Electronic apparatus
View Patent ↗According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a housing and a decorative layer. The housing includes a first portion with a grain and a smooth second portion. The decorative layer includes a first decoration on the first portion and a second decoration on the second portion. The second decoration includes substantially the same pattern as the grain.
1. An electronic apparatus comprising:
a housing comprising a first portion with a grain and a smooth second portion; and
a pattern layer comprising a plain first pattern disposed over the first portion and a second pattern disposed over the second portion, the second pattern comprising a pattern expressing substantially the same pattern as the grain,
wherein the pattern layer overlays the housing such that a surface of the first portion and a surface of the second portion result in substantially the same pattern.
2. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the pattern layer is formed by in-mold molding.
3. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the grain has a texture, and the second pattern has substantially the same texture as the grain.
4. The electronic apparatus of claim 3 , wherein each of the texture of the grain and the texture of the second pattern comprises an array of predetermined patterns.
5. The electronic apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the texture of the second pattern is substantially continuous with the texture of the grain at a boundary between the first portion and the second portion.
6. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first pattern comprises a paint layer.
7. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first portion comprises a palmrest, and the second portion comprises a touchpad area.
8. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the pattern layer is formed by in-mold rolling.
9. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the pattern layer further comprises a blank area at a boundary between the first pattern and the second pattern.
10. An electronic apparatus comprising:
a housing comprising a first portion with a plurality of projections and a smooth second portion; and
a pattern layer comprising a plain first pattern disposed over the first portion and a second pattern disposed over the second portion, the second pattern comprising a a pattern expressing substantially the same pattern as the projections,
wherein the pattern layer overlays the housing such that a surface of the first portion and a surface of the second portion result in substantially the same pattern.
11. An electronic apparatus comprising:
a housing comprising a first portion with a grain and a smooth second portion; and
a pattern layer comprising a plain portion disposed over the first portion and a patterned portion disposed over the second portion, the patterned portion comprising a pattern expressing substantially the same design as the grain,
wherein the pattern layer overlays the housing such that a surface of the first portion and a surface of the second portion result in substantially the same design.