Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Jung-Ho Chun

Sung-Young Lee

Dong-Yup Lee

Tae-Hwan Kang

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, an electronic device may include: an external housing having a through-hole that connects the inside and the outside of the portable electronic device; a first structure that is accommodated in a space of the external housing and has an opening and a passage, wherein the opening is disposed adjacent to the through-hole and the passage extends in a first direction and is connected to the opening; a second structure that is accommodated in the space of the external housing and disposed adjacent to the first structure, and has a portion directed toward the through-hole; and a material that is located on the portion of the second structure so as to be visible from the outside through the through-hole and changes color in reaction to contact of a fluid. In addition, various other embodiments can be made.

Electronic device having through-hole formed therein

An insert injection-molded case that provides a better appearance and a reduced defective rate of manufacture can be utilized for a number of products, including but not limited to a cover for portable communication devices. The case preferably includes: a metal plate having one or more fixing portions coupled to fixing members formed in a mold respectively; an injection-molded case body injection molded with the metal plate; and one or more holding portions formed in the injection-molded case body during the injection molding and coupled to the fixing members respectively to prevent deflection of the injection-molded case body caused during a cooling operation after the injection molding.

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Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea

Jung-Ho Chun