IP Library Granted Patent US 12,641,329
Granted Patent B2
US 12,641,329 · App. 18/290,686 · Granted May 26, 2026

Electronic apparatus

Inventors: Yingchun Guan (Kanagawa, JP); Takao Takeshita (Tokyo, JP); Shinkuro Fujino (Kyoto, JP); Masami Saito (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: PANASONIC AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
H04N23/51H04N23/52
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Patent No.
US 12,641,329
App. No.
18/290,686
Granted
May 26, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic apparatus includes a noise generation source that generates electromagnetic noise and a housing. The housing includes first and second housing components defining an accommodation space R for accommodating the noise generation source. The first housing component includes a first fixing part and at least two ridge parts extending in directions away from the first fixing part. The second housing component includes a second fixing part fixed to the first fixing part, and at least two grooves extending in directions away from the second fixing part and into which the two ridge parts enter. The ridge parts and the grooves each have a protrusion amount and a depth that make the resonance frequency of the housing different from the frequency of the electromagnetic noise.

Claims (40)

1 . An electronic apparatus comprising:

a noise generation source that generates electromagnetic noise; and

a housing made of a conductive material and accommodating the noise generation source, wherein

the housing includes first and second housing components defining an accommodation space for accommodating the noise generation source,

the first housing component includes a first fixing part fixed to the second housing component, and at least two ridge parts protruding toward the second housing component and extending in directions away from the first fixing part,

the second housing component includes a second fixing part fixed to the first fixing part of the first housing component, and at least two grooves extending in directions away from the second fixing part and into which the two ridge parts enter,

the ridge parts and the grooves each have a protrusion amount and a depth that make a resonance frequency of the housing different from a frequency of the electromagnetic noise, and

wherein extending-direction lengths of each of the ridge parts and each of the grooves is approximately ¼ of a wavelength of a frequency of the electromagnetic noise.

2 . The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein a cutout portion is formed on a top surface of each of the ridge parts.

3 . The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the noise generation source is a circuit substrate.

4 . The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the electronic apparatus is a camera.

5 . An electronic apparatus comprising:

a noise generation source that generates electromagnetic noise; and

a housing made of a conductive material and accommodating the noise generation source, wherein

the housing includes first and second housing components defining an accommodation space for accommodating the noise generation source,

the first housing component includes first fixing parts fixed to the second housing component, and at least two ridge parts protruding toward the second housing component and extending in directions away from the first fixing parts,

the second housing component includes second fixing parts, each of which is fixed to a corresponding one of the first fixing parts of the first housing component, and at least two grooves extending in directions away from the second fixing parts and into which the two ridge parts enter,

the ridge parts and the grooves each have a protrusion amount and a depth that make a resonance frequency of the housing different from a frequency of the electromagnetic noise,

wherein

two of the first fixing parts are arranged diagonally on the first housing component, and

two of the second fixing parts are arranged diagonally on the second housing component.

6 . The electronic apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein a cutout portion is formed on a top surface of each of the ridge parts.

7 . The electronic apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the noise generation source is a circuit substrate.

8 . The electronic apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the electronic apparatus is a camera.

9 . An electronic apparatus comprising:

a noise generation source that generates electromagnetic noise; and

a housing made of a conductive material and accommodating the noise generation source, wherein

the housing includes first and second housing components defining an accommodation space for accommodating the noise generation source,

the first housing component includes a first fixing part fixed to the second housing component, and at least two ridge parts protruding toward the second housing component and extending in directions away from the first fixing part,

the second housing component includes a second fixing part fixed to the first fixing part of the first housing component, and at least two grooves extending in directions away from the second fixing part and into which the two ridge parts enter,

wherein

a through hole is formed in one of the first fixing part of the first housing component and the second fixing part of the second housing component, and a female screw hole is formed in the other of the first fixing part and the second fixing part, and

the housing further includes a fixing screw that is made of a conductive material, passes through the through hole, and is screwed into the female screw hole.

10 . The electronic apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein

the housing further includes a dielectric disposed between the first and second housing components,

the first fixing part and the second fixing part are in contact with each other via the dielectric, and

the fixing screw penetrates the dielectric.

11 . The electronic apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein a cutout portion is formed on a top surface of each of the ridge parts.

12 . The electronic apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the noise generation source is a circuit substrate.

13 . The electronic apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the electronic apparatus is a camera.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 20, 2025
From: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 069927/0160 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 9, 2024
From: GUAN, YINGCHUN; TAKESHITA, TAKAO; FUJINO, SHINKURO; SAITO, MASAMI
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 067930/0785 →
Priority Claims (3)
JP 2021-120618 · Jul 21, 2021 · national
JP 2021-120625 · Jul 21, 2021 · national
JP 2021-120627 · Jul 21, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240414420A1 · Dec 12, 2024
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