IP Library Granted Patent US 8,575,499
Granted Patent B2
US 8,575,499 · App. 13/120,882 · Granted Nov 5, 2013

Seal structure

Inventors: Takahiro Hayashi (Fujisawa, JP); Keiichi Miyajima (Fujisawa, JP)
Assignee: Nippon Mektron, Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 8,575,499
App. No.
13/120,882
Granted
Nov 5, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

To provide a seal structure having seal members which can be easily inserted into insertion holes of a housing, and achieve an excellent sealing performance of the seal members, the seal structure is comprised of a housing provided with insertion holes to which a flexible wiring substrate is inserted, and seal members which are integrally formed on the flexible wiring substrate are made of a rubber elastic material in a bush-shape, and hermetically seal gaps between the insertion holes and the flexible wiring substrate, wherein projected portions are provided on parts of the flexible wiring substrate at positions where the seal members are integrally formed.

Claims (16)

1. A seal structure comprising:

a housing which is provided with insertion holes to which a flexible wiring substrate is inserted; and

bush-shaped rubber elastic material-made seal members which are integrally formed on said flexible wiring substrate, and seal gaps between said insertion holes and said flexible wiring substrate,

wherein projected portions expanding a width of said flexible wiring substrate are provided on parts of the flexible wiring substrate at positions at which said seal members are integrally formed.

2. The seal structure as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a sectional shape of said seal members is approximately rectangular.

3. The seal structure as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said projected portions exist to extend up to the vicinities of both end portions in a width-wise direction of said seal members.

4. The seal structure as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said projected portions exist to extend up to the vicinities of both end portions in an axial direction of said seal members.

5. The seal structure as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the whole of said projected portions is buried in said seal members.

6. The seal structure as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said projected portions are provided on both sides of said flexible wiring substrate.

7. The seal structure as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said projected portions are provided only on one side of said flexible wiring substrate.

8. The seal structure as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said projected portions are formed by a base substrate constructing said flexible wiring substrate.

9. The seal structure as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said projected portions are formed by a base substrate and a copper foil layer forming a printed wiring layer, which construct said flexible wiring substrate.

10. The seal structure as claimed in claim 1 , wherein connectors are attached to end portions of said flexible wiring substrate.

11. The seal structure as claimed in claim 10 , wherein widths of positions provided with said connectors are larger than a width of the flexible wiring substrate.

12. The seal structure as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said seal members are constructed by a combination of bush shaped members.

13. The seal structure as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said seal members are constructed by a combination of a bush shaped member and a frame shaped member.

Assignments (4)
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Jul 20, 2026
From: MEKTEC CORPORATION
To: NOK CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 075319/0203 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 26, 2025
From: NIPPON MEKTRON, LTD.
To: MEKTEC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 072961/0045 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 15, 2011
From: NOK CORPORATION
To: NIPPON MEKTRON, LTD.
Reel/Frame 026913/0998 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 24, 2011
From: HAYASHI, TAKAHIRO; MIYAJIMA, KEIICHI
To: NOK CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 026017/0527 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2009-150409 · Jun 25, 2009 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20110181003A1 · Jul 28, 2011