IP Library Granted Patent US 11,425,834
Granted Patent B2
US 11,425,834 · App. 17/232,454 · Granted Aug 23, 2022

Information device and cover

Inventors: Tatsuya Hosokai (Kanagawa, JP); Tatsuya Ushioda (Kanagawa, JP); Hiroaki Kinoshita (Kanagawa, JP); Tetsuya Sano (Kanagawa, JP); Kazuya Tatsuno (Kanagawa, JP); Yuta Tsuganezawa (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
H05K5/03G06F1/1616H05K5/0213G06F2200/1633
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Patent No.
US 11,425,834
App. No.
17/232,454
Granted
Aug 23, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

An information device and a cover that are suitable for forming design marks on a soft material and enhance the appearance quality. The cover includes: a core as a base; an auxiliary sheet closer to a surface than the core; a surface material closer to the surface than the auxiliary sheet, the surface material being softer than the core; and a design mark part including a baseplate and a design mark protruding from the baseplate. The baseplate is disposed in a plate recessed portion having a shape corresponding to a contour of the baseplate and disposed in a surface of the core. The design mark is exposed to the surface through design mark holes in the auxiliary sheet and the surface material, the design mark holes having a contour shape of the design mark. The auxiliary sheet covers at least the contour of the baseplate and the plate recessed portion.

Claims (22)

1. An information device comprising a cover that defines a chassis or covers the chassis,

the cover having a surface and comprising:

a core as a base;

an auxiliary sheet closer to the surface than the core;

a surface material closer to the surface than the auxiliary sheet, the surface material being softer than the core; and

a design mark part including a baseplate and a design mark protruding from the baseplate, wherein

the baseplate is disposed in a plate recessed portion, the plate recessed portion having a shape corresponding to a contour of the baseplate and disposed in a surface of the core,

the design mark is exposed to the surface through design mark holes in the auxiliary sheet and the surface material, the design mark holes having a contour shape of the design mark, and

the auxiliary sheet covers at least the contour of the baseplate and the plate recessed portion.

2. The information device according to claim 1 , wherein the cover further comprises a heat dissipation sheet between the auxiliary sheet and the core, wherein

the heat dissipation sheet has a design mark hole, and the design mark penetrates through the design mark hole of the heat dissipation sheet.

3. The information device according to claim 1 , wherein the surface material includes leather.

4. The information device according to claim 1 , wherein the core has a recessed portion for component placement on the rear face, and

the plate recessed portion has a through hole at a part where the plate recessed portion and the recessed portion for component placement overlap in plan view.

5. A cover that has a surface and defines a chassis of an information device or covers the chassis, comprising:

a core as a base;

an auxiliary sheet closer to the surface than the core;

a surface material closer to the surface than the auxiliary sheet, the surface material being softer than the core; and

a design mark part including a baseplate and a design mark protruding from the baseplate, wherein

the baseplate is disposed in a plate recessed portion, the plate recessed portion having a shape corresponding to a contour of the baseplate and disposed in a surface of the core,

the design mark is exposed to the surface through design mark holes in the auxiliary sheet and the surface material, the design mark holes having a contour shape of the design mark, and

the surface material and the auxiliary sheet cover at least the contour of the baseplate and the plate recessed portion.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 20, 2025
From: LENOVO PC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
To: LENOVO SWITZERLAND INTERNATIONAL GMBH
Reel/Frame 070269/0092 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 19, 2025
From: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD.
To: LENOVO PC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
Reel/Frame 070269/0028 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 29, 2021
From: HOSOKAI, TATSUYA; USHIODA, TATSUYA; KINOSHITA, HIROAKI; SANO, TETSUYA; TATSUNO, KAZUYA; TSUGANEZAWA, YUTA
To: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
Reel/Frame 056083/0083 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2021-004054 · Jan 14, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
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