IP Library Granted Patent US 10,535,476
Granted Patent B2
US 10,535,476 · App. 16/086,569 · Granted Jan 14, 2020

Electronic device

Inventor: Tomoki Tsuchiya (Yokohama, JP)
Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
H01H9/04G06F1/1633H01H13/06H05K5/0017H05K5/03
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Patent No.
US 10,535,476
App. No.
16/086,569
Granted
Jan 14, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic device includes a housing including an opening, a key member disposed to project inwardly of the housing through the opening and, a switch disposed to face the key member, a first member disposed inside the housing, and a waterproof member disposed to surround the opening while being sandwiched between an inner surface of the housing and the first member. The first member includes a projecting portion that projects to be away from the opening and is contactable with the switch when the key member is pressed.

Claims (39)

1. An electronic device comprising:

a housing including an opening;

a key member disposed to project inwardly of the housing through the opening;

a switch disposed to face the key member inside the housing;

a first member disposed inside the housing; and

a waterproof member disposed to surround the opening while being sandwiched between an inner surface of the housing and the first member, wherein

the first member includes

a projecting portion, the projecting portion projecting to be away from the opening and contactable with the switch when the key member is pressed,

a first portion formed of an elastic member, and

a second portion formed of a material different from the elastic material for the first portion, and

the waterproof member is in contact with the second portion.

2. An electronic device comprising:

a housing including an opening;

a key member disposed to project inwardly of the housing through the opening and;

a switch disposed to face the key member inside the housing;

a first member disposed inside the housing; and

a waterproof member disposed to surround the opening while being sandwiched between an inner surface of the housing and the first member,

the first member including a projecting portion, the projecting portion projecting to be away from the opening and contactable with the switch when the key member is pressed, wherein

the first member includes

a first portion including the projecting portion and formed of an elastic material, and

a second portion integrally continuous with the first portion and formed of a material different from the elastic material for the first portion,

the projecting portion includes a portion located between the key member and the switch, and

the waterproof member is in contact with the second portion.

3. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein

the projecting portion has a bag shape, and

at least part of the key member is covered with the projecting portion.

4. The electronic device according to claim 2 , wherein

the projecting portion has a bag shape,

at least part of the key member is covered with the projecting portion,

the second portion has a flat plate shape, and

the projecting portion is provided such that a center line of the projecting portion obliquely intersects a surface of the second portion.

5. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the first member is an integrally molded product.

6. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein

the housing has a main surface, and

the key member is disposed to press the switch via the first member by being pressed parallel to the main surface.

7. The electronic device according to claim 6 , wherein

a display is disposed inside the housing, and

the main surface is a surface parallel to a screen of the display.

8. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the housing is formed of a single component.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 19, 2018
From: TSUCHIYA, TOMOKI
To: KYOCERA CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2016-061538 · Mar 25, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20190108951A1 · Apr 11, 2019