IP Library Granted Patent US 10,314,191
Granted Patent B2
US 10,314,191 · App. 15/571,591 · Granted Jun 4, 2019

Assembly alignment assistance structure for member, and casing of electronic device

Inventors: Fuqiang Han (Tokyo, JP); Naoki Numata (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
H05K7/14H05K5/04H05K7/1411H05K7/1418H05K7/1422
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Patent No.
US 10,314,191
App. No.
15/571,591
Granted
Jun 4, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A bent part ( 42 ) extends from an edge part of a wall part ( 41 ) being parallel to the direction of insertion of a rail part ( 90 a ). The bent part ( 42 ) has an arm part ( 42 a ) extending in a direction crossing the direction of insertion, and a contact surface part ( 42 b ) extending from the arm part ( 42 a ) in a direction crossing the direction of the arm part ( 42 a ). An opening of a slit ( 43 ) formed between the wall part ( 41 ) and the bent part ( 42 ) faces an opening of a cutout ( 61 ) into which the rail part ( 91 a ) is to be inserted. The contact surface part ( 42 b ) is sloped such that the rail part ( 90 a ) is slidingly guided into the slit ( 43 ).

Claims (6)

1. An assembly alignment assistance structure for a member comprising:

a first sheet metal member having a wall part and a bent part, the wall part being in parallel with a direction of insertion of a first rail part of a guide target member, the bent part being bent at an edge part of the wall part such that a slit into which the first rail part is inserted is formed between the bent part and the wall part;

a second sheet metal member having a cutout, into which a second rail part of the guide target member is to be inserted, the second rail part extending in parallel with the first rail part, the cutout forming an opening facing an opening of the slit; wherein

the bent part has an arm part extending from the edge part of the wall part in a direction crossing the direction of insertion and a contact surface part extending from the arm part in a direction crossing the direction of the arm part, the slit being formed as a gap between the wall part and the contact surface part; and

the contact surface part is sloped with respect to the direction of insertion such that, when the guide target member is inserted, the first rail part coming into contact with the contact surface part is slidingly guided into the slit.

2. A casing of an electronic device comprising the assembly alignment assistance structure of the member according to claim 1 .

Assignments (2)
COMPANY SPLIT Recorded Sep 4, 2024
From: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
To: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC MOBILITY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 068834/0585 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 6, 2017
From: HAN, FUQIANG; NUMATA, NAOKI
To: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 044039/0218 →
Continuity (1)
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