US 2014/0191638 A1Published application

Electronic device

AssigneeNEC Casio Mobile Communications, Ltd.

InventorsJunichi NAKAO, Shinobu HOSONO

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Abstract

Electronic device includes main body, cover having through hole and covering at least part of main body, fixing mechanism fixing cover to main body, and waterproof mechanism draining water to outside, water having entered into gap between cover and main body. Fixing mechanism includes rotating knob provided in main body and inserted into through hole when cover is fixed to main body, protruding portion moved by rotation of rotating knob, engaging portion provided inside cover and engaging with protruding portion when cover is fixed to main body, and recess portion provided in main body and accommodating engaging portion when cover is fixed to main body. Waterproof mechanism includes groove portion provided in main body or cover, extending toward outer edge direction of cover, and coming into communication with recess portion when cover is fixed to main body.

Claims5

Dependent claims

An electronic device, comprising:

a main body having a portion to be protected;
a cover having a through hole and covering at least part of the main body;
a fixing mechanism fixing the cover to the main body;
and
a waterproof mechanism draining water to the outside, said waterproof mechanism being provided outside said portion to be protected, the water having entered into a gap between the cover and the main body;
wherein the fixing mechanism comprises:
a rotating knob provided in the main body and inserted into the through hole when the cover is fixed to the main body;
a protruding portion moved by rotation of the rotating knob;
an engaging portion provided inside the cover and engaging with the protruding portion when the cover is fixed to the main body;
and
a recess portion provided in the main body and accommodating the engaging portion when the cover is fixed to the main body;
and
wherein the waterproof mechanism comprises a groove portion provided in the main body or the cover, extending toward an outer edge of the cover, and coming into communication with the recess portion when the cover is fixed to the main body.

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Facts

Application: 13/737,468Filed 9 Jan 2013
Published: 10 Jul 2014
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification10 codes

H04M 1/026
Portable telephone sets, e.g. cordless phones, mobile phones or bar type handsets: details of the structure or mounting of specific components
H04B 1/3888
Portable transceivers: arrangements for carrying or protecting transceivers
H04M 1/0262
Details of the structure or mounting of specific components: for a battery compartment
H04M 1/18
Constructional features of telephone sets: telephone sets specially adapted for use in ships, mines, or other places exposed to adverse environment

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