Mobile terminal having a metal-based cover member
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsKyungui Park, Gyutaek Lee, Jaeeon Lee
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Abstract
A mobile terminal is disclosed. The present invention includes a front case, a rear case mounted to the front case, a controller provided between the front case and the rear case, a power supply provided in the rear case and a cover member provided on the rear case, the cover member comprising an insulating layer configured to oppose the power supply and a conductive layer located on the insulating layer such that the conductive layer is externally exposed, wherein the conductive layer is electrically connected to the controller for wireless communication.
Claims15
A mobile terminal comprising:
- a front case;
- a rear case mounted to the front case;
- a controller provided between the front case and the rear case;
- a power supply provided in the rear case;
- and
- a cover member provided on the rear case, the cover member comprising an insulating layer configured to oppose the power supply and a conductive layer located on the insulating layer such that the conductive layer is externally exposed,
- wherein the conductive layer is electrically connected to the controller for wireless communication,
- wherein the cover member further comprises a color layer located between the insulating layer and the conductive layer,
- wherein a transparent resin layer is located on the color layer,
- wherein the conductive layer is located on a top portion of the transparent resin layer and is spaced apart from the color layer by a specific interval, and
- wherein the conductive layer implements a stereoscopic effect due to the transparent resin layer, the stereoscopic effect based upon a depth difference between the color layer and the conductive layer.
A mobile terminal comprising:
- a front case;
- a rear case mounted to the front case;
- a controller provided between the front case and the rear case;
- a wireless communication unit electrically connected to the controller;
- a power supply provided in the rear case;
- and
- a cover member provided on the rear case, the cover member comprising an insulating layer opposing the power supply and a conductive layer enclosing the insulating layer such that the conductive layer is externally exposed,
- wherein at least one portion of the insulating layer is externally exposed by penetrating the conductive layer,
- wherein the conductive layer is formed of a conductive ink or a metal-based material and comprises a plurality of penetrating holes,
- wherein the insulating layer is formed of a resin material and comprises a plurality of protections,
- wherein each of the plurality of projections is inserted into a corresponding one of the plurality of penetrating holes,
- wherein each of the plurality of projections has a cross-sectional area that decreases in a direction of its insertion into the corresponding one of the plurality of penetrating holes, and
- wherein each of the plurality of penetrating holes is configured to match the cross-sectional area of the corresponding one of the plurality of projections.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.