Seal structure
In order to provide excellent waterproofness at a low manufacturing cost to a seal structure comprising a housing to which a flexible wiring board ( 1 ) is inserted and a seal member ( 3 ) integrally formed on said flexible wiring board ( 1 ) for hermetically sealing a gap between said housing and said flexible wiring board ( 1 ), a whole surface of a sensor member ( 31 ) arranged on at least one side of said flexible wiring board ( 1 ) is coated by same material as is used in said seal member ( 3 ), at a time of integrally forming the seal member ( 3 ) on the flexible wiring board ( 1 ).
1. A sealing structure comprising:
a flexible wiring board adapted to be inserted into a housing;
an elastic seal member integrally formed on said flexible wiring board, said seal member hermetically engaging said housing and hermetically engaging said flexible wiring board so as to form a hermetic seal of a gap between said housing and said flexible wiring board;
a sensor member arranged on at least one side of said flexible wiring board; and
a coating layer coating an entire surface of said sensor member, said coating layer being:
the same material as said seal member;
integral with said seal member; and
one-piece continuous with said seal member.
2. A sealing structure as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said sensor member is provided in a hinge portion of a cellular phone.
3. A sealing structure as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said seal member is constructed of a frame body shaped seal for sealing mating faces of said housing.
4. A sealing structure as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said seal member is constructed of a bush shaped seal installed to an insertion hole provided in said housing.
5. A sealing structure as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said seal member is constructed of a combination of a frame body shaped seal and a bush shaped seal.
6. A sealing structure as claimed in claim 2 , wherein said seal member is constructed of a frame body shaped seal for sealing mating faces of said housing.
7. A sealing structure as claimed in claim 2 , wherein said seal member is constructed of a bush shaped seal installed to an insertion hole provided in said housing.
8. A sealing structure as claimed in claim 2 , wherein said seal member is constructed of a combination of a frame body shaped seal and a bush shaped seal.
9. A sealing structure as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said seal member and said coating layer comprise an injection molded elastic member.
10. A sealing structure as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said seal member and said coating layer comprise a compression molded elastic member.
11. A sealing structure as claimed in claim 2 , wherein said seal member and said coating layer comprise an injection molded elastic member.
12. A sealing structure as claimed in claim 2 , wherein said seal member and said coating layer comprise a compression molded elastic member.
13. A sealing structure comprising:
a flexible wiring board adapted to be inserted into a housing;
an elastic seal member integrally formed on said flexible wiring board, said seal member hermetically engaging said housing and hermetically engaging said flexible wiring board so as to form a hermetic seal of a gap between said housing and said flexible wiring board;
a sensor member arranged on at least one side of said flexible wiring board; and
a coating layer coating an entire surface of said sensor member, said coating layer being:
the same material as said seal member;
integral with said seal member; and
one-piece continuous with said seal member,
wherein said sensor member is provided in a hinge portion of a phone,
wherein said seal member is constructed of one of:
a frame body shaped seal sealing mating faces of said housing;
a bush shaped seal installed to an insertion hole provided in said housing; and
a combination of said frame body shaped seal and said bush shaped seal, and
wherein said seal member and said coating layer comprise a molded elastic member.
14. A sealing structure as claimed in claim 13 , wherein said seal member and said coating layer comprise an injection molded elastic member.
15. A sealing structure as claimed in claim 13 , wherein said seal member and said coating layer comprise a compression molded elastic member.