Manufacturing method of electronic equipment protective shell

Abstract

A manufacturing method of an electronic equipment protective shell comprises the steps that a base body of a touch key board is formed through injection molding, a plurality of mutually independent concave parts are formed in the upper surface and the lower surface of the base body, and the concave parts in the upper surface communicate with the concave parts in the lower surface through channels in the base body; liquid conductive materials are poured into the base body and condensed, a plurality of conductive units which penetrate through the upper surface and the lower surface of the base body and are mutually independent are formed on the base body, and the touch key board is formed; the touch key board is put into an injection mold for injection molding, the injection mold is released, and the electronic equipment protection shell is obtained. According to the technical scheme, the touch key board comprising the multiple independent conductive units is formed on the protective shell of the electronic equipment, when a finger slides on the multiple conductive units in sequence, the sliding operation of the finger can be recognized, and a technical basis is provided for manufacturing a totally-enclosed protective shell of the electronic equipment with the side touch board.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of peripheral accessories of electronic equipment, and in particular to a method for manufacturing a protective shell of an electronic equipment. Background Art

[0002] With the development of electronic products, side touch panels have gradually emerged to increase the convenience and fun of operating electronic devices. For example, some mobile phones are equipped with a side touch panel on the side of the mobile phone. Users can call up corresponding functions, such as taking photos or recording videos, by touching the side touch panel. At the same time, users can perform corresponding control operations by sliding their fingers on the side touch panel, such as adjusting the camera focus or setting the sensitivity.

[0003] For electronic devices equipped with side touch pads, a notch corresponding to the side touch pad must be provided on the protective shell of the electronic device to facilitate the user to control the electronic device through the side touch pad; and since the notch needs to be provided, the protective shell of such electronic devices cannot be provided as a fully enclosed waterproof structure, thereby limiting the use of such electronic devices in water. Summary of the invention

[0004] The purpose of the present invention is to provide a method for manufacturing a protective shell for an electronic device. The formed touch button panel includes multiple independent conductive units. When a finger touches one of the conductive units, the sensing unit on the touch panel corresponding to the conductive unit can recognize the touch signal. When the finger slides on multiple conductive units in turn, the sliding operation of the finger can be recognized, which provides a technical basis for manufacturing a fully enclosed protective shell for an electronic device with a side touch panel.

[0005] The present invention provides a method for manufacturing an electronic device protective shell, comprising: A base body of the touch keypad is formed by injection molding, wherein a plurality of mutually independent recessed parts are formed on the upper and lower surfaces of the base body, and the recessed parts on the upper surface are connected with the recessed parts on the lower surface through a channel inside the base body; A liquid conductive material is poured into the substrate and condensed to form a plurality of conductive units that penetrate the upper and lower surfaces of the substrate and are independent of each other on the substrate, thereby forming a touch keypad; The touch key panel is placed in an injection mold for injection molding, and the injection mold is released to obtain an electronic device protective shell.

[0006] Optionally, the conductive material is conductive silicone.

[0007] Optionally, the conductive material is a metal material.

[0008] Furthermore, the conductive material is copper.

[0009] Optionally, the touch key panel is placed in an injection mold for injection molding, and the injection mold is released to obtain an electronic device protective shell, which includes: Put the touch key panel into an injection mold and perform injection molding using TPU material or ABS material as the injection material; The injection mold is released to obtain an electronic device protective case with a touch key panel.

[0010] Optionally, the touch key panel is placed in an injection mold for injection molding, and the injection mold is released to obtain an electronic device protective shell, which includes: Injection molding is performed using PC material as the injection molding material to obtain a middle frame of the protective shell; Put the touch key panel and the protective shell middle frame into an outer frame injection mold, and perform injection molding using TPU material or ABS material as the injection material to form a protective shell outer frame wrapped around the outer side of the protective shell middle frame and having a touch key panel; The outer frame injection mold is released to obtain an electronic device protective case.

[0011] Furthermore, a charging port plug is formed on the outer frame of the protective shell, and the charging port plug is movably connected to the outer frame of the protective shell.

[0012] Furthermore, a button hole is provided on the middle frame of the protective shell, a button cap is formed on the outer frame of the protective shell by injection molding, and the button cap is closedly connected to the outer frame of the protective shell.

[0013] Furthermore, the matrix is ​​made of PC material.

[0014] Furthermore, the plurality of conductive units on the touch key panel are arranged in the longitudinal direction.

[0015] The manufacturing method of the electronic device protective shell provided by the present invention forms a plurality of conductive units on the substrate that penetrate the upper and lower surfaces of the substrate and are independent of each other by pouring liquid conductive material into the substrate and condensing it. Different from a whole piece of conductive metal directly covering the side touch panel, the touch key panel formed by the steps of this embodiment includes a plurality of independent conductive units. When a finger touches one of the conductive units, the sensing unit corresponding to the conductive unit on the touch panel can recognize the touch signal. When the finger slides on the plurality of conductive units in turn, the sliding operation of the finger can be recognized, which provides a technical basis for manufacturing a fully enclosed protective shell for an electronic device with a side touch panel. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention, the following briefly introduces the drawings required for use in the description of the embodiments of the present invention. The drawings in the following description are only for some embodiments. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative work.

[0017] Figure 1 A flowchart of a method for manufacturing a protective shell for an electronic device in an embodiment of the present application is shown; Figure 2 A schematic diagram of the process flow of a method for manufacturing a protective shell for an electronic device in an embodiment of the present application is shown; Figure 3 A schematic diagram of the exploded structure of the protective shell of an electronic device in an embodiment of the present application is shown; Figure 4 The overall structure diagram of the electronic device protective shell in the embodiment of the present application is shown; Figure 5 A schematic structural diagram of an electronic device with a side touch panel in an embodiment of the present application is shown.

[0018] Description of the accompanying drawings: 1-touch keypad; 2-middle frame of the protective shell; 3-outer frame of the protective shell; 4-charging port plug; 5-key cap; 6-side touchpad. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0019] Embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below, examples of which are shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein the same or similar reference numerals throughout represent the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are exemplary and are intended to be used to explain the present invention, and should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

[0020] In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside", "clockwise", "counterclockwise" and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the referred device or element must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be understood as limiting the present invention.

[0021] In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Therefore, the features defined as "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features. In the description of the present invention, the meaning of "plurality" is two or more, unless otherwise clearly and specifically defined.

[0022] In the present invention, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "installed", "connected", "connected", "fixed" and the like should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection, or it can be an indirect connection through an intermediate medium, or it can be the internal communication of two components. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0023] In the present invention, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, a first feature being "above" or "below" a second feature may include that the first and second features are in direct contact, or may include that the first and second features are not in direct contact but are in contact through another feature between them. Moreover, a first feature being "above", "above" and "above" a second feature includes that the first feature is directly above and obliquely above the second feature, or simply indicates that the first feature is higher in level than the second feature. A first feature being "below", "below" and "below" a second feature includes that the first feature is directly below and obliquely below the second feature, or simply indicates that the first feature is lower in level than the second feature.

[0024] In addition, the technical solutions between the various embodiments can be combined with each other, but it must be based on the fact that ordinary technicians in the field can implement it. When the combination of technical solutions is contradictory or cannot be implemented, it should be deemed that such combination of technical solutions does not exist and is not within the scope of the present invention.

[0025] In the following description, suffixes such as "module", "component", "assembly" or "unit" are used only to facilitate the description of the present invention and have no specific meanings. Therefore, they can be used in combination.

[0026] The present invention will be further described in detail below through specific implementation modes in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

[0027] The electronic device targeted by the present invention is an electronic device with a side touch panel, such as Figure 5 As shown, the side touch panel is usually a capacitive touch panel. When the user's finger touches the touch panel, the capacitor discharges and then converts the touch signal into an electrical signal. The surface of this type of touch panel is arranged with a number of independent sensing units. If the side touch panel is directly covered with a conductive metal, all the sensing units will be interconnected, and the sliding operation of the finger cannot be recognized; if the side touch panel is directly exposed, it is impossible to provide all-round waterproof protection for this type of electronic device.

[0028] According to one embodiment of the present invention, Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, a method for manufacturing an electronic device protective shell comprises the following steps: S1. A base of the touch key board 1 is formed by injection molding, wherein a plurality of mutually independent recessed portions are formed on the upper and lower surfaces of the base, and the recessed portions on the upper surface are connected with the recessed portions on the lower surface through a channel inside the base; S2, pouring liquid conductive material into the substrate and condensing it to form a plurality of conductive units that penetrate the upper and lower surfaces of the substrate and are independent of each other on the substrate, thereby forming a touch key panel 1; S3, placing the touch key panel 1 into an injection mold for injection molding, and releasing the injection mold to obtain an electronic device protective shell.

[0029] In this embodiment, a plurality of conductive units that penetrate the upper and lower surfaces of the substrate and are independent of each other are formed on the substrate by pouring liquid conductive material into the substrate and condensing it. Different from a whole piece of conductive metal directly covering the side touch panel 6, the touch key panel 1 formed by the steps of this embodiment includes a plurality of independent conductive units. When a finger touches one of the conductive units, the sensing unit on the touch panel corresponding to the conductive unit can recognize the touch signal. When the finger slides on the plurality of conductive units in turn, the sliding operation of the finger can be recognized.

[0030] Furthermore, in this embodiment, the formed touch key panel 1 is combined with the frame of the electronic device protective shell by injection molding, so that the formed electronic device protective shell can completely wrap the electronic device while ensuring the normal use of the side touch panel 6 function.

[0031] In this embodiment, the conductive material poured into the matrix can be conductive silicone. The conductive silicone achieves good conductivity by adding conductive fillers (such as acetylene black, carbon fiber, copper powder, silver powder, etc.), and has low volume resistivity, resistance to high and low temperatures (-70 to 200°C), aging resistance, and good processing and manufacturing performance.

[0032] In addition, in this embodiment, the conductive material poured into the substrate can also be a conductive metal material, such as copper. Liquid copper is dripped into the substrate and condensed to form multiple independent conductive units on the substrate. It should be noted that in addition to copper, other conductive metals can also be used, such as aluminum, iron, etc.

[0033] According to an embodiment of the present invention, step S3, placing the touch key panel 1 into an injection mold for injection molding, and releasing the injection mold to obtain an electronic device protective shell, comprises: Put the touch key panel 1 into an injection mold and perform injection molding using TPU material or ABS material as the injection material; The injection mold is released to obtain an electronic device protective shell with a touch key panel 1.

[0034] In this embodiment, the base material is PC material. After plasticization, ABS material and TPU material can be fully fused with PC material, and can be tightly and evenly combined with it to form a tight wrapping for the touch key board 1 to ensure the sealing of the edge of the touch key board 1.

[0035] According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method for manufacturing a protective shell of an electronic device is provided. Figures 1 to 4 As shown, the following steps are included: S1. A base of the touch key board 1 is formed by injection molding, wherein a plurality of mutually independent recessed portions are formed on the upper and lower surfaces of the base, and the recessed portions on the upper surface are connected with the recessed portions on the lower surface through a channel inside the base; S2, pouring liquid conductive material into the substrate and condensing it to form a plurality of conductive units that penetrate the upper and lower surfaces of the substrate and are independent of each other on the substrate, thereby forming a touch key panel 1; S3, placing the touch key panel 1 into an injection mold for injection molding, and releasing the injection mold to obtain an electronic device protective shell.

[0036] Wherein, S3, placing the touch key panel 1 into an injection mold for injection molding, and releasing the injection mold to obtain an electronic device protective shell, comprising: Injection molding is performed using PC material as the injection molding material to obtain a protective shell middle frame 2; Put the touch key panel 1 and the protective shell middle frame 2 into an outer frame injection mold, and perform injection molding using TPU material or ABS material as the injection material to form a protective shell outer frame 3 wrapped around the outer side of the protective shell middle frame 2 and having the touch key panel 1; The outer frame injection mold is released to obtain an electronic device protective case.

[0037] In this embodiment, Figure 3 and Figure 4 As shown, the protective case middle frame 2 is obtained by injection molding with PC material as the injection molding material. The PC material can be fully fused with the ABS material and the TPU material after plasticization. The formed electronic device protective case has a PC material middle frame and a TPU material or ABS material outer frame. The PC material protective case middle frame 2 has a strong hardness, while the TPU material or ABS material outer frame has good elasticity and sealing.

[0038] Furthermore, the protective shell frame 3 is preferably formed by injection molding with TPU material, which has excellent wear resistance and can effectively resist the friction and scratches of the protective shell frame 3 in daily life.

[0039] Further, in this embodiment, if Figure 3 and Figure 4As shown, a charging port plug 4 is formed on the protective shell frame 3, and the charging port plug 4 is movably connected to the protective shell frame 3. By forming the charging port plug 4 on the protective shell frame 3 by injection molding, in an environment where wading is possible, the charging port of the electronic device is blocked by the charging port plug 4 to prevent water from entering the charging port, thereby further improving the waterproof performance of the electronic device protection.

[0040] Further, in this embodiment, if Figure 3 and Figure 4 As shown, the protective shell middle frame 2 is provided with a button hole, the protective shell outer frame 3 is formed with a button cap 5 by injection molding, and the button cap 5 is closed connected with the protective shell outer frame 3. In this embodiment, the button cap 5 formed by injection molding can wrap the button of the electronic device without affecting the normal use of the button. The button cap 5 is closed connected with the protective shell outer frame 3, which can effectively prevent water from entering the button when it is used in water.

[0041] It should be noted that there can be more than one button cap 5 , depending on the number of buttons of the electronic device.

[0042] Further, such as Figure 2 As shown, the multiple conductive units on the touch keypad 1 are arranged in a longitudinal direction. By arranging the multiple conductive units in a longitudinal direction, the signal of the finger sliding in the longitudinal direction can be accurately identified, which is in line with the operation logic of the front touch panel 6.

[0043] It should be noted that if the size of the conductive unit can be made smaller, a plurality of conductive units arranged in two vertical rows can be formed, or even more.

[0044] In the description of the specification, the description with reference to the terms "one embodiment", "some embodiments", "an embodiment", "some embodiments", "an example", "specific example", or "some examples" means that the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described in conjunction with the embodiment or example are included in at least one embodiment or example of the present invention. In this specification, the schematic representation of the above terms does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Moreover, the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described may be combined in any one or more embodiments or examples in a suitable manner.

Claims

1. A method for manufacturing an electronic device protective shell, characterized in that: include: A base body of the touch keypad is formed by injection molding, wherein a plurality of mutually independent recessed parts are formed on the upper and lower surfaces of the base body, and the recessed parts on the upper surface are connected with the recessed parts on the lower surface through a channel inside the base body; A liquid conductive material is poured into the substrate and condensed to form a plurality of conductive units that penetrate the upper and lower surfaces of the substrate and are independent of each other on the substrate, thereby forming a touch keypad; The touch key panel is placed in an injection mold for injection molding, and the injection mold is released to obtain an electronic device protective shell.

2. The method for manufacturing an electronic device protective case according to claim 1, characterized in that: The conductive material is conductive silica gel.

3. The method for manufacturing an electronic device protective case according to claim 1, characterized in that: The conductive material is a metal material.

4. The method for manufacturing an electronic device protective case according to claim 3, characterized in that: The conductive material is copper.

5. The method for manufacturing an electronic device protective case according to claim 1, characterized in that: The touch key panel is placed in an injection mold for injection molding, and the injection mold is released to obtain an electronic device protective shell comprising: Put the touch key panel into an injection mold and perform injection molding using TPU material or ABS material as the injection material; The injection mold is released to obtain an electronic device protective case with a touch key panel.

6. The method for manufacturing an electronic device protective case according to claim 1, characterized in that: The touch key panel is placed in an injection mold for injection molding, and the injection mold is released to obtain an electronic device protective shell comprising: Injection molding is performed using PC material as the injection molding material to obtain a middle frame of the protective shell; Put the touch key panel and the protective shell middle frame into an outer frame injection mold, and perform injection molding using TPU material or ABS material as the injection material to form a protective shell outer frame wrapped around the outer side of the protective shell middle frame and having a touch key panel; The outer frame injection mold is released to obtain an electronic device protective case.

7. The method for manufacturing an electronic device protective case according to claim 6, characterized in that: A charging port plug is formed on the protective shell outer frame, and the charging port plug is movably connected to the protective shell outer frame.

8. The method for manufacturing an electronic device protective case according to claim 6, characterized in that: The middle frame of the protective shell is provided with a button hole, the outer frame of the protective shell is formed with a button cap by injection molding, and the button cap is closedly connected to the outer frame of the protective shell.

9. The method for manufacturing an electronic device protective case according to claim 1, characterized in that: The matrix is ​​made of PC material.

10. The method for manufacturing an electronic device protective case according to claim 1, characterized in that: The plurality of conductive units on the touch key panel are arranged in a longitudinal direction.

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