Electronic devices are provided with a protective housing having one or more housing components. A housing component can be formed from a single sheet of material to appear as if the housing component had been formed from a hollowed out solid block of material. The sheet of material may be deep draw
Electronic devices are provided with a protective housing having one or more housing components. A housing component can be formed from a single sheet of material to appear as if the housing component had been formed from a hollowed out solid block of material. The sheet of material may be deep drawn, forged, and machined to form the housing component. One or more holes may be formed through a portion of the housing component to provide an I/O interface.
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1. An electronic device comprising: a housing, comprising: a housing wall having an external surface and an internal surface separated by a material thickness, the housing wall at least partially defining an internal volume within which an electronic component is disposed, anda port comprising a pas
1. An electronic device comprising: a housing, comprising: a housing wall having an external surface and an internal surface separated by a material thickness, the housing wall at least partially defining an internal volume within which an electronic component is disposed, anda port comprising a passageway defined at least in part by a port wall that extends into the internal volume a distance d, the passageway extending between a first opening disposed at the external surface and a second opening leading into the internal volume, the distance d being substantially greater than the material thickness of the housing wall such that a portion of the passageway observable through the first opening increases an apparent thickness of the housing wall at the first opening that is greater than the material thickness of the housing wall. 2. The electronic device as recited in claim 1, wherein a thickness of the port wall at the first opening is greater than a thickness of the port wall at the second opening. 3. The electronic device as recited in claim 1, wherein the port wall is integrally formed with the housing wall and intersects with the housing wall at the first opening. 4. The electronic device as recited in claim 1, wherein the port further comprises the electronic component, the electronic component comprising input/output circuitry disposed at the second opening. 5. The electronic device as recited in claim 1, wherein the electronic component comprises a headphone jack. 6. The electronic device as recited in claim 1, wherein a thickness of the port wall gradually tapers from the first opening to the second opening. 7. The electronic device as recited in claim 1, wherein an average thickness of the port wall is substantially less than a thickness of the housing wall. 8. The electronic device as recited in claim 1, wherein a cross-section of the passageway remains substantially constant from the first opening to the second opening. 9. The electronic device as recited in claim 1, wherein an inner surface of the passageway meets the external surface of the housing wall at a 90 degree angle. 10. An electronic device comprising: a housing component, comprising: a metal sheet having an external surface and an internal surface separated by a material thickness, the metal sheet at least partially defining an internal volume within which an electronic component is disposed, andan input/output (I/O) port, comprising a tapered portion of the metal sheet that extends into the internal volume and defines a passageway that extends between a first opening disposed at the external surface and a second opening leading into the internal volume, a distance between the first and second openings being substantially greater length than the material thickness of the metal sheet, wherein the tapered portion that extends into the internal volume increases an apparent thickness of the metal sheet at the first opening. 11. The electronic device as recited in claim 10, wherein the material thickness of the metal sheet is less than 1 mm, and wherein a thickness of the tapered portion at the second opening is less than half of the material thickness of the metal sheet. 12. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the portion of the port wall surrounding the first opening appears to have a thickness substantially the same as the length of the passageway. 13. The electronic device as recited in claim 10, wherein the passageway has a tubular geometry. 14. The electronic device as recited in claim 10, wherein the electronic component comprises an audio jack. 15. The electronic device as recited in claim 14, wherein the audio jack is positioned at the second opening. 16. An electronic device, comprising: a metal housing enclosing an interior volume, the metal housing comprising: a housing wall defining an outer surface of the metal housing, the housing wall having a material thickness, andan input/output (I/O) port, comprising a port wall integrally formed with the housing wall and extending from the housing wall into the interior volume, the port wall defining at least a portion of a passageway formed between a first opening in the outer surface of the housing wall and a second opening disposed at a distal end of the port wall, the passageway having a length at least two times greater than the material thickness of the housing wall; andan input/output (I/O) component aligned with the inner opening of the passageway,wherein the alignment between the I/O component and the inner opening allows an I/O plug to be electrically coupled with the I/O component by way of the passageway. 17. The electronic device of claim 16, wherein the length of the passageway makes an apparent thickness of the housing wall greater than the material thickness of the housing wall. 18. The electronic device of claim 16, wherein the I/O component is an audio jack. 19. The electronic device of claim 16, wherein a surface of the port wall defining the passageway and an outer surface of the housing wall are substantially orthogonal and form a sharp edge where the two surfaces intersect. 20. The electronic device of claim 16, wherein the metal housing appears to be machined from a block of the metal.
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