WATERPROOF ENCLOSURE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS

• US 20100206601A1
• Filed: 01/06/2010
• Published: 08/19/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 02/16/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Ite, Yasuhiro, Watanabe, Satoshi, Choraku, Kohei, Yamaguchi, Shingo
• Granted Patent: US 8,269,104 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 174/50.500
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0214 Foldable telephones, i.e. with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position combined with translation movement H04M1/0235
• 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: H04M 1/18 Telephone sets specially adapted for use in ships, mines, or other places exposed to adverse environment H04M1/19 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 5/061 sealed by a gasket held between a removable cover and a body, e.g. O-ring, packing

Abstract

A waterproof enclosure includes a first enclosure section and a second enclosure section. The first enclosure section has an opening along which a gasket is provided. The gasket has a body section and a lip section protruding from the body section. The second enclosure section is disposed opposite the first enclosure section. The second enclosure section has a planar surface and an inclined surface. The inclined surface of the second enclosure contacts the lip section of the gasket, and the body section of the gasket contacts the planar surface of the second enclosure section.

Claims

1. A waterproof enclosure comprising:

a first enclosure section including an opening along which a gasket is provided, the gasket including a body section and a lip section protruding from the body section; and

a second enclosure section disposed opposite the first enclosure section, the second enclosure section including a planar surface and an inclined surface,

wherein the inclined surface of the second enclosure section contacts the lip section of the gasket, and

the body section of the gasket contacts the planar surface of the second enclosure section.

2. The waterproof enclosure according to claim 1, wherein the lip section is configured to have an angle equal or less than 90 degrees with respect to a surface of the body section contacting the planar surface of the second enclosure section.

3. The waterproof enclosure according to claim 2, wherein the angle of the lip section is greater than an angle of the inclined surface of the second enclosure section with respect to the planar surface of the second enclosure section.

4. The waterproof enclosure according to claim 1, wherein the gasket includes a groove provided at a root of the lip section.

5. The waterproof enclosure according to claim 3, wherein the gasket includes a convex part with respect to the opening of the first enclosure section and a linear part;

and

the inclined surface of a first portion of the second enclosure section facing the convex part is set to have a smaller angle than a second portion of the second enclosure section facing the linear part.

6. The waterproof enclosure according to claim 3, wherein the gasket includes a concave part with respect to the opening of the first enclosure section and a linear part;

and

the inclined surface of a first portion of the second enclosure section facing the concave part is set to have a greater angle than a second portion of the second enclosure section facing the linear part.

7. The waterproof enclosure according to claim 1, wherein an end portion of the lip section is positioned outward with respect to an inner periphery of the body section of the gasket before the inclined surface of the second enclosure contacts the lip section of the gasket.

8. The waterproof enclosure according to claim 1, wherein the gasket and the first enclosure section are integrally molded.

9. An electronic apparatus in which a waterproof enclosure is installed comprising;

a first enclosure section including an opening along which a gasket is provided, the gasket including a body section and a lip section protruding from the body section; and

a second enclosure section disposed opposite the first enclosure section, the second enclosure section including a planar surface and an inclined surface,

wherein the inclined surface of the second enclosure section contacts the lip section of the gasket while the body section of the gasket contacts the planar surface of the second enclosure section.