Patent Description:
As consumers tend to care for the overall appearance and texture of mobile terminals such as mobile phones, it is particularly important to improve the appearance and texture of a housing which occupies a large part of an outer surface of the mobile terminal. At present, some housings are designed as transparent structures to show a good luster. However, the transparent housings have some problems. For example, on the transparent housing, holes corresponding to an earphone jack, a button or a charging interface are provided, a side wall of each of the hole passes through the transparent housing and thus a bright spot or light-spot is formed on the surface of the transparent housing, which affects the overall appearance and texture of the transparent housing and the respective mobile terminal.

<CIT> discloses a mobile terminal case and a method of manufacturing the same. The mobile terminal case includes a three-dimensional curved body or plane shape having a circumferential edge lower than its center and formed from a fiber reinforced composite material; and a gradation paint layer formed at an outer surface of the body formed from fiber reinforced composite material.

In view of above, it is necessary to provide a mobile terminal, a housing therefor, and a method for manufacturing the housing.

In order to clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure or the related art, drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the related art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings in the following description illustrates only some embodiments of the present disclosure; and those of ordinary skill in the art can also obtain drawings of other embodiments according to these drawings, without paying any creative work and remaining within the scope of protection defined by the appended claims.

In order to facilitate the understanding of the disclosure, the disclosure will be described below comprehensively with reference to the drawings. The drawings show preferred embodiments of the disclosure. However, this disclosure can be implemented in many different ways, rather than being limited to the embodiments described herein. On the contrary, the embodiments are provided just for the purpose of providing thorough and comprehensive understanding of the disclosure.

The term "terminal device" used herein refers to, but is not limited to, devices that can be connected in any one or some of the following connections to receive and/or send communication signals:.

The terminal devices configured to communicate wirelessly may be referred to as "mobile terminals". Examples of mobile terminals include, but are not limited to, the following electronic devices:.

Referring to <FIG>, a mobile terminal <NUM> provided by the embodiments is shown. The mobile terminal <NUM> may be a smart phone, a computer, an IPAD or other electronic devices, which is not limited herein.

The mobile terminal <NUM> provided by the embodiments is illustrated by taking a mobile phone as an example. The mobile terminal <NUM> includes a housing <NUM> and a display screen <NUM>. The display screen <NUM> can be installed on the housing <NUM>, and the housing can also be used to accommodate electronic components of the mobile terminal <NUM>, such as a battery and a mainboard. In the mobile terminal <NUM> shown in <FIG>, after the display screen <NUM> is installed on the housing <NUM>, an edge of the display screen <NUM> is substantially joined with an edge of the housing <NUM>.

As shown in <FIG>, the housing <NUM> includes a transparent main body <NUM> that is integrally formed. The transparent main body <NUM> has an outer surface <NUM> and an inner surface <NUM> opposite to each other. The inner surface <NUM> refers to a surface of the housing <NUM> which is invisible when the housing <NUM> is assembled on the mobile terminal <NUM>. Correspondingly, the outer surface <NUM> is a surface of the housing <NUM> away from the interior of the mobile terminal <NUM>, which defines a part of the surface of the mobile terminal <NUM>. The transparent main body <NUM> may be made from transparent resin or plastic. In some implementations, the transparent main body <NUM> is made from a transparent polycarbonate material, transparent acrylic, or other transparent materials with excellent light transmission properties.

The transparent main body <NUM> includes a flat plate portion <NUM> and a side portion <NUM> connected to each other. The side portion <NUM> is disposed at the periphery of the flat plate portion <NUM> and encloses the flat plate portion <NUM>. The side portion <NUM> is provided with a through hole <NUM>. The through hole <NUM> is a hole provided on the housing <NUM> for exposing the corresponding functional structure of the mobile terminal <NUM>. For example, the through hole <NUM> shown in <FIG> may be a USB interface hole for exposing a charging or data transmission interface of the mobile terminal <NUM>. The through hole <NUM> penetrates the inner surface <NUM> and the outer surface <NUM>. In other embodiments, for example, the through hole <NUM> may also be implemented as a hole for earphone jack 10a of the mobile terminal <NUM> shown in <FIG>. For another example, as shown in <FIG> and <FIG>, the through hole <NUM> may also be implemented as a hole for button 10b on the housing <NUM> that corresponds to a button 100a of the mobile terminal <NUM>. The type of the through hole <NUM> is not limited herein.

For the convenience of description, the structure of the housing <NUM> will be further described below by taking a case where the through hole <NUM> shown in <FIG> corresponds to the charging or data transmission interface of the mobile terminal <NUM> as an example.

As shown in <FIG>, a light-shielding layer <NUM> is provided at the outer surface <NUM> of the transparent main body <NUM>. The light-shielding layer <NUM> is jointed with a side wall <NUM> of the through hole <NUM>. Specifically, the light-shielding layer <NUM> extends along the outer surface <NUM> and is located around the through hole, and is jointed with an end of the side wall <NUM> of the through hole <NUM> away from the inner surface. In order to facilitate the definition of the arrangement of the light-shielding layer <NUM> and the side wall <NUM> of the through hole <NUM>, in <FIG>, a first virtual plane, i.e., a first reference plane S1, is schematically shown, and the first reference plane S1 is a geometric plane in parallel with the flat plate portion <NUM>. An orthographic projection area of the side wall <NUM> of the through hole <NUM> on the first reference plane S1 is located within an orthographic projection area of the light-shielding layer <NUM> on the first reference plane S1. In other words, the orthographic projection area of the light-shielding layer <NUM> on the first reference plane S1 can cover and shield the orthographic projection area of the side wall <NUM> of the through hole <NUM> on the first reference plane S1. It should be noted that, when the housing <NUM> is mounted on the mobile terminal <NUM>, a geometric plane perpendicular to a thickness direction of the mobile terminal <NUM> may also be defined as the first reference plane, and the arrangement of the light-shielding layer <NUM> also satisfies a condition that the orthographic projection area of the side wall <NUM> of the through hole <NUM> on the first reference plane S1 is located within the orthographic projection area of the light-shielding layer <NUM> on the first reference plane S1.

In the above embodiments, by means of the light-shielding layer <NUM> provided at the outer surface <NUM> of the transparent main body <NUM>, the light is blocked. Specifically, the orthographic projection area of the light-shielding layer <NUM> on the first reference plane S1 covers the orthographic projection area of the side wall <NUM> of the through hole <NUM> on the first reference plane S1, in this way, the part of the transparent main body <NUM> that is provided with the light-shielding layer <NUM> has no optical transparency or has an extremely low light transmittance, and the side wall <NUM> of the through hole <NUM> cannot be observed through the part of the transparent main body <NUM> that is provided with the light-shielding layer <NUM>, thereby preventing the overall visual effect of the housing <NUM> from being affected by the visibility of the side wall <NUM> of the through hole <NUM> through the transparent main body <NUM>. For example, referring to <FIG>, when it is observed at an observation point Y, due to the shielding of the light-shielding layer <NUM>, external light cannot travel through the part of the transparent main body <NUM> that is provided with the light-shielding layer <NUM> to arrive at the side wall <NUM> of the through hole <NUM>, thus the side wall <NUM> of the through hole <NUM> will not be irradiated and the side wall <NUM> of the through hole <NUM> is made invisible or has a low visibility, which has a negligible effect on the overall visual effect of the housing <NUM>. In addition, in another aspect, by means of the light-shielding layer <NUM>, light reflected or diffusely reflected by the side wall <NUM> is further prevented from passing through the part of the transparent main body <NUM> that is provided with the light-shielding layer <NUM>. As such, the provided light-shielding layer <NUM> can shield the side wall <NUM> of the through hole <NUM>, and reduce the adverse effect on the outer surface <NUM> of the housing <NUM> that is caused by the visibility of the side wall <NUM> of the through hole <NUM> through the transparent main body <NUM>, thereby improving the overall appearance and texture of the housing <NUM> and the user experience.

The part of the transparent main body <NUM> that is provided with the light-shielding layer <NUM> can be set according to requirements, as long as the side wall <NUM> of the through hole <NUM> can be shielded. Specifically, on a side where the outer surface <NUM> is located, the side wall <NUM> of the through hole <NUM> is completely shielded by the light-shielding layer <NUM>. That is, the side wall <NUM> of the through hole <NUM> cannot be observed from the outer surface <NUM> of the housing <NUM>. It should be noted that, with regard to the side wall <NUM> of the through hole <NUM> not being observed from the outer surface <NUM> of the housing <NUM>, it means that, when the observation point Y is on the side where the outer surface <NUM> of the housing <NUM> is located, neither the part of the transparent main body <NUM> that is provided with the light-shielding layer <NUM> nor a part of the transparent main body <NUM> that is not provided with the light-shielding layer <NUM>, enables the side wall <NUM> of the through hole <NUM> to be visible on the side where the outer surface <NUM> is located. With this arrangement, the part of the transparent main body <NUM> that is not provided with the light-shielding layer <NUM> may have a reduced light transmittance due to the accumulation of materials of the transparent main body <NUM> along a propagation path of light; accordingly, this enables the side wall <NUM> of the through hole <NUM> to be invisible through the transparent main body <NUM>, or enables only a small amount of light reflected or diffusely reflected by the side wall <NUM> to pass through the transparent main body <NUM>, which is insufficient to be visually observed by naked eyes.

In some embodiments, as shown in <FIG>, all the light-shielding layer <NUM> is provided at the side portion <NUM>, thereby preventing the side wall <NUM> of the through hole <NUM> from being visible through a part of the outer surface <NUM> corresponding to the side wall <NUM>. This is just an example useful for understanding the invention but outside the scope of the invention as claimed.

In other embodiments, as shown in <FIG>, one part of the light-shielding layer <NUM> is provided at the flat plate portion <NUM>, and the other part of the light-shielding layer <NUM> is provided at the side portion <NUM>, thereby further improving the shielding of the side wall <NUM> of the through hole <NUM> by the light-shielding layer <NUM>. Specifically, since one part of the light-shielding layer <NUM> is provided at the flat plate portion <NUM>, the propagation path, along which the light reflected or diffusely reflected by the side wall <NUM> of the through hole <NUM> passes through the transparent main body <NUM> and exits from the part of the flat plate portion <NUM> that is not shielded by the light-shielding layer <NUM>, is lengthened, and the possibility that the side wall <NUM> of the through hole <NUM> is visible through the flat plate portion <NUM> is reduced, thereby preventing the overall appearance and texture of the housing <NUM> from being influenced by the visibility of the side wall <NUM> of the through hole <NUM> at the outer surface <NUM> of the transparent main body <NUM>. In addition, some texture or color can also be formed on the light-shielding layer <NUM>, to achieve a good decorative effect and further improve the overall appearance and texture of the housing <NUM>.

As shown in <FIG> and <FIG>, a second reference plane S2 is defined by a geometric plane perpendicular to an extending direction of the through hole <NUM>. It should be noted that the extending direction of the through hole <NUM> refers to a depth direction of the through hole <NUM> provided in the housing <NUM>. For a hollow through hole <NUM>, the extending direction can also be considered to be along an axis direction of the through hole <NUM>. Specifically, the through hole <NUM> penetrates the inner surface <NUM> and the outer surface <NUM> along the extending direction.

As shown in <FIG>, an orthographic projection of the side wall <NUM> of the through hole <NUM> on the second reference plane S2 defines a first contour line 14a, and the shape of the area enclosed by the first contour line 14a is the same as the shape of the cross section of the side wall <NUM> of the through hole <NUM> perpendicular to the extending direction. An orthographic projection of the light-shielding layer <NUM> on the second reference plane S2 defines an enclosed area. The enclosed area has an inner edge <NUM> and an outer edge <NUM>. The inner edge <NUM> coincides with the first contour line 14a, and the inner edge <NUM> is located in an area enclosed by the outer edge <NUM>.

As shown in <FIG>, in some embodiments, the area enclosed by the inner edge <NUM> is oblong, and the area enclosed by the outer edge <NUM> is rectangular. As shown in <FIG>, in other embodiments, the area enclosed by the inner edge <NUM> is elliptical, and the area enclosed by the outer edge <NUM> is rectangular. The through hole <NUM> serves as a hole in the housing <NUM> for exposing the functional structure of the mobile terminal <NUM>, and the shape of the through hole <NUM> can be set according to actual requirements. For example, when the through hole <NUM> is used as a hole for earphone jack, the area enclosed by the first contour line 14a is circular, and the cross section of the through hole <NUM> is circular accordingly.

In some embodiments, the area enclosed by the outer edge <NUM> is rectangular, oblong or elliptical, such different shapes can adapt the overall appearance of the housing <NUM>. The shape of the area enclosed by the outer edge <NUM> is not limited herein.

As shown in <FIG>, an angle α between the first reference plane S1 and the second reference plane S2 is in a range from <NUM>° to <NUM>°. Since the extending direction of the through hole <NUM> is perpendicular to the second reference plane S2, and the flat plate portion <NUM> is substantially perpendicular to the first reference plane S1, the angle α between the first reference plane S1 and the second reference plane S2 being in the range from <NUM>° to <NUM>°means that, an angle at which the extending direction of the through hole <NUM> is inclined relative to the flat plate portion <NUM> is within an range from -<NUM>° to <NUM>°, and the extending direction of the through hole <NUM> is substantially in parallel with the flat plate portion <NUM>.

When the first reference plane S1 and the second reference plane S2 are perpendicular to each other, that is, the angle α is <NUM>°, the extending direction of the through hole <NUM> is in parallel with the flat plate portion <NUM>.

As shown in <FIG>, the flat plate portion <NUM> has a first surface 11a and a second surface 11b opposite to each other. The side portion <NUM> has an inner peripheral surface 12a and an outer peripheral surface 12b opposite to each other. The first surface 11a and the inner peripheral surface 12a form a part or all of the inner surface <NUM>, and the outer peripheral surface 12b is joined with the second surface 11b to form the outer surface <NUM>. At least a part of the outer peripheral surface 12b is an arc surface, the through hole <NUM> penetrates the arc surface. The arc surface enables the edge of the housing <NUM> to be smooth.

As shown in <FIG>, in some embodiments, a transparent hardened layer <NUM> is formed, by means of surface treatment, on the side where the outer surface is located. Specifically, the transparent hardened layer <NUM> includes a first transparent hardened layer <NUM> and a second transparent hardened layer <NUM>, and the second transparent hardened layer <NUM> is jointed with the first transparent hardened layer <NUM>. The first transparent hardened layer <NUM> is disposed on the part of the outer surface <NUM> that is not provided with the light-shielding layer <NUM>, and the second transparent hardened layer <NUM> is disposed on a side of the light-shielding layer <NUM> away from the transparent main body <NUM>. With this arrangement, the surface strength of the housing <NUM> can be enhanced; in addition, the light-shielding layer <NUM> is sandwiched between the second transparent hardened layer <NUM> and the transparent main body <NUM>, which prevents the light-shielding layer <NUM> from falling off the transparent main body <NUM>, and thus prevents the overall appearance of the housing <NUM> from being influenced.

The transparent hardened layer <NUM> may be made from tempered glass, ordinary glass, transparent plastic or transparent rubber.

Referring to <FIG>, a decorative layer <NUM> is disposed on the inner surface <NUM>. The decorative layer <NUM> is made from an opaque material to prevent the internal structure of the mobile terminal <NUM> from being observed through the housing <NUM>, and thus prevents the overall appearance and texture of the mobile terminal <NUM> from being influenced.

In some embodiments, the display screen <NUM> may be a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) screen for information display. The LCD screen may be a Thin Film Transistor (TFT) screen, or an In-Plane Switching (IPS) screen, or a Splice Liquid Crystal Display (SLCD) screen.

In other embodiments, the display screen <NUM> may be an Organic Light-Emitting Diode (OLED) screen for information display. The OLED screen may be an Active Matrix Organic Light Emitting Diode (AMOLED) screen, or a Super Active Matrix Organic Light Emitting Diode (Super AMOLED) screen, or a Super Active Matrix Organic Light Emitting Diode Plus (Super AMOLED Plus) screen, which is not limited herein.

A method for manufacturing the housing <NUM> is provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure, which includes the following operations:.

The light-shielding layer <NUM> is jointed with a side wall <NUM> of the through hole <NUM>. An orthographic projection area of the light-shielding layer <NUM> on a first reference plane S1 covers an orthographic projection area of the side wall <NUM> of the through hole <NUM> on the first reference plane S1, and the first reference plane S1 is a geometric plane in parallel with the flat plate portion <NUM>.

With the housing <NUM> manufactured according to the method for manufacturing the housing <NUM>, the side wall <NUM> of the through hole <NUM> can be shielded by means of the light-shielding layer <NUM>, and the overall appearance and texture of the housing <NUM> can thus be prevented from being influenced by the visibility of the side wall <NUM> of the through hole <NUM> through the transparent main body <NUM>.

In an embodiment, the operation of forming the light-shielding layer <NUM> at the outer surface <NUM> of the transparent main body <NUM> includes:
Transferring ink to the outer surface <NUM> of the transparent main body <NUM> by means of a screen printing process, to form the light-shielding layer <NUM>. Specifically, by means of the screen printing process, that is, by applying ink onto a screen plate provided with characters or patterns in advance and applying a pressure thereto, the ink can be transferred, through screen printing, pad printing, transfer printing, or printing, to the outer surface <NUM> of the transparent main body <NUM>, so as to form the light-shielding layer <NUM> on the outer surface <NUM> of the transparent main body <NUM>.

The thickness of the light-shielding layer <NUM> is in a range from <NUM> to <NUM>. Within such range, the light-shielding layer is not too thin to easily cause light leakage which would otherwise affect the shielding effect, and in another aspect, the light-shielding layer is not too thick to account for a large proportion of the total thickness of the housing <NUM> which would otherwise have an adverse effect on the overall structural strength of the housing <NUM>.

In some embodiments, the thickness of the light-shielding layer <NUM> is <NUM>. In other embodiments, the thickness of the light-shielding layer <NUM> may be <NUM>. In some embodiments, the thickness of the light-shielding layer <NUM> may be <NUM>. The thickness of the light-shielding layer <NUM> can be set according to the overall thickness of the housing <NUM>, which is not limited herein.

The transparent main body <NUM> is integrally formed by an injection molding process with a transparent material.

In some embodiments, a cavity of a mold adopted for forming the transparent main body <NUM> has raised grains. When the transparent main body <NUM> is formed by using the mold, the light-shielding layer <NUM> is formed by the transparent material filled into the recess formed between the raised grains.

A depth of the recess formed between the raised grains is in a range from <NUM> to <NUM>, so that the light-shielding layer <NUM>, formed by the transparent material that is filled into the recess formed between the raised grains, has an appropriate thickness.

The through hole <NUM> may be provided on the side portion <NUM> by removing a part of the side portion <NUM> with fine machining of a Computer Number Control (CNC) machine tool. The through hole <NUM> may also be formed on the side wall <NUM> by laser cutting. In other embodiments, during the process of forming the transparent main body <NUM> by the injection molding process, an insert is placed and maintained at the position where the through hole <NUM> is to be provided, to block the transparent material from being injected at this position; and after the injection molding process, the insert is removed, and thus the through hole <NUM> is formed.

It should be noted that, the light-shielding layer <NUM> may be formed, by the screen printing process, on the outer surface <NUM> of the transparent main body <NUM> that has been molded, or the light-shielding layer <NUM> may be formed during the molding process of the transparent main body <NUM>.

Another implementation of the method for manufacturing the housing <NUM> is provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure, which includes operations as follows:.

In some embodiments, the light-shielding layer <NUM> is formed by making the light-shielding film integrally molded to the transparent main body <NUM>, the stability of connection between the light-shielding layer <NUM> and the transparent main body <NUM> is effectively improved. In addition, an operation of attaching the light-shielding film onto the transparent main body <NUM> is omitted, which improves the processing efficiency. In addition, since the side wall <NUM> of the through hole <NUM> can be shielded by the light-shielding layer <NUM> that is formed by making the light-shielding film integrally molded at the outer surface <NUM> of the transparent main body <NUM>, the overall appearance and texture of the housing <NUM> is prevented from being influenced by the visibility of the side wall <NUM> of the through hole <NUM> through the transparent main body <NUM>, which makes the appearance of the housing <NUM> look more beautiful.

The light-shielding layer <NUM> formed by means of the light-shielding film can also provide a good decorative effect. Specifically, when the part of the housing <NUM> that is provided with the light-shielding layer <NUM> is observed from outside of the housing <NUM>, the light-shielding layer <NUM> and the other part of the transparent main body <NUM> that are not provided with the light-shielding layer <NUM> form a pattern or a color difference is formed therebetween, which makes the housing <NUM> more beautiful.

In some embodiments, an ink layer is printed on the film, and the ink layer is located between the light-shielding film and the transparent main body <NUM>. The ink layer enables the adhesion between the light-shielding film and the transparent main body <NUM> after the molding to be improved. In addition, the ink layer can provide a good decorative effect. For example, a colorful ink layer may be formed with inks of different colors. Alternatively, an ink layer of a relatively uniform color may be formed with an ink of a single color, for example, the ink layer may be red, black, or green.

The thickness of the ink layer is set within a reasonable range, for example, the thickness of the ink layer is in a range from <NUM> to <NUM>.

The thickness of the light-shielding film may be in a range from <NUM> to <NUM>, so that the formed light-shielding layer <NUM> is in an appropriate thickness range. Thus, the light-shielding layer <NUM> is prevented from being too thick to affect the stack structure of the layers in a thickness direction of the housing <NUM>, in addition, the light-shielding layer <NUM> is prevented from being too thin to weaken the shielding effect on the side wall <NUM> of the through hole <NUM>.

It should be noted that the inner surface <NUM> and the outer surface <NUM> of the housing <NUM> can be processed to form corresponding layer structures.

For example, in some embodiments, before the operation of providing the through hole <NUM> in the side portion <NUM>, the method also include operations as follows:
Forming a decorative layer <NUM> on the inner surface <NUM> of the transparent main body <NUM>, where the decorative layer <NUM> is made of an opaque material. The opaque material may be ink, and the ink is printed, by the screen printing technology, on the inner surface <NUM> of the transparent main body <NUM> to form the decorative layer <NUM>. Alternatively, the opaque material may be silicon titanium, niobium, tin, indium, or aluminum oxide, etc. The opaque material is attached, by plating, onto the inner surface <NUM> of the transparent main body <NUM> to form the decorative layer.

The decorative layer <NUM> is made of the opaque material, which can effectively prevent a side of the inner surface <NUM> from being observed from the outer surface <NUM> of the housing <NUM> through the housing <NUM>. Specifically, with this arrangement, when the housing <NUM> is assembled on the mobile terminal <NUM>, the internal structure of the mobile terminal <NUM> cannot be observed through the part of the housing <NUM> where the decoration layer <NUM> is formed, thereby preventing such visibility from affecting the overall appearance and texture of the mobile terminal <NUM>. Of course, it is possible to selectively form the decorative layer <NUM> on a part of the inner surface <NUM> and retain the perspectivity of a part of the housing <NUM>. In this case, the decorative layer <NUM> can be used to shield a part of the mobile terminal <NUM> that has a negative effect on the overall aesthetics of the mobile terminal <NUM>; and at the same time, a part of the internal structure of the mobile terminal <NUM> can be observed from the part of the housing <NUM> where the decorative layer is not provided, which is beneficial to enhance the overall beauty of the mobile terminal <NUM>. For example, the perspectivity of a part of the housing <NUM> corresponding to a processor is retained, but other parts are shielded by the decorative layer <NUM>, so that the texture of the processor is visible through the transparent main body <NUM> to enhance the visual effect of the appearance of the housing <NUM>.

In some embodiments, before the operation of providing the through hole <NUM> in the side portion <NUM>, the method also includes the following operations:
Forming transparent hardened layer through surface hardening treatment, the transparent hardened layer includes a first transparent hardened layer <NUM> and a second transparent hardened layer <NUM> jointed with each other. The first transparent hardened layer <NUM> is overlaid on a part of the outer surface <NUM> of the transparent main body <NUM> that is not provided with the light-shielding layer <NUM>, and the second transparent hardened layer <NUM> is overlaid on a side of the light-shielding layer <NUM> away from the transparent main body <NUM>.

The transparent hardened layer formed by the surface hardening treatment satisfies the requirement for light transmission on one hand, and can enhance the surface strength of the housing <NUM> on the other hand. In addition, after such treatment, the light-shielding layer <NUM> is sandwiched between the second transparent hardened layer <NUM> and the transparent main body <NUM>, thereby preventing the light-shielding layer <NUM> from falling off the transparent main body <NUM> which would otherwise affect the overall beauty of the housing <NUM>.

In order to simplify the description, all possible combinations of the various technical features in the above-mentioned embodiments are not described. However, any combination of these technical features, made without causing contradiction therebetween, should be considered as falling within the scope of the description.

Claim 1:
A housing (<NUM>), for a mobile terminal (<NUM>), the housing (<NUM>) comprising:
a transparent main body (<NUM>) integrally formed, wherein the transparent main body (<NUM>) has an outer surface (<NUM>) and an inner surface (<NUM>) opposite to each other, the transparent main body (<NUM>) comprises a flat plate portion (<NUM>) and a side portion (<NUM>) connected with each other, and the side portion (<NUM>) is disposed at a periphery of the flat plate portion (<NUM>) and encloses the flat plate portion (<NUM>);
a through hole (<NUM>) provided in the side portion (<NUM>), the through hole (<NUM>) penetrating both the inner surface (<NUM>) and the outer surface (<NUM>), the through hole (<NUM>) being a hole in the housing (<NUM>) for exposing a corresponding functional structure of the mobile terminal (<NUM>); and
a light-shielding layer (<NUM>) provided at a part of the outer surface (<NUM>) of the transparent main body (<NUM>), wherein the light-shielding layer (<NUM>) extends along the outer surface (<NUM>) and is located around the through hole (<NUM>), and an end of a side wall (<NUM>) of the through hole that is away from the inner surface (<NUM>) is connected to the light-shielding layer (<NUM>),
characterized in that, on a side where the outer surface (<NUM>) is located, the side wall (<NUM>) of the through hole (<NUM>) is completely shielded by the light-shielding layer (<NUM>), one part of the light-shielding layer (<NUM>) is provided at a part of the flat plate portion (<NUM>) and the other part of the light-shielding layer (<NUM>) is provided at a part of the side portion (<NUM>), an orthographic projection area of the side wall (<NUM>) of the through hole (<NUM>) on a first reference plane (S1) is located within an orthographic projection area of the light-shielding layer (<NUM>) on the first reference plane (S1), and the first reference plane (S1) is a geometric plane in parallel with the flat plate portion (<NUM>); and the light-shielding layer (<NUM>) is configured to prevent light reflected or diffusely reflected by the side wall (<NUM>) from passing through the part of the transparent main body (<NUM>) that is provided with the light-shielding layer (<NUM>).