ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE TERMINAL COVER

• US 20200329576A1
• Filed: 06/29/2020
• Published: 10/15/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 11/06/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd. (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd. (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: SHINDO, Kenichi, KURIYAMA, Futoshi, KATSUYAMA, Yusuke, KUROMOTO, Tatsuo
• Granted Patent: US 11,083,100 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1616 with folding flat displays, e.g. laptop computers or notebooks having a clamshell configuration, with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position
• 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: H01R 13/5213 Covers
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 5/03 Covers

Abstract

An electronic device includes: a casing having an opening that houses a connection terminal inside; and a terminal cover that seals the opening such that the connection terminal is not exposed. The terminal cover includes a lid that seals the opening and a fixing part that fixes the terminal cover to the casing. The lid includes a protrusion and a cushion member, the cushion member being mounted around the protrusion and having a surface lower than a surface of the protrusion. The cushion member seals the opening by being in close contact with a member provided around the opening.

Claims

1. An electronic device comprising:

a casing having an opening that houses a connection terminal inside; and

a terminal cover that seals the opening such that the connection terminal is not exposed,

wherein,

the terminal cover includes a lid that seals the opening and a fixing part that fixes the terminal cover to the casing,

the lid includes a protrusion and a cushion member, the cushion member being mounted around the protrusion, and

the protrusion comprises multiple recessed spaces separated by orthogonal walls.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the protrusion is provided in a center of the lid.

3. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein at least a part of a contour of the protrusion is formed in a rounded shape having no corners.

4. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the connection terminal is a terminal for receiving electric power from an outside of the electronic device.

5. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein

the casing includes a housing part near the opening,

the terminal cover includes a slidable member,

the slidable member does not include the lid and the fixing part, and

the slidable member includes a projection at a tip, the projection is inserted in the housing part when terminal cover is closed.

6. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the electronic device is any one of a notebook type personal computer, a tablet terminal, a smartphone, a cell phone, and a digital camera.

7. A terminal cover that covers a connection terminal of an electronic device such that the connection terminal is not exposed, the terminal cover comprising:

a lid that seals an opening that houses the connection terminal, the opening being formed in the electronic device; and

a fixing part that fixes the terminal cover to the electronic device,

wherein,

the lid includes a protrusion and a cushion member, the cushion member being mounted around the protrusion and having a surface lower than a surface of the protrusion, and

the protrusion comprises multiple recessed spaces separated by orthogonal walls.

8. The terminal cover according to claim 7, wherein the protrusion is provided in a center of the lid.

9. The terminal cover according to claim 7, wherein at least a part of a contour of the protrusion is formed in a rounded shape having no corners.

10. The terminal cover according to claim 7, wherein the connection terminal is a terminal for receiving electric power from an outside of the electronic device.

11. The terminal cover according to claim 7, wherein

the electronic device includes a housing part near the opening,

the terminal cover includes a slidable member, and

the slidable member does not include the lid and the fixing part, and

the slidable member includes a projection at a tip, the projection is inserted in the housing part in which terminal cover is closed.