METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING HOUSING OF PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE
A method for manufacturing a housing of a portable electronic device includes the following blocks. A plate glass is provided. The plate glass is cut. The plate glass includes a main body with curved corners and a plurality of side edges. Each side edge is connected with two curved corners. A glass member is formed by a thermal bending process. The side edges are bent from the main body, and perpendicularly to the main body. A plastic member is formed and integrated with the glass member by insert molding. The plastic member is formed in the glass member and fit closely against the glass member.
1 . A method for manufacturing a housing of a portable electronic device, comprising:
providing a plate glass;
cutting the plate glass, wherein, after cutting, the plate glass comprises a main body with curved corners and a plurality of side edges, each side edge is connected with two curved corners;
forming a glass member by a thermal bending process, wherein the side edges are bent from the main body, and perpendicularly to the main body; and
forming a plastic member integrated with the glass member by insert molding, wherein the plastic member is formed in the glass member and fit closely against the glass member.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein at least one of through hole is formed in the side edges.
3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the glass member is mirror polished, chemically strengthened, or surface coated before forming the plastic member.
4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the side edge is strip shaped.
5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the side edges are spaced from each other, and the glass member further comprises a plurality of gap portions between neighbored side edges.
6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the plastic member further comprises at least one plastic protrusion portion covered above at least one gap portion.
7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the glass member is rectangular and is made of a tempered glass.
8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the plate glass is configured to be heated to a softening point and reshaped under gravity or other external force, before being naturally cooled.