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US 8,465,616 B2Granted
Housing and method for making the same
AssigneeFIH (Hong Kong) Limited
InventorsKun-Tsan Wu, Li-Wen Tien
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Abstract
A method for making a housing comprising: providing a metal layer, a decorative layer, and an adhesive layer; attaching the adhesive layer to the decorative layer; attaching the adhesive layer to the metal layer to form a intermediate product; and punching the intermediate product by a stamping mold to form the housing. The application also discloses a housing used in a portable electronic device.
Claims2
A method for making a housing, comprising:
- providing a metal layer, a decorative layer, and an adhesive layer, the adhesive layer including a medium densitive mixture of 60% polyethylene, 25% polyisobutene, 10% butyl rubber, and 5% microcrystal wax;
- attaching a protective layer to a first side of the decorative layer;
- attaching the adhesive layer to a second side of the decorative layer;
- attaching the adhesive layer to the metal layer to form an intermediate product;
- pressing and simultaneously heating the intermediate product;
- punching the intermediate product using a stamping mold to form a predetermined shape with superfluous edges;
- cutting the superfluous edges using a computer numerical control machine;
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- removing the protective layer and washing the first side of the decorative layer to form the housing.
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