Electronic key terminal

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12165452-B2
Application number	US-202217881336-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 4, 2022
Priority date	Aug 5, 2021
Publication date	Dec 10, 2024
Grant date	Dec 10, 2024

Abstract

An electronic key terminal includes a first case and a second case, an elastic member including a planar portion and a wall portion protruding from at least a part of a periphery of the planar portion in a direction from the first case toward the second case, and an electronic board housed in a space defined by the first case and the second case. The wall portion includes protruding portions protruding from opposing sides of the wall portion. The electronic board is partially disposed between the third planar portion and the protruding portions.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic key terminal comprising:
a first case having a first planar portion disposed along a predetermined plane;
a second case having a second planar portion disposed along the predetermined plane, at least a part of the second case being in contact with the first case;
an elastic member having a predetermined elastic modulus, the elastic member comprising:
a third planar portion, at least a part of the third planar portion being disposed along the predetermined plane between the first planar portion and the second planar portion; and
a wall portion protruding from at least a part of a periphery of the third planar portion in a direction from the first planar portion toward the second planar portion; and

an electronic board housed in a space defined by the first case and the second case, at least a part of the electronic board being disposed along the predetermined plane between the third planar portion and the second planar portion,
wherein in a plan view as viewed in a direction from the second planar portion toward the first planar portion, a shape of the third planar portion has a first side and a second side facing the first side,
wherein at least a part of the wall portion of the first side of the third planar portion comprises a first protruding portion protruding from the first side toward the second side,
wherein at least a part of the wall portion of the second side of the third planar portion comprises a second protruding portion protruding from the second side toward the first side,
wherein a first portion of the electronic board, which is a part of the electronic board, is disposed between the third planar portion and the first protruding portion, and
wherein a second portion of the electronic board, which is a part of the electronic board, is disposed between the third planar portion and the second protruding portion.

2. The electronic key terminal according to claim 1 ,
wherein the shape of the third planar portion has a third side connecting one end portion of the first side and one end portion of the second side, and a fourth side connecting another end portion of the first side and another end portion of the second side,
wherein at least a part of the wall portion of the third side of the third planar portion comprises a third protruding portion protruding from the third side toward the fourth side,
wherein at least a part of the wall portion of the fourth side of the third planar portion comprises a fourth protruding portion protruding from the fourth side toward the third side,
wherein a third protruding length of the third protruding portion is shorter than a first protruding length of the first protruding portion and shorter than a second protruding length of the second protruding portion, and
wherein a fourth protruding length of the fourth protruding portion is shorter than the first protruding length of the first protruding portion and shorter than the second protruding length of the second protruding portion.

3. The electronic key terminal according to claim 1 ,
wherein the shape of the third planar portion is a rectangle,
wherein the first side is a first long side of the rectangle, and
wherein the second side is a second long side of the rectangle.

4. The electronic key terminal according to claim 1 ,
wherein the first protruding portion and the second protruding portion are disposed to face each other.

5. The electronic key terminal according to claim 1 ,
wherein the first protruding portion is disposed at a part of the first side, the part of the first side comprising a midpoint of the first side, and
wherein the second protruding portion is disposed at a part of the second side, the part of the second side comprising a midpoint of the second side.

6. The electronic key terminal according to claim 1 ,
wherein the first protruding portion is disposed over a first section on the first side,
wherein the second protruding portion is disposed over a second section on the second side,
wherein a length of the first section is equal to or greater than ¼ of a length of the first side and equal to or less than ¾ of the length of the first side, and
wherein a length of the second section is equal to or greater than ¼ of a length of the second side and equal to or less than ¾ of the length of the second side.

7. The electronic key terminal according to claim 1 ,
wherein the first protruding portion comprises one end portion and another end portion in a direction along the first side,
wherein a first protruding length of the one end portion of the first protruding portion gradually decreases along the first side,
wherein a first protruding length of the another end portion of the first protruding portion gradually decreases along the first side,
wherein the second protruding portion comprises one end portion and another end portion in a direction along the second side,
wherein a second protruding length of the one end portion of the second protruding portion gradually decreases along the second side, and
wherein a second protruding length of the another end portion of the second protruding portion gradually decreases along the second side.

8. The electronic key terminal according to claim 1 ,
wherein the first protruding portion comprises:
a first protruding surface protruding from the first side toward the second side;
a first protruding side surface connecting the first protruding surface and a first part of the wall portion of the first side, the first part being at least a part of the wall portion of the first side, the first protruding side surface being disposed on a side of the third planar portion; and
a second protruding side surface that connects the first protruding surface and a second part of the wall portion of the first side, the second part being at least a part of the wall portion of the first side, the second protruding side surface being disposed opposite to the third planar portion with respect to the first protruding side surface, and

wherein the second protruding portion comprises:
a second protruding surface protruding from the second side toward the first side;
a third protruding side surface connecting the second protruding surface and a third part of the wall portion of the second side, the third part being at least a part of the wall portion of the second side, the third protruding side surface being on a side of the third planar portion; and
a fourth protruding side surface that connects the second protruding surface and a fourth part of the wall portion of the second side, the fourth part being at least a part of the wall portion of the second side, the fourth protruding side surface being disposed opposite to the third planar portion with respect to the third protruding side surface.

9. The electronic key terminal according to claim 8 ,
wherein the second protruding side surface of the first protruding portion is disposed obliquely between the first protruding surface of the first protruding portion and the second part of the wall portion of the first side, and
wherein the fourth protruding side surface of the second protruding portion is obliquely disposed between the second protruding surface of the second protruding portion and the fourth part of the wall portion of the second side.

10. The electronic key terminal according to claim 8 ,
wherein the third planar portion comprises a first support portion at a root of at least a part of the wall portion of the first side, the first support portion having a first abutment surface configured to abut against the electronic board,
wherein the third planar portion comprises a second support portion at a root of at least a part of t

Assignees

• Panasonic Ip Man Co Ltd
• Panasonic Automotive Systems Co Ltd

Inventors

• Shimizu Takashi
• Suehiro Yuichi
• Sasaki Koichi

Classifications

• G07C9/00309 Primary

  operated with bidirectional data transmission between data carrier and locks · CPC title

• G07C9/00944 Primary

  Details of construction or manufacture · CPC title