Abstract:
A housing containing its own record of any private and unwarranted disassembly includes a first shell, a second shell detachably connected with the second shell, a consumer disassembly indication structure. The consumer disassembly indication structure includes a circuit board, a plurality of switches, a computer chip, a plurality of conductive bodies, and a plurality of insulative bodies. The plurality of switches are fixed on the circuit board and each is electrically connected with the computer chip. The computer chip is configured to record electric connections between the conductive bodies and switches, the original electric connections being changed to other or no connections after any disassembly of the housing.

Description:
[0001]    The subject matter herein generally relates to a housing that indicates consumer disassembly. 
       BACKGROUND 
       [0002]    A label is pasted on an electronic device to illustrate whether the electronic device has been privately disassembled during a warranty period. However, the label may also be damaged with normal use of the electronic device, and this may void the warranty. 
     
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         [0003]    Implementations of the present technology will now be described, by way of example only, with reference to the attached figures. 
           [0004]      FIG. 1  is an isometric view of a housing with a consumer disassembly indication structure in accordance with a first embodiment. 
           [0005]      FIG. 2  is a cross sectional view of the housing, taken along line II-II of  FIG. 1 . 
           [0006]      FIG. 3  is an exploded, isometric view of the housing of  FIG. 1 . 
           [0007]      FIG. 4  is another exploded, isometric view of the housing of  FIG. 1 . 
           [0008]      FIG. 5  is another isometric view of a housing with a consumer disassembly indication structure in accordance with a second embodiment. 
           [0009]      FIG. 6  is a cross sectional view of the housing, taken along line VI-VI of  FIG. 5 . 
           [0010]      FIG. 7  is an exploded, isometric view of the housing of  FIG. 5 , wherein the consumer disassembly indication structure includes a connecting body. 
           [0011]      FIG. 8  is an enlarged isometric view of the connecting body of  FIG. 7 . 
           [0012]      FIG. 9  is another exploded, isometric view of the housing of  FIG. 5 , wherein the consumer disassembly indication structure includes a plurality of switches. 
           [0013]      FIG. 10  is an enlarged diagrammatic view of the plurality of switches of  FIG. 9 . 
       
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
       [0014]    It will be appreciated that for simplicity and clarity of illustration, where appropriate, reference numerals have been repeated among the different figures to indicate corresponding or analogous elements. In addition, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the embodiments described herein. However, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that the embodiments described herein can be practiced without these specific details. In other instances, methods, procedures, and components have not been described in detail so as not to obscure the related relevant feature being described. Also, the description is not to be considered as limiting the scope of the embodiments described herein. The drawings are not necessarily to scale and the proportions of certain parts have been exaggerated to better illustrate details and features of the present disclosure. 
         [0015]    Several definitions that apply throughout this disclosure will now be presented. 
         [0016]    The term “coupled” is defined as connected, whether directly or indirectly through intervening components, and is not necessarily limited to physical connections. The connection can be such that the objects are permanently connected or releasably connected. The term “substantially” is defined to be essentially conforming to the particular dimension, shape or other word that substantially modifies, such that the component need not be exact. For example, substantially cylindrical means that the object resembles a cylinder, but can have one or more deviations from a true cylinder. The term “comprising,” when utilized, means “including, but not necessarily limited to”; it specifically indicates open-ended inclusion or membership in the so-described combination, group, series and the like. 
         [0017]    The present disclosure is described in relation to a housing for incontrovertibly indicating a private disassembly of the housing. 
         [0018]      FIGS. 1-2  illustrate a housing  10  of the disclosure which indicates consumer disassembly. The housing  10  includes a circuit board  30 , a consumer disassembly indication structure  40 , a first shell  21 , and a second shell  22  detachably connectable with the first shell  21 . A substantially enclosed space  20  is defined to house a product (not shown). The circuit board  30  and the consumer disassembly indication structure  40  are located between the first shell  21  and the second shell  22 . 
         [0019]      FIGS. 3-4  illustrate that the first shell  21  includes a plurality of positioning members  210  protruding from an inner face of the first shell  21  facing the circuit board  30 . The plurality of positioning members  210  includes a pair of first positioning members  211 , and a pair of second positioning members  212 . Each positioning member  210  defines a receiving space  2101 . 
         [0020]    The consumer disassembly indication structure  40  includes a computer chip  41 , a plurality of switches  42 , a plurality of connecting bodies  43 , and a plurality of elastic members  44 . The computer chip  41  and the plurality of switches  42  are fixed on the circuit board  30 . The plurality of elastic members  44  and the connecting bodies  43  are received in the receiving spaces  2101 . Each of the plurality of elastic members  44  generates an elastic force on the connecting bodies  43  that enables the connecting bodies  43  to couple with the switches  42 . 
         [0021]    Each of the plurality of switches  42  is in an off state, and is electrically connected with the computer chip  41  by the circuit board  30 . The plurality of switches  42  includes two first switches  421  corresponding to the pair of first positioning members  211 , and two second switches  422  corresponding to the pair of second positioning members  212 . 
         [0022]    The plurality of connecting bodies  43  include a pair of conductive bodies  431  which are made of conductive materials, and a pair of insulative bodies  432  which are made of isolated materials. When the first shell  21  is coupled with the second shell  22 , the pair of conductive bodies  431  are respectively fixed on the pair of first positioning members  211  and are resisted by the elastic members  44 , so that the conductive bodies  431  are electrically coupled with the first switches  421  keeping the pair of first switches  421  turned on, and the pair of insulative bodies  432  are respectively fixed on the pair of second positioning members  212  and are resisted by the elastic members  44  to couple with the second switch  422  keeping the pair of second switches  422  turned off. The conductive bodies  431  and insulative bodies  432  have a same structure. 
         [0023]    When the first shell  21  is separated from the second shell  22  by an operation from a user, the elastic members  44  are elastically recovered to separate the conductive bodies  431  and the insulative bodies  432  from the positioning members  21  that make the connecting bodies  43  disconnect from the switches  42 . The structures of the conductive bodies  431  and the insulative bodies  432  are identical, and precise reinstatement of the conductive bodies  431  with the first positioning members  211  cannot easily be achieved by the user. The probability is that, in attempted reassembly after the separation, the conductive body  431  can be fixed on a second positioning member  212  rather than on a first positioning member  211 , and the insulative connecting body  432  can be fixed on a first positioning member  211  rather than on a second positioning member  212 . Thus, the conductive bodies  431  cannot be electrically coupled with the first switches  421 . 
         [0024]    The computer chip  41  is configured to record and output the connections between the conductive body  431  and the first switch  421 , and to generate signals according to the connections. The connection relationships of the conductive body  431  and the first switch  421  can include a first connection relationship in which the conductive body  431  is fixed on the first positioning member  211  to make the conductive body  431  couple with the first switch  421  and the insulative body  432  is fixed on the second positioning member  212  to make the insulative body  432  couple with the second switch  422 . A second connection relationship can be that the conductive body  431  is not fixed on the first positioning member  211  or that the insulative body  432  is not fixed on the second positioning member  212 . The generated signals include a first signal generated according to the first connection relationship, and a second signal generated according to the second connection relationship. In this embodiment, when the second signal is generated, the housing  10  is rendered incapable of functioning. 
         [0025]    Thus, the question of whether the housing  10  has been opened can be determined by accessing the computer chip  41 . 
         [0026]    In the embodiment, the number of the conductive bodies  431  is two. The number of the insulative bodies  432  is two. In other embodiments, the number of the conductive bodies  431  and the insulative bodies  432  can be more than two. 
         [0027]      FIGS. 5-10  illustrate another embodiment of the housing  10  to inhibit consumer disassembly of the disclosure. The housing  10  includes a circuit board  30 , a consumer disassembly indication structure  40 , a first shell  21 , and a second shell  22  detachably connectable with the first shell  21  to define a substantially enclosed space  20  to house the product. The consumer disassembly indication structure  40  and the circuit board  30  are located between the first shell  21  and the second shell  22 . 
         [0028]    The first shell  21  includes a pair of positioning members  210  protruding from a surface of the first shell  21  facing the circuit board  30 . Each positioning member  210  defines a receiving space  2101  and one or more grooves  60 . 
         [0029]    The consumer disassembly structure  40  includes a computer chip  41 , two groups of switches  42  electrically coupled with the computer chip  41 , a pair of connecting bodies  43 , and a pair of elastic members  44 . The computer chip  41  and the two groups of switches  42  are positioned on the circuit board  30 . The pair of elastic members  44  and the pair of connecting bodies  43  are received in the receiving space  2101 . The connecting bodies  43  are resisted by the elastic members  44  to couple with the switches  42 . 
         [0030]    Each connecting body  43  includes a conductive body  431  which can conduct electricity, and an insulative body  432  which are electrically isolated. The conductive body  431  is secured on an end of the insulative body  432 , and a size of the conductive body  431  is smaller than that of the insulative body  432 . The insulative body  432  includes a projection engaged with the groove  60  to limit the insulative body  432  on the positioning member  210 . 
         [0031]      FIGS. 7-8  illustrate that each group of switches  42  includes a first switch  421  and one or more second switches  422 . The first switch  421  and one or more second switches  422  are arranged on the circuit board  30  in a ring. When the first shell  21  is coupled with the second shell  22 , the projection is engaged with one of the grooves  60  allowing the conductive body  431  to electrically couple with the first switch  421  to allow conduction, and to couple the insulative body  432  with the second switches  422  keeping the second switches  422  turned off 
         [0032]    When the first shell  21  is separated from the second shell  22  by an operation of a user, the elastic members  44  are elastic recovered to separate the connecting bodies  43  from the positioning members  21  making the conductive body  431  disconnect from the first switch  421 . There are various assembly relationships between the grooves  60  and the projection, so precise reinstatement of the conductive body  431  with the first switch  211  cannot be easily achieved by the user. The probability is that, in attempted reassembly after the separation, the conductive body  431  can be electrically coupled with the second switch  422  rather than the first switch  421 , and the insulative connecting body  432  can be coupled with the first switch  421  rather than the second switch  422 . 
         [0033]    The computer chip  41  is configured to record and output the connections between the conductive body  431  and the first switch  421 , and to generate signals according to the connections. The connection relationships of the conductive body  431  and the first switch  421  can include a first connection relationship in which the conductive body  431  is coupled with the first switch  421 , and a second connection relationship can be that the conductive body  431  is not coupled with the first switch  421 . The generated signals include a first signal generated according to the first connection relationship, and a second signal generated according to the second connection relationship. In this embodiment, when the second signal is generated, the housing  10  is rendered incapable of functioning. 
         [0034]    Thus, the question of whether the housing  10  has been opened can be determined by accessing the computer chip  41 . 
         [0035]    The embodiments shown and described above are only examples. Many details are often found in the art such as the other features of a housing. Therefore, many such details are neither shown nor described. Even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the present technology have been set fourth in the foregoing description, together with details of the structure and function of the present disclosure, the disclosure is illustrative only, and changes may be made in the detail, including in matters of shape, size, and arrangement of the parts within the principles of the present disclosure, up to and including the full extent established by the broad general meaning of the terms used in the claims. It will therefore be appreciated that the embodiments described above may be modified within the scope of the claims.