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US 12,292,762 · App. 17/704,130 · Granted May 6, 2025

Electronic device including housing with fiducial mark and method for manufacturing the same

Inventor: Seungkwon Choi (Gyeonggi-do, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
G06F1/1637B29C33/424G06F1/1658B29L2031/3437
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Patent No.
US 12,292,762
App. No.
17/704,130
Granted
May 6, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

According to certain embodiments, an electronic device comprises: a front case including a seating portion, and a display module disposed in the seating portion; wherein the front case includes a first fiducial mark, wherein the first fiducial mark includes: a first fiducial gap; a first area surrounding at least a portion of the first fiducial gap having a first surface roughness; and a second area exclusive with the first area, having a second surface roughness that is different from the first surface roughness.

Claims (26)

1. An electronic device comprising:

a front case including a first surface and a seating portion forming at least a portion of the first surface, and

a display module disposed in the seating portion to face the first surface;

wherein the front case includes a first fiducial mark formed on the first surface,

wherein the first fiducial mark includes:

a first fiducial gap;

a first area surrounding at least a portion of the first fiducial gap having a first surface roughness; and

a second area disposed not to overlap with the first area when viewed in a direction perpendicular to the first surface, and having a second surface roughness that is different from the first surface roughness.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first fiducial gap comprises a through hole.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first fiducial gap comprises a recess, and a level of the first fiducial gap is lower than a level of the first area and a level of the second area.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the second area surrounds at least a portion of the first area.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first surface roughness is greater than the second surface roughness.

6. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first area is circular-shaped or polygonal-shaped.

7. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising an adhesive portion configured to receive an adhesive.

8. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the front case further includes a second fiducial mark formed in a different position from the first fiducial mark,

wherein the second fiducial mark includes:

a second fiducial gap;

a third area surrounding the second fiducial gap having a third surface roughness; and

a fourth area not overlapping the third area having a fourth surface roughness different from the third surface roughness.

9. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the third surface roughness is substantially equal to the first surface roughness.

10. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the fourth surface roughness is substantially equal to the second surface roughness.

11. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the second fiducial gap is a through hole or a recess, and a level of the second fiducial gap is lower than a level of the third area and a level of the fourth area.

12. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the fourth area surrounds the third area.

13. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the surface roughness of the third area is greater than the surface roughness of the fourth area.

14. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the third area is circular-shaped or polygonal-shaped.

15. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first area and second area include hatched areas forming, respectively, the first surface roughness and the second surface roughness in a material of the front case.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 25, 2022
From: CHOI, SEUNGKWON
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 059398/0231 →
Priority Claims (2)
KR 10-2021-0039599 · Mar 26, 2021 · national
KR 10-2021-0082659 · Jun 24, 2021 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTKR2022004004 · Mar 22, 2022
Related Publication 20220308627A1 · Sep 29, 2022
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