Electronic unit
AssigneesAutonetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
InventorTatsuya Sumida
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Abstract
An object is to provide a technique capable of increasing waterproofness of an electronic unit. An electronic unit includes: a case including an opening; a circuit board housed in the case through the opening; and a cover attached to the opening, wherein a protruding portion is provided on at least one side wall of the case, and the protruding portion includes a step that causes an opening side portion of the side wall to protrude further outward relative to a rear side portion of the side wall, and is provided so as to extend along the periphery of the opening.
Claims7
An electronic unit comprising:
- a case including an opening;
- a circuit board housed in the case through the opening;
- and
- a cover attached to the opening,
- wherein a protruding portion is provided on three or more side walls of the case and is continuous,
- the protruding portion includes a step that causes an opening side portion of the side wall to protrude further outward relative to a rear side portion of the side wall, and is provided so as to extend along the periphery of the opening,
- wherein the three or more side walls includes a first side wall and a second side wall that are continuous with each other,
- a locking portion configured to lock the cover is provided on the second side wall,
- the first side wall protrudes outward from an outer surface of the cover, and
- the protruding portion includes a protruding portion formed on the first side wall and the second side wall, wherein the protruding portion on the second side wall includes a first belt-shaped protruding portion formed in a belt shape, and the first belt-shaped protruding portion extends along a circumferential direction of the opening at a portion farther from the opening relative to the locking portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.