Electronic device having a waterproof structure
An electronic device according to the present invention comprises a main body including a pair of body chassis, a pair of cover panels disposed to cover the front face and the back face of the main body, a switch unit disposed on the side part of the main body, an operation button which is held between the pair of cover panels and has a pusher projecting therefrom, a housing recess which is formed on at least one of the body chassis and recessed on a joint surface with the other body chassis to form a housing chamber for the switch unit, a through hole penetrating the one body chassis from the side face toward the housing recess, and a bag-like waterproof packing member which is attached to the through hole and recessed toward the switch unit to house the pusher of the operation button. The pusher of the operation button passes through the through hole toward the switch unit, and the end of the waterproof packing member is pressed against the switch unit to fixedly hold the switch unit inside the housing recess.
1. An electronic device comprising:
a main body having a waterproof structure, the main body including a built-in electronic component and a pair of body chassis joined together;
a pair of cover panels disposed to cover a front face and a back face of the main body;
a switch unit disposed on a side part of the main body, the switch unit including a contact;
an operation button held between the pair of cover panels, the operation button having a pusher for pressing the contact of the switch unit, the pusher projecting from the operation button;
a housing recess formed on at least one of the body chassis, the housing recess being recessed on a joint surface with the other body chassis to form a housing chamber for the switch unit;
a through hole penetrating the one body chassis from a side face toward the housing recess; and
a bag-like waterproof packing member attached to the through hole, the waterproof packing member being recessed toward the switch unit to house the pusher of the operation button, wherein
the pusher of the operation button passes through the through hole toward the contact of the switch unit, and
an end of the waterproof packing member is pressed against the switch unit to fixedly hold the switch unit inside the housing recess.
2. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the waterproof packing member is interposed between a tip face of the pusher of the operation button and the contact of the switch unit and has a bottom wall to be pressed against the contact of the switch unit.
3. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein
the operation button includes a rib formed on an outer peripheral part thereof, the rib including a first rib portion extending in a direction perpendicular to a projection direction of the pusher and projecting toward the one body chassis and a second rib portion projecting toward the other body chassis,
when one of the cover panels is attached to the one body chassis, a first groove for housing the first rib portion is formed between the one body chassis and the one cover panel,
when the other cover panel is attached to the other body chassis, a second groove for housing the second rib portion is formed between the other body chassis and the other cover panel, and
a projection amount of the first rib portion is set to be smaller than a projection amount of the second rib portion.
4. The electronic device according to claim 2 , wherein
the operation button includes a rib formed on an outer peripheral part thereof, the rib including a first rib portion extending in a direction perpendicular to a projection direction of the pusher and projecting toward the one body chassis and a second rib portion projecting toward the other body chassis,
when one of the cover panels is attached to the one body chassis, a first groove for housing the first rib portion is formed between the one body chassis and the one cover panel,
when the other cover panel is attached to the other body chassis, a second groove for housing the second rib portion is formed between the other body chassis and the other cover panel, and
a projection amount of the first rib portion is set to be smaller than a projection amount of the second rib portion.