PORTABLE APPARATUS

• US 20090196004A1
• Filed: 08/30/2006
• Published: 08/06/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 08/30/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Original Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Inventors: Yamanaka, Toshiki, Ogatsu, Toshinobu
• Granted Patent: US 7,889,507 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 361/810
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/242 specially adapted for hand-held use
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/40 Radiating elements coated with or embedded in protective material
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0249 Details of the mechanical connection between the housing parts or relating to the method of assembly
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 5/0008 assembled by screws

Abstract

First and second housings of a metal sheet are superposed over each other and fixed to each other by bolts to form an element receiving space. An antenna is fixed to the second housing by a bolt so as to be adjacent to the first housing. A hook section is fixed to the first housing. The hook section is inserted in a hole of the antenna, a step-shaped forward lower step section of the hook section is engaged with the peripheral edge of the hole in the antenna, and thus the first housing and the antenna are fixed to each other. The antenna is embedded in resin and covered by the resin.

Claims

1. A portable apparatus comprising:

a first housing made of metal sheets;

a second housing being mounted with and fixed to the first housing, whereby an inside device storage space is provided therebetween; and

a resin part having at least its external surface coated with resin and being fixed to the second housing at a position adjacent to the first housing, wherein;

the first housing has multi-level hook parts at a side edge thereof facing the resin part, and front parts of the hook parts are positioned below the rear parts thereof;

the resin part has hole parts at a side edge thereof facing the first housing, and the hook parts are inserted into the hole parts; and

with the hook parts being inserted into the hole parts, the front parts of the hook parts are locked at peripheral edges of the hole parts.

2. The portable apparatus in accordance with claim 1, wherein

the resin part is an antenna coated with resin.

3. The portable apparatus in accordance with claim 1, wherein

the hook parts are members made of metal sheets formed separately from the first housing and are connected to the first housing by welding.

4. The portable apparatus in accordance with claim 1, wherein

the hook parts are formed integrally with the first housing.

5. The portable apparatus in accordance with claim 2, wherein

a surface of the antenna is higher than a surface of the first housing when the hook parts are inserted into the hole parts and locked thereto.

6. The portable apparatus in accordance with claim 1, wherein

the second housing is made of metal sheets