Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090020962 | SEAL STRUCTURE, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND SEALING METHOD - A seal structure or a sealing method that seals the housing (case) and allows the signal line to pass through a seal portion of the housing is provided. A recessed level difference is formed on at least one of junction faces of first and second housing units (case units) joined together, and, at a portion including the recessed level difference, a first sealing material (double-faced adhesive sheet), the signal line (flexible cable) or circuit unit, and a second sealing material are held between the first housing unit and the second housing unit. The adhesiveness and flexibility of the first sealing material and the elasticity of the second sealing material allow the signal line or circuit unit to pass through the seal portion while maintaining airtightness. | 01-22-2009 |
20090149227 | CASING AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A casing includes an adhesive member, a pair of casing members bonded together with the adhesive member, and a tube including a fluid inlet and having an elasticity. And the tube expands along with injection of a fluid into the tube from the fluid inlet to detach the bonded casing members based on an expansion force of the tube. | 06-11-2009 |
20090186673 | PORTABLE DEVICE, ACOUSTIC COMPONENT DISPOSITION METHOD AND ACOUSTIC COMPONENT ASSEMBLY - A waterproof protection cover and an acoustic component are each disposed inside a portable device provided with a chassis having one or more holes. The acoustic component emits sound. For the acoustic component, an acoustic component having a maximum acoustic output between 0.25 W or more and 0.8 W or less is used. The waterproof protection cover secures an area of 114 mm | 07-23-2009 |
20090211057 | HINGE MODULE AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT - A hinge module includes a first hinge part; and a second hinge part confronting the first hinge part. The first hinge part includes a slot; and an annular groove surrounding the slot and formed in a recessed shape in relation to the second hinge part, and an annular gasket inserted into the annular groove and projecting to the second hinge part side. The second hinge part includes a cylindrical projection non-removably inserted into the slot while freely moveable in a longitudinal direction of the slot; and a sliding surface formed around periphery of the cylindrical projection and on which the gasket slides | 08-27-2009 |
20090211775 | WATERPROOF ELECTRONIC APPLIANCE - A waterproof electronic appliance has a casing including a bottom panel, a top panel, and a side wall which is divided into an upright wall adjacent to the bottom panel and a vertical wall adjacent to the top panel. A first double-sided adhesive tape is adhered on a top end surface of the upright wall. A second double-sided adhesive tape is adhered on a bottom end surface of the vertical wall. A cable including signal lines and a tube covering the signal lines, extends from inside to outside of the casing through the upright wall and the vertical wall. The first and second double-sided adhesive tapes adhere to an outer surface of the tube sandwiched between the upright wall and the vertical wall, and the adhesive tapes adhere to each other in an area adjacent to the sandwiched tube. | 08-27-2009 |
20090229878 | Portable electronic device - In order to provide a portable electronic device improved in water tightness by a simple method, the portable electronic device includes: a housing assembled from a plurality of housing pieces via a sealing member and having a built-in electronic circuit; and a flat cable group in which a plurality of flat cables having a plurality of electric signal lines aligned and connected to the electronic circuit are stacked in a thickness direction, and adjacent flat cables are bonded to each other via an adhesive material at least at a point in an overall length, the flat cable group being integrally molded with the sealing member of the housing at the point. | 09-17-2009 |
20090272195 | Pressure detector and electronic apparatus having the same - A pressure detector configured to detect a predetermined pressure includes a housing having a concave that includes a perforation hole that perforates the housing, a sheet configured to cover the concave and to rupture when placed in an environment of the predetermined pressure or higher, and a semipermeable membrane configured to cover one end of the perforation hole, and to allow air to pass through the semipermeable membrane, the semipermeable membrane being configured to prevent water from passing through the semipermeable membrane. | 11-05-2009 |
20100089638 | SEALING STRUCTURE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, SEALING METHOD, GASKET, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A sealing structure to seal housings includes a sealing member disposed between housings to be bonded to allow penetration of at least one signal line; and an adhesive material disposed between the signal lines penetrating the sealing member to bond the signal lines to be overlapped. | 04-15-2010 |
20100206601 | WATERPROOF ENCLOSURE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A waterproof enclosure includes a first enclosure section and a second enclosure section. The first enclosure section has an opening along which a gasket is provided. The gasket has a body section and a lip section protruding from the body section. The second enclosure section is disposed opposite the first enclosure section. The second enclosure section has a planar surface and an inclined surface. The inclined surface of the second enclosure contacts the lip section of the gasket, and the body section of the gasket contacts the planar surface of the second enclosure section. | 08-19-2010 |
20100265656 | DUST-AND-WATER PROOF CASING - In order to seal an internal space of a casing having an upper and lower casing members, a continuous groove with a semicircular cross-section is formed around a dust-and-water proof area of the lower casing member, and a continuous elongated protrusion is formed on the portion of the upper casing member corresponding to the groove, so that the protrusion is inserted in the groove when two casing members are engaged. Spherical sealing members each having the same diameter as the groove width are arrayed continuously in the groove without gaps therebetween. The width of the elongated protrusion is configured to be smaller than the groove width, so that the spherical sealing members compressed when the casing members are fitted are deformed to enter a space defined between the elongated protrusion and the groove, to thereby form a dust-and-water proof structure. Inserting the spherical sealing members in the groove is easy. | 10-21-2010 |
20100302718 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, HOUSING, AND GASKET - An electronic device includes: a first case and a second case; a gasket sandwiched between the first case and the second case, the gasket having an elasticity and being formed on the edge of the first case; and an electronic component accommodated in the first and second cases; wherein the gasket has a first side surface facing inward and a second side surface facing outward, and the first side surface has a first angle with respect to an imaginary line which is perpendicular to a direction in which the first case is joined to the second case, the second side surface has the second angle with respect to an imaginary line which is perpendicular to a direction in which the first case is joined to the second case, and the first angle is different from the second angle when the first case is disjoined to the second case. | 12-02-2010 |
20110045882 | WATERPROOF-TYPE ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT - A waterproof-type electronic equipment includes first and second case parts together forming a housing. A seal material is provided between the first and second case parts. The seal material has a first surface including a fixed portion fixed to an inner surface of the first case part. The seal material has a contacting portion that makes a convex shape on a side opposite to the first surface to contact with the second case part. A recessed portion is provided on the inner surface of the first case part and outer side of the fixed portion of the seal material. The recessed portion is located at a position where the first surface of the seal material covers an opening of the recessed portion. A passage connects the recessed portion of the first case part and an exterior of the first case part to each other. | 02-24-2011 |
20110209890 | SEAL STRUCTURE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, PORTABLE DEVICE, AND SEAL METHOD - In a seal structure sealing a housing for passing a signal line therethrough, the seal structure includes: a first case; a second case joined to the first case to define the housing, and provided with a recess portion through which the signal line passes at a joining surface joining the first case; a first seal member arranged on a bottom surface of the recess portion, and mounting the signal line; a second seal member including a gelatinous composition arranged to cover the signal line arranged on the first seal member; and a third seal member arranged between the first and second cases, and pushing the second case. | 09-01-2011 |
20120055838 | WATER-RESISTANT COVER AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A water-resistant cover placed on an electronic device in an attachable/removable manner, and for the water-resistant cover and the circumference of a water-resistant area of the electronic device, a sealing member is provided on the whole circumference in the circumference direction of the water-resistant area on one side, and a contact plane facing the sealing member is formed on the same plane on another side, and the water-resistant cover slides and put on the electronic device in the state in which the sealing member contacts the contact plane and pressed. | 03-08-2012 |
20120081875 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device includes a case having an opening, an electronic part mounted in the case, a cover detachably attached to the case to close the opening, an annular seal part disposed on one of the case and the cover, the seal part being positioned between the case and the cover to enclose the opening, the seal part being filled with a liquid, and a pressing part that presses the seal part in a first direction parallel to a closing surface of the cover to expand the seal part in a second direction intersecting the closing surface of the cover so that the seal part presses another of the case and the cover. | 04-05-2012 |
20130088818 | HOUSING, DOUBLE-SIDED ADHESIVE TAPE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A housing includes a first case and a second case configured to be joined together to make a housing space; and a double-sided adhesive member having a first surface and a second surface, the double-sided adhesive member including an impermeable, elastic base material, and a plurality of binder layers formed on either surface of the base material, the binder layers on the first and second surfaces being bonded to the first and second cases, respectively, wherein an adhesive force between the first case and the first surface of the double-sided adhesive member is greater on an outer side of the first case than on an inner side of the first case, and wherein an adhesive force between the second case and the second surface of the double-sided adhesive member is greater on an inner side of the second case than on an outer side of the second case. | 04-11-2013 |
20130146323 | GASKET AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A gasket includes a first body which is attached to a first member at outside of a gap between a first seal surface formed on the first member and a second seal surface formed on a second member and which includes a reinforcing member; a second body which is extended from the first body to the gap between the first seal surface and the second seal surface; and a protrusion portion which is protruded toward the second seal surface in a state in which the first body is attached to the first member and the second member has not yet been attached to the first member, and is pressed by the second seal surface to closely attach the second body to the first seal surface in a state in which the first body is attached to the first member and the second member is attached to the first member. | 06-13-2013 |
20130299324 | WATERPROOF TYPE SWITCH AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A waterproof type switch includes: a waterproof sheet including a flat portion and a side wall portion disposed around the flat portion, an upper portion of the side wall portion coupled to an edge portion of the flat portion; a switch disposed below the flat portion; and an electronic component coupled to an upper surface of the flat portion, the electric component being used as a key top, wherein the waterproof sheet includes a rubber and a reinforcing plate including a first reinforcing plate disposed on the upper surface of the flat portion and coupled to the electric component. | 11-14-2013 |
20140057688 | MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND WATERPROOF COVER - A mobile electronic device includes: a body unit that includes a waterproof area; and a cover unit that covers the waterproof area. One of the cover unit and the body unit includes: a sealing member that contacts a contact surface formed on a same plane as the other all along the periphery of the waterproof area, and seals the waterproof area; and a regulation unit that regulates the position of the sealing member. | 02-27-2014 |
20140118906 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - An electronic device including: a protrusion portion that projects towards a bottom face of a groove from the opposite side face of a second hook portion, that is inserted into the groove, and that makes close contact with a sealing material; and a cut-away portion that is formed to a side wall portion positioned further to the casing inside out of a pair of side wall portions forming the groove, the cut-away portion being formed at a position corresponding to a first hook portion. | 05-01-2014 |
20140238980 | WATERPROOFING CASE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING WATERPROOFING CASE - A waterproofing case with a first case and a second case includes a non-annular groove that has a start point side and an end point side and is arranged in parallel by a barrier rib of a certain length, in one of annular bonding portions. The waterproofing case also includes a cutout portion provided at a middle portion of the barrier rib so as to allow a groove portion at the start point side and the end point side to communicate with each other and a plastic elastomer that is disposed within the non-annular groove by curing after being coated. Furthermore, the waterproofing case includes a protrusion that bisects an exposed portion of the plastic elastomer disposed within the non-annular groove toward opposite walls of the non-annular groove at bonding two cases, in other annular bonding portion of the first case and the second case. | 08-28-2014 |
20140294217 | MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR WATERPROOFING MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A mobile electronic device includes: a housing; an acoustic-component contained in the housing; a sound hole formed in the housing, the sound hole being configured to allow communication between an inside and an outside of the housing; a non-breathable waterproof film disposed inside the housing, the waterproof film being configured to cover the sound hole; a compressible member compressed by being pressed against the housing during assembly of the acoustic-component to the housing, the compressible member being configured to form an acoustic-component chamber together with at least the waterproof film, the acoustic-component chamber being configured to hermetically seal the acoustic-component; and an opening configured to allow communication between an inside and an outside of the acoustic-component chamber within the housing, the opening being configured to allow air in the acoustic-component chamber to escape to the outside before the opening is closed in the process of compressing the compressible member. | 10-02-2014 |
20150022955 | LID STRUCTURE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A lid structure includes: a housing; a lid body configured to open and close an opening of the housing; an elastic member configured to be compressed by the housing and the lid body around the opening in a closing position where the lid body closes the opening; and a shaft member configured to allow movement of the lid body along an opening formation surface where the opening is formed and move the lid body come close to the opening formation surface from front to move the lid body from a facing position of facing around the opening to the closing position. | 01-22-2015 |
20150062805 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device includes: a fan; a housing configured to houses the fan, the housing including a vent hole configured to introduce outside air, a first air outlet configured to open to a blowing path from the fan, and a second air outlet configured to open at a different position with respect to the blowing path; and an opening and closing member configured to open and close the first air outlet. | 03-05-2015 |