed with a releasable EMI shield to facilitate removal to separate the EMI shield and the cover into respective individual parts for reuse as raw material in the production of similar product applications. The EMI shield is made of an electrically conductive fabric sheet having glue drops in a spaced relation on one face for attachment to the interior of the cover. In an alternate embodiment, a conductive polymer paint coating is applied to the interior of the cover.
Claims20
A cover for an electronic device comprising:
- an interior chamber formed by intersecting wall surfaces;
- an EMI shield juxtaposed and in contacting relation with said interior wall surfaces and conforming substantially to the size and shape of said interior chamber and defining an integral single part thereof, said EMI shield further being releasable from contact with said interior wall surfaces and removable from said interior chamber for separating said cover and said EMI shield into respective individual parts.
An electronic device molded cover comprising an inner area having a major face surface and at least one wall portion extending from said major face surface and defining one or more chambers within said cover, and a releasable EMI shield covering at least a portion of said inner area, whereby said releasable EMI shield facilitates removal from said cover to separate said EMI shield from said cover without substantial contamination of each by the other to facilitate recycling of said EMI shield and said cover into the respective raw material of each.
A method for providing an EMI shielded electronic device molded cover comprising the steps of:
- providing an EMI shielding material that is conformable to the shape of the interior of the cover;
- locating the EMI shielding material in the interior of the cover;
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- releasably securing the EMI shielding material to the interior of the cover whereby the EMI shielding material is removable to separate the EMI shielding material from the cover without substantial contamination of each by the other to facilitate recycling of the EMI shielding material and the cover into the respective raw material of each.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.