Smart drain hole
View Patent ↗A drainage system is provided for draining liquid accidentally spilled on a casing having a plurality of pushbuttons on a surface of the casing. The drainage system for a pushbutton casing may comprise a liquid collecting receptacle, a counter-bore, and a drainage exit. The counter-bore may have a sidewall. The liquid collecting receptacle may be operatively interfacing the casing. The drainage exit may be disposed on the sidewall of the counter-bore. An end opening of the counter-bore may be in connection with a drainage exit. The end opening of the counter-bore may be disposed to allow liquid entering the drainage exit out of the end opening of the counter-bore.
1. A drainage system for a pushbutton casing, comprising:
a liquid collecting receptacle operatively interfacing the pushbutton casing;
a counter-bore having a sidewall; and
a drainage exit disposed on the sidewall of the counter-bore, wherein an end opening of the counter-bore is in connection with a drainage exit, the end opening of the counter-bore is disposed to allow liquid entering the drainage exit out of the end opening of the counter-bore.
2. The drainage system of claim 1 , wherein the liquid collecting receptacle is adapted to receive liquid from an area around pushbuttons.
3. The drainage system of claim 1 , wherein the counter-bore is a threaded counter-bore adapted to receive a fastener.
4. The drainage system of claim 1 , further comprising a partition member disposed to operably interface an electronic circuit and the liquid collecting receptacle.
5. The drainage system of claim 1 , wherein the end opening of the counter-bore terminates at a plane defined by a bottom case.
6. The drainage system of claim 1 , wherein the drainage system is situated under a keyboard of a computing system.
7. The drainage system of claim 1 , wherein the drainage system is situated under a touchpad of a computing system.
8. The drainage system of claim 1 , wherein the drainage system is adapted to be installed in a bottom case of a computing system.
9. An electronic computing apparatus comprising:
a casing having a plurality of pushbuttons on a surface of the casing; and
a drainage system, comprising:
a counter-bore having a sidewall; and
a drainage exit disposed on the sidewall of the counter-bore.
10. The electronic computing apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the counter-bore is a threaded counter-bore adapted to receive a fastener.
11. The electronic computing apparatus of claim 9 , further comprising an end opening terminating at a plane defined by the casing.
12. The electronic computing apparatus of claim 9 , further comprising a liquid collecting receptacle adapted to receive liquid from an area around the plurality of pushbuttons.
13. The electronic computing apparatus of claim 9 , further comprising a partition member disposed to operably interface an electronic circuit and the drainage system.
14. The electronic computing apparatus of claim 9 , the drainage system is adapted to be installed in a bottom case of the electronic computing apparatus.
15. The electronic computing apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the drainage system is situated under a touchpad of a computing system.
16. A method for draining liquid permeated between a plurality of pushbuttons on a surface of a casing, comprising:
collecting liquid that has permeated between the pushbuttons on a surface of the casing; and
directing the collected liquid into a drainage exit;
wherein the drainage exit is disposed on a sidewall of a counter-bore.
17. The method of claim 16 , further comprising preventing the liquid from contacting an electronic circuit within the casing.
18. The method of claim 16 , further comprising moving the liquid substantially horizontally to the drainage exit.
19. The method of claim 16 , further comprising discharging the collected liquid from drainage exit to an exit opening of the existing counter-bore.
20. The method of claim 16 , further comprising providing a liquid collecting receptacle operatively interfacing the casing.