Electronic device housing and assembly method

摘要

An electronic device includes a first housing of a single piece of material that has first and second spaced apart major walls that extend in lateral directions and at least three side walls extending perpendicular to the lateral directions between the major walls. The major walls and the side walls define an internal cavity, and the first housing defines an opening to the internal cavity opposite one of the side walls. At least one support member is within the internal cavity of the first housing adjacent a major walls a side wall thereof. At least one electronic component is contained within the internal cavity, and a first cover is removably affixed over the opening. At least one of the support member and the first cover contributes to a retention force applied on the at least one electronic component within the internal cavity of the first housing.

主权项

1. An electronic device, comprising:
a first housing of a single piece of material, the first housing including:
a first major wall and a second major wall spaced apart in parallel from the first major wall; andat least three side walls coupled to the first and second major walls, each side wall including first and second edges therealong, the first edge extending along a respective length of the first major wall, and the second edge extending along a respective length of the second major wall, a first one of the at least three side walls being positioned in parallel and opposite a second one of the at least three side walls, a third one of the at least three side walls extending between and coupling the first and second side walls;wherein the first and the second major walls and the first, the second, and the third side walls form an outer casing and define an internal cavity therein, with an opening to the internal cavity located opposite the third side wall; at least one support member within the internal cavity of the first housing adjacent to at least one of the major walls or one of the side walls thereof; at least one electronic component contained within the internal cavity of the first housing in a specified position; and a first cover removably affixed over the opening to the internal cavity located opposite the third side wall, with at least one portion of the cover coupling to at least one of the first and second major walls of the first housing; wherein at least one of the at least one support member and the first cover applies a retention force on the at least one electronic component contained within the internal cavity of the first housing to maintain the electronic component in the specified position therein.