# US 2009/0260873 A1 · Casing of electronic device

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- Number: US 2009/0260873 A1
- Document ID: US20090260873A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 12/421,999
- Filed: 2009-04-10
- Published: 2009-10-22
- Earliest claimed: 2008-04-16
- Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Jidoshokki
- Inventors: Takaaki Konoma
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20090260873A1

## CPC

- H05K 5/04: Metal casings
- H05K: PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS

## Abstract

A casing of an electronic device has a base member, a cover, a bracket and a fastener. The base member made of a bent metal plate has a base and at least three base side walls extending upward from sides of the base. The cover is made of a bent metal plate that is thinner than that of the base member and has a top and at least three cover side walls extending downward from sides of the top. Lower parts of two opposed cover side walls and two opposed base side walls are overlapped with each other thereby to form overlapped portions. The bracket is fixed by the fastener to the base side wall and the cover side wall at the overlapped portion. At least one end portion of the base side wall to which the bracket is fixed and one end portion of the adjacent base side wall are overlapped and connected with each other thereby to form an overlapped end portion.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A casing of an electronic device comprising:
a base member that is made of a bent metal plate, and has a base and at least three base side walls extending upward from sides of the base;
a cover that is made of a bent metal plate that is thinner than that of the base member, and has a top and at least three cover side walls extending downward from sides of the top;
a bracket; and
a fastener;
wherein lower parts of two opposed cover side walls and two opposed base side walls are overlapped with each other thereby to form overlapped portions, and the bracket is fixed by the fastener to the base side wall and the cover side wall at the overlapped portion, at least one end portion of the base side wall to which the bracket is fixed and one end portion of the adjacent base side wall are overlapped and connected with each other, thereby to form an overlapped end portion.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The casing of an electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the bracket extends along the overlapped portion.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The casing of an electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the bracket has a horizontal portion, the base member is fixed to the bracket with the base set above the horizontal portion.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The casing of an electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the base has a seat, a circuit board is fixed to the base in contact with the seat and a heat sink is mounted on the circuit board.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The casing of an electronic device according to claim 4, wherein the heat sink is arranged in contact with the top of the cover member.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The casing of an electronic device according to claim 5, wherein the top of the cover member is fixed to the heat sink.