IP Library Granted Patent US 7,714,226
Granted Patent B2
US 7,714,226 · App. 11/752,835 · Granted May 11, 2010

Housing device and electronic apparatus

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Patent No.
US 7,714,226
App. No.
11/752,835
Granted
May 11, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

In a housing device, a first wall portion 10 A and a second wall portion 20 A are adjacent to each other with a right angle formed therebetween when a case cover 20 is coupled to a case main body 10 . A first recess 11 and a first claw 12 are integrally formed with the first wall portion 10 A at a part thereof where the first wall portion 10 A is butted to the second wall portion 20 A. A second claw 21 and a second recess 22 are integrally formed with the second wall portion 20 A at a part thereof where the second wall portion 20 A is butted to the first wall portion 10 A.

Claims (24)

1. A housing device comprising a case main body comprising a first wall portion and a case cover comprising a second wall portion and adapted to be removably coupled to the case main body, the first wall portion having a first recess and a first claw, the second wall portion having a second claw adapted to be inserted into the first recess and a second recess adapted to receive the first claw, wherein:

the first and the second wall portions are adjacent to each other with a right angle formed therebetween when the case cover is coupled to the case main body;

the first recess and the first claw being integrally formed with the first wall portion at a part thereof where the first wall portion is butted to the second wall portion;

the second claw and the second recess being integrally formed with the second wall portion at a part thereof where the second wall portion is butted to the first wall portion; and

wherein:

the first recess is formed at a position near an end portion of the first wall portion to be perpendicular to a first inner wall surface of the first wall portion;

the first claw extending from the end portion of the first wall portion in parallel to the first inner wall surface;

the second claw extending from an end portion of a rib standing on a second inner wall surface of the second wall portion to be in parallel to the second inner wall surface;

the second recess being formed at a position near an end portion of the second wall portion to be perpendicular to the second inner wall surface.

2. The housing device according to claim 1 , wherein the case cover is rotatably and removably coupled to the case main body via a hinge mechanism, the hinge mechanism comprising the first claw and the second recess.

3. The housing device according to claim 1 , further comprising a screw fastening structure for releasably fixing the case cover to the case main body.

4. An electronic apparatus comprising the housing device according to claim 1 and an electric part mounted in the housing device for performing an electric operation.

5. A housing device comprising a case main body comprising a first wall portion and a case cover comprising a second wall portion and adapted to be removably coupled to the case main body, the first wall portion having a first recess and a first claw, the second wall portion having a second claw adapted to be inserted into the first recess and a second recess adapted to receive the first claw, wherein:

the first and the second wall portions are adjacent to each other with a right angle formed therebetween when the case cover is coupled to the case main body;

the first recess and the first claw being integrally formed with the first wall portion at a part thereof where the first wall portion is butted to the second wall portion;

the second claw and the second recess being integrally formed with the second wall portion at a part thereof where the second wall portion is butted to the first wall portion; and

wherein:

the first claw extends from an end portion of a rib standing on a first inner wall surface of the first wall portion to be in parallel to the first inner wall surface;

the first recess being formed at a position near an end portion of the first wall portion to be perpendicular to the first inner wall surface;

the second recess being formed at a position near an end portion of the second wall portion to be perpendicular to a second inner wall surface of the second wall portion;

the second claw extending from the end portion of the second wall portion in parallel to the second inner wall surface.

6. The housing device according to claim 5 , wherein the case cover is rotatably and removably coupled to the case main body via a hinge mechanism, the hinge mechanism comprising the first recess and the second claw.

7. The housing device according to claim 5 , further comprising a screw fastening structure for releasably fixing the case cover to the case main body.

8. An electronic apparatus comprising the housing device according to claim 5 and an electric part mounted in the housing device for performing an electric operation.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 3, 2015
From: NEC INFRONTIA CORPORATION
To: NEC PLATFORMS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 034881/0078 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 24, 2007
From: MIURA, SHINSUKE
To: NEC INFRONTIA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 019343/0802 →