Casing structure

• US 5,008,487 A
• Filed: 08/03/1989
• Issued: 04/16/1991
• Est. Priority Date: 08/09/1988
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: Shimmyo, Takashi
• Primary Examiner(s): Picard, Leo P.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Ledynh, Bot L.
• Application Number:
  US07/388,856
• Time in Patent Office: 621 Days
• Field of Search: 174/35 R, 174/35 MS, 174/35 GC, 174/51, 174/52.1, 361/424, 361/390, 219/10.55 D, 219/10.55 R
• US Class Current: 174/373
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 5/0008 assembled by screws
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 9/0073 Shielding materials H05K9/0003 takes precedence

Abstract

A casing structure adapted for accommodating an electronic equipment or instrument generally comprises a body and a lid which are to be mated together. The inner surfaces of the walls of the body and the lid are coated with conductive coating materials and the conductive coats of the body and the lid are maintained to be at equal potential through a conductive member. The side wall of the body is provided with an inward-projecting edge for defining the opening of the body and an outward recess and the side wall of the lid is provided with an inward recessed edge for defining the opening of the lid and an outward-projecting portion, the recessed edge of the lid being mated with the projected edge of the body when they are connected. The conductive member of generally U-shaped section has one end portion disposed between the outer surface of the side wall of the projected edge of the body and the conductive coat applied on an inner surface of the projected portion of the lid and the other end portion pressed to the coat on the inner surface of the side wall of the body.

Claims

1. A structure of a casing particularly for accommodating an electronic instrument or equipment comprising:

a body provided with a side wall having an inner surface on which a conductive coat is applied and an opening defined by the side wall, said side wall being provided with an inward-projected edge for defining the opening and an outward recess;

a lid provided with a side wall having an inner surface on which a conductive coat is applied and an opening defined by the side wall, said side wall being provided with an inward-recessed edge for defining the opening of the lid and an outward projected portion, said recessed edge of the lid being mated with said projected edge of the body when they are connected;

a conductive means having one end portion disposed between an outer surface of said side wall of the projected edge of the body and a conductive coat applied on an inner surface of the projected portion of the lid and the other end portion pressed to said coat on the inner surface of the side wall of the body; and

wherein said projected portion of said lid is provided with a projection extending downwardly and having a hole formed at substantially the central portion thereof, said recess of said body being provided with a cutout and a hole is formed in the side wall of the body in said recess, and both the end portions of said conductive means are provided with holes, said holes of the projection, the body wall and the conductive means being aligned when said body, said lid and said conductive means are assembled.

2. A casing structure according to claim 1, wherein one of said holes formed in the other end portion of the conductive means is provided with a tap to be engaged with a screw means when said screw means is inserted into said holes of said body, said lid and said conductive means in an aligned condition.

3. A casing structure according to claim 1 wherein said conductive means is a conductive metallic plate bent substantially in a U-shape.

4. A structure of a casing particularly for accommodating an electronic instrument or equipment comprising:

a body provided with a side wall having an inner surface on which a conductive coat is applied and an opening defined by the side wall, said side wall being provided with an inward-projected edge for defining the opening and an outward recess;

a lid provided with a side wall having an inner surface on which a conductive coat is applied and an opening defined by the side wall, said side wall being provided with an inward-recessed edge for defining the opening of the lid and an outward projected portion, said recessed edge of the lid being mated with said projected edge of the body when they are connected;

a conductive means having one end portion disposed between an outer surface of said side wall of the projected edge of the body and a conductive coat applied on an inner surface of the projected portion of the lid and the other end portion pressed to said coat on the inner surface of the side wall of the body;

said body is of a box shape rectangular in section and having four side walls and said lid is of a box shape rectangular in section and having four side walls and wherein said conductive means comprises a plurality of conductive members disposed to opposing side walls of said body and said lid; and

wherein said projected portion of said lid is projected portion of said lid is provided with at least one projection extending downwardly and having a hole formed at substantially the central portion thereof, said outward recess of said body is provided with at least one cutout and a hole is formed in the side wall of he body in said recess, and both the end portions of each of said conductive members are provided with holes, said holes of the projection, the body wall and the conductive member being aligned when said body, said lid and said conductive member are assembled.

5. A casing structure according to claim 4, wherein each of said conductive members is a conductive metallic plate bent substantially in a U-shape.

6. A casing structure according to claim 4, wherein one of the holes formed in the other end portion of each of said conductive members is provided with a top to be engaged with a screw means when said screw means is inserted into said holes of said body, said lid and said conductive members in an aligned condition.