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US 12707578 · App. 18/590,511 · Granted Aug 11, 2026

Electronic device

Inventor: Takayuki Nakayama (Yokohama, JP)

Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation

H05K5/0217 H04B1/3888

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Patent No.: US 12707578
App. No.: 18/590,511
Granted: Aug 11, 2026
Kind: B2

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Abstract

An electronic device includes a housing, an impact-absorption member, and one or more electronic components inside housing. The housing includes a first side surface extending in a first direction, a second side surface extending in a second direction different from the first direction, and a first corner of the first side surface and the second side surface. The impact-absorption member includes a first end portion branched into a first tine and a second tine that are extending along the first side surface from the first corner, and a middle portion covering the second side surface. extends along both the first side surface and the second side surface from the corner portion. The impact-absorption member includes a bifurcate end portion extending along the first side surface.

Claims (57)

1 . An electronic device including:

a housing including

a first side surface extending in a first direction,

a second side surface extending in a second direction different from the first direction, and

a first corner of the first side surface and the second side surface; and

an impact-absorption member including:

a first end portion branched into a first tine and a second tine that are extending along the first side surface from the first corner; and

a middle portion covering the second side surface; and

one or more electronic components inside housing,

wherein the first tine extends to a first free end that is exposed at a position along the first side surface and the second tine extends to a second free end that is exposed at a position along the first side surface.

2 . The electronic device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the housing further includes:

a third side surface located opposite to the first side surface; and

a second corner of the third side surface and the second side surface, and

the impact-absorption member further including a second end portion branched into a third tine and a fourth tine that are extending along the third side surface from the second corner.

3 . The electronic device according to claim 2 ,

wherein the impact-absorption member is branched at both ends of the middle portion when the second side surface of the housing is viewed in plan.

4 . The electronic device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the impact-absorption member further includes:

a first branching portion located at the first corner between the first end portion and the middle portion; and

a second branching portion located at the second corner between the second end portion and the middle portion.

5 . The electronic device according to claim 4 , further including:

an end cover; and

a side cover,

wherein the end cover includes an engagement portion, engagement portion that is fixed to the impact-absorption member, and

wherein the impact-absorption member further includes a connection portion between the first tine and the second tine, and the connection portion that is fixed to the side cover.

6 . The electronic device according to claim 4 ,

wherein the housing further includes:

a first face surrounded by the first side surface, the second side surface and a third side surface; and

a second face opposite to the first face,

wherein the housing further includes a display at the first face,

wherein the first tine is closer to the display than the second tine, and

wherein the first tine is larger in height from the second surface than the display.

7 . The electronic device according to claim 4 , further including:

an input portion partially located between the first tine and the second tine at the first side surface,

wherein the first tine and the second tine are the larger in height from the first surface than at least part of the input portion.

8 . An impact-absorption member including:

a middle portion, extending along a first direction;

first and second corners on both side of the middle portion, sandwiching the middle portion;

a first end portion extending from the first corner, and branched into a first tine and a second tine that are extending along a second direction from the first corner; and

a second end portion extending from the second corner, and branched into a third tine and a fourth tine that are extending along the second direction from the second corner,

wherein the first tine extends to a first free end that is exposed at a position along a first side surface of a housing and the second tine extends to a second free end that is exposed at a position along the first side surface.

9 . An electronic device including: