# US 8,787,744 B2 · Electrical component-accommodating case and imaging apparatus having the same

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- Number: US 8,787,744 B2
- Document ID: US8787744B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 14/064,378
- Filed: 2013-10-28
- Published: 2014-06-05
- Granted: 2014-07-22
- Earliest claimed: 2012-12-04
- Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Masahiro Shirono
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8787744B2

## CPC

- G03B 17/08: Waterproof bodies or housings
- G03B: APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR (optical parts of such apparatus G02B; photosensitive materials or processes for photographic purposes G03C; apparatus for processing exposed photographic materials G03D)

## Abstract

A case that accommodates electronic components therein is described. The case includes a plurality of parts that are configured to engage with each other by a snap-fit joint. At least one part of the plurality of parts includes a groove unit. A width of the groove unit is gradually reduced away from the snap-fit joint. The groove unit is formed in an inner surface of the at least one part of the plurality of parts.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A case that accommodates electronic components, the case comprising:
a plurality of parts that are configured to engage with each other by a snap-fit joint,
wherein at least one part of the plurality of parts comprises a groove unit, wherein a width of the groove unit is gradually reduced away from the snap-fit joint, wherein the groove unit is formed in an inner surface of the at least one part of the plurality of parts.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The case of claim 1, wherein the groove unit comprises a tip portion and an end portion, wherein the end portion is disposed farther than the tip portion from the snap-fit joint, and wherein a moisture-absorbing member is installed in the end portion.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The case of claim 2, wherein the tip portion of the groove unit is located higher than the end portion of the groove unit.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The case of claim 1, wherein the at least one part of the plurality of parts comprises a first portion and a second portion, the second portion having a thickness smaller than that of the first portion, wherein the second portion comprises a lower surface of the groove unit, wherein lateral surfaces of the first portion that are boundaries between the first portion and the second portion comprise lateral surfaces of the groove unit.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The case of claim 4, wherein the lateral surfaces of the groove unit are curved surfaces.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The case of claim 1, wherein the plurality of parts comprises a lower part that comprises a lower unit of the case and a plurality of upper parts that comprises an upper unit of the case,
wherein the lower part is configured to engage with at least one of the plurality of upper parts by the snap-fit joint;
wherein the snap-fit joint is formed so that an outer surface of the lower part extends higher than an inner surface of the lower part; and
wherein the groove unit is formed in the lower part.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

An imaging apparatus having the case described in claim 1.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The imaging apparatus of claim 7, wherein the groove unit comprises a tip portion and an end portion, wherein the end portion is disposed farther than the tip portion from the snap-fit joint, and wherein a moisture-absorbing member is installed in the end portion.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The imaging apparatus of claim 8, wherein the tip portion of the groove unit is formed higher than the end portion of the groove unit.

### Claim 10 (depends on 7)

The imaging apparatus of claim 7, wherein the at least one part of the plurality of parts comprises a first portion and a second portion, the second portion having a thickness smaller than that of the first portion, wherein the second portion comprises a lower surface of the groove unit, wherein lateral surfaces of the first portion that are boundaries between the first portion and the second portion comprise lateral surfaces of the groove unit.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The imaging apparatus of claim 10, wherein the lateral surfaces of the groove unit are curved surfaces.

### Claim 12 (depends on 7)

The imaging apparatus of claim 7, wherein the plurality of parts comprises a lower part that comprises a lower unit of the case and a plurality of upper parts that comprises an upper unit of the case,
wherein the lower part is configured to engage with at least one of the plurality of upper parts by the snap-fit joint,
wherein the snap-fit joint is formed so that an outer surface of the lower part extends higher than an inner surface of the lower part, and
wherein the groove unit is formed in the lower part.