HOUSING OF PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE

• US 20110228454A1
• Filed: 08/25/2010
• Published: 09/22/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 03/19/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: FIH (Hong Kong) Limited (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Shenzhen Futaihong Precision Industrial Company Limited (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: FIH (Hong Kong) Limited (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Shenzhen Futaihong Precision Industrial Company Limited (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Chen, Jian-Hui, Zhou, Ji, Zheng, Ming-Zhi
• Granted Patent: US 8,254,099 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 361/679.01
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0252 by means of a snap-on mechanism
• 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: H04M 1/236 including keys on side or rear faces

Abstract

A housing of a portable electronic device includes a main body, a cover assembled to the main body, and a protecting member positioned between the main body and the cover and integral with the main body. A part of the protecting member forms a protruding first protection surface and a sunken second protection surface, a transition surface between the first protection surface and the second protection surface defines a third protection surface, and a protection flange is formed on the second protection surface. The first protection surface and the third protection surface tightly contact the cover to form a protection structure that prevents outside contamination from entering the housing, and the protection flange prevents contamination that passes through the protection structure from further entering the housing.

Claims

1. A housing of a portable electronic device, comprising:

a main body;

a cover assembled to the main body; and

a protecting member positioned between the main body and the cover and integral with the main body, a part of the protecting member forming a protruding first protection surface and a sunken second protection surface, a transition surface between the first protection surface and the second protection surface defining a third protection surface, and a protection flange formed on the second protection surface;

wherein the first protection surface and the third protection surface tightly contact the cover to form a protection structure that prevents outside contamination from entering the housing, and the protection flange prevents contamination that passes through the protection structure from further entering the housing.

2. The housing as claimed in claim 1, wherein a protection gap is formed between the protection flange and the third protection surface, the protection gap receiving contamination that passes through the protection structure therein.

3. The housing as claimed in claim 1, wherein the cover includes a sunken first contact surface and a protruding second contact surface, a transition surface formed between the first contact surface and the second contact surface defining a third contact surface, the first protection surface, the protection flange, and the third protection surface respectively tightly contact the first contact surface, the second contact surface, and the third contact surface.

4. The housing as claimed in claim 1, wherein the protecting member is made of elastic material.

5. The housing as claimed in claim 4, wherein a width of the protecting member is larger than a distance between the cover and the main body assembled together, such that the protecting member is pressed to tightly contact with the cover due to its elasticity.

6. The housing as claimed in claim 1, wherein the main body includes a plurality of assembling members and the cover including a plurality of retaining members corresponding to the assembling members;

the assembling member being protrusions;

each retaining member defining an assembling groove therein, each assembling member received in the assembling groove of its corresponding retaining member to engage with the retaining member, thereby assembling the cover on the main body.

7. The housing as claimed in claim 6, wherein all assembling members and retaining members are positioned at an inner side of the protecting member.

8. The housing as claimed in claim 1, wherein the protecting member include at least one button formed by enlarging a width of at least one selected part thereof.

9. A housing of a portable electronic device, comprising:

a main body;

a cover assembled to the main body; and

a protecting member positioned between the main body and the cover and integral with the main body, the protecting member having a protruding first protection surface, a sunken second protection surface, a third protection surface between the first protection surface and the second protection surface, and a protection flange formed on the second protection surface;

wherein a protection gap is formed between the protection flange and the third protection surface, the first protection surface, the third protection surface, and the protection flange tightly contacts the cover to seal the protection gap.

10. The housing as claimed in claim 9, wherein the cover includes a sunken first contact surface and a protruding second contact surface, a transition surface formed between the first contact surface and the second contact surface defining a third contact surface, the first protection surface, the protection flange, and the third protection surface respectively tightly contact the first contact surface, the second contact surface, and the third contact surface.

11. The housing as claimed in claim 9, wherein the protecting member is made of elastic material.

12. The housing as claimed in claim 11, wherein a width of the protecting member is larger than a distance between the cover and the main body assembled together, such that the protecting member is pressed to tightly contact with the cover due to its elasticity.

13. The housing as claimed in claim 9, wherein the main body includes a plurality of assembling members and the cover including a plurality of retaining members corresponding to the assembling members;

the assembling member being protrusions;

each retaining member defining an assembling groove therein, each assembling member received in the assembling groove of its corresponding retaining member to engage with the retaining member, thereby assembling the cover on the main body.

14. The housing as claimed in claim 13, wherein all assembling members and retaining members are positioned at an inner side of the protecting member.

15. The housing as claimed in claim 9, wherein the protecting member include at least one button formed by enlarging a width of at least one selected part thereof.