Electronic device including key button
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsHoon-Jae Kim, Ki-Hwan Kwak, Kyung-Chul Seo
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Abstract
An electronic device, according to one embodiment of the present invention, can comprise: a housing which has an opening part penetrating through the inside and the outside of the electronic device and forms the outside of the electronic device; a key button inserted into the opening part so as to be movable; a sealing member which is disposed such that the sealing member slidably contacts the outer surface of the key button, and prevents communication between the inside and the outside of the electronic device through the inner surface of the opening part and the outer surface of the key button; and a push switch accommodated in the housing and pressed by an inward movement of the key button. Various other embodiments are possible.
Claims14
An electronic device comprising:
- a housing including an opening that comprises a first passage, a third passage, and a second passage between the first passage and the third passage;
- a key button movably inserted into the opening, the key button including a head adapted to be disposed within the first passage and an extension extended from the head to pass through the second passage and the third passage;
- a sealing member disposed within the second passage between an inner face of the second passage and an outer face of the extension;
- an elastic member disposed within the opening between the sealing member and the head;
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- a push switch disposed within the housing, and configured to be pressed by the extension when the key button is moved,
- wherein the third passage is narrower than the second passage to prevent the sealing member from moving into the third passage.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.