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US 12,449,851 · App. 18/030,951 · Granted Oct 21, 2025

Middle frame of electronic device, middle frame assembly, and electronic device

Inventors: Qi Li (Shenzhen, CN); Tao Yang (Shenzhen, CN); Wanmin Chang (Shenzhen, CN); Guoliang Huo (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignee: HONOR DEVICE CO., LTD.
G06F1/1635B22D17/20B22D17/22G06F1/1656H04M1/0202Y02E60/10
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Patent No.
US 12,449,851
App. No.
18/030,951
Granted
Oct 21, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Embodiments of this application disclose a middle frame of an electronic device, a middle frame assembly, and an electronic device. The middle frame assembly includes a middle frame and a plastic part injection-molded on a surface of the middle frame. The middle frame includes a middle plate and a first accommodation chamber configured to accommodate a battery of the electronic device. There is a drainage material section on an outer side surface of the middle frame. The middle plate includes a first middle plate region for forming a bottom wall of the first accommodation chamber. The drainage material section is at least partially located between surfaces on which a top surface and a bottom surface of the first middle plate region are located.

Claims (37)

1. A middle frame of an electronic device, wherein the middle frame comprises:

a middle plate and a first accommodation chamber configured to accommodate a battery of the electronic device;

a frame disposed around an outer side of the middle plate, the frame including a first frame edge with a first length, a second frame edge with a second length, and third frame edge with a third length, and a fourth frame edge with a fourth length, wherein the first and second lengths are longer than the third and fourth lengths; and

a drainage material section on an outer side surface of the first frame edge and having a length at least half of the first length,

wherein the middle plate comprises a first middle plate region forming a bottom wall of the first accommodation chamber, and the drainage material section is at least partially located between a top surface and a bottom surface of the first middle plate region, and the middle frame comprises a second accommodation chamber, the middle plate comprises a second middle plate region forming a bottom wall of the second accommodation chamber.

2. The middle frame of an electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein a top-side edge of the drainage material section is coplanar with the top surface of the first middle plate region, and a bottom-side edge of the drainage material section is coplanar with the bottom surface of the first middle plate region.

3. The middle frame of an electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the second middle plate region is closer to the drainage material section than the first middle plate region, and the second middle plate region includes a first machined surface on a top and/or a bottom surface of the second middle plate region.

4. The middle frame of an electronic device according to claim 3 , wherein a first through hole is disposed in the second middle plate region, and the first through hole includes a second machined surface on a wall surface of the first through hole.

5. The middle frame of an electronic device according to claim 3 , wherein the middle frame comprises a third accommodation chamber, the middle plate comprises a third middle plate region forming a bottom wall of the third accommodation chamber, a second through hole is disposed in the third middle plate region, and the second through hole includes a third machined surface on a wall surface of the second through hole.

6. The middle frame of an electronic device according to claim 4 , wherein the middle frame comprises a third accommodation chamber, the middle plate comprises a third middle plate region forming a bottom wall of the third accommodation chamber, a second through hole is disposed in the third middle plate region, and the second through hole includes a third machined surface on a wall surface of the second through hole.

7. The middle frame of an electronic device according to claim 5 , wherein one of the second accommodation chamber and the third accommodation chamber is configured to accommodate at least a part of an antenna of the electronic device, and the other accommodation chamber is configured to accommodate at least a part of a button of the electronic device.

8. The middle frame of an electronic device according to claim 6 , wherein one of the second accommodation chamber and the third accommodation chamber is configured to accommodate at least a part of an antenna of the electronic device, and the other accommodation chamber is configured to accommodate at least a part of a button of the electronic device.

9. The middle frame of an electronic device according to claim 6 , wherein the middle frame comprises a frame disposed around an outer side of the middle plate and a separation rib located in enclosed space of the frame, and a sidewall of each of the first accommodation chamber, the second accommodation chamber, and the third accommodation chamber is formed by the frame and/or the separation rib.

10. The middle frame of an electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the middle frame is made of an alloy material.

11. A middle frame assembly, comprising:

a middle frame; and

a plastic part injection-molded on a surface of the middle frame, wherein the middle frame comprises:

a middle plate;

a first accommodation chamber configured to accommodate a battery of an electronic device;

a frame disposed around an outer side of the middle plate, the frame including a first frame edge with a first length, a second frame edge with a second length, and third frame edge with a third length, and a fourth frame edge with a fourth length, wherein the first and second lengths are longer than the third and fourth lengths; and

a drainage material section disposed on an outer side surface of the first frame edge and having a length at least half of the first length, wherein the middle plate comprises a first middle plate region for-forming a bottom wall of the first accommodation chamber, and the drainage material section is at least partially located between a top surface and a bottom surface of the first middle plate region; and

a second accommodation chamber, the middle plate comprises a second middle plate region forming a bottom wall of the second accommodation chamber.

12. An electronic device, comprising:

a middle frame, the middle frame comprising:

a middle plate;

a first accommodation chamber configured to accommodate a battery of an electronic device;

a frame disposed around an outer side of the middle plate, the frame including a first frame edge with a first length, a second frame edge with a second length, and third frame edge with a third length, and a fourth frame edge with a fourth length, wherein the first and second lengths are longer than the third and fourth lengths;

a drainage material section disposed on an outer side surface of the first frame edge and having a length equal to the first length, wherein the middle plate comprises a first middle plate region forming a bottom wall of the first accommodation chamber, and the drainage material section is at least partially located between a top surface and a bottom surface of the first middle plate region; and

a second accommodation chamber, the middle plate comprises a second middle plate region for-forming a bottom wall of the second accommodation chamber.

13. The electronic device according to claim 12 , wherein a top-side edge of the drainage material section is coplanar with the top surface of the first middle plate region, and a bottom-side edge of the drainage material section is coplanar with the bottom surface of the first middle plate region.

14. The electronic device according to claim 12 , wherein the second middle plate region is closer to the drainage material section than the first middle plate region, and the second middle plate region includes a first machined surface on a top and/or a bottom surface of the second middle plate region.

15. The electronic device according to claim 14 , wherein a first through hole is disposed in the second middle plate region, and the first through hole includes a second machined surface on a wall surface of the first through hole.

16. The electronic device according to claim 14 , wherein the middle frame comprises a third accommodation chamber, the middle plate comprises a third middle plate region forming a bottom wall of the third accommodation chamber, a second through hole is disposed in the third middle plate region, and the second through hole includes a third machined surface on a wall surface of the second through hole.

17. The electronic device according to claim 15 , wherein the middle frame comprises a third accommodation chamber, the middle plate comprises a third middle plate region forming a bottom wall of the third accommodation chamber, a second through hole is disposed in the third middle plate region, and the second through hole includes a third machined surface on a wall surface of the second through hole.

18. The electronic device according to claim 16 , wherein one of the second accommodation chamber and the third accommodation chamber is configured to accommodate at least a part of an antenna of the electronic device, and the other accommodation chamber is configured to accommodate at least a part of a button of the electronic device.

19. The electronic device according to claim 17 , wherein one of the second accommodation chamber and the third accommodation chamber is configured to accommodate at least a part of an antenna of the electronic device, and the other accommodation chamber is configured to accommodate at least a part of a button of the electronic device.

20. The electronic device according to claim 17 , wherein the middle frame comprises a frame disposed around an outer side of the middle plate and a separation rib located in enclosed space of the frame, and a sidewall of each of the first accommodation chamber, the second accommodation chamber, and the third accommodation chamber is formed by the frame and/or the separation rib.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 21, 2023
From: LI, QI; YANG, TAO; CHANG, WANMIN; HUO, GUOLIANG
To: HONOR DEVICE CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
CN 202122368863.2 · Sep 28, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230384829A1 · Nov 30, 2023
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