Waterproof structure of electronic device

• US 20070235309A1
• Filed: 04/11/2006
• Published: 10/11/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 04/11/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Inventec Corporation
• Original Assignee: Inventec Corporation
• Inventors: Tsu, Ming-Yang
• Application Number:
  US11/401,360
• Publication Number:
  US 20070235309A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 200/515
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 13/70 having a plurality of operating members associated with different sets of contacts, e.g. keyboard mounting together a plurality of independent switches H02B
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 2223/002 sealed
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 2229/062 Maintenance or repair facilities

Abstract

A waterproof structure of an electronic device is provided for protecting an electronic device. The electronic device, such as a notebook, includes a case, a keyboard, and a plurality of electronic elements. An opening is formed on the case for accommodating the keyboard. Electronic elements of the electronic device are arranged under the keyboard. The waterproof structure includes at least a water-absorbing element disposed in the case and near the opening. Further, the water-absorbing element is disposed between the electronic elements and the opening for absorbing the water leaking from the keyboard, so as to prevent the water from leaking from the opening into the case and resulting in damage to the electronic elements.

Claims

1. A waterproof structure of an electronic device for protecting an electronic device having at least a case and a keyboard, wherein an opening is formed on the case for accommodating the keyboard, and the waterproof structure comprises:

a water-absorbing element, disposed in the opening and on one side in the case, for absorbing the water leaking from the keyboard and the edges of opening.

2. The waterproof structure of electronic device of claim 1, wherein a plurality of electronic elements are disposed in the case under the keyboard, and the water-absorbing element is disposed between the plurality of electronic elements and the keyboard.

3. The waterproof structure of electronic device of claim 2, wherein the water-absorbing element comprising a liquid-permeable layer and an absorbing layer.

4. The waterproof structure of electronic device of claim 3, wherein the absorbing layer is made of water-absorbing polymer material.

5. The waterproof structure of the electronic device of claim 4, wherein the absorbing layer is made of water-absorbing resin.

6. The waterproof structure of electronic device of claim 3, wherein the liquid-permeable layer is made of thermal-bonding non-woven fabric.

7. The waterproof structure of electronic device of claim 1, wherein the water-absorbing element is a ring disposed on the side of the opening.

8. The waterproof structure of electronic device of claim 1, wherein the keyboard further comprises a bottom cover and the water-absorbing element is stuck to the bottom cover.

9. The waterproof structure of electronic device of claim 8, wherein the water-absorbing element has a liquid-permeable layer and an absorbing layer, and the liquid-permeable layer is stuck to the bottom cover.

10. The waterproof structure of electronic device of claim 8, wherein the bottom cover has at least one aperture for exhausting the redundant water from the bottom cover to be absorbed by the water-absorbing element disposed between the case and the bottom cover.