Electronic device mounted to an industrial machine

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10412847-B2
Application number	US-201816051793-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 1, 2018
Priority date	Aug 10, 2017
Publication date	Sep 10, 2019
Grant date	Sep 10, 2019

Abstract

An electronic device including an electronic component and mounted to an industrial machine, includes: a casing including an opening; a rear cover configured to close the opening of the casing and form a storage space for accommodating the electronic component between the casing and the rear cover; and a packing integrally formed of an outer seal configured to seal between the rear cover and the industrial machine and an inner seal configured to seal between the rear cover and the casing.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device including an electronic component and mounted to an industrial machine, comprising:
a casing including an opening;
a rear cover disposed within a portion of the opening of the casing and configured to close the opening and form a storage space accommodating the electronic component between the casing and the rear cover; and
a packing disposed within a portion of the opening of the casing, the packing integrally formed of an outer seal configured to seal between the rear cover and the industrial machine and an inner seal configured to seal between the rear cover and the casing,
wherein
the outer seal includes
a main part extending from a joint portion connected to the inner seal and
a low-rigidity portion having a lower rigidity than that of the main part, and

the low-rigidity portion is provided for a first face of the main body of the packing, the first face being located on the industrial machine side, or is provided for a second face of the main body of the packing, the second face located on the opposite side of the main body from the industrial machine side.

2. The electronic device mounted to the industrial machine according to claim 1 , wherein the packing is configured to have a Π-shaped cross-section so as to cover outer and inner surfaces of an edge of the rear cover.

3. The electronic device mounted to the industrial machine according to claim 1 , wherein the packing is provided around a whole periphery along an edge of the rear cover.

4. The electronic device mounted to the industrial machine according to claim 1 , wherein the outer seal includes a ridge projected from the main part toward the industrial machine, forming the low-rigidity portion.

5. The electronic device mounted to the industrial machine according to claim 1 , wherein the outer seal includes a ridge projected from the main part toward the rear cover, forming the low-rigidity portion.

6. The electronic device mounted to the industrial machine according to claim 4 , wherein the ridge is continuously formed along the edge around a whole periphery of the rear cover.

7. The electronic device mounted to the industrial machine according to claim 1 , further comprising a fastening member configured to fasten the rear cover and a member, wherein the outer seal is provided so as to cover a head portion of the fastening member exposed outside the rear cover.

8. An electronic device including an electronic component and mounted to an industrial machine, comprising:
a casing including an opening;
a rear cover configured to close the opening of the casing and form a storage space accommodating the electronic component between the casing and the rear cover; and
a packing integrally formed of an outer seal configured to seal between the rear cover and the industrial machine and an inner seal configured to seal between the rear cover and the casing,
wherein the outer seal includes a main part extending from a joint portion connected to the inner seal and a low-rigidity portion having a lower rigidity than that of the main part.

9. An electronic device including an electronic component and mounted to an industrial machine, comprising:
a casing including an opening;
a rear cover configured to close the opening of the casing and form a storage space accommodating the electronic component between the casing and the rear cover;
a packing integrally formed of an outer seal configured to seal between the rear cover and the industrial machine and an inner seal configured to seal between the rear cover and the casing; and
a fastening member configured to fasten the rear cover and a member, wherein the outer seal is provided so as to cover a head portion of the fastening member exposed outside the rear cover.

Assignees

• Fanuc Corp

Inventors

• Suwa Hiroyuki
• Okamura Hideki

Classifications

• H05K5/061 Primary

  sealed by a gasket held between a removable cover and a body, e.g. O-ring, packing · CPC title

• H05K5/0017

  with operator interface units · CPC title

• F16M13/02

  for supporting on, or attaching to, an object, e.g. tree, gate, window-frame, cycle · CPC title

• F16J15/02

  between relatively-stationary surfaces (F16J15/46, F16J15/48 take precedence) · CPC title

• F16J15/061

  with positioning means (F16J15/0831 takes precedence) · CPC title