IP Library › Granted Patent US 12,541,176
Granted Patent B2
US 12,541,176 · App. 17/684,877 · Granted Feb 3, 2026

Component mounting member, case and timepiece

Inventors: Shouta Nagasawa (Machida, JP); Shin Hitsumoto (Akishima, JP); Hajime Iguchi (Fuchu, JP); Yuji Doi (Hachioji, JP)
Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
G04B37/088G04G17/02H01R12/777H01R31/06
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Patent No.
US 12,541,176
App. No.
17/684,877
Granted
Feb 3, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A component mounting member including a base member which is provided with an attachment hole and attached to a case, an attachment member which is inserted into the attachment hole of the base member so as to be attached to an inner surface of the base member located on an inner side of the case, and a terminal which is provided on the attachment member and exposed from the inner surface of the base member and an outer surface opposite to the inner surface.

Claims (41)

1 . A component mounting member comprising:

a base member which is provided with an attachment hole and attached to a case;

an attachment member which is inserted into the attachment hole of the base member so as to be attached to an inner surface of the base member located on an inner side of the case; and

a terminal which is provided on the attachment member and exposed from the inner surface of the base member and an outer surface of the base member opposite to the inner surface,

wherein the attachment member includes a main body to which the terminal is attached and which is arranged in the attachment hole of the base member, and a flange which is provided on an outer circumferential portion of the main body and attached to the inner surface of the base member,

wherein an upper part of the main body protrudes above an upper surface of the flange,

wherein the attachment member has a reinforcing plate arranged on the flange,

wherein the reinforcing plate has a frame shape that is the same as a shape of the flange, and

wherein a thickness of the reinforcing plate is substantially equal to a vertical height of the main body protruding above the upper surface of the flange.

2 . The component mounting member according to claim 1 , wherein the base member is formed of a metal that is more rigid than the attachment member, and the attachment member is formed of an insulating non-metal material.

3 . The component mounting member according to claim 2 , wherein the flange is attached to the inner surface of the base member by a plurality of screw members being inserted through the reinforcing plate.

4 . The component mounting member according to claim 3 ,

wherein a packing groove is formed around a rim of the attachment hole in the inner surface of the base member, and

wherein the component mounting member comprises a waterproof packing pressed into the packing groove by the attachment member.

5 . The component mounting member according to claim 4 , wherein the waterproof packing is formed such that an undersurface thereof to be arranged on bottom of the packing groove is flat and an upper surface thereof has a shape to protrude from the packing groove in an arc shape.

6 . The component mounting member according to claim 2 ,

wherein a packing groove is formed around a rim of the attachment hole in the inner surface of the base member, and

wherein the component mounting member comprises a waterproof packing pressed into the packing groove by the attachment member.

7 . The component mounting member according to claim 1 , wherein the flange is attached to the inner surface of the base member by a plurality of screw members being inserted through the reinforcing plate.

8 . The component mounting member according to claim 7 ,

wherein a packing groove is formed around a rim of the attachment hole in the inner surface of the base member, and

wherein the component mounting member comprises a waterproof packing pressed into the packing groove by the attachment member.

9 . The component mounting member according to claim 8 , wherein the waterproof packing is formed such that an undersurface thereof to be arranged on bottom of the packing groove is flat and an upper surface thereof has a shape to protrude from the packing groove in an arc shape.

10 . The component mounting member according to claim 7 , wherein a cutout section into which the plurality of screw members is inserted in an outer circumferential side thereof is formed in the reinforcing plate.

11 . The component mounting member according to claim 1 ,

wherein a packing groove is formed around a rim of the attachment hole in the inner surface of the base member, and

wherein the component mounting member comprises a waterproof packing pressed into the packing groove by the attachment member.

12 . The component mounting member according to claim 11 , wherein the waterproof packing is formed such that an undersurface thereof to be arranged on bottom of the packing groove is flat and an upper surface thereof has a shape to protrude from the packing groove in an arc shape.

13 . The component mounting member according to claim 11 , wherein the waterproof packing is arranged at a position where at least part of the waterproof packing is overlapped with the reinforcing plate when viewed from an upper surface.

14 . A case comprising the component mounting member according to claim 1 .

15 . A timepiece comprising the case according to claim 14 .

16 . The timepiece according to claim 15 comprising:

a case; and

a cover member which is provided on an opening of one end side of the case,

wherein the base member is a back cover provided on an opposite side to the one end side of the case,

wherein, in the attachment member, the flange is attached to the inner surface of the base member by a plurality of screw members being inserted through the reinforcing plate, and

wherein head sections of the screw members are provided inside an area surrounded by the case, the cover member and the back cover.

17 . The timepiece according to claim 15 , wherein the component mounting member is arranged on a twelve o'clock side.

18 . The component mounting member according to claim 1 , wherein an end of the terminal protrudes past the reinforcing plate and the upper part of the main body.

19 . The component mounting member according to claim 1 , wherein the reinforcing plate has a frame shape along the attachment hole of the base member.

20 . The component mounting member according to claim 6 , wherein the waterproof packing is formed such that an undersurface thereof to be arranged on bottom of the packing groove is flat and an upper surface thereof has a shape to protrude from the packing groove in an arc shape.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 2, 2022
From: NAGASAWA, SHOUTA; HITSUMOTO, SHIN; IGUCHI, HAJIME; DOI, YUJI
To: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 059149/0180 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2021-039489 · Mar 11, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220291635A1 · Sep 15, 2022
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