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US 10,743,431 · App. 15/951,451 · Granted Aug 11, 2020

Electronic device and electronic device terminal cover

Inventors: Kenichi Shindo (Osaka, JP); Futoshi Kuriyama (Saga, JP); Yusuke Katsuyama (Osaka, JP); Tatsuo Kuromoto (Osaka, JP)
Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
H05K5/03G06F1/1616G06F1/1656H01R13/5213
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Patent No.
US 10,743,431
App. No.
15/951,451
Granted
Aug 11, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic device includes: a casing having an opening that houses a connection terminal inside; and a terminal cover that seals the opening such that the connection terminal is not exposed. The terminal cover includes a lid that seals the opening and a fixing part that fixes the terminal cover to the casing. The lid includes a protrusion and a cushion member, the cushion member being mounted around the protrusion and having a surface lower than a surface of the protrusion. The cushion member seals the opening by being in close contact with a member provided around the opening.

Claims (17)

1. An electronic device comprising:

a casing having an opening that houses a connection terminal inside; and

a terminal cover that seals the opening such that the connection terminal is not exposed,

wherein the terminal cover includes a lid that seals the opening and a fixing part that fixes the terminal cover to the casing,

the lid includes a protrusion and a cushion member, the cushion member being mounted around the protrusion and having a surface lower than a surface of the protrusion,

the protrusion comprises multiple recessed spaces arranged in a 2×2 array and separated by orthogonal walls, and

the cushion member seals the opening by being in close contact with a member provided around the opening.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the protrusion is provided in a center of the lid.

3. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein at least a part of a contour of the protrusion is formed in a rounded shape having no corners.

4. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the connection terminal is a terminal for receiving electric power from an outside of the electronic device.

5. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the electronic device is any one of a notebook type personal computer, a tablet terminal, a smartphone, a cell phone, and a digital camera.

6. A terminal cover that covers a connection terminal of an electronic device such that the connection terminal is not exposed, the terminal cover comprising:

a lid that seals an opening that houses the connection terminal, the opening being formed in the electronic device; and

a fixing part that fixes the terminal cover to the electronic device,

wherein the lid includes a protrusion and a cushion member, the cushion member being mounted around the protrusion and having a surface lower than a surface of the protrusion,

the protrusion comprises multiple recessed spaces arranged in a 2×2 array and separated by orthogonal walls, and

the cushion member seals the opening by being in close contact with a member provided around the opening.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 26, 2018
From: SHINDO, KENICHI; KURIYAMA, FUTOSHI; KATSUYAMA, YUSUKE; KUROMOTO, TATSUO
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 046209/0179 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2015-218844 · Nov 6, 2015 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2016003473 · Jul 27, 2016
Related Publication 20180235096A1 · Aug 16, 2018
Cited By (1)
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