Internal part design, molding and surface finish for cosmetic appearance
AssigneeSiemens Communications, Inc.
InventorsIsaac Ward, Souhail Abood, David Owen West, Dietmar F. Wennemer, Kenneth Lawrence Weselake
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Abstract
A part employing internally molded shapes and surface finish to provide cosmetic features or design elements includes a body, at least a portion of which is molded of a transparent or semi-transparent material having an internal surface and an external surface. A cosmetic feature is formed in the internal surface of the body and is visible through the body of the part from the external surface. In some embodiments, the part is within a mobile phone.
Claims34
A method for manufacturing a part having a cosmetic feature, comprising:
- molding at least a portion of a body of the part of a transparent or semi-transparent material, the body of the part having an internal surface and an external surface;
- and
- forming the cosmetic feature in the internal surface by forming a shape in the internal surface of the body, the shape generally corresponding to the shape of the cosmetic feature, and applying a surface finish to the shape for forming the cosmetic feature, wherein the cosmetic feature is visible from the external surface.
A method for manufacturing a part having a cosmetic feature, comprising:
- molding at least a portion of a body of the part of a transparent or semi-transparent material, the body having an internal surface and an external surface;
- and
- molding the cosmetic feature to the internal surface by forming a shape in the internal surface of the body, the shape generally corresponding to the shape of the cosmetic feature, and applying a surface finish to the shape for forming the cosmetic feature, wherein the cosmetic feature is visible from the external surface.
A method for manufacturing a part having a cosmetic feature, comprising:
- molding a body of the part, the part being at least partially transparent and having an external surface and an internal surface;
- forming a shape in the internal surface, the shape substantially corresponding to the shape of the cosmetic feature;
- and
- applying a surface finish to the shape to form the cosmetic feature, wherein the cosmetic feature is visible from the external surface.
A part, comprising:
- a body having an internal surface and an external surface, at least a portion of the body being molded of a transparent or semi-transparent material;
- and
- a cosmetic feature formed in the internal surface, the cosmetic feature including a shape formed in the internal surface of the part, the shape generally corresponding to the shape of the cosmetic feature, and a surface finish applied to the shape, the surface finish being visible from the external surface of the part,
- wherein the cosmetic feature is visible through the body of the part from the external surface.
A part having a cosmetic feature, comprising:
- a body having an interval surface and an external surface, at least a portion of the body being molded of a transparent or semi-transparent material;
- a shape formed in the internal surface, the shape generally corresponding to the shape of the cosmetic feature;
- and
- a surface finish applied to the shape for forming the cosmetic feature,
- wherein the cosmetic feature is visible from the external surface though the body of the part.
A mobile phone comprising:
- a body having an internal surface and an external surface, at least a portion of the body being molded of a transparent or semi-transparent material;
- and
- a cosmetic feature formed in the internal surface, the cosmetic feature including a shape formed in the internal surface of the part, the shape generally corresponding to the shape of the cosmetic feature, and a surface finish applied to the shape, the surface finish being visible from the external surface of the part,
- wherein the cosmetic feature is visible through the body of the part from the external surface.
The mobile phone as claimed in claim 34, wherein the cosmetic feature is overmolded onto the body using a multi-shot molding process.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.