A portable information device includes: a chassis; a decorative plate fixed to a part of an outer face of the chassis with stretch releasable double-sided adhesive tape; and a cover member that covers the outer face and the decorative plate. The double-sided adhesive tape has: an adhesive portion including adhesive layers on first and second faces of a substrate for adhesively fixing between the decorative plate and the outer face; and a tab including release paper partially covering the adhesive layers to let a user hold the tab for stretch release of the adhesive portion from between the decorative plate and the outer face. The double-sided adhesive tape has a first groove and a second groove on the first face and the second face, respectively, that are positioned not to overlap in a thickness direction of the substrate.

This application relates to an enclosure for a portable electronic device. The enclosure includes a metal substrate and a dehydrated anodized layer overlaying the metal substrate. The dehydrated anodized layer includes pores having openings that extend from an external surface of the dehydrated anodized layer and towards the metal substrate, and a metal oxide material that plugs the openings of the pores, where a concentration of the metal oxide material is between about 3 wt % to about 10 wt %.

A portable system for carrying a monitor and a computing device inside a case. The case can be made from two shells attached together by a hinge. A monitor can be housed in each shell, the monitors operatively connected to each other. The monitor and any other components in the first shell can be connected to the monitor and any other components in the second shell via cables fed through a conduit connecting the first shell to the second shell. The conduit is on the inside of the case to protect the cables when the case is in the closed configuration. One or both shells can further have an auxiliary door through which a thin component, such as a keyboard, tablet, laptop, and the like can be inserted into the case. One or both shells can be equipped with ports for power, and communicating and networking with other devices.

Disclosed is an electronic device that includes a first plate that forms a first surface of the electronic device through which contents are output, a second plate that forms a second surface facing away from the first surface, and a side member that surrounds a space between the first plate and the second plate. The second plate includes a UV curable resin layer including a fine pattern that implements an interference effect and a prism effect of light and a metal nanoparticle layer printed on the fine pattern so as to have a specific orientation. Besides, it may be permissible to prepare various other embodiments speculated through the specification.

An electronic device is disclosed. The electronic device comprises: a housing; and a pattern region formed on at least a portion of the surface of the housing. The pattern region includes a first edge, a second edge, and a first pattern formed between the first edge and the second edge. The first pattern includes a first floor portion, a first valley portion and a second valley portion which are positioned closer than the first floor portion to the inner space of the housing, and a first inclined surface extending from the first floor portion to the first valley portion and the second valley portion. The first floor portion may be formed in a first color, and the first inclined surface may be formed in a second color.

A method for manufacturing a cover member for electronic devices according to certain embodiments of the present disclosure may comprise: a step for forming a magnesium plate; a step for performing primary CNC processing on the magnesium plate using a predetermined cutting oil; a step for performing a primary pretreatment on the magnesium plate using chromate or micro arc oxidation (MAO); a step for performing a primary surface-treatment on the magnesium plate by bake-coating or electrodeposition coating; a step for performing secondary CNC processing on a first region of the magnesium plate using an alcohol-containing cutting oil; a washing and drying step; a step for performing a secondary pretreatment for preventing oxidation on the first region; and a step for performing a secondary surface-treatment on the first region by bake-coating or electrodeposition coating.

A portable information device includes: a chassis; a decorative plate fixed to a part of an outer face of the chassis with stretch releasable double-sided adhesive tape; and a cover member that covers the outer face and the decorative plate. The double-sided adhesive tape has: an adhesive portion including adhesive layers on first and second faces of a substrate for adhesively fixing between the decorative plate and the outer face; and a tab including release paper partially covering the adhesive layers to let a user hold the tab for stretch release of the adhesive portion from between the decorative plate and the outer face. The double-sided adhesive tape has a first groove and a second groove on the first face and the second face, respectively, that are positioned not to overlap in a thickness direction of the substrate.

This application relates to an anodized part. The anodized part includes a metal substrate and an anodized layer overlaying and formed from the metal substrate. The anodized layer includes (i) an external surface that includes randomly distributed light-absorbing features that are capable of absorbing visible light incident upon the external surface, and (ii) pores defined by pore walls, where color particles are infused within the pores. The anodized layer is characterized as having a color having an L* value using a CIE L*a*b* color space that is less than 10.

Methods and structures for forming anodization layers that protect and cosmetically enhance metal surfaces are described. In some embodiments, methods involve forming an anodization layer on an underlying metal that permits an underlying metal surface to be viewable. In some embodiments, methods involve forming a first anodization layer and an adjacent second anodization layer on an angled surface, the interface between the two anodization layers being regular and uniform. Described are photomasking techniques and tools for providing sharply defined corners on anodized and texturized patterns on metal surfaces. Also described are techniques and tools for providing anodizing resistant components in the manufacture of electronic devices.

This application relates to an enclosure for a portable electronic device. The enclosure includes an aluminum alloy substrate and an anodized layer overlaying and formed from the aluminum alloy substrate. The anodized layer includes pores, where the pores include (i) dye particles that impart the anodized layer with a color, and (ii) divalent metal cations.