Cover device adapted to provide electromagnetic interference shielding to an electronic component that is received in a housing of an electrical appliance

• US 6,288,330 B1
• Filed: 10/08/1999
• Issued: 09/11/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 10/08/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Compal Electronics Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Compal Electronics Incorporated
• Inventors: Chen, Ying-Hu
• Primary Examiner(s): Han, Jessica
• Application Number:
  US09/414,490
• Time in Patent Office: 704 Days
• Field of Search: 174/35.R, 174/35.GC, 174/35.MS, 361/816, 361/818, 361/800
• US Class Current: 174/382
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 9/0016 having a spring contact

Abstract

A cover device is adapted to provide electromagnetic interference shielding to an electronic component that is received inside a housing of an electrical appliance. The housing is formed with an access opening to permit access to the electronic component inside the housing. The cover device includes an outer dielectric cover plate adapted to be mounted on the housing so as to cover the access opening, and an inner conductive member. The inner conductive member includes a conductive plate, a plurality of conductive spring pieces and a conductive connecting unit. The conductive plate is mounted on an inner surface of the cover plate. The conductive spring pieces are disposed on at least one edge of the conductive plate, and are spaced apart from each other. Each of the spring pieces has opposite first and second end portions. The first end portions of the spring pieces are connected to the conductive plate. The conductive connecting unit interconnects the second end portions of the spring pieces.

Claims

1. A cover device to adapted provide electromagnetic interference shielding to an electronic component that is received inside a housing of an electrical appliance, the housing being formed with an access opening to permit access to the electronic component inside the housing, said cover device comprising:

an outer dielectric cover plate adapted to, be mounted on the housing so as to cover the access opening; and

an inner conductive member including

a conductive plate mounted on an inner surface of said cover plate,

a plurality of conductive spring pieces disposed on at least one edge of said conductive plate and spaced apart from each other, each of said spring pieces having opposite first and second end portions, said first end portions of said spring pieces being connected to said conductive plate, and

a conductive connecting unit interconnecting said second end portions of spring pieces,

wherein said first end portions of said spring pieces extend integrally and horizontally from said conductive plate, each of said spring pieces further having an upright portion that extends integrally and upwardly from said first end portion and that has said second end portion connected integrally thereto such that said second end portion extends parallel to and is disposed above said first end portion.

2. The cover device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said second end portion of each of said spring pieces is formed with a contact post.

3. The cover device as claimed in claim 2, wherein said connecting unit includes at least one conductive strip connected integrally to said second end portions of said spring pieces.