Housing for electronic device
View Patent ↗A housing includes: main body 10 that includes a bottom portion and a side wall rising from the bottom portion; lid member 20 that is mounted on the inside of the side wall of main body 10 ; waterproof sealant 60 that is deposited between lid member 20 and main body 10 to seal a gap between lid member 20 and main body 10 ; and an operation section that is provided on lid member 20 , wherein a peripheral edge of the operation section and a surface of lid member 20 are joined together with waterproof tape 70.
1. A housing for portable communication devices comprising:
a main body comprising a bottom portion and a side wall rising from the bottom portion;
a lid member comprising a plate-like bottom portion that is mounted on the inside of the side wall of said main body so that the bottom portion of said lid member closes an opening portion of said main body;
a waterproof sealant that is deposited between said lid member and said main body to seal a gap between an outer periphery of the bottom portion of said lid member and the side wall of said main body; and
an operation section that is provided on said lid member,
wherein a peripheral edge of said operation section and a surface of the bottom portion of said lid member are joined together with a waterproof tape.
2. The housing for portable communication devices according to claim 1 , wherein said lid member is formed of a metal plate.
3. The housing for portable communication devices according to claim 1 , wherein:
said lid member comprises the bottom portion and a side wall rising from the bottom portion; and
said waterproof sealant is deposited along a corner portion between the bottom portion and the side wall of said lid member.
4. The housing for portable communication devices according to claim 1 , wherein a fluid reservoir in which said waterproof sealant is deposited is formed between said lid member and said main body.
5. The housing for portable communication devices according to claim 1 , wherein:
said operation section comprises a switch circuit provided on said lid member, and a flexible sheet laminated on the switch circuit; and
a peripheral edge of the flexible sheet extending outward of the switch circuit is joined to the surface of the bottom portion said lid member.
6. The housing for portable communication devices according to claim 5 , comprising a frame-like reinforcement member that is arranged between the flexible sheet and the surface of the bottom portion of said lid member.
7. The housing for portable communication devices according to claim 1 , wherein said waterproof sealant has thixotropy.
8. A housing for portable communication devices comprising:
a main body comprising a bottom portion and a side wall rising from the bottom portion;
a lid member comprising a plate-like bottom portion that is mounted on the inside of the side wall of said main body so that the bottom portion of said lid member closes an opening portion of said main body;
a waterproof sealant that is deposited between said lid member and said main body to seal a gap between an outer periphery of the bottom portion of said lid member and the side wall of said main body; and
an operation section that is provided on said lid member,
wherein a peripheral edge of said operation section and a surface of the bottom portion of said lid member are joined together with said waterproof sealant.
9. The housing for portable communication devices according to claim 2 , wherein said lid member is formed of a metal plate.
10. The housing for portable communication devices according to claim 2 , wherein:
said lid member comprising the bottom portion and a side wall rising from the bottom portion; and
said waterproof sealant is deposited along a corner portion between the bottom portion and the side wall of said lid member.
11. The housing for portable communication devices according to claim 2 , wherein a fluid reservoir in which said waterproof sealant is deposited is formed between said lid member and said main body.
12. The housing for portable communication devices according to claim 2 , wherein:
said operation section comprising a switch circuit provided on said lid member, and a flexible sheet laminated on the switch circuit; and
a peripheral edge of the flexible sheet extending outward of the switch circuit is joined to the surface of the bottom portion of said lid member.
13. The housing for portable communication devices according to claim 12 , comprising a frame-like reinforcement member that is arranged between the flexible sheet and the surface of the bottom portion of said lid member.
14. The housing for portable communication devices according to claim 2 , wherein said waterproof sealant has thixotropy.