Abstract:
A shaped structural member such as a shield (209) adapted for use to provide mechanical protection in a portable communication device (200) comprises a first portion (223, 225) comprising conducting material and a second portion (213) comprising insulating material and is characterised in that the second portion comprises a tough and resilient thermoplastic organic polymeric material which has been shaped and bonded to the first portion by injection moulding. The second portion may be formed from a thermoplastic amorphous resin material such as a polycarbonate material which may beneficially include filler particles and/or reinforcing fibres for added strength and/or for matching of one or more physical properties, such as thermal expansion, of the first and second portions. The first portion may be a metallic material, such as magnesium, aluminium or titanium or an alloy based on one of these metals, which may itself have been formed by injection moulding prior to addition of the second portion. Also described is a method of producing the shaped structural member.
Abstract:
A shaped structural member provides mechanical protection in a portable communication device (200). A first portion (223, 225) of the structural member comprises conducting material and a second portion (213) comprises insulating material. The second portion comprises a tough and resilient thermoplastic organic polymeric material which has been shaped and bonded to the first portion by injection moulding.