ELECTRONIC DEVICE

• US 20130192889A1
• Filed: 01/29/2013
• Published: 08/01/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 01/31/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Casio Computer Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Casio Computer Company Limited
• Inventors: Meguro, Hiromasu
• Granted Patent: US 8,835,777 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 174/520
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1624 with sliding enclosures, e.g. sliding keyboard or display
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1656 Details related to functional adaptations of the enclosure, e.g. to provide protection against EMI, shock, water, or to host detachable peripherals like a mouse or removable expansions units like PCMCIA cards, or to provide access to internal components for maintenance or to removable storage supports like CDs or DVDs, or to mechanically mount accessories mounting of accessories to a computer display G06F1/1607; display hoods G06F1/1603; cooling arrangements for portable computers G06F1/203
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 5/0217 Mechanical details of casings covers, lids, hoods or members for covering apertures H05K5/03
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 5/03 Covers
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 5/069 Other details of the casing, e.g. wall structure, passage for a connector, a cable, a shaft

Abstract

An electronic device having a slide cover slidably attached in an openable/closable manner to a device case, and conceals a recording paper ejection opening in the device case; a waterproof gasket provided on either one of the slide cover and the device case in a part positioned in periphery of the recording paper ejection opening, and arranged between the slide cover and the device case surrounding the recording paper ejection opening, when the slide cover conceals the recording paper ejection opening; and a guide member which does not come in contact with the waterproof gasket on another side of the slide cover and the device case with which the waterproof gasket meets face to face during a sliding motion of the slide cover, and the waterproof gasket presses on both sides between the slide cover and the device case when the sliding motion is completed.

Claims

1. An electronic device comprising:

a slide cover which is slidably attached in an openable/closable manner to a device case and conceals a recording paper ejection opening provided in the device case;

a waterproof gasket which is provided on either one of the slide cover and the device case in a part positioned in periphery of the recording paper ejection opening, and arranged between the slide cover and the device case surrounding the recording paper ejection opening, when the slide cover conceals the recording paper ejection opening; and

a guide member which does not come in contact with the waterproof gasket on another side of the slide cover and the device case with which the waterproof gasket meets face to face during a sliding motion of the slide cover, and the waterproof gasket presses on both sides between the slide cover and the device case when the slide cover conceals the recording paper ejection opening and the sliding motion is completed.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein a part of the device case positioned in an edge portion of the recording paper ejection opening is provided with a pressing projected section which projects towards the slide cover, and

wherein the slide cover is provided with an engaging projected section which is pressed towards the device case by the pressing projected section, when the slide cover conceals the recording paper ejection opening and the sliding motion is completed.

3. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the waterproof gasket provided in the slide cover slidably faces towards the device case.

4. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the device case is provided with a recording paper storage section which stores recording paper, and a printer cover which conceals the recording paper storage section in an openable/closable manner, and

wherein the slide cover is slidably attached to the printer cover.

5. The electronic device according to claim 4, wherein the printer cover is provided with a cover storage recessed section where the slide cover is slidably arranged.

6. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the guide member comprises:

a guide projected section which is provided on the undersurface of the slide cover; and

a guide rail section which is provided on the device case side where the slide cover slides, and which guides the guide projected section while lifting the guide projected section upward.

7. The electronic device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a detecting section which outputs a detection signal for enabling printing, when the slide cover is slid and opens the recording paper ejection opening.

8. The electronic device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a cover position regulating member which regulates a closed position of the slide cover when the slide cover is slid and conceals the recording paper ejection opening, and which regulates an opened position of the slide cover when the slide cover is slid and opens the recording paper ejection opening.