Variable plated device enclosure

摘要

A housing of a computing device, such as a computer, laptop computer, cellular phone, personal digital assistant (PDA), tablet computer, electronic reader or e-reader, or other mobile device constructed using a combination of a metal material and a lightweight core material. The housing includes a front housing component including a display and a rear housing coupled to the front housing component with an internal side of the rear housing facing the front housing. The rear housing component includes a core material and a structural material coupled to the core material at strategic locations. For example, the structural material may be located around a periphery of the rear housing, around connection ports of the electronic device, and diagonally across the external side to provide strength and stiffness to the rear housing.

主权项

1. A housing component for an electronic device, the housing component comprising:
an internal face; an external face; a core material extending across a plane of the housing component, wherein a strength of the core material is weaker in a first direction than in a second direction; and a structural material layered on at least one portion of the core material to provide structural support in the first direction to the core material, wherein the structural material:
is layered on the core material around at least one connection port of the housing component, andis absent from an area of the core material to reduce interference of a transmitting antenna of the electronic device.