CN101656033A - Shell, manufacturing method thereof and electronic device applying shell - Google Patents

Abstract

A light source module is disposed inside a housing, and the housing includes a body and a shielding layer. The body has a first light-transmitting area and a second light-transmitting area arranged in a mirror image for light emitted by the light source module to pass through; the shielding layer covers the second light-transmitting area, and the light transmittance of the shielding layer has a gradient change. A manufacturing method of the housing and an electronic device using the housing are also disclosed.

Description

Housing and its manufacturing method and electronic device for its application

technical field

The present invention relates to a housing, in particular to a housing with different light transmittance changes, its manufacturing method and an electronic device for its application.

Background technique

In order to prevent the notice effect from being affected by the brightness of the surrounding environment, light-emitting units (such as lights) are generally used to make the notice board still have the effect of information notification at night or in a dim environment. One of the more common ways is to use the projection method to irradiate the light source on the billboard, so that it can use the reflected light source in a dark environment to present a billboard effect similar to that in daytime.

Similarly, in general electronic devices, in order to improve their identification (such as model or brand), specific patterns or characters are often designed on the casing of the electronic device, but the design of these graphics, characters or symbols is usually It is simply expressed by printing or pasting, so it cannot effectively provide a recognition effect in the case of insufficient ambient light.

Contents of the invention

In view of this, the present invention provides a casing that utilizes light sources to provide different notice effects, a manufacturing method thereof, and an electronic device for its application, so as to improve the deficiencies of the prior art.

According to a feature of the present invention, the housing includes a body and a shielding layer. The main body has a first light-transmitting area and a second light-transmitting area arranged as mirror images for the light emitted by the light source module to pass through. The shielding layer covers the second light-transmitting region, and the light transmittance of the shielding layer has a gradient change.

According to another feature of the present invention, the electronic device includes a casing and a light source module, and the light source module is disposed in the casing. The housing includes a body and a shielding layer. The body has a first light-transmitting area and a second light-transmitting area for the light emitted by the light source module to pass through; the shielding layer covers the second light-transmitting area, and the light transmittance of the shielding layer has a gradient change .

According to still another feature of the present invention, the manufacturing method of the shell includes the following steps: firstly, a body is provided. Next, a first light-transmitting region and a second light-transmitting region are formed on the body. Finally, the shielding layer is covered on the second light-transmitting region, wherein the light transmittance of the shielding layer has a gradient change.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the shapes of the first transparent area and the second transparent area are the same.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the first light-transmitting area and the second light-transmitting area present graphics, characters or symbols.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the masking layer is formed by pasting, painting, inkjet, transfer printing, dot printing, screen printing or printing.

In an embodiment of the invention, the body is made of glass or polymer material. The polymer material is selected from the group consisting of polyethylene terephthalate, polyester, polycarbonate, polyacrylate, polystyrene and combinations thereof.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the light source module is a direct type light source module or an edge type light source module.

In an embodiment of the present invention, in the step of forming the first light-transmitting region and the second light-transmitting region in the body, the first light-transmitting region and the second light-transmitting region are separated by providing coloring material on part of the body . The coloring material is formed by means of coating, sticking, painting, transferring or printing.

In an embodiment of the present invention, in the step of forming the first transparent region and the second transparent region on the body, injection molding or double injection is used to separate the first transparent region and the second transparent region.

In an embodiment of the present invention, after the step of forming the first light-transmitting region and the second light-transmitting region on the body, a step of forming graphics, characters or symbols on the first light-transmitting region and the second light-transmitting region is further included.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the shielding layer is a single-layer structure or a multi-layer structure.

In an embodiment of the invention, the body is made of a light-transmitting material.

Based on the above, the present invention utilizes the setting of the light-transmitting area, and cooperates with the use of the shielding layer with a gradient change in light transmittance, so that the user can have different light and shadow effects visually.

The advantages and spirit of the present invention can be further understood by using the following detailed description of the invention and the accompanying drawings.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the structural representation of the housing of preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural view of an electronic device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention; and

Fig. 3 is a flow chart of the manufacturing method of the casing according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed ways

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a casing of a preferred embodiment of the present invention. The housing provided in this embodiment includes a body 1 and a shielding layer 3 . The main body 1 has a first light-transmitting area 11 and a second light-transmitting area 13 arranged as mirror images, and the first light-transmitting area 11 and the second light-transmitting area 13 allow the light emitted by the light source module to pass through, for example, they are horizontal to each other. Vertical or diagonal mirror settings.

In this embodiment, only glass is used as the material of the main body 1 for illustration. The main body 1 may also be made of polymer materials or other light-transmitting materials, but this is not intended to limit the present invention. Among them, the polymer material is selected from polyethylene terephthalate (polyethyleneterephthalate), polyester (polyester), polycarbonate (polycarbonates), polyacrylate (polyacrylates), polystyrene (polystyrene) and combinations thereof. group.

Here, the shapes of the first light-transmitting region 11 and the second light-transmitting region 13 are the same, and they have symbols (as shown in FIG. The second transparent region 13 is arranged in a mirror image along the reference line BL. Although, in this embodiment, only symbols are used for illustration in the first light-transmitting region 11 and the second light-transmitting region 13 , other meaningful characters or graphics may also be displayed in the first light-transmitting region 11 and the second light-transmitting region 13 .

When the light source module (not shown) is arranged in the casing, the shielding layer 3 is arranged in the second light-transmitting area 13 of the casing, since the light transmittance of the shielding layer 3 has a gradient change, so that the light source module arranged in the casing passes through the The amount of light transmitted by the second light-transmitting region 13 will vary with different positions. This embodiment is only described with a gradient setting (such as but not limited to gradually fading away). The shielding layer 3 can also show a lightening pattern from sparse to dense, or from dense to sparse, or radially from the center to the outside along the reference line BL. Going away, or radially encrypting from the center to the outside, but it is not used to limit the present invention, mainly to allow users to have different light and shadow effects visually. Wherein, the method of forming the masking layer 3 is pasting, painting, inkjet, transfer, dot printing, screen printing or other printing methods.

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, only a notebook computer is used as the electronic device 7 of the present invention for illustration. The electronic device 7 can also be a personal digital assistant, an electronic book, a mobile communication device or other portable electronic devices, but it is not intended to limit the present invention.

The electronic device 7 provided in this embodiment includes a casing and a light source module 5 . The casing includes a body 1 and a shielding layer 3 . The light source module 5 is disposed in the casing. Since the structure of the casing has been described in detail above, it will not be repeated here.

The light source module 5 can be a direct type light source module or an edge light type light source module. When the light source module 5 emits light and penetrates the first light-transmitting area 11 of the body 1, so that the first light-transmitting area 11 presents a light and shadow effect (such as but not limited to light-transmitting feeling); In the case of the light area 13, because the shielding layer 3 covers the second light-transmitting region 13, and because the light transmittance of the shielding layer 3 has a gradient change, the amount of light transmitted in the second light-transmitting region 13 will vary with different positions, so the second The second light-transmitting area 13 will additionally present another light and shadow effect (such as but not limited to a sense of three-dimensionality or a sense of space), and the user sees that the electronic device 7 is in the first light-transmitting area 11 and the second light-transmitting area that transmit bright light. 13 at the same time, you can feel that the bottom of the symbol is like a reflection on the water surface, but it has the effect of gradually fading away.

In addition, if the color of the non-transparent area of the main body 1 is the same as the background color (such as the color of the back plate of the light source module), the housing of the electronic device 7 will not appear when the light source module 5 has not emitted light. symbol. Of course, if a base color (such as but not limited to a metal color that can transmit light) is provided under the first light-transmitting region 11 of the main body 1, the electronic device 7 will still display a base color when the light source module 5 emits no light. The first light-transmitting region 11.

Fig. 3 is a flow chart of the manufacturing method of the casing according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention. The manufacturing method of the housing includes steps S1 to S3, and please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 3 together to further illustrate the manufacturing method of the housing.

First, step S1 is to provide the main body 1 . Next, step S2 is to form the first transparent region 11 and the second transparent region 13 on the main body 1 . As mentioned above, the first transparent area 11 and the second transparent area 13 may also have other meaningful characters, graphics or symbols.

Step S3 is to cover the shielding layer 3 on the second light-transmitting region 13 , the light transmittance of the shielding layer 3 has a gradient change, and the shielding layer 3 can be a single-layer structure or a multi-layer structure. In this way, the setting of the shielding layer 3 can make the second light-transmitting region 13 have different light transmittance changes, and the way of forming the shielding layer 3 is pasting, painting, inkjet, transfer printing, dot printing, screen printing or printing and so on.

Wherein, in step S2, the body 1 can be made of light-transmitting material, and the first light-transmitting region 11 and the second light-transmitting region 13 can be formed on the body 1 at the same time by means of injection molding or double injection.

In addition, according to actual needs, in step S2, the first light-transmitting region 11 and the second light-transmitting region 13 can be separated by providing coloring material to part of the main body 1, and the method of providing coloring material to part of the main body 1 For coating, pasting, painting, transfer or printing.

To sum up, the present invention utilizes the setting of the light-transmitting area and the use of the shielding layer with a gradient change in light transmittance, so that the electronic device can visually present different light and shadow effects.

With the above detailed description of the preferred embodiments, it is hoped that the features and spirit of the present invention can be described more clearly, rather than limiting the scope of the present invention by the preferred embodiments disclosed above. On the contrary, the intention is to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements within the scope of the appended claims of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of the claims applied for in the present invention should be interpreted in the broadest way based on the above description, so as to cause all possible changes and equivalent arrangements.

Claims (22)

1. A housing in which a light source module is arranged, characterized in that the housing includes: The main body has a first light-transmitting area and a second light-transmitting area arranged as mirror images for the light emitted by the above-mentioned light source module to pass through; and The shielding layer covers the second light-transmitting region, and the light transmittance of the shielding layer has a gradient change. 2 . The housing according to claim 1 , wherein the shape of the first light-transmitting region is the same as that of the second light-transmitting region. 3 . The casing according to claim 1 , wherein the first light-transmitting area and the second light-transmitting area present graphics, characters or symbols. 4 . 4 . The housing according to claim 1 , wherein the shielding layer is formed by pasting, painting, inkjet, transfer printing, dot printing, screen printing or printing. 5. The casing according to claim 1, wherein the body is made of glass or polymer material. 6. The casing according to claim 5, wherein the polymer material is selected from polyethylene terephthalate, polyester, polycarbonate, polyacrylate, polystyrene and combinations thereof group. 7. An electronic device, characterized in that it comprises: light source module; and The housing includes a main body and a shielding layer. The light source module is disposed in the housing. The main body has a first light-transmitting area and a second light-transmitting area arranged as mirror images for the light emitted by the light source module to pass through. The shielding layer Covering the second light-transmitting region, and the light transmittance of the shielding layer has a gradient change. 8 . The electronic device according to claim 7 , wherein the first light-transmitting region and the second light-transmitting region have the same shape. 9 . The electronic device according to claim 7 , wherein the first light-transmitting area and the second light-transmitting area present graphics, characters or symbols. 10 . The electronic device according to claim 7 , wherein the shielding layer is formed by pasting, painting, inkjet, transfer printing, dot printing, screen printing or printing. 11 . 11. The electronic device according to claim 7, wherein the body is made of glass or polymer material. 12. The electronic device according to claim 11, wherein the polymer material is selected from polyethylene terephthalate, polyester, polycarbonate, polyacrylate, polystyrene and combinations thereof. group. 13. The electronic device according to claim 7, wherein the light source module is a direct type light source module or an edge type light source module. 14. The electronic device according to claim 7, wherein the electronic device is a notebook computer, a personal digital assistant, an electronic book or a mobile communication device. 15. A method for manufacturing a housing, comprising the following steps: provide ontology; forming a first light-transmitting region and a second light-transmitting region on the body; and Covering the shielding layer on the second light-transmitting region, wherein the light transmittance of the shielding layer has a gradient change. 16. The manufacturing method according to claim 15, characterized in that, in the step of forming the first light-transmitting region and the second light-transmitting region on the body, a coloring material is provided on part of the body to separate out The first light-transmitting region and the second light-transmitting region. 17 . The manufacturing method according to claim 16 , wherein the method of providing the color material on part of the body is formed by coating, pasting, painting, transfer or printing. 18. The manufacturing method according to claim 15, characterized in that, in the step of forming the first light-transmitting region and the second light-transmitting region on the body, injection molding or double-material injection is used to separate the first light-transmitting region. The light-transmitting area and the above-mentioned second light-transmitting area. 19. The manufacturing method according to claim 15, characterized in that, after the step of forming the first light-transmitting region and the second light-transmitting region after the step of the body, further comprising a step of: Graphics, characters or symbols are formed on the first light-transmitting area and the second light-transmitting area. 20. The manufacturing method according to claim 15, wherein the masking layer is formed by pasting, painting, inkjet, transfer printing, dot printing, screen printing or printing. 21. The manufacturing method according to claim 15, wherein the masking layer is a single-layer structure or a multi-layer structure. 22. The manufacturing method according to claim 15, wherein the body is made of a light-transmitting material.

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