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US 7,457,648 · App. 11/199,184 · Granted Nov 25, 2008

Screw cap for electronic apparatus

Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
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Patent No.
US 7,457,648
App. No.
11/199,184
Granted
Nov 25, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic apparatus includes a housing made of a first material, a functional member that is provided in the housing, is made of a second material, and has a predetermined function; and a shield that is made of the first material and hides the functional member, wherein the shield has an invisible perforation part in the shield, the perforation part being to be perforated by an external member in removing the shield from the housing.

Claims (18)

1. An electronic apparatus comprising:

a housing made of a first material;

a functional member that is provided in said housing, is made of a second material, and has a predetermined function; and

a shield that is made of the first material and hides said functional member,

wherein said shield has an invisible perforation part in said shield, the perforation part being to be perforated by an external member in removing said shield from said housing.

2. An electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said shield has a sectionally concave shape at the perforation part, and is configured to be perforated at a concave of the perforation part.

3. An electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said shield has a symmetrical shape.

4. An electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said functional member is located under the perforation part.

5. An electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the perforation part is located at a center of said shield.

6. An electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said shield is made of resin, and a thickness of the perforation part is 0.6 mm or smaller.

7. An electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said electronic apparatus is a mobile wireless communication apparatus, and said functional member is a screw used to fix said housing,

wherein said electronic apparatus further comprises a display that displays communication information,

wherein said housing includes:

a first housing that has said display on a first surface; and

a second housing that has an operating part used to input the communication information,

wherein said first housing is connected rotatably to the second housing, and said shield is provided to the first housing on the first surface.

8. A shield used for an electronic apparatus that includes a housing made of a first material, and a functional member that is provided in said housing, is made of a second material, and has a predetermined function, said shield comprising the first material, and hiding said functional member,

wherein the shield has an invisible perforation part in the shield, the perforation part being to be perforated by an external member in removing said shield from said housing.

Assignments (2)
RECORD TO CORRECT THE NAME OF THE FIRST ASSIGNOR ON THE ASSIGNMENT DOCUMENT PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL 016874, FRAME 0517. THE CORRECT NAME OF THE FIRST ASSIGNOR IS KAZUNORI KATOU. Recorded Mar 2, 2006
From: KATOU, KAZUNORI; HAYAKAWA, NARIYASU
To: FUJITSU LIMITED
Reel/Frame 017311/0957 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 9, 2005
From: KATAOU, KAZUNORI; HAYAKAWA, NARIYASU
To: FUJITSU LIMITED
Reel/Frame 016874/0517 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP030139000 · Feb 10, 2003
Related Publication 20060030214A1 · Feb 9, 2006