Abstract:
An exemplary housing of electronic device includes a metallic main body and a metallic three-dimensional weaving member formed on at least a part of a surface of the metallic main body. An electronic device using the housing is also provided. The housing of the electronic device has a textured touching feeling.

Description:
BACKGROUND 
       [0001]    1. Technical Field 
         [0002]    The present disclosure relates to electronic devices, particularly, to a housing of the electronic device. 
         [0003]    2. Description of the Related Art 
         [0004]    With the development of information technology, portable devices such as notebook computers, mobile phones, and personal digital assistants have become increasingly popular. 
         [0005]    Metallic housings are often used to protect and decorate these portable electronic devices. A typical method for preparing a typical metallic housing includes the following steps. First, a metallic sheet is processed by punching, casting, or an inserted molding technique to form a semi-manufactured housing having a predetermined shape. Next, the semi-manufactured housing is anodized to form a protective layer with a metallic luster. Finally, paint is sprayed onto the semi-manufactured housing to decorate and protect the housing. However, the typical metallic housing described above is a flat structure, and it is difficult to form textured configurations on the metallic housing described above. Thus, the metallic housing cannot have a textured touching feeling. 
         [0006]    What is needed, therefore, is a new housing of an electronic device to overcome the above-described shortcomings. 
     
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         [0007]    Many aspects of the present housing of electronic device can be better understood with reference to the following drawings. The components in the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale, the emphasis instead being placed upon clearly illustrating the principles of the present method. Moreover, in the drawings, like reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views. 
           [0008]      FIG. 1  is an assembled isometric view of one embodiment of a housing of an electronic device. 
           [0009]      FIG. 2  is an exploded isometric view of the housing of  FIG. 1 . 
       
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS 
       [0010]    Referring to  FIG. 1 , one embodiment of a housing  100  of an electronic device includes a metallic main body  10 , a protecting cover  20 , and a metallic three-dimensional weaving member  30 . The metallic three-dimensional weaving member  30  is fixed between the metallic main body  10  and the protecting cover  20 . In this embodiment, the housing  100  is used for a mobile phone. 
         [0011]    Referring to  FIG. 2 , the main body  10  includes a flat surface  102  and a U-shaped flange  104  extending out from all edges of the flat surface  102  except at a free end  108 . The surface  102  and the U-shaped flange  104  cooperatively define a fixing space  106  for receiving the weaving member  30 . The fixing space  106  may be formed by a punching process or a chemical corrosion process. 
         [0012]    The weaving member  30  may be fixed in the fixing space  106  of the metallic main body  10  by a laser welding or a power bonding method. The weaving member  30  may be a metallic three-dimensional weaving net or a metallic three-dimensional weaving sheet prepared by weaving metallic threads or metallic elongated sheets. Both the main body  10  and the metallic three-dimensional weaving member  30  may be made of a magnesium alloy, a titanium alloy, and a stainless steel. In the illustrated embodiment, the weaving member  30  is a metallic three-dimensional weaving sheet weaved by a plurality of metallic elongated sheets  34 , and the main body  10  and the weaving member  30  are made of stainless steel. 
         [0013]    In the illustrated embodiment, a width of each metallic elongated sheet  34  is in a range from about 1 millimeter to about 1.2 millimeters. A thickness of each metallic elongated sheet  34  is about 0.25 millimeters. A pitch of adjacent metallic elongated sheets  34  is less than about 0.7 millimeters. In this embodiment, a width of each metallic elongated sheet  34  is about 1 millimeter. A thickness of each metallic elongated sheet  34  is about 0.25 millimeters. A pitch of adjacent metallic elongated sheets  34  is about 0.5 millimeters. 
         [0014]    The protecting cover  20  includes a U-shaped unit  22  and a seal unit  24 . The U-shaped unit  22  is configured to cover the U-shaped flange  104  and a periphery of the metallic three-dimensional weaving member  30 . The seal unit  24  may be welded to the free end of the metallic main body  10  with the metallic three-dimensional weaving member  30 . The U-shaped unit  22 , the seal unit  24 , and the main body  10  cooperatively fix and protect the weaving member  30 . 
         [0015]    In alternative embodiments, the U-shaped flange  104  of the main body  10 , and the U-shaped unit  22  of the protecting cover  20  may be other shapes which are consistent with an outline of the main body  10 . 
         [0016]    Compared with the typical electronic device, the housing  100  has an appealing appearance and a textured touching feeling due to the weaving member  30 . 
         [0017]    It should be pointed out that the protecting cover  20  can be omitted, if the weaving member  30  may be tightly fixed to the main body  10 . In addition, the metallic three-dimensional weaving member  30  may have any configuration. 
         [0018]    Finally, while the present disclosure has been described with reference to particular embodiments, the description is illustrative of the disclosure and is not to be construed as limiting the disclosure. Therefore, various modifications can be made to the embodiments by those skilled in the art without departing from the true spirit and scope of the disclosure as defined by the appended claims.