Casing structure for electronic devices
View Patent ↗The invention provides a casing structure for an electronic apparatus that achieves a thin size and light weight. The casing structure is capable of accommodating a display module, and comprises a sidewall and a bottom surface in which a conductive resin region and a nonconductive resin region are butt joined in a curved line. The casing structure of the electronic apparatus does not become thick due to the butt joining even when the joint portions are in a projection area of the display module. Furthermore, on the display side of the casing structure, there is no need to have special frame members for securing strength in addition to the display casing. The display casing accommodates and protects the display module from an external pressing force and also has a design function that the outer surface of the casing resembles that of an outer surface of a conventional notebook PC.
1. An apparatus comprising:
a casing structure, said casing structure comprising:
a sidewall; and
a bottom surface, said bottom surface comprising:
a conductive resin region end portion; and
a nonconductive resin region end portion;
wherein the conductive resin region end portion and the nonconductive resin region end portion are butt-joined to form a joint portion.
2. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the joint portion depicts a curved line in the bottom surface, said curved line comprising a regular corrugated line.
3. The apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein a conductive resin region pitch is the same as a nonconductive resin region pitch in the joint portion.
4. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the conductive resin region comprises a carbon fiber reinforced plastic.
5. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the nonconductive resin region comprises a glass fiber reinforced plastic.
6. The apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the conductive resin region further comprises a laminated panel, said laminated panel having an expanded layer disposed between layers made of carbon fiber reinforced plastic.
7. The apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the casing structure is formed by fixing the laminated panel, which has been cut into a predetermined shape, to a metallic mold and then flowing the molten glass fiber reinforced plastic into the metallic mold.
8. The apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the sidewall and a peripheral portion of the bottom surface are formed of nonconductive resin.
9. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the nonconductive resin region further comprises an antenna mounting space.
10. The apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the antenna mounting space has a thickness smaller than both a joint portion thickness and a conductive resin region thickness.
11. The apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the casing structure further comprises a display casing accommodating a display module, wherein the nonconductive resin region does not lower sensitivity of an antenna disposed within said casing structure.
12. The apparatus according to claim 10 ,
wherein the joint portion is formed in a projection area of the display module with respect to the bottom surface; and
wherein the conductive resin region and the nonconductive resin region are lap joined with each other at positions outside the projection area of the display module.
13. An apparatus comprising:
a casing structure, said casing structure comprising:
a display casing, the display casing comprising:
a sidewall;
a bottom surface, said bottom surface comprising:
a radio wave conductive resin region; and
a non radio wave conductive resin region;
wherein an end portion of the conductive resin region and an end portion of the nonconductive resin region are butt-joined to form a joint portion; and
a display module.
14. The apparatus according to claim 13 ,
wherein the joint portion depicts a curved line in the bottom surface, said curved line comprising a regular corrugated line; and
wherein a conductive resin region pitch is the same as a nonconductive resin region pitch in the joint portion.
15. The apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein the conductive resin region comprises a carbon fiber reinforced plastic and the nonconductive resin region comprises a glass fiber reinforced plastic.
16. The apparatus according to claim 15 , wherein the conductive resin region further comprises a laminated panel, said laminated panel having an expanded layer disposed between layers made of carbon fiber reinforced plastic.
17. The apparatus according to claim 16 , wherein the sidewall and a peripheral portion of the bottom surface are formed of nonconductive resin.
18. The apparatus according to claim 17 , wherein the nonconductive resin region further comprises an antenna mounting space, said antenna mounting space having a thickness smaller than both a joint portion thickness and a conductive resin region thickness.
19. The apparatus according to claim 18 ,
wherein the joint portion is formed in a projection area of the display module with respect to the bottom surface; and
wherein the conductive resin region and the nonconductive resin region are lap joined with each other at positions outside the projection area of the display module.