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Granted Patent B2
US 9,113,561 · App. 13/903,439 · Granted Aug 18, 2015

Case and electronic device

Inventors: Takanao Kominami (Kawasaki, JP); Kaigo Tanaka (Kawasaki, JP); Masahiko Hoshi (Katsushika, JP)
Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
H05K5/03G06F1/1615G06F1/1656
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Patent No.
US 9,113,561
App. No.
13/903,439
Granted
Aug 18, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A case including a casing body formed with an opening and a cover attached to the opening to be capable of opening and closing. The case further including a first grip tab that extends from the cover towards the opening inner side and a second grip tab that includes an anchor portion that anchors in the cover opening direction to an anchored-to portion provided to the casing body. The second grip tab disposed facing towards the first grip tab and resiliently supported by the first grip tab to be capable of approaching and moving away from the first grip tab such that an insertion portion opened in the opening direction is formed between the first grip tab and the second grip tab and such that an anchored state of the anchor portion to the anchored-to portion is released by the second grip tab moving away from the first grip tab.

Claims (35)

1. A case comprising:

a casing body formed with an opening;

a cover attached to the opening so as to be capable of opening and closing;

a first grip tab that extends out from the cover towards an inner side of the opening; and

a second grip tab that includes an anchor portion that anchors in the cover opening direction to an anchored-to portion provided to the casing body, the second grip tab disposed facing towards the first grip tab and resiliently supported by the first grip tab so as to be capable of approaching towards and moving away from the first grip tab such that an insertion portion, opened in the opening direction of the opening, is formed between the first grip tab and the second grip tab, and tab when an insertion member has been inserted into the insertion portion, the second grip tab moves away from the first grip tab, releases an anchored state of the anchor portion to the anchored-to portion, and grips the insertion member between the second grip tab and the first grip tab.

2. The case of claim 1 , wherein the second grip tab is disposed on the opposite side of the first grip tab to the cover opening direction.

3. The case of claim 1 , wherein a restriction portion is provided to the casing body and the restriction portion is disposed on the first grip tab side of the anchor portion in a state in which the anchor portion is anchored to the anchored-to portion.

4. The case of claim 1 , wherein:

a first end portion of the cover is attached to the opening so as to enable opening and closing about a pivot axis running along the first end portion;

the first grip tab is provided at another end side of the cover; and

the second grip tab is disposed with respect to the first grip tab on the opposite side to the pivot axis.

5. A case comprising:

a casing body formed with an opening;

a cover attached to the opening so as to be capable of opening and closing;

a first grip tab that extends out from the cover towards an inner side of the opening;

a second grip tab that includes an anchor portion that anchors in the cover opening direction to an anchored-to portion provided to the casing body, the second grip tab disposed facing towards the first grip tab and resiliently supported by the first grip tab so as to be capable of approaching towards and moving away from the first grip tab such that an insertion portion, opened in the opening direction of the opening, is formed between the first grip tab and the second grip tab and such that an anchored state of the anchor portion to the anchored-to portion is released by the second grip tab moving away from the first grip tab; and

a pair of projection portions that project out into the insertion portion are respectively provided to the first grip tab and the second grip tab.

6. The case of claim 5 , wherein one of the projection portions that projects out from the second grip tab is positioned with respect to the other of the projection portions that projects out from the first grip tab on an insertion opening side of the insertion portion.

7. The case of claim 5 , wherein sloping portions are respectively formed on the insertion opening side of the pair of projection portions so as to slope towards the opposite side to the insertion opening on progression towards projection direction a leading end portions.

8. A case comprising:

a casing body formed with an opening;

a cover attached to the opening so as to be capable of opening and closing;

a first grip tab that extends out from the cover towards an inner side of the opening;

a second grip tab that includes an anchor portion that anchors in the cover opening direction to an anchored-to portion provided to the casing body, the second grip tab disposed facing towards the first grip tab and resiliently supported by the first grip tab so as to be capable of approaching towards and moving away from the first grip tab such that an insertion portion, opened in the opening direction of the opening, is formed between the first grip tab and the second grip tab and such that an anchored state of the anchor portion to the anchored-to portion is released by the second grip tab moving away from the first grip tab;

an engaging portion is provided to the second grip tab so as to project out towards the opposite side to the first grip tab; and

an engaged portion is provided to the casing body and disposed with respect to the engaging portion on the opening inner side.

9. The case of claim 1 , wherein the second grip tab is resiliently supported by the first grip tab through a bottom wall portion of the insertion portion.

10. The case of claim 9 , wherein the first grip tab, the second grip tab and the bottom wall portion together configure a U-shaped cross-section.

11. The case of claim 1 , wherein the cover is detachably attached to the opening.

12. The case of claim 1 , wherein the insertion member is a flat head screwdriver.

13. An electronic device comprising:

an electronic component; and

the case of claim 1 that houses the electronic component.

14. The electronic device of claim 13 , wherein the electronic component is housed in the casing body through the opening.

15. The electronic device of claim 13 , wherein the electronic component is a storage device.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 31, 2019
From: FUJITSU LIMITED
To: FUJITSU CLIENT COMPUTING LIMITED
Reel/Frame 048751/0051 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 29, 2013
From: KOMINAMI, TAKANAO; TANAKA, KAIGO; HOSHI, MASAHIKO
To: FUJITSU LIMITED
Reel/Frame 030504/0837 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2012-170534 · Jul 31, 2012 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20140036422A1 · Feb 6, 2014